A toy vehicle track system includes a lifting apparatus, a releasing apparatus, and a stunt apparatus. The lifting apparatus includes a drive wheel rotatable to pull a carrier line attached to a carrier including a vehicle holder that is positioned for holding a toy vehicle. 5 The release apparatus includes a stop structure attached to the track that engages the carrier to actuate calipers of the vehicle holder to release the vehicle. The stunt apparatus includes a plurality of stunt track segments attached to a rotary indexer. The rotary indexer allows the stunt track segments to be rotated about an axis that is substantially parallel to a travel direction defined by the toy track to align each of the stunt track segments 10 individually with the toy track to form a continuous travel path.
A63H 18/02 - Construction ou disposition de la voie de roulement
A63H 18/06 - Construction ou disposition de la voie de roulement conçues pour provoquer le mouvement du véhicule par modification de l'inclinaison d'une partie de la voie
In one aspect, there is provided a toy vehicle that includes a vehicle body, at least one motor and a plurality of wheels. The at least one motor is mounted to the vehicle body, and is sized to have a selected amount of torque. The plurality of wheels includes at least one driven wheel which includes at least one flip-over wheel which has an axis closer to one end of the vehicle than the other end. In an upright orientation the vehicle body extends above the plurality of wheels. The toy vehicle has a centre of gravity that is positioned, such that, application of torque from the at least one motor causes the vehicle body to drive rotation of the vehicle body about the axis of rotation from an inverted orientation over to the upright orientation.
A toy includes a magnetically responsive member, a fulcrum member, a printed circuit board (PCB), a lid covering the PCB, an activation switch, a touch sensor, a motion sensor, an audio transducer, a signal generator and a controller. The flexible PCB includes an electromagnetic coil, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Opening of the lid actuates the activation switch, and in response, the controller controls the signal generator to generate a coil control signal for the electromagnetic coil to produce a magnetic field that interacts with the magnetically responsive member, to induce oscillatory flapping of the PCB. In response to detecting a touch signal from the controller, or a motion signal from the motion sensor, the controller also generates a LED control signal to control illumination of the LEDs while the PCB is flapping, and an audio control signal to control the audio transducer to output sound.
A transformable toy kit for use on a support surface is provided. The transformable toy kit includes a transformable toy which has a movable housing element that moves between retracted and expanded positions when a catch and a latch of the transformable toy are secured and released by an actuator of the transformable toy, respectively. The transformable toy further includes a shaft assembly including a shaft rotatably mounted within the housing, and a flywheel mounted to the shaft, which includes a gear. The kit includes a ripcord member that is insertable into an access aperture in the housing to engage with the gear. The ripcord member is pullable once inserted into the access aperture so as to drive rotation of the flywheel, thereby driving spinning of the transformable toy.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that includes a hammer and an actuation lever. The hammer is movable between a retracted position in which the hammer is spaced from the housing and an advanced position in which the hammer is positioned to break the housing. The actuation lever is pivotable from a hammer retraction position towards a hammer driving position so as to drive the hammer towards the advanced position.
In an aspect, there is provided an elastic ring-based ornament making device for constructing an elastic ring-based ornament that includes at least one elastic ring and a plurality of ornamental members positioned thereon. The elastic ring-based ornament making device includes an elastic ring support including a plurality of extension arms which are movable between retracted and extended positions. When the arms are retracted, the elastic ring support supports the at least one elastic ring in a first state. When the arms are extended, the elastic ring support supports the at least one elastic ring in a second state. The at least one elastic ring is stretched more in the second state than in the first state. The arms when extended are spaced from one another sufficiently to permit mounting of the ornamental members on the at least one elastic ring between the arms.
A toy includes a magnetically responsive member, a fulcrum member, a printed circuit board (PCB), a lid covering the PCB, an activation switch, a touch sensor, a motion sensor, an audio transducer, a signal generator and a controller. The flexible PCB includes an electromagnetic coil, and a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Opening of the lid actuates the activation switch, and in response, the controller controls the signal generator to generate a coil control signal for the electromagnetic coil to produce a magnetic field that interacts with the magnetically responsive member, to induce oscillatory flapping of the PCB. In response to detecting a touch signal from the controller, or a motion signal from the motion sensor, the controller also generates a LED control signal to control illumination of the LEDs while the PCB is flapping, and an audio control signal to control the audio transducer to output sound.
A63H 33/22 - Jouets d'optique, de couleur ou d'ombre
A63H 5/00 - Dispositifs musicaux ou sonores à effet de jouets autres que dispositifs acoustiques
H05B 47/155 - Commande coordonnée de plusieurs sources lumineuses
H05K 1/16 - Circuits imprimés comprenant des composants électriques imprimés incorporés, p.ex. une résistance, un condensateur, une inductance imprimés
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing and a toy vehicle inside the housing. The housing has a movable housing portion, and at least one functional element that is movable and is separate from the movable housing portion. The toy vehicle has a drive wheel that, when driven in a first rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive movement of the functional element so as to carry out a function without driving movement of the toy vehicle towards the movable housing portion, and when driven in a second rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive the vehicle towards the movable housing portion.
A63H 29/24 - Mécanismes moteurs pour jouets en général - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des mécanismes moteurs, p.ex. moyens pour remonter ou faire démarrer des moteurs
In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.
D04C 3/42 - Métiers à tresses ou à dentelles pour la fabrication de tresses tubulaires par systèmes d'alimentation des fils tournant autour et à même distance du centre de tressage avec moyens pour la formation de passages entre les fils en agissant sur ceux-ci individuellement
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, be a toy character) inside the housing, a tether, and a breakout motor. The breakout motor is operatively connected to the tether such that operation of the breakout motor drives the tether to rip a hole in the housing to open the housing.
