Patent ID: 6042446
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: A63B,A63F,A63H

Abstract:
A pecking bird toy comprising:a. a hollow paddle having, a top, a bottom, a handle and an interior circular raceway;b. a pecking bird mounted on said top; said pecking bird including a body, and a head and neck part pivotally attached to said body;c. a mechanism, attached to said head and neck part, which imparts a pecking motion to said head and neck part; said mechanism having an actuating pin extending through said top into said raceway; said actuating pin having a pinhead; andd. a ball within said raceway; said raceway having a width slightly larger than the diameter of said ball; the distance between said pinhead and said bottom being less than the diameter of said ball;whereby, when said hollow paddle is tilted via said handle, said ball can be caused to circulate around said raceway causing said actuating pin to be periodically lifted and immediately fall, under the influence of gravity, thus causing said head and neck part to simulate a pecking motion.