Patent ID: 6645036
Filing Date: 2003-11-11
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A toy figure having a torso connected to a first leg and a second leg and a foot attached to each of said legs, the figure further comprising:a first motor secured in the torso and in communication with a first gear train that is also secured in the torso, the first gear train is further meshed to a fastener in the first leg, wherein when the figure is in a standing position on a surface, the first motor causes the torso to move in relation to the first leg along an axis; a second motor secured in the second leg and in communication with a second gear train that is also secured in the second leg, the second gear train is rotatably attached to the torso such that when the figure is in the standing position, the second motor causes the second leg to move in relation to the first leg along the axis; a circuit board in communication with a power supply and the first and second motors, the circuit board having pre-programmed instructions defining a walking mode, wherein when the figure is in the standing position and the circuit board is activated, the circuit board controls the first motor such, that the torso tilts downwardly towards the first leg by a predetermined angle and controls the second motor to move the second leg backwards and forwards repeatedly at a predetermined speed such that the figure walks across the surface; and a means to activate the circuit board.