Patent ID: 7025655

Claim:
A dynamic eye simulation mechanism for use in a puppet having a head portion and a body portion, comprising: an eye orb having a generally spherical surface; a first area of said eye orb generally spherical surface having a color simulating an eyelid which, at any given point in time, occupies a location in space; a second area of said eye orb generally spherical surface having a representation of an eye iris and surrounding sclera which, at any given point in time, occupies a location in space; means rotating said eye orb whereby the location in space occupied by at least a portion of one of said first and second areas is, after rotation, occupied by at least a portion of the other of said first and second areas and wherein said means for rotating said eye orb includes a shaft affixed to and extending outwardly from said orb; means for rotating said shaft and thereby said orb; a first platform to which said eye orb is mounted; a second platform spaced apart from and generally parallel to said first platform.