2nd Inventors' Olympiad - GENIUS 2000 Budapest, Virtual Exhibition

Registry number: A/2-055 Category: A/2 Country: Hungary
Toy figures with movable eyes
The invention
  • The problem to be solved:
    The eyes of the toys can be moved synchronicly with a simple and cheap structure.
  • Definition:
    The eyes can be moved up and down, to right and left at the same time in a realistic way. The invention can first of all transform the energy of motion of our hands into eye movements.This invention can be used for all the toy figures of any type and size available in the toy shops, e. g. for all the soft toys and the Barbie dolls, …etc.
  • Presentation:
    In the picture made of the prototype illustrating a duck it can be well seen that the eyeball can be moved together with the eyelid to any directions. The eyes can be moved by lifting and moving the whole trunk of the figure to different directions with our hands. In the case of the designet figure of a cat it is only the eyelid that can be moved from one direction to the other by twisting the head compared to the trunk of the figure. In the case of the designet figure of a ladybird the eyelids and eyelashes can be moved up and down and the eyeballs can be moved to right and left to any position.

  • Application: Toy
  • Advantages:
    The advantage of the invention is that it can be fitted also without an electric motor, the eyes can be adjusted to any direction by natural and playful movements of hands. The eye-moving structure which could be produced in a simple series production will lead to a toy-sales figure much higher than before.
  • Stage of development: There are 3 prototypes with different structures.
  • Documentation available: yes.
The inventor(s)
  • Name(s): Tibor DREXLER
  • Self introduction:
    I graduated from the Arts and Crafts College in 1982 specializing in designing and since then I have been dealing with developing toys.
The protection
  • Form: PCT patent application
  • Priority:
  • Countries where it is force:
Business intention: Sale of know-how licence.
Contact
  • Name: Tibor DREXLER
  • E-mail: genius@inventor.hu
  • Fax:
  • Phone: +3672 - 439 315
  • Address: H-7632 Pécs, Júlia u. 15., Hungary