Figure with rotatable torso and vertically swinging arms

Claim 1

A figure toy comprising: a lower torso; an upper torso rotatably coupled to said lower torso, said upper torso having at least one shoulder portion and at least one wall member attached thereto; shaft means for rotatably coupling said upper and lower torsos together, said shaft means having a first end coupled to said upper torso and a second end rotatably mounted in said lower torso; first and second gears, operably meshing together, said first gear being rotatably mounted in said lower torso with a portion of said first gear extending outside said lower torso and said second gear being coupled to said shaft means so that rotation of said first gear in one direction causes said second gear, said shaft means and said upper torso to rotate in an opposite direction; at least one arm, each of said arms being operably coupled to one of said shoulder portions; and means for coupling each of said arms to its said one shoulder portion so that each arm is adapted for (a) rotating 360 degrees in a first predetermined plane around a first axis with respect to its said one shoulder portion and (b) rotating in a second predetermined plane around a second axis in an outward direction from said upper torso due to centrifugal force resulting from rotation of said upper torso, said first predetermined plane being generally perpendicular to said second predetermined plane and said first axis being generally perpendicular to said second axis, said coupling means including a pulley-like member rotatably engaging one of said wall members and a disc-like member attached to said pulley-like member, said disc-like member operably engaging a slot in said arm and rotatably engaging a pin located in said slot.