Driven Wheel with Animated Image

摘要

A driven wheel with a rotational axis comprises an annular rim member 13 with an annular inner surface 12 supporting a series of progressively changing representations 17A and with a series of apertures 15 through which the representations can be seen from outside the rim. The driven wheel includes drive means 20 to impart horizontal force to the wheel axis, in use, said wheel can be placed on a surface and said drive means causing the wheel to rotate about its axis as the wheel moves over the surface, the representations providing an animated image. The wheel takes to form of a zoetrope. The driven wheel may be part of a push along toy (figure 1) or a childs tricycle (figure 2).