637,192. Mechanical toys. GOWLAND, J. P. June 14, 1947, No. 15732. [Class 132 (iii)] A pull-along toy figure has a body or frame to which are attached a number of movable parts, each movable part comprising one or more articulated elements threaded on flexible pull-transmitting supporting members, a handle by which the toy may be pulled along, a number of spring elements attached to said body or frame and each arranged normally to tension different supporting members or groups of such members, and a number of remotecontrol members respectively connected to different spring elements for opposing the tensioning action thereof, the control members extending along the handle and being each provided with separate manipulating means adjacent the outer end of the handle. The control members extending along the handle may be rods or may be flexible, and may be enclosed in a sheath. As shown, a toy dog has a body 10 with a neck 11, comprising one or more bead-like elements to which a head 12 is attached, and a tail 13 and legs 14 and 15 each comprising a number of bead-like elements. These elements, which are strung on cords as shown, may have bulging ends to facilitate articulation. Two. cords 18 are secured to the head 12 and pass through a bore in the head and the bead of the neck, and then separate passing through the body one to each leg. Similarly cords 20 pass through the tail, body and hind legs. The legs are attached to a wheeled base 16 under which there are two levers 22 and 27 to which the cords 18 and 20 are attached respectively. Each lever is pivoted to the base one end of each being held by a tension spring 24 or 29 attached to the base and the other end attached to the cords 18 or 20 to maintain the latter 'under tension. A flexible lead 32 comprises a sheath 33 secured to the base 16 and two inner control members 34 and 35 (cords, wires or the like) attached respectively to the levers 22 and 27 to act in opposition to the springs 24 and 29. Rings are attached as shown to the outer ends of these members by which they are actuated to collapse the various parts of the figure. The members may be attached directly to the springs and cords 18 and 20 thus enabling the levers to be dispensed with, somewhat as shown in Fig. 4. The controlling members and tensioning springs may be housed within the body of a toy animal and in this case also may be arranged with levers as described above or as shown in Fig. 4. A toy horse may have a rider 63 actuated by an additional member 64 and tension spring 67 within its body. The legs, head and tail are constructed as before and actuated by flexible members and springs, also housed in the animal's body and arranged to operate as described above. The whole is controlled by a flexible lead which in this example has three cores. The fore feet and hind feet are joined in pairs by axles, and four wheels 40a are mounted on these axles one being held in a groove in the bead forming each foot. The Provisional Specification describes also a horse and rider mounted on a wheeled base.