TOY Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: games. SUBSTANCE: toy has a platform disposed within a hollow spherical case; a power supply source mounted on the platform; an electrical motor; a driving roller connected to the motor; an additional electric motor; a driving roller connected to the additional motor; a driven link; a motor control unit. The driven link is made in the form of a ball and mounted in the platform for frictional engagement with the driving roller and the internal case surface. Each electric motor is provided with a driving shaft kinematically connected to a shaft and is mounted by means of a hinged secured on the platform and a spring having an end secured on an electric motor body and another end secured on the platform. The driving rollers are secured on corresponding shafts, with their axes of rotation set at an angle one to another. To magazines containing balls are secured on the external and internal surfaces of the platform. The balls are mounted for engagement with the external and internal surfaces of the case and with the driven link. The platform may be remote, for example acoustically, controlled. EFFECT: increased entertaining capabilities. 4 cl, 2 dwg