US4623319A
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Figure including extrusion means actuated by figure appendages
Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1985-01-29
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Granted: 1986-11-18
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Expires: 2005-01-29
Abstract
Abstract An activity toy with a body including a hollow cylindrical portions supported on a base and having pivotally mounted arms has a hollow upper member including a skull with extrusion openings. The bottom of the upper member has a loading opening for a plastic amorphous solid substance. Attachable about and spaced from the skull is a clear plastic mask formed of separable halves clamped together at the bottom by the engagement of hooks and tabs and at the top by a detachable hairpiece. Near the bottom, the mask is maintained in a relatively tight relation to a flange on the hollow upper member. The upper member with the mask attached is secured to the body by a bayonet lock. Within the body is a piston with diametrically opposed gear racks that are engaged by gear segments on arms pivotally mounted to the body. Movement of the arms from an upraised position down to a lower position drives the piston into the hollow member through the loading opening to extrude the plastic amorphous substance out of the extrusion openings in the skull and fill the clear plastic mask.
Inventors
- 👤 John V. Zaruba
- 👤 Burton C. Meyer
- 👤 Robert L. Lindsay
- 👤 Michael J. Oppenheim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 14:04
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/06; A63H3/16; A63H33/00; A63H33/001; A63H9/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/057
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
An activity toy comprising: a figure with a body supporting an upper member including a hollow skull with extrusion openings; a loading opening in the member for inserting a plastic substance in the hollow skull; extrusion means cooperating with the loading opening for forcing the plastic substance into the hollow skull and out of the extrusion openings; a removable clear mask, means for attaching the mask about the skull with the interior of the mask spaced from the skull in the area of the extrusion openings and in a relatively tight fit with another portion of the member to substantially prevent the flow of the plastic substance out of the mask; and a pair of appendages pivotally mounted on the body with means for actuating the extrusion means through pivotal movement of the appendages.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
An activity toy comprising: a figure with a body supporting an upper member including a hollow skull with extrusion openings; a loading opening in the member for inserting a plastic substance in the hollow skull; extrusion means cooperating with the loading opening for forcing the plastic substance into the hollow skull and out of the extrusion openings; a removable clear mask, means for attaching the mask about the skull with the interior of the mask spaced from the skull in the area of the extrusion openings and in a relatively tight fit with another portion of the member to substantially prevent the flow of the plastic substance out of the mask; and a pair of appendages pivotally mounted on the body with means for actuating the extrusion means through pivotal movement of the appendages.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The activity toy of claim 1 in which the extrusion mechanism includes a piston.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The activity toy of claim 1 in which the mask is formed of separable portions and includes clamping means for securing the portions together.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The activity toy of claim 1 including means compatible with the appearance of the character represented by the figure for obscuring the extrusion mechanism and mask attachment means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
The activity toy of claim 4 in which the obscuring means comprises a cloak.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The activity toy of claim 5 in which the cloak includes a hood.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
166 words
An activity toy comprising: a figure with a body supporting an upper member including a hollow skull with extrusion openings; a loading opening in the upper member for inserting a plastic substance in the hollow skull; extrusion means cooperating with the loading opening for forcing the plastic substance into the hollow skull and out of the extrusion openings; a removable clear mask formed of separable portions; means for attaching the mask about the skull with the interior of the mask spaced from the skull in the area of the extrusion openings and in a relatively tight fit with another portion of the member to substantially prevent the flow of the plastic substance out of the mask; clamping means for securing the mask portions together including a detachable hair piece for securing the portions together remote from the loading opening in the upper member; and a pair of appendages pivotally mounted on the body with means for actuating the extrusion means through pivotal movement of the appendages.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
166 words
An activity toy comprising: a figure with a body supporting an upper member including a hollow skull with extrusion openings; a loading opening in the upper member for inserting a plastic substance in the hollow skull; extrusion means cooperating with the loading opening for forcing the plastic substance into the hollow skull and out of the extrusion openings; a removable clear mask formed of separable portions; means for attaching the mask about the skull with the interior of the mask spaced from the skull in the area of the extrusion openings and in a relatively tight fit with another portion of the member to substantially prevent the flow of the plastic substance out of the mask; clamping means for securing the mask portions together including a detachable hair piece for securing the portions together remote from the loading opening in the upper member; and a pair of appendages pivotally mounted on the body with means for actuating the extrusion means through pivotal movement of the appendages.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The activity toy of claim 7 including bayonet locking means for securing the upper member to the body.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
29 words
The activity toy of claim 7 in which the clamping means also includes hooks onone of the separable portions that clamp over tabs on another of the separable portions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The activity toy of claim 7 in which: the extrusion mechanism includes a piston provided with opposed gear racks; and each of the appendages is provided with a gear segment engageable with one of the gear racks.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
65 words
The activity toy of claim 10 in which the piston has a head and the appendages are arms and the respective gear segments and gear raks engage such that the head of the piston is below the loading opening when the arms are in an upraised position and the head moves into the loading opening upon pivotal movement of the arms to a lowered position.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-11-17 | 1994-05-19 | 1994-11-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-11-17 | 1998-05-19 | 1998-11-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |