Animated pull toy

Claim 2

A pull toy comprising a hollow body representing an animal, a pair of legs suspended by the body, means for causing the legs to emulate the movement of the legs of an animal as the toy is pulled, means for winding a spring motor as the toy is pulled, a tail mounted to the body, and means for causing the tail to wag in response to the operation of the spring motor.

Claim 3

A pull toy as claimed in claim 1 in which the tail is rotatably mounted to the body, the means for causing the tail to wag comprises a disk having an undulating surface mounted within the body to be driven by the spring motor, and the tail comprises a portion which projects into the body and is mounted to follow the undulating surface.

Claim 4

A pull toy as claimed in claim 2 further comprising a head having a mouth, and means for operating the spring motor in response to the insertion of an object into the mouth.

Claim 5

A pull toy comprising a hollow body representing an animal; a pair of legs suspended by the body; means for causing the legs to emulate the movement of the legs of an animal as the toy is pulled; means for winding a spring motor as the toy is pulled, including a disk mounted to rotate about its axis, a gear mounted coaxially with the disk, a spring wound about the axis of the disk, the spring being affixed at one end to the disk and at the other end to the gear, and means for releasing the tension on the spring so that it will not overload; a tail mounted to the body, and means for causing the tail to wag in response to the operation of the spring motor.

Claim 6

A pull toy comprising a hollow body representing an animal; a pair of legs suspended by the body; means for causing the legs to emulate the movement of the legs of an animal as the toy is pulled; means for winding a spring motor as the toy is pulled, including a disk mounted to rotate about its axis, a gear mounted coaxially with the disk, a spring wound about the axis of the disk, the spring being affixed at one end to the disk and at the other end to the gear, and means for releasing the tension on the spring so that it will not overload; a tail mounted to the body, and means for causing the tail to wag in response to the operation of the spring motor.

Claim 7

A pull toy as claimed in claim 4 in which the means for releasing the tension comprises an escapement, and means for holding the escapement in engagement with the gear at a pressure less than the overload limit of the spring.

Claim 8

An animated pull toy representing an animal comprising a body, a head having a mouth, a pair of legs connected to the body, means for moving the legs when the toy is pulled to emulate a walking animal, means for causing the toy to emulate a sitting animal when the toy is released, a tail, and means responsive to placing an object in the mouth for causing the tail to wag.

Claim 9

An animated pull toy representing an animal comprising a body, a head having a mouth, a pair of legs connected to the body, means for moving the legs when the toy is pulled to emulate a walking animal, means for causing the toy to emulate a sitting animal when the toy is released, a tail, and means responsive to placing an object in the mouth for causing the tail to wag.

Claim 10

An animated pull toy as claimed in claim 6 in which the means for causing the tail to wag comprises a motor contained within the body, means linking the motor to the tail, and means for operating the motor when an object is placed in the mouth.

Claim 11

An animated pull toy as claimed in claim 7 in which the motor is a spring motor; and further comprising means for winding the spring motor comprising a wheel positioned to contact the ground when the toy is pulled, and a gear driven by the wheel to wind the spring motor; and in which the means linking the motor to the tail comprises a disk with an undulating surface connected to be driven by the motor, and a portion of the tail which is a follower for the undulating surface; and the means for starting the motor comprises a mechanical switch means for releasing the motor having an actuating mechanism positioned in the mouth.

Claim 12

An animated pull toy as claimed in claim 6 in which the means for moving the legs comprises a pair of wheels mounted to contact the surface over which the toy is pulled, a projection from each wheel, and a channel in each leg in which the individual projections move as the toy is pulled.

Claim 13

An animated pull toy as claimed in claim 6 in which the means for causing the toy to emulate a sitting animal comprises a rounded surface extending around the lower rear of the body, and a weight suspended within the body at the extreme rear between the bottom and the top thereof.