Marionette

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-06-20
ZATWARNICKI ANDRZEJ
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a marionette with a simplified construction and increased flexibility in creating new and original shapes. The connection structure minimizes friction forces between different segments, allowing for seamless covering and a smooth motion. The marionette is designed with superb motional properties that mimic natural movements and can be easily controlled by children. It also has fast and easy collapsing and unpacking capabilities, making it convenient for storage and transportation.

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Although such solutions provide an aesthetic appearance of a marionette figure and its good movement capabilities they may not accurately reflect the movement of the animal they depict.
On the other hand known marionettes that accurately reflect the quality of their real originals are provided with control arrangements that are complicated and thus difficult to operate.
In general known marionettes do not provide sufficient freedom in designing a shape of marionette figure which freedom is strongly restricted by the necessity for providing appropriate movement capabilities of a figure.

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[0048]As shown in FIG. 1, a marionette 1 comprises a multi-segment FIG. 3, which in the presented embodiment has a form of a dinosaur, and a control device 2. The control device 2 is made of plastic material and has a form of a four-armed cross-piece element which in the presented free overhang position is oriented horizontally.

[0049]The FIG. 3 comprises six rigid plastic segments depicting a head 31, a neck 32, a body 33, a tail 37 and two legs 35 of a dinosaur. Segments 31, 33, 35 and 37 to which in steering points 411, 431, 451, 471 respective steering strings 41, 43, 45 and 47 are attached, are active segments, whereas the segment 32 is a passive segment.

[0050]Generally according to the present invention a number of passive segments between the adjacent active segments is not restricted in any way; no passive segment may also be used.

[0051]The second ends of steering strings 4 are attached to the cross-controller 2, wherein the steering strings 41, 45 and 47 are attached to the ...

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A marionette 1 includes a FIG. 3 having a number of segments, at least two segments connected by steering strings with a control device (2). At least one active segment is connected with the control device (2) by the steering string exiting the surface of this segment at the steering point. An adjacent segment comprises a convex contact surface. Connectors (5, 81) exit these segments at the connecting points (51, 55) which are displaceable with regard to each other. A centroid of the convex contact surface (71, 731, 75) is located below the connecting point (51, 531, 55) of the convex contact surface. In a predefined free overhang position of the figure 3, a straight line (312, 3321, 3322, 352) extending between the connecting point (51, 531, 532, 55) of the active segment (31, 33, 35) and the steering point extends above the segment center of gravity.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a National Stage of PCT International Patent Application no. PCT / PL2010 / 000129, filed 30 Dec. 2010, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The invention relates to a marionette comprising a figure having a number of segments, wherein at least two segments are connected by means of steering strings with a control device and at least two segments are substantially rigid.BACKGROUND[0003]Various marionettes are known from the state of art.[0004]U.S. Pat. No. 1,901,707 discloses a marionette toy comprising a figure having a shape of the human body consisting of a plurality of molded rigid sections connected with a plurality of strings wherein the segments are threaded on the strings and form spheroid joints.[0005]U.S. Pat. No. 4,048,749 discloses a hand operated puppet which is operable from overhead puppet strings with the generally articulated figure of a bird. A plurality of styro...

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IPC IPC(8): A63J19/00
CPCA63J19/006
InventorZATWARNICKI, ANDRZEJ
OwnerZATWARNICKI ANDRZEJ