US 11,717,762 B2
Animation puppet
Erik J. Baker, Vista, CA (US)
Assigned to StickyBones Inc., Vista, CA (US)
Filed by StickyBones Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/183,196.
Application 17/183,196 is a division of application No. 15/848,845, filed on Dec. 20, 2017, granted, now 10,933,340.
Application 15/848,845 is a division of application No. 15/237,392, filed on Aug. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,500,514, issued on Dec. 10, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/294,165, filed on Feb. 11, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/205,559, filed on Aug. 14, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2021/0170291 A1, Jun. 10, 2021
Int. Cl. A63H 3/48 (2006.01); A63H 3/46 (2006.01); A63H 3/00 (2006.01); A63H 33/26 (2006.01)
CPC A63H 3/48 (2013.01) [A63H 3/003 (2013.01); A63H 3/46 (2013.01); A63H 33/26 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An extension rig for an animation puppet, comprising:
a base having a mounting surface for upright positioning of the extension rig;
a rod coupled to and at least partially extending up and away from the base; and
a ball grip coupled an upper end of the rod and opposite the base, the ball grip including a first articulable surface configured for friction-fit engagement with a second articulable surface of a puppet socket, wherein friction-fit engagement of the ball grip with the puppet socket forms a base joint wherein a surface interface pre-tension between the first and second articulable surfaces has a coefficient of friction relatively greater than the weight of the animation puppet when attached to the extension rig such that the base joint independently supports the weight of the animation puppet while simultaneously permitting relative independent position posing of the animation puppet for stop-motion animation.