Patent ID: 8858294
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a base; a vibrating mechanism attached to the base; a drive mechanism attached to the base for causing the base to move across a support surface, wherein the drive mechanism includes at least one driving leg having a leg base and a leg tip at a distal end relative to the leg base, wherein the at least one driving leg is coupled to the base at the leg base and constructed from a flexible material and configured to cause the apparatus to move in a forward direction generally defined by an offset between the leg base and the leg tip as a result of vibration induced by the vibrating mechanism; a ball and socket assembly coupled to the base, the ball and socket assembly including a ball having a first projection extending substantially upwardly through a first slot defined about an upper portion of a socket, and the ball further having a second projection extending substantially outwardly through a second slot defined about a side portion of the socket such that movement of the ball within the socket is limited when the first and second projections contact the first and second slots; and a bobble head coupled to the first projection, wherein the vibrating mechanism is adapted to cause the bobble head to oscillate about at least one axis and the vibrating mechanism is further adapted to cause the apparatus to move in the forward direction.