Toy figurine with removable features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9345976-B2
Application number	US-201213594441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2012
Priority date	Aug 29, 2011
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

A toy figurine is disclosed. The toy figurine includes a body to which one or more plates are coupled. The toy figurine includes a launching mechanism that is used to launch a projectile from the toy figurine. The plates cover the launching mechanism when the plates are mounted to the body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A toy figurine, comprising:
a body including a launching mechanism having an actuator, the body including an actuating opening formed therein;
a plate releasably coupled to the body, the plate being configured to cover a portion of the body when coupled thereto; and
a projectile configured to be launched by the launching mechanism in response to activation of the actuator, the actuating opening being configured to receive the projectile, wherein pushing the projectile inwardly through the actuating opening releases the plate from the body.

2. The toy figurine of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a torso portion, the launching mechanism is loadable from a launcher opening in a front side of the torso portion, and the actuating opening is located on a rear side of the torso portion.

3. The toy figurine of claim 1 , wherein the plate at least partially covers the projectile configured to be launched by the launching mechanism when the plate is mounted to the body.

4. The toy figurine of claim 1 , wherein the launching mechanism is a spring-loaded mechanism.

5. The toy figurine of claim 1 , wherein the actuator is located inside the body and in communication with the actuating opening and the plate.

6. The toy figurine of claim 5 , wherein movement of the projectile inwardly through the actuating opening moves the actuator to engage the plate and release the plate from the body.

7. A toy figurine, comprising:
a body including a first opening and a second opening formed therein, the body including a launching mechanism and an actuator;
a cover portion removably coupled to the body, the cover portion including a mounting component insertable into the first opening of the body; and
a projectile removably coupled to the body, the projectile being insertable into the second opening of the body and engageable with the actuator, wherein insertion of the projectile into the second opening of the body moves the actuator to engage the mounting component in the first opening and release the cover portion from the body.

8. The toy figurine of claim 7 , wherein the body includes a launching opening configured to receive the projectile, the cover is placed over the launching opening when the cover is coupled to the body, and the launching opening is exposed when the cover is released from the body.

9. The toy figurine of claim 8 , wherein the actuator is located inside the body and is a first actuator, the body includes a second actuator, and activation of the second actuator results in the launching mechanism ejecting the projectile from the launching opening of the body.

10. The toy figurine of claim 9 , wherein the first actuator is in communication with the first opening and the second opening.

11. The toy figurine of claim 10 , wherein the projectile is configured to be inserted into the second opening to contact the first actuator and move the first actuator towards the first opening.

12. The toy figurine of claim 7 , wherein the cover is configured to be released from the body when the projectile is pushed inwardly through the second opening relative to the body.

13. The toy figurine of claim 7 , wherein the body includes a torso portion, the first opening is located in a front side of the torso portion, the second opening is located on a rear side of the torso portion.

14. The toy figurine of claim 7 , wherein the launching mechanism is a spring-loaded mechanism.

15. A toy figurine, comprising:
a body including one or more plates releasably coupled to the body and configured to cover a portion of the body when coupled thereto;
a launching mechanism configured to receive and launch one or more projectiles; and
an actuator capable of a first actuation and a second actuation, the second actuation occurring at a point in time after the first actuation, the actuator releasing the one or more plates upon the first actuation and launching the one or more projectiles from the launching mechanism upon the second actuation.

16. The toy figurine of claim 15 , wherein the body includes a launching opening and the one or more plates cover the launching opening when the one or more plates are coupled to the body, and the launching opening is exposed when the one or more plates are released from the body.

17. The toy figurine of claim 15 , wherein the body includes a head movably coupled to the body.

18. The toy figurine of claim 17 , wherein the head is connected to the actuator and movement of the head activates the actuator.

19. The toy figurine of claim 15 , wherein the one or more plates at least partially cover the one or more projectiles.

Assignees

• Li Josiah To Sang
• Kerner William J
• Rucker James Austin
• Mattel Inc

Inventors

• Li Josiah To Sang
• Kerner William J
• Rucker James Austin

Classifications

• A63H3/003 Primary

  specially adapted for a particular function not connected with dolls (as electric lighting devices A63H3/006) · CPC title

• A63H13/10

  shooting arrows or other missiles · CPC title