Oscillating figure

a technology of oscillating figures and toys, applied in the field of oscillating figures, can solve the problems of unpredictable movement of toys/figures, crude oscillating toys/figures, and inability to understand their movements, and achieve the effect of stable center of mass travel

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-05-26
TEAM BEANS
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[0007] Another aspect of the invention concerns an oscillating body comprising a body including a curved surface adapted to enable the oscillating body to be in rolling contact with a support surface, the body having a center of mass located substantially directly below the center of curvature of the curved surface when the oscillating body is in an at rest position on the support surface and free to roll. The curved surface has a curve of contact extending at least...

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However, the prior art oscillating toys/figures are typically crudely made and their movements are not well understood.
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[0029] In the first embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, there is an oscillating body 10 having a curved surface 15 configured to support the body 10 on a base portion 20 that is connected to head portion 30. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the base portion 20 of the oscillating body 10 is made of a thin walled material having a thickness T20. The head portion 30 of the oscillating body 10 is likewise made from a material having a thickness T30, which in the first embodiment, is about the same thickness as the thickness T20 of the base portion 20. Collectively, these portions form a shell 11 of the body 10. The shell 11 may be made via a swirl molding technique utilizing resins, as will be discussed in greater detail below. The oscillating body 10 further has a ballast 40 located at the bottom of the oscillating body 10 in the base portion 20 of the oscillating body 10. Still further, the oscillating body 10 has a center of mass 100 located in the base 20 (alt...

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Abstract

An oscillating body, and a method of manufacturing an oscillating body using a mold having a mold cavity with a curved surface. The method involves inserting a predetermined amount of a hardenable mixture in the mold cavity and allowing the hardenable mixture to harden to produce a body that is a negative of at least a portion of the mold cavity, including a curved surface that is a negative of the curved surface of the mold. A ballast is connected to the body portion such that the ballast remains stationary relative to the body portion. An oscillating body is made in part or in whole from the body portion with the ballast, wherein the oscillating body is adapted to roll on the curved surface in an oscillating manner after being subjected to a displacement.

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[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60 / 512,768, filed Oct. 21, 2003, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Oscillating toys and oscillating figures are well known in the art, and have been used both to amuse and to attract attention. For example, roly-poly devices have been provided to children (and adults) for amusement and visual stimulation, as well as to develop the sensory nervous system (such as, for example, sight and / or hearing). However, the prior art oscillating toys / figures are typically crudely made and their movements are not well understood. Indeed, a survey of the art suggests that the movements of the produced toys / figures is unpredictable and sometimes even irritating. There is a need to provide superior oscillating figures that will be more esthetically pleasing and desirable to the users. Still further there is a need to improve the various methods of manufacture of these oscillating...

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IPC IPC(8): A63H9/00A63H13/18A63H15/06
CPCA63H9/00A63H15/06A63H13/18
Inventor MALCOLM, RICHARD J.
Owner TEAM BEANS
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