A transformable toy for use on a playing surface is provided. The transformable toy is formed to includes at least one movable housing element that will move from and expanded to a retracted position when a catch and a latch of the transformable toy are secured and released by an actuator of the transformable toy. The transformable toy is formed to roll about at least one rotation axis thereof, and in some embodiments, is also formed to be driven to spin about a spinning axis thereof. In some embodiments the transformable toy includes separably connectable top and bottom housing portions, and in some embodiments, different bottom housing portions can be exchanged on a particular top housing portion to provide different functionality to the transformable toy. The transformable toy can be driven to spin about the spinning axis by a shaft and flywheel mounted within the transformable toy.
In an aspect, a kit is provided for constructing a craft, and includes a plurality of blocks. Each block has a main body having an exterior surface that is made from a material that is adherent when exposed to water so as to permit the blocks to adhere to one another. Each block further includes a top surface and a block projection extending from the top surface. Each block further includes a bottom aperture extending into the main body towards the top surface, and defining a longitudinal axis. The bottom aperture includes a first aperture region that is shaped to receive the block projection of the second block of the plurality of blocks. The bottom aperture includes a second aperture region that is shaped to receive a distal portion of a block tray projection on a block tray.
A63H 33/08 - Blocs, bandes ou autres éléments pour les jeux de construction assemblés sans emploi de pièces additionnelles pourvus de trous, rainures ou saillies complémentaires, p.ex. queue d'aronde
A63H 33/14 - Blocs, bandes ou autres éléments pour les jeux de construction spécialement conçus pour être assemblés au moyen de colle ou de mortier
A sewing apparatus for applying a stitch of thread to a piece of fabric is provided. The apparatus housing includes a platform for supporting a piece of fabric, and contains a grasping member that is moved to grasp and release a thread segment fed through the housing by a needle holder. The needle holder is positioned to hold a needle that has a needle aperture for pass-through, therethrough of the thread segment, and is movable between a withdrawn position, and an advanced position in which the needle holder drives the needle through the piece of fabric to bring the thread segment into position for grasping by the grasping member. The sewing apparatus also including a needle holder driver for driving the movement of the needle holder and a thread puller for pulling the thread segment to an exterior of the housing for a user to cut.
D05B 55/00 - Porte-aiguilles pour machines à coudre; Barres à aiguilles pour machines à coudre
D05B 63/00 - Dispositifs associés au fil du boucleur des machines à coudre, p.ex. pour régler la tension
D05B 47/00 - Dispositifs de réglage de tension du fil d'aiguille pour machines à coudre; Adaptations d'appareils de mesure de la tension des machines à coudre
D05B 69/10 - Dispositifs électriques ou électromagnétiques
D05B 69/36 - Dispositifs pour arrêter l'entraînement lorsque des conditions anormales surviennent, p.ex. cassure du fil
D05B 69/24 - Adaptations de dispositifs indiquant ou assurant la position des outils de piquage
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KIT FOR CONSTRUCTING CRAFT USING PLURALITY OF BLOCKS AND STORAGE CONTAINER FOR SAME
In an aspect, a kit is provided for constructing a craft from a plurality of blocks. Each block has an exterior surface that is made from a material that is adherent when exposed to water so as to permit the blocks to adhere to one another. A block tray supports the plurality of blocks. The kit includes a water dispenser for dispensing water and a storage container. The storage container includes a lower housing member that contains at least one block storage compartment for holding the blocks, and a cover to mount at least indirectly to the lower housing member. The cover is openable, and is sized to fit over the block tray while the block tray holds the blocks. The cover further includes an opening that is sized to permit, during use, a user to dispense water onto the plurality of blocks on the block tray.
A63H 33/10 - Blocs, bandes ou autres éléments pour les jeux de construction assemblés au moyen d'éléments additionnels sans collage
B65D 81/36 - Réceptacles, éléments d'emballage ou paquets pour contenus présentant des problèmes particuliers de stockage ou de transport ou adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu adaptés pour servir à d'autres fins que l'emballage après avoir été vidés de leur contenu
In an aspect, a toy figurine for displaying an animated light pattern includes a main body, a plurality of light-emitting elements inside, and a controller. The light-emitting elements, when unilluminated, are invisible to a user outside the main body, and, when illuminated, are invisible to the user but emit light that is visible through a window of the main body. The controller is programmed to: a) illuminate a first light-emitting element at a first element illumination rate so as to emit first light through the window, b) illuminate a second light-emitting element at a second element illumination rate so as to emit through the light-diffusive window, second light which overlaps with the first light, and c) after step b) has begun, deilluminate the first light-emitting element at a first selected deillumination rate, so as to generate an appearance of light that travels along the window.
In an aspect, a toy vehicle is provided and includes a main body, wheels and a power source. The main body includes a fixed portion and a movable portion that is movably connected to the fixed position for movement between a first movable portion position and a second movable portion position, which moves the center of gravity of the vehicle to a first or second position respectively. When the movable portion is in the first position, the power source drives the toy vehicle into a wheelie. When the movable portion is in the second position, the power source drives the toy vehicle without driving the toy vehicle into a wheelie.
In an aspect, a kit for forming crafts from a moldable material is provided. The kit includes a housing with a molding passage therethrough that holds a volume of moldable material. The housing includes open first and second axial ends for insertion therein of a core element connected to a plunger element. The core element includes a passage with an open end, such that when the core element is inserted through one of the axial ends and into the volume of the moldable material in the molding passage, the passage can capture a core quantity of the moldable material therein, and remove the core quantity of the moldable material from housing. The plunger element is also formed to be inverted and inserted through one of the first and second axial ends to extrude a quantity of the moldable material out through the other of the axial ends of the housing.
