Patent ID: 9084942
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A toy figure, comprising: an upper body portion; a lower body portion, the upper portion being rotatably secured to the lower portion about an axis of rotation; at least one leg pivotally secured to the lower portion for movement between a first position and a second position; and a drive mechanism coupling the at least one leg to the upper portion, wherein movement of the at least one leg from the first position to the second position causes the upper portion to rotate completely about the axis of rotation in a first direction, and wherein the upper portion has a pair of arms each pivotally secured to the upper portion at a first end, wherein movement of the upper portion about the axis of rotation in the first direction causes a second end of each of the pair of arms to move in an upward direction, wherein the upward direction is parallel to the axis of rotation, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a first gear portion secured to the at least one leg, a second gear movably secured to the lower body portion and a third gear secured to the upper body portion, wherein the first gear portion engages the second gear and the second gear engages the third gear when the at least one leg moves in a first direction with respect to the lower portion, the first direction being from the first position of the at least one leg towards the second position of the at least one leg.