Action toys employing actuators and including control elements

摘要

A toy figure assembly including a footing assembly in combination with a dual action actuator employing first and second working surfaces accessible through underside openings of the footing assembly for driving action movements of the toy figure by both a user's fingers and a piston driven controller secured to the footing. Further alternative embodiments with various alternative mechanism appendage couplings with the torso assembly through the footing gears, bracket or channel elements facilitate driven for movements in relation to the torso assembly moved relative to the footing assembly. Battling action game play may be expanded with the controller to battle virtual robots, allowing users to play various interactive computer based games.

主权项

1. A toy figure assembly, comprising:
a footing assembly having an actuator access opening; a torso assembly in mechanical communication with the footing assembly allowing movement of the torso assembly in relation to the footing assembly; an arcuate rack gear having at least a semi-circular periphery comprising gear teeth arranged from a first end to a second end of the semi-circular periphery of the arcuate rack gear; a linkage extending between the torso assembly at the first end of the semi-circular periphery of the arcuate rack gear and a distal end of the linkage extending into the footing assembly; a torso pinion gear within the torso assembly in mechanical communication with the arcuate rack gear for driving the movement of the torso assembly in relation to the footing assembly; an actuator within the footing assembly coupled through the distal end of the linkage, the actuator having a working surface accessible from the actuator access opening for actuating the gear assembly and driving movement of the torso assembly in relation to the footing assembly.