Patent ID: 8758074
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A body-carried or body-worn, mechanically remotely-controlled novelty device, comprising: an article of apparel defining an opening and configured to be removably attached to a portion of a human body, other than a hand, by receiving the portion of the human body within the opening; an articulated member attached to the article of apparel and comprising a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being movable, relative to the first portion; an actuator configured to receive a digit of an appendage of the human body and to move in response to movement of the received digit; a link comprising a tube and a cable extending coaxially through the tube, the cable solely mechanically coupling the actuator to the articulated member, such that movement of the actuator, caused by movement of the received digit, causes movement of the second portion of the articulated member, relative to the first portion of the articulated member; and a strap defining an opening and configured to be removably attached to at least a portion of the appendage of the human body by receiving the at least a portion of the appendage within the opening, wherein at least a portion of the tube is attached to the strap, such that the attached at least a portion of the tube does not substantially translate along its length, relative to the strap.