Patent ID: 6579143
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A twisting figure having a head and body portion that includes a pair of arms and a lower leg section separately extending therefrom, the figure further comprising:a housing formed in the body portion and containing a motor secured between upper and lower horizontal plates both pivotally secured to the lower leg section; a bumper positioned between the horizontal plates and secured through the lower horizontal plate to the lower leg section; and a combo gear secured to the upper horizontal plate and in communication with the motor, the combo gear includes lobes positioned out of phase with one another by a predetermined phase angle and positioned such that when the motor is operating, the lobes come into contact with and alternately push against the bumper such that the pair of horizontal plates pivot back and forth along a horizontal plane causing the body portion of the twisting figure to move therewith.