Patent ID: 6729933
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
An articulated toy figure comprising:a torso with a front side, a rear side, and two opposing lateral sides between the front and rear sides; a pair of articulated legs rotatably engaged with the torso at a pair of hip joints, each hip joint being rotatable about two horizontal axes, a first horizontal axis extending generally through the front and rear sides and a second horizontal axis extending generally through the lateral sides of the torso, each leg having a lower leg member and an upper leg member, the lower leg member being rotatably engaged with the upper leg member at a knee joint, the knee joint being rotatable about a third horizontal axis extending generally parallel to the second horizontal axis, the knee joint having a stop to prevent forward hyperextension of the lower leg with respect to the upper leg at the knee joint, the hip and knee joints being sufficiently lax for each leg to rotate when raised from an initial position to a higher displaced position and to return toward the initial position when the leg is released, whereby the articulated figure substantially simulates possible leg movements of a human being; and at least one hip spring connected between at least one of the upper leg members and the torso, so as to bias the at least one upper leg to return to the initial position after having been moved from the initial position.