In an aspect, a self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle is provided, having a body, and first and second wheels rotatably coupled to the body. The second wheel has at least one lateral roller rotatable about an axis that is one of oblique and orthogonal to a rotation axis of the second wheel. At least one motor is coupled to the second wheel to control rotation of the second wheel and the at least one lateral roller. At least one sensor is coupled to the body to generate orientation data therefor. A control module is coupled to the at least one motor to control operation thereof at least partially based on the orientation data generated by the at least one sensor.
B60K 31/00 - Accessoires agissant sur un seul sous-ensemble pour la commande automatique de la vitesse des véhicules, c. à d. empêchant la vitesse de dépasser une valeur déterminée de façon arbitraire ou maintenant une vitesse donnée choisie par le conducteur du
B62M 7/12 - Motocycles caractérisés par la position du moteur électrique ou du moteur à combustion avec moteur à coté ou dans la roue motrice
B60K 7/00 - Disposition du moteur dans ou jouxtant une roue motrice
B60K 31/12 - Accessoires agissant sur un seul sous-ensemble pour la commande automatique de la vitesse des véhicules, c. à d. empêchant la vitesse de dépasser une valeur déterminée de façon arbitraire ou maintenant une vitesse donnée choisie par le conducteur du comprenant un dispositif sensible à la force centrifuge
B62M 23/00 - Transmissions caractérisées par l'emploi d'autres éléments; Autres transmissions
B62M 11/10 - Transmissions caractérisées par l'engrènement de roues dentées ou le contact de roues à friction de rapport variable avec pignons coniques
B60B 19/00 - Roues non prévues ailleurs ou ayant des caractéristiques précisées dans l'un des sous-groupes du présent groupe
B62M 29/00 - Dispositifs de propulsion par prise avec le sol, pour cycles, traîneaux ou véhicules à roues propulsés par le conducteur, non prévus ailleurs
B62K 11/00 - Motocyclettes, vélomoteurs ou scooters avec une ou deux roues
In an aspect, a storage device is provided and includes a container including an exterior surface and an opening therethrough. The storage device further includes at least one movable facial feature element. The storage device further includes an actuator operatively connected to the at least one movable facial feature element for driving movement of the at least one movable facial feature element. The storage device further includes a closure structure extending along the opening, and a traveler that is movably mounted to the closure structure for movement between a first traveler position and a second traveler position to open or close the closure structure. A coupling arrangement connects the traveler to the actuator such that movement of the traveler drives movement of the actuator, which in turn drives movement of the at least one movable facial feature element.
In an aspect, a transformable toy is provided and includes a first rotary member and a second rotary member, which are rotatable relative to one another between first and second rotary positions. A projection member is rotationally fixed to the first rotary member, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A helical guide is connected and a helical guide follower are connected to the second rotary member and the projection member. Relative rotation between the first rotary member and the second rotary member between the first and second rotary positions drives relative rotation between the helical guide and the helical guide follower, which in turn drives the projection member to move between the retracted and extended positions.
An augmented reality system is provided, including a physical apparatus operable to change detectably by a human between a first state and a second state, and an augmented reality application. The physical apparatus includes a signal receiver for receiving a signal, and at least one controllable element operable to effect the change between the first state and the second state upon receiving the signal. The AR application, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, the computing device having at least one camera and a display, cause the computing device to capture at least one image of the physical apparatus, generate a virtual reality object that is presented in the at least one image on the display, and transmit the signal to the physical apparatus to cause the at least one controllable element of the physical apparatus to switch between the first state and the second state.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that includes a hammer and an actuation lever. The hammer is movable between a retracted position in which the hammer is spaced from the housing and an advanced position in which the hammer is positioned to break the housing. The actuation lever is pivotable from a hammer retraction position towards a hammer driving position so as to drive the hammer towards the advanced position.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a toy assembly housing, an extensible object inside the toy assembly housing, an extension mechanism, and an extension member power source. The extensible object includes a base, and first and second extension members. The extension mechanism is operable to drive the first and second extension members towards extended positions, and is operatively connected to the second extension member via a lost motion connection. Driving of the extension mechanism by the extension mechanism power source drives the first extension member towards the extended position for the first extension member to break or open the toy assembly housing to expose the extensible object while consuming at least a portion of the lost motion in the lost motion connection. Upon consuming the lost motion, further driving the extension mechanism drives the first and second extension members towards the extended positions.
A63H 3/52 - Maisons de poupées, leur ameublement ou autres accessoires; Habillement ou chaussures pour poupées
A63H 13/16 - Boîtes dont les figurines sortent en sautant
A63H 29/24 - Mécanismes moteurs pour jouets en général - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des mécanismes moteurs, p.ex. moyens pour remonter ou faire démarrer des moteurs
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Toy assembly with inner object in housing that performs function
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing and a toy vehicle inside the housing. The housing has a movable housing portion, and at least one functional element that is movable and is separate from the movable housing portion. The toy vehicle has a drive wheel that, when driven in a first rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive movement of the functional element so as to carry out a function without driving movement of the toy vehicle towards the movable housing portion, and when driven in a second rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive the vehicle towards the movable housing portion.
A63H 17/00 - Véhicules, p.ex. automoteurs; Leurs accessoires
A63H 29/24 - Mécanismes moteurs pour jouets en général - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des mécanismes moteurs, p.ex. moyens pour remonter ou faire démarrer des moteurs
In one aspect, there is provided a toy vehicle that includes a vehicle body, at least one motor and a plurality of wheels. The at least one motor is mounted to the vehicle body, and is sized to have a selected amount of torque. The plurality of wheels includes at least one driven wheel which includes at least one flip-over wheel which has an axis closer to one end of the vehicle than the other end. In an upright orientation the vehicle body extends above the plurality of wheels. The toy vehicle has a centre of gravity that is positioned, such that, application of torque from the at least one motor causes the vehicle body to drive rotation of the vehicle body about the axis of rotation from an inverted orientation over to the upright orientation.
