Patent ID: 6017262
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
An animated toy with an extendible and retrievable appendage member comprising:a toy creature having a hollow interior body and a front opened mouth portion;an expandable and retractable tongue like member inserted in said creature's opened mouth portion, said expandable and retractable member having a rear end attached to said creature and an opposite front end whose outer surface resembles that of the tongue of the toy creature;spring biased members to propel and retract said expandable and retractable member from the opened mouth of the creature;said spring biased members including a first inner spring within a sleeve that is attached to the creature and a second outer spring attached to the creature and to the creature's front end resembling a tongue that is used to retract the propelled tongue;said front end resembling a tongue having an attractive outer front surface area thereon adapted to engage and be retained by an outer surface area on a prey toy; anda prey toy spaced from said creature and having an outer attractive surface area that can engage the outer surface area of said front end resembling a tongue and be retained thereon.