US 12,102,932 B2
Assembly with inner object in housing that breaks out of housing
David Lewis McDonald, Mississauga (CA); and Amy Anne Pruzansky, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to Spin Master Ltd., Toronto (CA)
Filed by Spin Master Ltd., Toronto (CA)
Filed on Apr. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/301,497.
Application 18/301,497 is a continuation of application No. 17/242,294, filed on Apr. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,628,375.
Application 17/242,294 is a continuation of application No. 16/903,957, filed on Jun. 17, 2020, granted, now 10,987,601, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Application 16/903,957 is a continuation of application No. 15/824,855, filed on Nov. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,717,016, issued on Jul. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0249091 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A63H 13/03 (2006.01); A63H 3/18 (2006.01); A63H 3/36 (2006.01); A63H 3/50 (2006.01); A63H 3/52 (2022.01); A63H 11/00 (2006.01); A63H 13/02 (2006.01); A63H 13/16 (2006.01); A63H 29/22 (2006.01)
CPC A63H 13/03 (2013.01) [A63H 3/18 (2013.01); A63H 3/50 (2013.01); A63H 3/52 (2013.01); A63H 11/00 (2013.01); A63H 29/22 (2013.01); A63H 3/36 (2013.01); A63H 13/02 (2013.01); A63H 13/16 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toy assembly, comprising:
a housing having an outside surface, wherein the housing defines an interior space, wherein the housing includes a base that includes a first base portion and a second base portion that is rotatably mounted to the first base portion, wherein the first base portion includes a toothed travel path which is a ring gear;
a toy character in the interior space of the housing, wherein the toy character is mounted to the second base portion;
a tether connected to the outside surface of the housing, wherein the second base portion is operatively connected to an end of the tether;
a breakout motor inside the toy character,
a travel gear beneath the second base portion that is engaged with the ring gear and such that rotation of the travel gear drives rolling of the travel gear along the ring gear,
wherein the breakout motor is operatively connected to the travel gear such that rotation of the breakout motor drives the travel gear to roll along the ring gear, thereby driving rotation of the toy character and the second base portion relative to the first base portion, which in turn drives pulling of the tether to pull a portion of the outside surface of the housing through into the interior space of the housing, thereby ripping a hole in the housing so as to open the housing,
wherein the toy character is sized to be removable from the housing when the housing is open.