In an aspect, a storage device is provided and includes a container including an exterior surface and an opening therethrough. The storage device further includes at least one movable facial feature element. The storage device further includes an actuator operatively connected to the at least one movable facial feature element for driving movement of the at least one movable facial feature element. The storage device further includes a closure structure extending along the opening, and a traveler that is movably mounted to the closure structure for movement between a first traveler position and a second traveler position to open or close the closure structure. A coupling arrangement connects the traveler to the actuator such that movement of the traveler drives movement of the actuator, which in turn drives movement of the at least one movable facial feature element.
In an aspect, a marker kit is provided, and includes a plurality of tip holders, a storage member, and an extension member. The tip holders each includes a tip holder body having a connecting portion, and a marker tip extending from the body. The storage member includes a base with a plurality of receptacles, each shaped to removably hold one of the tip holders with the connecting portion exposed. The extension member includes an extension member body for grasping. The extension member body has a securing portion and an actuatable member. The securing portion is releasably connectable to the connecting portion of each tip holder for removal from one of the plurality of receptacles. The actuatable member is for disconnecting the securing portion from the connecting portion of the tip holder that is secured to the extension member so as to release the tip holder back into a receptacle.
In an aspect, a kit for applying a decoration to human skin is provided, and includes a sticker backing sheet with a sticker thereon and a coating backing sheet having a coating thereon. The sticker has first and second faces and adhesives on both faces. A first adhesive force between the first adhesive and human skin is greater than a second adhesive force between the second adhesive and the sticker backing sheet, thereby permitting the sticker to adhere to the skin while peeling off the sticker backing sheet therefrom. The coating is adhered to the coating backing sheet. A third adhesive force between the coating and the sticker is greater than a fourth adhesive force between the coating and the coating backing sheet, so the coating adheres to the sticker while peeling off the coating backing sheet. The coating does not adhere to skin.
An aspect provides a toy assembly comprising: a toy character; an enclosure including an enclosure biasing structure and positionable in a closed position to at least partially enclose the toy character; and a latch assembly including: a latching member; and a deformable member that deforms upon application of an electric current. The enclosure biasing structure is positioned to urge the enclosure towards an open position to expose the toy character. The latching member is movable between (i) a latched position in which the latching member is releasably engaged with a connecting member to hold the enclosure in the closed position, and (ii) an unlatched position in which the latching member is disengaged from the connecting member to permit the enclosure biasing structure to drive the enclosure towards the open position. Deformation of the deformable member causes the latching member to move from the latched position to the unlatched position.
In an aspect, a transformable toy is provided and includes a first rotary member and a second rotary member, which are rotatable relative to one another between first and second rotary positions. A projection member is rotationally fixed to the first rotary member, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A helical guide is connected and a helical guide follower are connected to the the second rotary member and the projection member. Relative rotation between the first rotary member and the second rotary member between the first and second rotary positions drives relative rotation between the helical guide and the helical guide follower, which in turn drives the projection member to move between the retracted and extended positions.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
In one aspect, there is provided a toy vehicle that includes a vehicle body, at least one motor and a plurality of wheels. The at least one motor is mounted to the vehicle body, and is sized to have a selected amount of torque. The plurality of wheels includes at least one driven wheel which includes at least one flip-over wheel which has an axis closer to one end of the vehicle than the other end. In an upright orientation the vehicle body extends above the plurality of wheels. The toy vehicle has a centre of gravity that is positioned, such that, application of torque from the at least one motor causes the vehicle body to drive rotation of the vehicle body about the axis of rotation from an inverted orientation over to the upright orientation.
An apparatus for applying a decal to a nail of a human includes a housing having a cartridge recess, a cartridge that includes a supply spool around which a tape is at least partially wound, the tape having at least one decal that is transferrable to a nail of a human digit, and a take-up spool that includes a tape grip that holds an end of the tape, wherein the cartridge is removably mountable in the cartridge recess, an actuator coupled to the housing and moveable between an unactuated position and an actuated position, a tape advancement arrangement and a decal actuation surface are provided. The tape advancement arrangement coupled to the actuator and arranged to rotate the take-up spool to extend the tape from the supply spool during movement of the actuator between the unactuated position and the actuated position.
A system and method for controlling a flying toy is shown and described herein. The flying toy may transmit a signal and receive a return signal after the signal reflects off of a surface. The return signal may be compared to the transmitted signal to determine information indicative of an error between the transmitted signal and the return signal. A control signal may be sent to a motor to control the speed of the motor based on the information indicative of the error. The motor may operate a propeller to control the distance between the flying toy and the surface.
A63H 30/04 - Agencements électriques par transmission sans fil
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Toy assembly with inner object in housing that performs function
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing and a toy vehicle inside the housing. The housing has a movable housing portion, and at least one functional element that is movable and is separate from the movable housing portion. The toy vehicle has a drive wheel that, when driven in a first rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive movement of the functional element so as to carry out a function without driving movement of the toy vehicle towards the movable housing portion, and when driven in a second rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive the vehicle towards the movable housing portion.
A63H 17/00 - Véhicules, p.ex. automoteurs; Leurs accessoires
A63H 29/24 - Mécanismes moteurs pour jouets en général - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des mécanismes moteurs, p.ex. moyens pour remonter ou faire démarrer des moteurs
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, be a toy character) inside the housing, a tether, and a breakout motor. The breakout motor is operatively connected to the tether such that operation of the breakout motor drives the tether to rip a hole in the housing to open the housing.
In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.
