Patent ID: 8083568

Claim:
A functional toy comprising: An electrically powered toy construct able to demonstrate a discernible functional activity, said toy construct being comprised of (a) a fabricated body of predetermined dimensions and prechosen spatial configuration, (b) at least one functional component in said fabricated body whose activity is powered by direct current, (c) a power supply cache of direct current which can repeatedly receive and store direct current, be exhausted, and then be replenished with direct current on-demand, (d) electrical communication means between said functional component and said power supply cache, and (e) current receptor means for receiving direct current from an independent source on-demand and conveying received direct current to said power supply cache; and an independent supporting assembly able to be repeatedly attached to and detached from said toy construct, said supporting assembly being comprised of (i) a module shell of preset dimensions and fixed overall shape adapted for at will electrical connection to and disconnection from said toy construct, (ii) a hand-operable mechanical dynamo able to generate electrical energy by mechanical induction on-demand, (iii) a commutator structure in communication with said mechanical dynamo and adapted for converting said generated electrical energy into direct current, and (iv) electricity transfer means in communication with said mechanical dynamo and said commutator structure, and adapted for transferring direct current to said current receptor means of said toy construct on-demand.