Other toy figures are also known the eyes of which are freely moving discs underneath a transparent plastic cover. In the case of these solutions the eyeballs do not move either, but the movement of the small discs imitates the movement of the eyeballs. However, the two discs moving independently from each other cannot produce the effect of the synchronous movement of the eyeballs.

The purpose of the present invention is to create a moving configuration which makes it possible for the eyes of any statue, puppet, doll or other figure to move up and down and to the right and to the left at the same time like living creatures can move their eyes synchronously.

The set task was solved with a moving configuration for the movement of the eyeballs of statues, puppets, dolls or other figures, where the eyeball or eyeballs are embedded in the same hollow or in separate hollows, balanced around at least one geometrical axis so that they may revolve, provided with a protecting cover.

Favourably the eyeballs are provided with a balancing element or elements the density of which is bigger than the density of the elements of the eyeball.

Favourably the eyeballs are also provided with a tilt limiting spring.

In the case of a favourable construction of the invention the eyeballs are made so that they can be turned around two axes perpendicular to each other.

Another solution is also possible where one eyeball is placed behind the eyeholes situated in the figure's head.

If there are two eyeballs placed behind the eyeholes, there is at least one synchronising arm between the eyeballs.

In this way the construction of the moving configuration according to the invention makes it possible to realise the synchronised eye movement of different figures.

Further details of the invention are explained using samples, with the help of a drawing. In the drawing Figure 1 is a drawing of the head of a toy figure, Figure 2 shows the structure of the eyeball, Figure 3 shows another possible construction of the eye movement of the figure shown in Figure 1, Figure 4 is a drawing of the head of another figure, Figure 5 is a drawing of the structure realising the synchronous movement of the two separate eyeballs of the figure shown in Figure 4 Figure 6 shows a similar construction, Figure 7 is another possible realisation of the eye movement of the figure shown in Figure 4, Figure 8 shows another figure with movable eyeballs, Figure 9 is the front view of the head of the figure shown in Figure 8, Figure 10 shows the construction of the moving configuration, Figure 11 is another possible construction of the movement of the two separate eyeballs in vertical section, Figure 12 is the horizontal section of the construction shown in Figure 11, and Figure 13 shows the view and the sections of another possible construction.

The solutions in Figure 1-3 show the constructions of the invention where in the head la of the figure there is one single eyeball 3, and the pupils 3a that can be seen in the eyeholes are placed on it. In the case of the construction shown in Figure 2 the eyeball 3 is attached to a main axle 2 which can be turned around an"x"geometrical axis in a way that the eyeball 3 itself is connected to an axle 2a rigidly joined to the main axle 2 and perpendicular to it, in a way that it can be turned around a"yi"geometrical axis. The main axle 2 is embedded in the holding element I c attached to the head la so that it may revolve.

Between the holding element I c and the eyeball 3 there is a spring 5. The eyeball 3 is covered with a protecting cover 6.

On the part of the eyeball 3 not visible from the outside there is a balancing element 7 which guarantees that in a stationary state the eyeball 3 is always in a given position. Favourably the balancing element 7 is made from a different material than the eyeball 3, with a larger density.

In the case of the construction in Figure 3 the eyeball 3 itself is the main axle 2, and it can be turned with respect to the body lb of the figure. The eyeball 3 is completed with a further neck piece 8 which is embedded in the body Ib of the figure.

In the case of the constructions shown in Figure 1-3 the friction of the axles are especially low in the interest of the eyes of the figures being able to move in different ways because of the inertia of the eyeball 3 by the head la or the body lb of the figure being moved by lifting and moving in different directions. In the case of the construction shown in Figure 3 the eyeball 3 turns along axles with a higher friction and its angular positions can be changed by turning the body parts of the figure with respect to each other.

In the case of the further constructions can be seen in Figure 4-13 the eyeballs are placed in pairs and there is a synchronising arm 4 between them to ensure that they perform every movement in the same way. These constructions can also be made with balancing elements and low friction axles or with axles operating with higher friction.

The moving configuration belonging to the head 1 shown in Figure 4 can be seen in Figure 5. The construction of the eyeballs 3 is more or less the same as in the case of the construction shown in Figure 2, with the difference that in this case the main axle 2 connects the two eyeballs 3 and tilts them together around the x geometrical axis. The tilting is limited with a spring 5a.

The turning of the eyeballs around the, yi" geometrical axis is also synchronised, the synchronising arm 4 connected to the balancing elements 7b is for this purpose. At the two ends of the synchronising arm 4 the connection to the balancing elements 7b is created so that they may tilt around the"y2"geometrical axes. The extent of the tilting is limited by springs 5b.

In Figure 6 a similar construction can be seen, where the practically constructed protecting cover 6 has an important role, first of all in the case of figures which are made of rubber-like material or annealed plastic or plush, where the figures become deformed easily and they do not provide an appropriately stable frame for the smooth operation of the moving configuration.

Figure 7 shows the details of a further similar construction.

In Figure 8-10 a construction can be seen similar to the ones above, where the common main axle 2 of the eyeballs 3 is connected to the head la of the figure directly through the apertures of the eyeballs 3.

In the case of the construction in Figure 11 and Figure 12 the synchronising arm 4b consists of an upper ball-joint 9a and a lower ball-joint 9b. The upper ball-joint 9a is connected to the head la ofthe figure, and the lower ball-joint 9b is connected to the body lb. Practically the frictional resistance of the upper ball-joint 9a is smaller than that of the lower ball-joint 9b. In this way, by turning the head la and the body lb in relation to each other the lower balljoint 9b and the upper ball-joint 9a can be moved one after the other, and by this the ball-joints can be put into an optional angular position in relation to each other.

A construction similar to the previous one can be seen in Figure 13, but in this case the head 1 a and the eyeballs 3 can be turned exclusively sideways. The synchronising arm 4a is made as a cogwheel, and it is attached to the axis of the synchronising arm 4b.

It can be seen in the described constructions that the solution according to the invention makes it possible to move the eyeballs of different figures synchronously in a simple and reliable way. Obviously the constructions described are only examples, and within the patent protection sphere of the attached claims numerous other versions can be produced.

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