D04C 3/42 - Métiers à tresses ou à dentelles pour la fabrication de tresses tubulaires par systèmes d'alimentation des fils tournant autour et à même distance du centre de tressage avec moyens pour la formation de passages entre les fils en agissant sur ceux-ci individuellement
A toy with an exterior structure. Constructed to transform from a rollable first shape to a second shape. An interior structure inside the exterior structure is endowed with a magnetic body that moves by way of a magnetic force that acts from the exterior of the toy, an interior locking portion that moves simultaneously with the movement of this magnetic body, and a biasing member that effects a force which moves or turns this interior locking portion in a particular direction. If the magnetic force does not act from the exterior of the toy, the first shape of the exterior structure maintained. In the event that a magnetic force has acted from the exterior of the said toy, the exterior structure transforms from the first shape to the second shape.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a toy assembly that includes a housing, a toy character inside the housing, and a breakout member that is operable to impact the housing so as to break the housing to expose the toy character. The housing includes a breakage zone for impact and breakage by the breakout member. In the breakage zone, the housing is formed from a polymer composition that includes a base polymer, an organic acid metal salt; and an inorganic filler.
An augmented reality system is provided, including a physical apparatus operable to change detectably by a human between a first state and a second state, and an augmented reality application. The physical apparatus includes a signal receiver for receiving a signal, and at least one controllable element operable to effect the change between the first state and the second state upon receiving the signal. The AR application, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, the computing device having at least one camera and a display, cause the computing device to capture at least one image of the physical apparatus, generate a virtual reality object that is presented in the at least one image on the display, and transmit the signal to the physical apparatus to cause the at least one controllable element of the physical apparatus to switch between the first state and the second state.
In one aspect, there is provided a toy vehicle that includes a vehicle body, at least one motor and a plurality of wheels. The at least one motor is mounted to the vehicle body, and is sized to have a selected amount of torque. The plurality of wheels includes at least one driven wheel which includes at least one flip-over wheel which has an axis closer to one end of the vehicle than the other end. In an upright orientation the vehicle body extends above the plurality of wheels. The toy vehicle has a centre of gravity that is positioned, such that, application of torque from the at least one motor causes the vehicle body to drive rotation of the vehicle body about the axis of rotation from an inverted orientation over to the upright orientation.
A drawing device with a rotatable display screen is provided, having a housing having a cavity therein and a display screen sealingly rotatably coupled to the housing. An inner surface of the display screen forms an enclosure with the cavity. A powder is contained within the enclosure, the powder being removably adherent to the inner surface of the display screen. A first stylus controller is supported on an exterior of the housing. At least one positioning structure is supported in the enclosure and coupled to the first stylus controller to move a first stylus in a first set of directions that are parallel to a first axis. The first stylus removes the powder from the inner surface of the display screen through contact with the inner surface of the display screen.
A collapsible flying device is provided having a housing including first and second housing sections forming an enclosure, and a motorized assembly that includes a drive motor and a drive shaft driven by the drive motor. The drive shaft matingly receives the first housing section and is coupled to the second housing section, wherein operation of the drive motor drives the drive shaft to move the first housing section from a closed position adjacent the second housing section to an open position spaced from the second housing section. A rotor hub is rotatingly driven by the drive motor. At least two rotor blades are coupled thereto and positioned within the enclosure in a collapsed position when the first housing section is in the closed position, and extend beyond the enclosure in an expanded position when the first housing section is in the open position.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. A pushbutton that is provided on the inner object can be pressed by pressing a correct spot on the housing. The pushbutton controls operation of an LED in the inner object, wherein the LED, when illuminated, is visible through the housing.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
An articulating object is provided, and may include a first body portion, a second body portion, a first cable segment and a cable drive system. The second body portion has a neutral axis and is articulatable. The first cable segment extends along the second body portion on a first side of the neutral axis. The first cable segment is of a push-pull cable type. The cable drive system is drivable to move the first cable segment in a first direction to generate a first moment on the second body portion in a first moment direction, thereby driving articulation of the second body portion in a first articulation direction, and is drivable to move the first cable segment in a second direction to generate a first moment on the second body portion in a second moment direction, thereby driving articulation of the second body portion in a second articulation direction.
In an aspect, a self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle is provided, having a body, and first and second wheels rotatably coupled to the body. The second wheel has at least one lateral roller rotatable about an axis that is one of oblique and orthogonal to a rotation axis of the second wheel. At least one motor is coupled to the second wheel to control rotation of the second wheel and the at least one lateral roller. At least one sensor is coupled to the body to generate orientation data therefor. A control module is coupled to the at least one motor to control operation thereof at least partially based on the orientation data generated by the at least one sensor.
B62M 7/12 - Motocycles caractérisés par la position du moteur électrique ou du moteur à combustion avec moteur à coté ou dans la roue motrice
B60K 31/00 - Accessoires agissant sur un seul sous-ensemble pour la commande automatique de la vitesse des véhicules, c. à d. empêchant la vitesse de dépasser une valeur déterminée de façon arbitraire ou maintenant une vitesse donnée choisie par le conducteur du
B60K 7/00 - Disposition du moteur dans ou jouxtant une roue motrice
B60K 31/12 - Accessoires agissant sur un seul sous-ensemble pour la commande automatique de la vitesse des véhicules, c. à d. empêchant la vitesse de dépasser une valeur déterminée de façon arbitraire ou maintenant une vitesse donnée choisie par le conducteur du comprenant un dispositif sensible à la force centrifuge
B62M 23/00 - Transmissions caractérisées par l'emploi d'autres éléments; Autres transmissions
B62M 11/10 - Transmissions caractérisées par l'engrènement de roues dentées ou le contact de roues à friction de rapport variable avec pignons coniques
B60B 19/00 - Roues non prévues ailleurs ou ayant des caractéristiques précisées dans l'un des sous-groupes du présent groupe
B62M 29/00 - Dispositifs de propulsion par prise avec le sol, pour cycles, traîneaux ou véhicules à roues propulsés par le conducteur, non prévus ailleurs
B62K 11/00 - Motocyclettes, vélomoteurs ou scooters avec une ou deux roues
B62M 7/00 - Motocycles caractérisés par la position du moteur électrique ou du moteur à combustion
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, be a toy character) inside the housing, a tether, and a breakout motor. The tether connects the inner object to the housing. The breakout motor is operatively connected to a portion of the inner object to drive the inner object to carry out movement inside the housing. The movement of the inner object inside the housing drives the tether to open a hole in the housing.
