Patent ID: 7338341

Claim:
A toy, comprising: a torso including an upper portion and a lower portion separated by a canted plane, wherein each portion of the torso has an anterior region, a posterior region, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side; an axle extending generally upwardly at an acute angle to vertical between the upper and lower portions of the torso, the axle defining a generally upward and nonvertical axis perpendicular to the canted plane separating the upper and lower portions of the torso, wherein the axle is oriented such that a first end of the axle points toward the first lateral side of the upper portion of the torso, and a second end of the axle points toward the second lateral side of the lower portion of the torso; an appendage attached to the upper portion of the torso, proximate to a lateral portion of the canted plane, wherein the appendage extends upwardly and outwardly from the second lateral side of the upper portion of the torso; and an actuator operably connected to the axle and to a selected one of the upper portion and the lower portion of the torso to cause rotation of the upper portion to selectively position the appendage fore and aft, relative to the lower portion of the torso, wherein the actuator comprises a rotating member.