Toy Easter Egg

Abstract

A toy Easter egg programmed to open up, close, and swing includes a top casing and a lower casing; an ejection arm contained in the top casing, a sliding channel disposed on the ejection arm; a gearbox mounted in the lower casing comprised of a front cover, a rear cover, a motor between both covers, and a gear set; a dancer mounted on one side of the front cover; a lever connected to the sliding channel of the ejection arm and an eccentric in the rear cover; a locking block on the eccentric; a sliding board inserted to the eccentric; and the sliding board disposed with a reset, an ejection and a dancer switches.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] (a) Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention is related to a toy, and more particularly, to a toy Easter egg. [0003] (b) Description of the Prior Art [0004] Various types of electronic toys are generally available in the market thanks to the getting hotter of competition in the current market of electronic toys. To attract more consumer groups, certain electronic toys will be introduced into the market to satisfy consumer needs on a particular festival or occasion. For example, programs for playing the Easter egg are easily associated with Easter in the western world. Therefore, it is no surprising to see toy Easter eggs flooding in the market. However, the Easter egg of the prior art features only a single function, complicated in construction, and not interesting enough to catch the attention from the consumer in satisfying the quest for fun by consumer groups today. Meanwhile, the toy Easter egg of the prior art is losing its edges of...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0005] The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide a toy Easter egg that is simple in construction and giving multiple functions for fun to better satisfy the quest for fun by consumer today.

[0007] Multiple ribs (234) are provided to both sides of the sliding board (23) to improve its strength. The dancer (22) includes a holder (221), a connection rod (222) and a locking member (223) pivoted to the holder (221); an eyelet (224) is disposed on the top of the connection rod (222) for sewing pile; a hoop (25) is to secure the pile in place is inserted to the top of the dancer (22); and a speaker (24) is built in the lower casing (20). It is to be noted that the appearance of present invention may be related to an egg or any other geometric form.

[0008] The present invention is characterized in the design of opening or closing the toy Easter egg by the joint operation executed by the sliding board (23), the gearbox (21), the eccentric (216), the reset switch (231), the ejection switch (232) and the dancer switch (233) while achieving the swinging cycle of rising and retracting by the dancer (22). The cycle can be pre-programmed to add more fun and realize the consumer needs. The present invention is simple in construction yet providing great utility.

Problems solved by technology

However, the Easter egg of the prior art features only a single function, complicated in construction, and not interesting enough to catch the attention from the consumer in satisfying the quest for fun by consumer groups today.

Meanwhile, the toy Easter egg of the prior art is losing its edges of market competition.

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