An article ejection structure is disclosed, having a housing, and a first biasing member positioned in the housing and having a first biasing force biasing the first biasing member toward a first neutral position to drive a rupture structure to rupture the housing. A release member restricts the first biasing member from moving toward the first neutral position when the release member is in a lock state, and is conditionable to a release state, in which the release member at least partially releases the first biasing member to move toward the first neutral position and drive the ejection structure to rupture the housing. A second biasing member positioned in the housing, the second biasing member having a second biasing force biasing the second biasing member toward a second neutral position to drive an article positioned in the housing out of the housing when the housing is ruptured.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a toy assembly housing, an extensible object inside the toy assembly housing, an extension mechanism, and an extension member power source. The extensible object includes a base, and first and second extension members. The extension mechanism is operable to drive the first and second extension members towards extended positions, and is operatively connected to the second extension member via a lost motion connection. Driving of the extension mechanism by the extension mechanism power source drives the first extension member towards the extended position for the first extension member to break or open the toy assembly housing to expose the extensible object while consuming at least a portion of the lost motion in the lost motion connection. Upon consuming the lost motion, further driving the extension mechanism drives the first and second extension members towards the extended positions.
A63H 3/52 - Maisons de poupées, leur ameublement ou autres accessoires; Habillement ou chaussures pour poupées
A63H 29/24 - Mécanismes moteurs pour jouets en général - Parties constitutives ou accessoires des mécanismes moteurs, p.ex. moyens pour remonter ou faire démarrer des moteurs
A63H 13/16 - Boîtes dont les figurines sortent en sautant
A system for making a craft comprises a core and a sleeve. The core includes a molding portion. The sleeve has an exterior surface and defines an interior space. The sleeve comprises a collapsible portion that is collapsible towards the interior space. The sleeve is configured to cover the molding portion such that the molding portion of the core prevents collapsing of the collapsible portion interiorly. The core is configured to be releasable from the sleeve and when there is a layer of dried molding material on the exterior surface, the collapsible portion of the sleeve is articulable interiorly away from the layer of dried molding material to at least partially collapse the sleeve for removal from the layer of dried molding material.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, represent a character) inside the housing, a tether, and a motor. The tether is driven by the motor to pull at least one removable housing portion from the housing.
An article ejection structure is disclosed, having a housing, and a first biasing member positioned in the housing and having a first biasing force biasing the first biasing member toward a first neutral position to drive a rupture structure to rupture the housing. A release member restricts the first biasing member from moving toward the first neutral position when the release member is in a lock state, and is conditionable to a release state, in which the release member at least partially releases the first biasing member to move toward the first neutral position and drive the ejection structure to rupture the housing. A second biasing member positioned in the housing, the second biasing member having a second biasing force biasing the second biasing member toward a second neutral position to drive an article positioned in the housing out of the housing when the housing is ruptured.
An apparatus, kit, and method for applying a decal to a nail of a human digit are provided. A base coat of base nail polish is applied to a nail. The base coat has a tacky surface when dry. A decal application product is pressed against the tacky surface of the base coat, and includes a substrate and at least one decal adhered thereto. The at least one decal and the substrate have a first adhesion coefficient therebetween. The at least one decal and the tacky surface have a second adhesion coefficient that is greater than the first adhesion coefficient to cause a subset of the at least one decal to adhere to the base coat. A top coat of a top nail polish is applied atop of the base coat and the subset of the at least one decal to seal the subset of the at least one decal and the base coat.
In an aspect, a character figure is provided, and includes a body, a hair holder and a clump of hair. The hair holder is mounted to the body and encloses an interior volume therewith. The hair holder at least in part defines hair pass-through apertures including at least first and second hair pass-through apertures. The clump of hair has a central region with a knot that is positioned in the interior volume. The clump of hair further includes a first and second end portions extending from the central region. The first end portion passes through the first hair pass-through aperture to an exterior of the character figure. The second end portion passes through the second hair pass-through aperture to the exterior of the character figure. The knot is unable to pass-through any of the hair pass-through apertures that hair from the clump of hair passes through.
A collapsible flying device is provided having a housing including first and second housing sections forming an enclosure, and a motorized assembly that includes a drive motor and a drive shaft driven by the drive motor. The drive shaft matingly receives the first housing section and is coupled to the second housing section, wherein operation of the drive motor drives the drive shaft to move the first housing section from a closed position adjacent the second housing section to an open position spaced from the second housing section. A rotor hub is rotatingly driven by the drive motor. At least two rotor blades are coupled thereto and positioned within the enclosure in a collapsed position when the first housing section is in the closed position, and extend beyond the enclosure in an expanded position when the first housing section is in the open position.
A drawing device with a rotatable display screen is provided, having a housing having a cavity therein and a display screen sealingly rotatably coupled to the housing. An inner surface of the display screen forms an enclosure with the cavity. A powder is contained within the enclosure, the powder being removably adherent to the inner surface of the display screen. A first stylus controller is supported on an exterior of the housing. At least one positioning structure is supported in the enclosure and coupled to the first stylus controller to move a first stylus in a first set of directions that are parallel to a first axis. The first stylus removes the powder from the inner surface of the display screen through contact with the inner surface of the display screen.
