Needlework toy

A stuffed toy animal mechanism for simulating foreleg movement and crying includes an air bellows 12 having a whistle 11 mounted between a press plate 2 and arms 8 of a spring wire 9. Levers 4 having foreleg extension plates 6 are pivotable about a fulcrum pin 7 inserted through a support member 3 of the press plate. Upon squeezing the animal body the bellows is compressed to sound the crying whistle, and the forelegs simultaneously swing apart due to the pivoting of the levers.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
The present invention relates to a needlework toy animal whose forelegs 
move and which cries when its body is squeezed to thus provide both visual 
and auditory effects. 
Conventional animal toys generally utilize pin structures to move the legs 
and arms, and have complicated structural disadvantages. Moreover, they do 
not realistically behave as an actual animal. In other words, they do not 
provide simultaneous leg or arm movements and crying. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
It is an object of the invention to provide a needlework toy animal having 
simultaneous foreleg movement and crying effects upon squeezing the body, 
which can be played with and enjoyed by children.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
Referring to the drawings, at the center of one end of a press plate 2 a 
support 3 is formed at a right angle, and at the end of said support a 
fulcrum hole 3' is provided. Two rectangularly bent fulcrum levers 4 
having fulcrum holes 4', elongate plates 6 and wire receiving holes 5 are 
joined to the support 3 by a pin 7 inserted through the fulcrum hole 3' 
and fulcrum holes 4', with the plates 6 of each fulcrum lever extending 
outwardly at an angle. Spring wire 9 is formed to have two front straight 
parts 8, bent parts 8', rear straight parts 8" and a level connecting part 
8'". The center of the connecting part is clamped by a hook 2' formed on 
the inner side of the press plate 2, and an air bag 12 containing a 
whistle 11 is disposed within the space 10 of the spring wire 9. The 
assembled structure is placed inside a toy animal 1 with the plates 6 
extending into the forelegs or arms of the animal. The ends of the two 
straight parts 8 are inserted into the receiving holes 5. 
When the press plate 2 and straight spring wire parts 8 are squeezed 
together, the foreleg plates 6 open due to the levers 4 rotating about 
fulcrum pin 7, this simulating an actual animal movement and 
simultaneously the compression of the air bag 12 causes the whistle 11 to 
emit an animal-like cry to the enjoyment of children. 
The animal-like behaviors such as crying and movement of forelegs is 
achieved without the complicated structure of the prior art, and in 
addition the toy cannot be easily damaged by children due to its simple 
and rugged structure.