Ronald H Macbain

US Patent:

51414643, Aug 25, 1992

Filed:

Jan 23, 1991

Appl. No.:

7/644814

Inventors:

Howard R. Stern - Redondo Beach CA
Ronald MacBain - Los Angeles CA
Ben Guerrero - Los Angeles CA

Assignee:

Mattel, Inc. - El Sequndo CA

International Classification:

A63H 336
A63H 1100
A63H 302

US Classification:

446338

Abstract:

A touch responsive animated toy figure is fabricated of a soft or plush material and supports an internal housing formed of a rigid plastic material or the like. A rigid head chassis is supported within the head portion of the plush figure and is pivotally secured to a neck extension of the internal body housing. A motor driven operative mechanism produces a pivotal motion of the figure's head for a predetermined time interval each time the motor is energized. A reciprocating tongue motion is provided in response to head motion to cause a tongue to be successively extended and withdrawn from the head portion of the figure during head motion. A sensor located on the outer portion of the plush figure is operatively coupled to the motor control causing the initiation of an operative cycle for a predetermined interval each time the sensor is touched or manipulated.

US Patent:

46733671, Jun 16, 1987

Filed:

Sep 25, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/780061

Inventors:

Ronald H. MacBain - Los Angeles CA

Assignee:

Mattell, Inc. - Hawthorne CA

International Classification:

A63H 3300
A63H 320
A63H 1900

US Classification:

446 4

Abstract:

An animated figure toy having a lower torso with a trunnion member coupled for rotatable movement, the trunnion including hinge couplers connectable to mating hinge portions on the interior of front and rear halves of the upper torso. A spring is positioned beneath the trunnion for coaction with an actuating post slidingly captively retained within the trunnion for limited axial movement, the post having pivotably attached thereto a head supporting member with a head thereon. Engaging interlocking fingers on the interior of the front and rear halves of the torso hold the parts together, with an actuating member slidably mounted on one of the fingers engageable by a plate portion on the front torso for separation of the arms and movement of the post under force of the spring to pivot the parts outwardly.

US Patent:

46053816, Aug 12, 1986

Filed:

Dec 29, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/566742

Inventors:

Ronald H. MacBain - Los Angeles CA
Tony Rhodes - Torrance CA

Assignee:

Mattel, Inc. - Hawthorne CA

International Classification:

A63H 312

US Classification:

446321

Abstract:

An animated figure toy (10) of the type which includes an upper torso (12) having a chest drum (14) rotatably mounted in a chest opening (18) for sequential rotation to expose an undamaged section (58), a single damaged section (60) and a double damaged section (62) is provided with an improved multiple-force spring (74). Chest drum (14) may be molded from suitable polymeric materials and includes a cam follower (45), an axle (38), a spring stop (56) and drum stops (48, 50 and 52), all of which may be formed as a unitary structure during the molding operation.