Toy animal figures representing parent animal and offspring

Claim 2

A toy animal apparatus comprising; (a) a first toy animal figure representative of a mother animal, said mother animal figure being comprised of: (1) a body having an interior chamber and an access leading to said chamber, (2) conveyor means in said chamber, and (3) manually actuable means on said body and being operatively connected to said conveyor means for causing movement of said conveyor means when actuated, (b) a second toy animal figure representing a baby offspring of said mother animal, said baby animal figure having a size smaller than that of said chamber in the body of the mother animal, said baby animal figure being positionable within said chamber and on said conveyor means so that said baby animal figure will be moved out through the access opening representing birth of the baby animal upon actuation of said manually actuable means said conveyor means comprising a continuous conveyor belt.

Claim 3

The toy animal apparatus of claim 1 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is at least partially collapsible and has a size larger than said chamber in at least one dimension when in the collapsed condition.

Claim 4

The toy animal apparatus of claim 2 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is comprised of a plurality of legs pivotly secured to said body of said baby animal and said legs pivot to be folded under the body of said baby animal figure when in said chamber.

Claim 5

The toy animal apparatus of claim 3 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is provided with a head pivotly secured to the body of said baby animal figure and said head is pivotal to a position in general alignment with the body of said baby animal figure when in said chamber.

Claim 6

The toy animal apparatus of claim 1 further characterized in that a closure member extends over said access opening and is openable to permit said baby animal figure to be removed from said chamber.

Claim 7

The toy animal apparatus of claim 5 further characterized in that said closure member is operable by actuation of said manually actuable means.

Claim 8

The toy animal apparatus of claim 5 further characterized in that said closure member is operable by actuation of said manually actuable means with the movement of the baby animal figure on said conveyor means to said access opening.

Claim 9

The toy animal apparatus of claim 1 further characterized in that said mother animal figure is a horse and said baby animal figure is a foal.

Claim 10

The toy animal apparatus of claim 1 further characterized in that said conveyor means is also operable with a clutch means such that said manually actuable means will only drive said conveyor belt in one direction.

Claim 11

The toy animal apparatus of claim 9 further characterized in that said access opening is located at the rear portion of the body of said mother animal figure.

Claim 12

A toy animal apparatus comprising a first toy animal figure representative of a mother animal figure and said mother animal figure being comprised of: (a) a body having an interior chamber and an access opening leading to said chamber, and said chamber having a size to receive a second toy animal figure representing a baby offspring of said mother animal figure, (b) conveyor means in said chamber for supporting and moving said baby animal figure outwardly from said chamber through said access opening, (c) closure means over said access opening to hide said chamber from view and being shiftable to permit said baby animal to pass through said access opening, (d) first actuable means associated with said body and being operatively connected to said conveyor means for causing movement of said conveyor means when actuated, and (e) second actuable means associated with said body and being operatively connected to said closure means for causing movement of said closure means when actuated, such that the baby animal figure will be moved out through the access opening representing birth of the baby animal figure upon actuation of said first and second actuable means, said conveyor means comprising a continuous conveyor belt.

Claim 13

A toy animal apparatus comprising a first toy animal figure representative of a mother animal figure and said mother animal figure being comprised of: (a) a body having an interior chamber and an access opening leading to said chamber, and said chamber having a size to receive a second toy animal figure representing a baby offspring of said mother animal figure, (b) conveyor means in said chamber for supporting and moving said baby animal figure outwardly from said chamber through said access opening, (c) closure means over said access opening to hide said chamber from view and being shiftable to permit said baby animal to pass through said access opening, (d) first actuable means associated with said body and being operatively connected to said conveyor means for causing movement of said conveyor means when actuated, and (e) second actuable means associated with said body and being operatively connected to said closure means for causing movement of said closure means when actuated, such that the baby animal figure will be moved out through the access opening representing birth of the baby animal figure upon actuation of said first and second actuable means, said conveyor means comprising a continuous conveyor belt.

Claim 14

The toy animal apparatus of claim 11 further characterized in that said first and second actuable means are on said body and are manually actuable.

Claim 15

The toy animal apparatus of claim 11 further characterized in that said first and second actuable means are on said body, a manually engageable member on said body being operatively connected to said first and second actuable means to cause actuation of both said conveyor means and said closure means upon actuation of said manually engageable member.

Claim 16

The toy animal apparatus of claim 11 further characterized in that said apparatus comprises a baby animal figure having a body with a size substantially smaller than that of the mother animal figure.

Claim 17

The toy animal apparatus of claim 14 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is at least partially collapsible and has a size larger than said chamber in at least one dimension when in the collapsed condition.

Claim 18

The toy animal apparatus of claim 15 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is comprised of a plurality of legs pivotly secured to said body of said baby animal and said legs pivot to be folded under the body of said baby animal figure when in said chamber.

Claim 19

The toy animal apparatus of claim 16 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is provided with a head pivotly secured to the body of said baby animal figure and said head is pivotal to a position in general alignment with the body of said animal figure when in said chamber.

Claim 20

The toy animal apparatus of claim 17 further characterized in that said mother animal figure is a horse and said baby animal figure is a foal.

Claim 21

A toy animal apparatus comprising: (a) a first toy animal figure representative of a mother animal, said mother animal being comprised of: (1) a body having an interior chamber and an access opening leading into said chamber, (2) movable means in said chamber, and (3) actuable means associated with said body and being operatively connected to said movable means for causing movement of said movable means when actuated, (b) a second toy animal figure representing a baby offspring of mother animal figure, said baby animal figure being comprised of: (1) a body having a size smaller than that of said chamber in the body of the mother animal figure, (2) at least one limb pivotally connected to the body of said baby animal figure and being shiftable to lie adjacent to the body of said baby animal figure so as to fit within said chamber and so that said baby animal figure will be moved out through the access opening representing birth of the baby animal upon actuation of said actuable means, said limb also being shiftable to a position where it extends outwardly from the body of said baby animal figure such that the baby animal figure has a size larger than said access opening in at least one dimension when such limb is extended, said movable means comprising a continuous conveyor belt and said actuable means being on said body of said mother animal figure and being manually actuable.

