Doll with leg kick action

Claim 2

An animated figure toy having a torso and at least one pair of legs mounted on said torso, at least one of which is pendulously pivotally mounted thereon to normally depend therefrom in a vertical dependent position and having a projecting means thereon, in said torso, eccentric to its pivot axis; drive means in said torso and having a drive member movable along a path intersecting said projecting means whereby movement of said drive member along said path into engagement with said projecting means swings said one leg upwardly then disengages itself from said projecting means to permit said one leg to pendulously return to vertical dependent position.

Claim 3

The figure toy of claim 1 wherein said drive means comprises a rotatable shaft, said drive member comprising a rod projecting outwardly from said shaft, and rotatable therewith, said projecting means being contacted by said rod when said shaft is rotated, thereby pivoting said one of said legs.

Claim 4

The figure toy of claim 2 wherein said projecting means is releasably secured to said one of said legs, a pivot rod projecting from said torso, with said one of said legs and said projecting means being pivotable about said pivot rod.

Claim 5

The figure toy of claim 3 and further including means for releasably securing said projecting means in a first position, said one of said legs being in its vertical dependent position when said projecting means is in said first position, said figure toy further including means for releasing said releasable securement means to permit said projecting means to rotate around said pivot rod to a second position, said one of said legs being in said raised position when said projecting means is in said second position, and means for returning said releasable securement means to a position whereby said projecting means is rEtained in said first position after said one of said legs has been pivoted and returned to its vertical dependent position.

Claim 6

The figure toy of claim 1 wherein both of said legs are pivotally mounted on said torso, and both of said legs are alternately pivotable from a vertical dependent position to a raised position.

Claim 7

The figure toy of claim 5 wherein said torso comprises an upper torso portion and a lower torso portion, with said legs being pivotally secured to said lower torso portion, said drive means drivingly connecting said upper and lower torso portions to move said upper portion in a gyrating path with respect to said lower portion so that the weight of said doll is shifted from said one of said legs to the other, with one of said legs being pivotable from its vertical dependent position to its raised position when the weight of the upper torso portion is disposed over the other of said legs, and the other of said legs being pivotable from its vertical dependent position to its raised position when the weight of said upper torso is disposed over said one of said legs.

Claim 8

An animated doll having a torso, a pair of arms, a head, a pair of legs pivotally mounted on said torso, said legs being pendulously pivotally mounted thereon to normally depend therefrom in a vertical dependent position and each having a projecting means thereon, in said torso, eccentric to its pivot axis; drive means in said torso comprising a shaft and means for rotating said shaft, said shaft having a drive member movable along a path intersecting said projecting means whereby movement of said drive member along said path into alternate engagement with said projecting means alternately swings said legs upwardly then disengages itself from said projecting means to permit said legs to pendulously return to vertical dependent position, and means associated with each of said legs to retain each of said legs in said vertical dependent position when it is not being pivoted to its raised position; said shaft having an offset portion to move said torso in a gyrating path when said shaft is rotated.

Claim 9

An animated doll having a torso, a pair of arms, a head, a pair of legs pivotally mounted on said torso, said legs being pendulously pivotally mounted thereon to normally depend therefrom in a vertical dependent position and each having a projecting means thereon, in said torso, eccentric to its pivot axis; drive means in said torso comprising a shaft and means for rotating said shaft, said shaft having a drive member movable along a path intersecting said projecting means whereby movement of said drive member along said path into alternate engagement with said projecting means alternately swings said legs upwardly then disengages itself from said projecting means to permit said legs to pendulously return to vertical dependent position, and means associated with each of said legs to retain each of said legs in said vertical dependent position when it is not being pivoted to its raised position; said shaft having an offset portion to move said torso in a gyrating path when said shaft is rotated.

Claim 10

The doll of claim 7 wherein said torso comprises an upper portion and a lower portion, with said upper portion moving in said gyrating path, with the movement of said upper portion shifting the weight of said doll from a position over one of said legs to a position over the other of said legs, with each of said legs being pivotable to its raised position when the weight of the doll is centered over the other of said legs.

Claim 11

The doll of claim 7 wherein said projecting means are releasably secured to each of said legs, said legs and said projecting means being pivotally mounted on pivot rods, said shaft having a pair of rods projecting therefrom and rotatable therewith, said rods comprising said drive member, each of said projecting rods adapted to contact one of said projecting means when said shaft is rotated, thereby pivoting the leg associated with said projecting means when said projecting rod is urged into said projecting means by the rotation of said shaft.

Claim 12

The doll of claim 9 and further including means for releasably securing said projecting means in a first position, with the leg associated with said projecting means being releasably secured in its vertical dependent position when said projecting means is in said first position, said doll further including means for releasing said releasable securement means to permit said projecting means to rotate around said pivot rod when said projecting rod comes in contact with said projecting means, thereby permitting said projecting means to be pivoted to a second position, with said leg being in said raised position when said projecting means is in said second position.

Claim 13

The doll of claim 10 wherein said projecting means includes a base having a notch formed therein, said releasable securement means comprising a lever having one end thereof received in said notch, the other end of said lever being pivotally mounted on a cam block secured in said torso, said shaft having cam means secured thereon, with said cam means camming said lever means out of said notch when said shaft is rotated.

Claim 14

The doll of claim 11 and further including spring means for returning said lever means to a position wherein it is received in the notch in said base after said cam means is rotated out of contact with said lever means.

Claim 15

The doll of claim 7 and further including spring urged releasable means for maintaining said legs in said vertical dependent position, both of said legs being pivotable to a forward position against the urging of said spring means, whereby said doll can be placed in a sitting position when said legs are pivoted forwardly.

Claim 16

The doll of claim 7 and further including means for gyrating said head when said torso is gyrating.

Claim 17

The doll of claim 7 and further including means for alternately raising and lowering said arms when said torso is gyrating.