In an aspect, a kit of parts is provided for assembling at least a portion of a character figure. The kit includes first and second kit member each having a body having a representation of a body portion of the character figure thereon. The first kit member has a hook extending outwardly from the body, and the second kit member body has a first hook-receiving aperture which has an interior surface that frictionally engages the exterior surface of the first hook, and is free of any bight pass-through members that engage the bight of the first hook to prevent removal of the first kit member from the second kit member. The kit members are joinable together to form at least a portion of a character figure. The bight of the first hook permits the first kit member to be hung on a first storage bar.
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. The breakout mechanism drives a portion of the inner object outwards towards an extended position relative to a remainder of the inner object. The breakout mechanism urges the portion of the inner object towards the extended position through a biasing member, thereby limiting a force applied by the portion of the inner object based on the biasing member, so as to reduce a risk of a poking injury to a user of the toy assembly.
In an aspect, a self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle is provided, having a body, and first and second wheels rotatably coupled to the body. The second wheel has at least one lateral roller rotatable about an axis that is one of oblique and orthogonal to a rotation axis of the second wheel. At least one motor is coupled to the second wheel to control rotation of the second wheel and the at least one lateral roller. At least one sensor is coupled to the body to generate orientation data therefor. A control module is coupled to the at least one motor to control operation thereof at least partially based on the orientation data generated by the at least one sensor.
B60K 31/12 - Accessoires agissant sur un seul sous-ensemble pour la commande automatique de la vitesse des véhicules, c. à d. empêchant la vitesse de dépasser une valeur déterminée de façon arbitraire ou maintenant une vitesse donnée choisie par le conducteur du comprenant un dispositif sensible à la force centrifuge
B60K 31/00 - Accessoires agissant sur un seul sous-ensemble pour la commande automatique de la vitesse des véhicules, c. à d. empêchant la vitesse de dépasser une valeur déterminée de façon arbitraire ou maintenant une vitesse donnée choisie par le conducteur du
B62M 7/12 - Motocycles caractérisés par la position du moteur électrique ou du moteur à combustion avec moteur à coté ou dans la roue motrice
B60K 7/00 - Disposition du moteur dans ou jouxtant une roue motrice
B62M 23/00 - Transmissions caractérisées par l'emploi d'autres éléments; Autres transmissions
B62M 11/10 - Transmissions caractérisées par l'engrènement de roues dentées ou le contact de roues à friction de rapport variable avec pignons coniques
B60B 19/00 - Roues non prévues ailleurs ou ayant des caractéristiques précisées dans l'un des sous-groupes du présent groupe
B62M 29/00 - Dispositifs de propulsion par prise avec le sol, pour cycles, traîneaux ou véhicules à roues propulsés par le conducteur, non prévus ailleurs
B62K 11/00 - Motocyclettes, vélomoteurs ou scooters avec une ou deux roues
B62M 7/00 - Motocycles caractérisés par la position du moteur électrique ou du moteur à combustion
In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.
D04C 3/42 - Métiers à tresses ou à dentelles pour la fabrication de tresses tubulaires par systèmes d'alimentation des fils tournant autour et à même distance du centre de tressage avec moyens pour la formation de passages entre les fils en agissant sur ceux-ci individuellement
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, be a toy character) inside the housing, a tether, and a breakout motor. The tether connects the inner object to the housing. The breakout motor is operatively connected to a portion of the inner object to drive the inner object to carry out movement inside the housing. The movement of the inner object inside the housing drives the tether to open a hole in the housing.
A dye applicator for dyeing materials, a dye application kit, and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The dye application kit has at least one container containing a dye applicator being at least partially fibrous and infused with a dry water-soluble dye, the dye being transferrable to an adjacent article in the presence of water.
In an aspect, a self-balancing two-wheeled vehicle is provided, having a body, and first and second wheels rotatably coupled to the body. The second wheel has at least one lateral roller rotatable about an axis that is one of oblique and orthogonal to a rotation axis of the second wheel. At least one motor is coupled to the second wheel to control rotation of the second wheel and the at least one lateral roller. At least one sensor is coupled to the body to generate orientation data therefor. A control module is coupled to the at least one motor to control operation thereof at least partially based on the orientation data generated by the at least one sensor.
B62M 7/12 - Motocycles caractérisés par la position du moteur électrique ou du moteur à combustion avec moteur à coté ou dans la roue motrice
B60K 31/00 - Accessoires agissant sur un seul sous-ensemble pour la commande automatique de la vitesse des véhicules, c. à d. empêchant la vitesse de dépasser une valeur déterminée de façon arbitraire ou maintenant une vitesse donnée choisie par le conducteur du
B60K 7/00 - Disposition du moteur dans ou jouxtant une roue motrice
B60K 31/12 - Accessoires agissant sur un seul sous-ensemble pour la commande automatique de la vitesse des véhicules, c. à d. empêchant la vitesse de dépasser une valeur déterminée de façon arbitraire ou maintenant une vitesse donnée choisie par le conducteur du comprenant un dispositif sensible à la force centrifuge
B62M 23/00 - Transmissions caractérisées par l'emploi d'autres éléments; Autres transmissions
In an aspect, a braiding machine is provided, and has a set of spool shuttles that each dispense a strand of flexible material under tension. A strand retractor releasably retracts the strands from the spool shuttles. A plurality of shuttle stations at which the spool shuttles can be positioned are arranged in a circuit. At least one shuttle carriage, when driven, repeatedly selects an immediately previously unselected spool shuttle and moves the immediately previously unselected spool shuttle from an associated shuttle station to another shuttle station along the circuit spaced from the associated shuttle station by at least one shuttle station that is intermediate the associated shuttle station and the other shuttle station. At least one spool shuttle is parkable at the at least one shuttle station. A drive arrangement is coupled to the shuttle carriage to drive the shuttle carriage.
