Patent ID: 6273781
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A toy figure comprising:a body having a torso defining a front, a rear, shoulders, head and neck;a pair of pivot bearings pivotally supported for front-to-rear pivotal movement relative to said torso by said torso proximate said shoulders, each pivot bearing defining a bore therethrough;a pair of arm carriers each having cylindrical outer portions and inwardly extending arm shafts having inner ends, said arm shafts passing tightly through said bores;a pair of forwardly extending arms joined to said cylindrical portions each having a hand;a yoke pivotally supported within said torso having an upper portion coupled to said inner ends of said arm shafts and a lower end;a slidable button supported by said torso and coupled to said lower end; anda return spring urging said yoke to pivot said upper portion forwardly,said button being pressed to pivot said upper end of said yoke rearwardly pivoting said arm carriers to bring said hands together, said inwardly extending shafts and said pivot bearing bores cooperating to allow said pair of arms to be posed at raised or lowered or forwardly extending positions independent of movement of said hands apart or together.