GB1029418A - Improvements in or relating to animated figures - Google Patents

Improvements in or relating to animated figures

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Publication number
GB1029418A
GB1029418A GB43285/64A GB4328564A GB1029418A GB 1029418 A GB1029418 A GB 1029418A GB 43285/64 A GB43285/64 A GB 43285/64A GB 4328564 A GB4328564 A GB 4328564A GB 1029418 A GB1029418 A GB 1029418A
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Prior art keywords
signals
solenoid
movements
beak
perch
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Expired
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GB43285/64A
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WED ENTERPRISES Inc
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WED ENTERPRISES Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/02—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for incorporating moving display members
    • G09F19/08—Dolls, faces, or other representations of living forms with moving parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H13/00—Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H13/00—Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
    • A63H13/005—Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole with self-moving head or facial features
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/28—Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/02—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for incorporating moving display members
    • G09F19/08—Dolls, faces, or other representations of living forms with moving parts
    • G09F2019/085—Birds
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G09—EDUCATION; CRYPTOGRAPHY; DISPLAY; ADVERTISING; SEALS
    • G09F—DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS
    • G09F19/00—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for
    • G09F19/02—Advertising or display means not otherwise provided for incorporating moving display members
    • G09F19/08—Dolls, faces, or other representations of living forms with moving parts
    • G09F2019/086—Dolls

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  • Marketing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Toys (AREA)
  • Finish Polishing, Edge Sharpening, And Grinding By Specific Grinding Devices (AREA)

Abstract

1,029,418. Animated figures. WED. ENTERPRISES Inc. Oct. 23, 1964 [Nov. 1, 1963], No. 43285/ 64. Heading A6S. The movements of an animated figure are controlled by a multi-frequency signal source providing an animation programme. The embodiment describes a bird-like figure in which the beak opens and shuts, the head tilts or turns from side to side, the breast swells and the body inclines on its perch. The beak 48, Fig. 2, opens under the influence of a solenoid 60, and the head 37 turns left or right about a pivot 84 according to the operations of one or other of air cylinders 106, 108 fed by air ducts 22, 24, respectively. The head tilts similarly under the influence of an air cylinder 124 through the medium of a linkage 126, 136. The breast swells similarly by means of a cylinder 140 and sliding member 144, and the body inclines on its perch by means of a cylinder 148 and linkage 150. The combined air ducts 32 pass out through perch supports 14, and the current to the solenoid is carried through the same support by wires 20. The movements are initiated by signals from a tape recorder 156, one set of signals passing through an amplifying channel 162, 164 to produce sound at a loudspeaker 166 and operating signals for the beak solenoid 60. Other signals comprise separate control frequencies for operating tuned relays which operate current relays controlling air valves to the various air cylinders for producing the other movements of the figure.
GB43285/64A 1963-11-01 1964-10-23 Improvements in or relating to animated figures Expired GB1029418A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US320696A US3246409A (en) 1963-11-01 1963-11-01 Animated figure

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GB1029418A true GB1029418A (en) 1966-05-11

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US (1) US3246409A (en)
BE (1) BE655186A (en)
DE (1) DE1478744A1 (en)
DK (1) DK114325B (en)
FR (1) FR1415069A (en)
GB (1) GB1029418A (en)
SE (1) SE314620B (en)

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2190851A (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-02 Yang Tai Cheng Doll

Families Citing this family (8)

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JPS6050469B2 (en) * 1976-10-18 1985-11-08 東京デザイン工芸株式会社 model equipment
FR2452301A1 (en) * 1979-03-29 1980-10-24 Prevost Christian Speaking puppet with moving mouth or beak - arranges mouth opening and closing to be in synchronism with sound and pauses in prerecorded speech
GB2178584A (en) * 1985-08-02 1987-02-11 Gray Ventures Inc Method and apparatus for the recording and playback of animation control signals
CA1307336C (en) * 1986-05-28 1992-09-08 Tyco Industries, Inc. Toy which moves in synchronization with an audio source
US4805328A (en) * 1986-09-29 1989-02-21 Marantz Company Talking doll
US7806745B2 (en) * 2004-01-16 2010-10-05 Hohl G Burnell Apparatus to animate a flat picture or photograph
USD947484S1 (en) * 2019-12-20 2022-03-29 Funeral Products B.V. Crematory urn
USD991369S1 (en) * 2021-10-25 2023-07-04 Qatar Tourism Figurine

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US1836203A (en) * 1930-06-30 1931-12-15 Thompson Charles Mechanical animal
US3131497A (en) * 1960-05-20 1964-05-05 Wed Entpr Inc Animated talking figures
US3153871A (en) * 1962-05-18 1964-10-27 Marx & Co Louis Bird toy

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2190851A (en) * 1986-05-28 1987-12-02 Yang Tai Cheng Doll

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DE1478744A1 (en) 1970-03-19
SE314620B (en) 1969-09-08
BE655186A (en) 1965-05-03
US3246409A (en) 1966-04-19
FR1415069A (en) 1965-10-22
DK114325B (en) 1969-06-16

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