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US3130518A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Movable figure toy

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-01-13
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Granted: 1964-04-28
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Expires: 1981-01-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Marvin I Glass
  • 👤 Burton C Meyer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 14:09
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/20; A63H3/28; A63H3/36; A63H3/38; A63H3/40; A63H7/00; A63H7/02; A63H7/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 277 words
A HAND-OPERATED TOY FIGURE COMPRISING A HOLLOW BODY HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN TO ACCOMODATE A HAND OF A USER, WHEEL MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED AT THE LOWER END OF SAID BODY, A PAIR OF FOOT MEMBERS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID BODY NEAR THE LOWER END THEREOF, SAID FOOT MEMBERS BEING CONNECTED TO SAID WHEEL MEANS SO AS TO BE ROCKED ABOUT SAID PIVOT WHEN SAID WHEELS ROTATE, SAID CONNECTION BEING SUCH THAT SAID FOOT MEMBERS ROCK GENERALLY IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO ONE ANOTHER, AN ELONGATED ARM MEMBER MOUNTED ADJACENT ONE OF ITS ENDS ON EACH OF OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID BODY FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT ABOUT A FIXED AXIS, SAID BODY HAVING A WALL DEFINING A PAIR OF EYE OPENINGS, AN EYE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID BODY ADJACENT EACH OF SAID EYE OPENINGS FOR ROTATION ABOUT AN INCLINED AXIS, EACH OF SAID EYE MEMBERS BEING PROVIDED WITH A SIMULATED PUPIL ON A SURFACE VISIBLE THROUGH SAID EYE OPENING, AND A SELECTIVELY MOVABLE MANUALLY OPERABLE LEVER WITHIN SAID BODY CONNECTED TO SAID ARM MEMBERS AND SAID EYE MEMBERS TO EFFECT CONTROLLED SWINGING MOVEMENT OF SAID ARM MEMBERS FROM A POSITION IN WHICH SAID ARM MEMBERS ARE SPREAD RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER TO A POSITION IN WHICH THEIR OUTER ENDS ARE PROXIMATE WHILE CONCURRENTLY CAUSING PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID EYE MEMBERS ABOUT THEIR RESPECTIVE AXES SO AS TO MOVE SAID SIMULATED PUPILS DOWNWARDLY AND TOWARD ONE ANOTHER, WHEREBY THE FIGURE CAN BE CAUSED TO GRASP AN OBJECT BY MEANS OF SAID ARM MEMBERS AND TO MOVE ITS EYES SO AS TO CONVEY THE IMPRESSION THAT IT IS VISUALLY FOLLOWING THE MOVEMENT OF THE ARM MEMBERS TOWARD THE OBJECT TO BE GRASPED.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-04-28 1967-10-28 1968-04-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-04-28 1971-10-28 1972-04-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-28 1975-10-28 1976-04-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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