D04C 3/42 - Métiers à tresses ou à dentelles pour la fabrication de tresses tubulaires par systèmes d'alimentation des fils tournant autour et à même distance du centre de tressage avec moyens pour la formation de passages entre les fils en agissant sur ceux-ci individuellement
A toy set having one or more figurines is provided. A first figurine has a motor coupled to a flywheel and a drive shaft to rotate the flywheel and the drive shaft. The drive shaft engages a support surface causing translation of the first figurine on the support surface when the drive shaft is rotated. The flywheel holds the first figurine generally upright on the support surface via gyroscopic force when the flywheel is rotated. The first figurine has a body representing a torso and at least one arm extending from the body, wherein the body and the at least one arm do not rotate with the flywheel. A second figurine is connectable to the first figurine to form a self-balancing assembly at least when the drive shaft engages the support surface and the flywheel is rotated by the motor. Rotation of the drive shaft causes translation of the self-balancing assembly on the support surface.
A collapsible flying device is provided having a housing including first and second housing sections forming an enclosure, and a motorized assembly that includes a drive motor and a drive shaft driven by the drive motor. The drive shaft matingly receives the first housing section and is coupled to the second housing section, wherein operation of the drive motor drives the drive shaft to move the first housing section from a closed position adjacent the second housing section to an open position spaced from the second housing section. A rotor hub is rotatingly driven by the drive motor. At least two rotor blades are coupled thereto and positioned within the enclosure in a collapsed position when the first housing section is in the closed position, and extend beyond the enclosure in an expanded position when the first housing section is in the open position.
In a first aspect, a construction toy element is provided and includes a body and a first circumferential row of arms extending from the body. The body has an axis, and has a first axial end and a second axial end. A first circumferential row of arms extends from the body. Each arm includes a root end and a free end, and has a first connecting member thereon that is configured for connecting the construction toy element to another construction toy element. The root end projects from the body in a direction that is angled towards one of the first and second axial ends relative to a normal direction to a surface of the body.
A63H 33/08 - Blocs, bandes ou autres éléments pour les jeux de construction assemblés sans emploi de pièces additionnelles pourvus de trous, rainures ou saillies complémentaires, p.ex. queue d'aronde
A63H 33/04 - Blocs, bandes ou autres éléments pour les jeux de construction
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object, at least one sensor and a controller. The inner object is positioned inside the housing and includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. The at least one sensor detects interaction with a user. The controller is configured to determine whether a selected condition has been met based on at least one interaction with the user, and to operate the breakout mechanism to break the housing to expose the inner object if the condition is met. Optionally, the condition is met based upon having a selected number of interactions with the user.
A toy with an exterior structure. Constructed to transform from a rollable first shape to a second shape. An interior structure inside the exterior structure is endowed with a magnetic body that moves by way of a magnetic force that acts from the exterior of the toy, an interior locking portion that moves simultaneously with the movement of this magnetic body, and a biasing member that effects a force which moves or turns this interior locking portion in a particular direction. If the magnetic force does not act from the exterior of the toy, the first shape of the exterior structure maintained. In the event that a magnetic force has acted from the exterior of the said toy, the exterior structure transforms from the first shape to the second shape.
An assembler for construction toy elements is provided. Each construction toy element has a plurality of arms extending from a body, wherein each arm includes a root end projecting from the body and a free end having a first connecting member thereon that is configured for connecting the construction toy element to another construction toy element. The assembler includes an alignment receptacle having a set of alignment structures defining positions along the alignment receptacle, each of the alignment structures receiving at least one of the construction toy elements and inhibiting movement thereof to other positions along the alignment receptacle. The assembler also includes a set of element conduits, each of the element conduits having a receiving opening securely receiving the at least one of the construction toy elements from a corresponding one of the positions along the alignment receptacle. Further, the assembler includes a motion alignment structure controlling relative movement of the set of element conduits and the alignment receptacle between a first pose, in which the receiving openings of the element conduits are spaced from the alignment receptacle, and a second pose, in which each of the receiving openings of the element conduits are situated adjacent a corresponding one of the positions of the alignment receptacle to securely receive the at least one construction toy element located at the corresponding one position.
In one aspect, there is provided a combination vehicle system, including a drone and a hovercraft body. The drone has a plurality of motor-driven rotors and a controller. The hovercraft body defines a ground-facing chamber having a hover air inlet, and includes a mount for the drone. The drone is removably connectable to the mount in a mounted position so as to form a hovercraft. The controller is programmed to drive the plurality of rotors to maintain stable flight of the drone without the hovercraft body connected thereto. The controller is programmed to drive the first rotor to at least partially lift the hovercraft off a support surface and to drive the second rotor to propel the hovercraft along the support surface.
A mobile, spherical robot includes a spheroid shell, an internal assembly secured to the shell, and a head disposed atop the shell. The internal assembly is disposed within the shell for propelling the mobile robot. The internal assembly includes a base, a flywheel assembly rotatably secured to the base, a drive assembly rotatably secured to the spheroid shell and configured to propel the mobile robot by rotating the spheroid shell about the base a pivoting arm pivotably secured to the base, and the pivoting arm. The head is secured to the magnetized end of the pivoting arm through the spheroid shell. The head is configured to move relative to the spheroid shell and relative to the base by the pivoting of the pivoting arm.
B62D 57/00 - Véhicules caractérisés par des moyens de propulsion ou de prise avec le sol autres que les roues ou les chenilles, seuls ou en complément aux roues ou aux chenilles
B62D 61/00 - Véhicules à moteur ou remorques, caractérisés par la disposition ou le nombre de roues et non prévus ailleurs, p.ex. quatre roues disposées en losange
B62D 39/00 - Caisses de véhicules non prévues ailleurs
G05D 1/08 - Commande de l'attitude, c. à d. élimination ou réduction des effets du roulis, du tangage ou des embardées