US4565537A
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Impact responsive toy
Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1983-09-19
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Granted: 1986-01-21
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Expires: 2003-09-19
Abstract
Abstract An impact responsive toy has a part of the body that is movable to expose the part in its regular condition or in a damaged condition. A biasing force urges exposure of the hidden damaged condition while the part is releasably latched to expose the undamaged or regular position. Application of an outside force, such as the impact of a crash or blow, releases the latch to automatically and instantaneously switch the undamaged and damaged conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Randall J. Klimpert
- 👤 Burton C. Meyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:09
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H17/00; A63H17/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
A toy having a body comprising: means mounting a part of the body movably with respect to another part of the body so that the movable part is revolvable about an axis; the movable part having first and second sections one of which is exposed to access and view while the other is obscured; the first section representing one appearance; the second section representing another appearance; positioning means responsive to a force perpendicular to the axis for selectively exposing one section and obscuring the other section and moving the part to expose the other section while obscuring the one section in response to impact upon the part; the positioning means including biasing means between the parts urging the movable part to revolve about the axis from one position to another; the positioning means also including releasable latch means restraining the movable part from revolving; and the revolving part being movable perpendicular to the axis of revolution to effect release of the latch means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
A toy having a body comprising: means mounting a part of the body movably with respect to another part of the body so that the movable part is revolvable about an axis; the movable part having first and second sections one of which is exposed to access and view while the other is obscured; the first section representing one appearance; the second section representing another appearance; positioning means responsive to a force perpendicular to the axis for selectively exposing one section and obscuring the other section and moving the part to expose the other section while obscuring the one section in response to impact upon the part; the positioning means including biasing means between the parts urging the movable part to revolve about the axis from one position to another; the positioning means also including releasable latch means restraining the movable part from revolving; and the revolving part being movable perpendicular to the axis of revolution to effect release of the latch means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The toy of claim 1 in which the movable part has a third section representing an additional appearance and the positioning means selectively exposes one of the sections and obscures the other two sections.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The toy of claim 2 in which the movable part has a fourth section representing a further appearance and the positioning means selectively exposes one of the sections and obscures the other three sections.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The toy of claim 1 in which the positioning means includes other parts of the body of the toy obscuring the unexposed section.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The toy claim 1 in which the releasable latch means includes a biasing force normally urging the latch means into engagement.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The toy of claim 1 in which the one appearance is an undamaged condition and the other appearance is damaged.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The toy of claim 6 in which stop means are provided to prevent revolution of the part past the point at which the undamaged condition is exposed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The toy of claim 1 in which the latch means includes a one way device restraining the movable part from revolving from the undamaged appearance to a damaged appearance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The toy of claim 1 in which the latch means comprises a tab carried by the body and a detent carried by the part that is engagable with the tab.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The toy of claim 9 in which the latch means includes a plurality of detents carried by the part and each detent is separately engageable with the tab on the body.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
158 words
An impact responsive toy comprising: a principal body member; a part mounted on and forming a segment of the principal body member; means mounting the part for movement relative to the body member including at least partial revolution about an axis and limited linear movement generally transverse to the axis while containing the part against removal from the body member; the part having a periphery divided into a number of sections each having a different appearance; the principal body member obscuring each section other than one and exposing the one section to view and accessibility; means biasing the part for revolution; latch means restraining the part from revolution; and the latch means being releasable in response to impact upon the exposed section of the part in a direction transverse to the axis of revolution causing the part to move linearly relative to the mounting means and revolve to expose a previously obscured section and obscure the one section.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
158 words
An impact responsive toy comprising: a principal body member; a part mounted on and forming a segment of the principal body member; means mounting the part for movement relative to the body member including at least partial revolution about an axis and limited linear movement generally transverse to the axis while containing the part against removal from the body member; the part having a periphery divided into a number of sections each having a different appearance; the principal body member obscuring each section other than one and exposing the one section to view and accessibility; means biasing the part for revolution; latch means restraining the part from revolution; and the latch means being releasable in response to impact upon the exposed section of the part in a direction transverse to the axis of revolution causing the part to move linearly relative to the mounting means and revolve to expose a previously obscured section and obscure the one section.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The toy of claim 11 in which the releasable latch means comprises a projection carried by the body member and engageable with a detent on the part.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The toy of claim 11 in which the releasable latch means comprises a tab carried by the body member and an abutment carried by the part that is engageable with the tab.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The toy of claim 11 in which stop means are provided to prevent complete revolution of the part, the stop means comprising a projection on the part that contacts a portion of the body member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
130 words
A toy having a body comprising: a part contained in and forming a segment of the body; the part having a number of sections with each section having a different appearance; means mounting the part for movement relative to the body including at least partial revolution about an axis to selectively expose one of the sections to view and accessibility while obscuring the other of the sections and limited linear movement generally transverse to the axis; biasing means urging revolution of the part in one direction; releasable latch means restraining revolution of the biased part; and all said means cooperating so that impact upon the exposed section will move the part linearly to effect release of the latch means and rotationally to expose a previously obscured section of the part.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
130 words
A toy having a body comprising: a part contained in and forming a segment of the body; the part having a number of sections with each section having a different appearance; means mounting the part for movement relative to the body including at least partial revolution about an axis to selectively expose one of the sections to view and accessibility while obscuring the other of the sections and limited linear movement generally transverse to the axis; biasing means urging revolution of the part in one direction; releasable latch means restraining revolution of the biased part; and all said means cooperating so that impact upon the exposed section will move the part linearly to effect release of the latch means and rotationally to expose a previously obscured section of the part.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The toy of claim 15 in which the body simulates an animal body and the part is mounted in the chest portion of the body.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
The toy of claim 15 in which the releasable latch means comprises a projection carried by the body and engageable with a detent on the part.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
31 words
The toy of claim 15 in which the releasable latch means comprises a tab carried by the body and an abutment carried by the part that is engageable with the tab.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
The toy of claim 15 in which stop means are provided to prevent complete revolution of the part.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
23 words
The toy of claim 19 in which the stop means comprises a projection on the part that contacts a portion of the body.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-01-20 | 1993-07-22 | 1994-01-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-01-20 | 1997-07-22 | 1998-01-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |