Claims
- 1. A joint for a toy figure comprising:
first and second toy figure members; a magnetic peg attached to the first member; and a magnetic socket attached to the second member for slidably receiving the peg, at least one of the peg and socket being magnetized for magnetically engaging the other of the peg and socket.
- 2. The joint of claim 1, wherein the peg is elongate.
- 3. The joint of claim 2, wherein the peg is substantially cylindrical.
- 4. The joint of claim 3, wherein the socket is substantially cylindrical and wherein an end of the peg fits coaxially within the socket.
- 5. The joint of claim 4, wherein the socket includes a sleeve for receiving the peg, and a base at least partially received within the sleeve.
- 6. The joint of claim 5, wherein an end portion of the base received in the sleeve includes a first magnet.
- 7. The joint of claim 6, wherein the end of the peg includes a second magnet.
- 8. The joint of claim 7, wherein a portion of the peg extends outside the socket.
- 9. A joint for a toy figure comprising:
a substantially cylindrical hollow receiver; a substantially cylindrical anchor disposed within an articulating region of a toy figure, the anchor having an end portion attached coaxially within the receiver such that the receiver and the anchor are at least partially overlapping; a substantially cylindrical first magnet attached coaxially within the end portion of the anchor; a substantially cylindrical peg including an end configured to slide coaxially into the receiver; and a second magnet disposed at the end of the peg and configured to magnetically attract and engage the first magnet when the peg is positioned in the receiver.
- 10. A magnetized toy figure comprising:
a torso member; at least one appendage attached to the torso member; and at least one joint for selectively attaching the appendage to the torso member, the joint including a magnetic peg and a magnetic socket for receiving and magnetically engaging the peg, at least one of the peg and socket being magnetized for magnetically engaging the other of the peg and socket.
- 11. The toy figure of claim 10, wherein the peg and the socket are both substantially cylindrical.
- 12. The toy figure of claim 11, wherein the peg is elongate.
- 13. The toy figure of claim 12, wherein the socket is elongate.
- 14. The toy figure of claim 11, the peg including a first cylindrical magnet disposed at an end of the peg, and the socket including a second cylindrical magnet configured to attract and selectively engage the peg magnet when the end of the peg is received in the socket.
- 15. The toy figure of claim 14, wherein the at least one appendage includes a head portion.
- 16. The toy figure of claim 15, wherein the at least one appendage further comprises arm portions and leg portions, and wherein the at least one joint includes corresponding joints for connecting the arm portions and the leg portions to the body member.
- 17. The toy figure of claim 16, wherein the arm portions include upper arm portions and forearm portions, wherein the leg portions include thigh portions and lower leg portions, and wherein the at least one joint includes corresponding joints for connecting the forearm portions to the upper arm portions and for connecting the lower leg portions to the thigh portions.
- 18. The toy figure of claim 17, further comprising foot portions and hand portions, and wherein the at least one joint includes corresponding joints for connecting the foot portions to the lower leg portions and for connecting the hand portions to the forearm portions.
- 19. The toy figure of claim 14, wherein the socket includes an anchor for anchoring the socket to an articulating region of a toy figure and a receiver for receiving the peg, and wherein an end portion of the anchor is attached coaxially within the receiver such that the anchor and the receiver are at least partially overlapping.
- 20. A joint for a toy figure comprising:
a first figure member having a protruding magnetic peg with opposing parallel sides; and a second figure member having a magnetic socket, the socket configured to matingly receive the peg; at least one of the peg and the socket being magnetized for magnetically engaging the other of the peg and the socket.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] The present application claims priority from United States Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/405,133, filed Aug. 21, 2002, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60405133 |
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