Patent ID: 6893318
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A flexible figure in the form of a human body having a ventral and a dorsal side, comprising a torso made of resilient material having a head section and integrated shoulder and upper thigh sections, whereby the shoulder and upper thigh sections are flexible in relation to the torso; openings at the ends of the shoulder and upper thigh sections that lead into internal cavities, said internal cavities having internal walls; upper arm and upper leg sections made of rigid material, having extensions that are inserted into the cavities in the shoulder sections and upper thigh sections respectively and are held firmly in place by a friction fit; lower arm and lower leg sections made of rigid material that are rotatably connected at their upper ends to the upper arm and upper leg sections by snap-fit elbow and knee joints respectively, said joints having rotation-limitation means that prevent hyperextension of said joints; a resilient covering that may be removably placed over said elbow joint, said resilient covering having a bend of a predetermined angle chosen to hold the upper and lower arm sections bent at a preselected starting position, the resiliency of said covering being chosen so as to provide a predetermined amount of resistance to rotation of the elbow joint and to return the upper and lower arm sections to their starting position when no external force is being applied; an elastic member attached between the upper and lower leg sections, said elastic member having a length chosen so as to hold the upper and lower leg sections bent at a preselected starting position, the elasticity being chosen so as to provide a predetermined amount of resistance to rotation of the knee joint and to return the upper and lower leg sections to their starting position when no external force is being applied; an extension of the lower end of each lower arm section that engages an opening in a hand section made of resilient material; an extension of the lower end of each lower leg section that engages an opening in a boot member.