Claim 22

A toy animal apparatus comprising: (a) a first toy animal figure representative of a mother animal, said mother animal being comprised of: (1) a body having an interior chamber and an access opening leading into said chamber, (2) movable means in said chamber, and (3) actuable means associated with said body and being operatively connected to said movable means for causing movement of said movable means when actuated, (b) a second toy animal figure representing a baby offspring of mother animal figure, said baby animal figure being comprised of: (1) a body having a size smaller than that of said chamber in the body of the mother animal figure, (2) at least one limb pivotally connected to the body of said baby animal figure and being shiftable to lie adjacent to the body of said baby animal figure so as to fit within said chamber and so that said baby animal figure will be moved out through the access opening representing birth of the baby animal upon actuation of said actuable means, said limb also being shiftable to a position where it extends outwardly from the body of said baby animal figure such that the baby animal figure has a size larger than said access opening in at least one dimension when such limb is extended, said movable means comprising a continuous conveyor belt and said actuable means being on said body of said mother animal figure and being manually actuable.

Claim 23

The toy animal apparatus of claim 19 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is comprised of a plurality of limbs representing legs pivotally secured to said body of said baby animal and said legs pivot to be folded adjacent the body of said baby animal figure when in said chamber.

Claim 24

The toy animal apparatus of claim 20 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is provided with a head pivotally secured to the body of said baby animal figure and said head is pivotal to a position in general alignment with the body of said baby animal figure when in said chamber.

Claim 25

The toy animal apparatus of claim 19 further characterized in that the body of said mother animal figure is provided with another opening to introduce the baby animal figure into said chamber.

Claim 26

The toy animal apparatus of claim 19 further characterized in that a closure member extends over said access opening and is openable to permit said baby animal figure to be removed from said chamber.

Claim 27

The toy animal apparatus of claim 23 further characterized in that said closure member is operable by actuation of said manually actuable means.

Claim 28

The toy animal apparatus of claim 19 further characterized in that said movable means is also operable with a clutch means such that said manually actuable means can only be operated in one direction to cause operation of said conveyor belt.

Claim 29

The toy animal apparatus of claim 24 further characterized in that said access opening is located at the rear portion of the body of said mother animal figure.

Claim 30

A toy animal figure apparatus comprising: (a) a hollow body having an interior chamber and an opening leading into said chamber, (b) a conveyor mechanism in said chamber and including a conveyor surface with a portion located in close proximity to said opening, (c) a closure member shiftable over said access opening, (d) a mechanism operatively connected to said closure member causing said closure member to move from a closed position over said opening to an open position where said closure member is shifted away from said opening, (e) means operatively connecting said conveyor mechanism and the mechanism for operating said closure member so that said conveyor mechanism is actuated and causes operation of said mechanism to shift said closure member to the open position, and (f) manually actuable means on said body operatively connected to said conveyor mechanism to actuate same in response to the operation of said mechanically actuable means.

Claim 31

A toy animal figure apparatus comprising: (a) a hollow body having an interior chamber and an opening leading into said chamber, (b) a conveyor mechanism in said chamber and including a conveyor surface with a portion located in close proximity to said opening, (c) a closure member shiftable over said access opening, (d) a mechanism operatively connected to said closure member causing said closure member to move from a closed position over said opening to an open position where said closure member is shifted away from said opening, (e) means operatively connecting said conveyor mechanism and the mechanism for operating said closure member so that said conveyor mechanism is actuated and causes operation of said mechanism to shift said closure member to the open position, and (f) manually actuable means on said body operatively connected to said conveyor mechanism to actuate same in response to the operation of said mechanically actuable means.

Claim 32

The toy animal apparatus of claim 27 further characterized in that said conveyor mechanism comprises a continuous conveyor belt which is inclined away from the horizontal and leading to said opening located at a lower rear portion of said animal body.

Claim 33

The toy animal apparatus of claim 27 further characterized in that means is operatively associated with said mechanism to shift said closure member to create a dual time and hold said closure member in the upper position for a period of time even during operation of said manually actuable means.

Claim 34

The toy animal apparatus of claim 27 further characterized in that said conveyor mechanism is also operable with a clutch means such that said manually actuable means will only drive said conveyor mechanism in one direction and will only actuate the mechanism connected to said closure member in one direction.

Claim 35

The toy animal apparatus of claim 27 further characterized in that said toy animal figure is representative of a mother animal, said apparatus being also comprised of: (a) a second toy animal figure representing a baby offspring of said mother animal, said baby animal figure capable of having a size smaller than that of said chamber in the body of the mother animal, said baby animal figure being positionable within said chamber and on said conveyor mechanism so that said baby animal figure will be moved out through the opening representing birth of the baby animal upon actuation of said manually actuable means.

Claim 36

The toy animal apparatus of claim 31 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is at least partially collapsible and has a size larger than said chamber in at least one dimension when in the collapsed condition.

Claim 37

The toy animal apparatus of claim 32 further characterized in that said baby animal figure is comprised of a plurality of legs pivotally secured to said body of said baby animal and said legs pivotal to be folded adjacent the body of said baby animal figure when in said chamber.

Claim 38

The toy animal apparatus of claim 33 further characterized in that said mother animal figure is a horse and said baby animal figure is a foal.