Toy figurine usb flash drive

Abstract

A toy figurine USB flash drive comprising a casing in the form of a toy figurine which is divided into a body casing which has a torso with four limbs and a head casing which can be connected with or removed from the neck area of the torso; a printed circuit board (PCB) which is disposed inside the torso; a standard type-A USB connector one end of it is mounted on the PCB and the other end of it protrudes from the neck area of the torso and can be covered by the head casing; a USB mass storage controller which is mounted on the PCB to drive the onboard memory; a NAND flash memory chip which is mounted on the PCB to store data; and a crystal oscillator which is mounted on the PCB to control data output through a phase-locked loop; wherein: the four limbs are pivotally connected to the torso forming the two arms and the two legs of the toy figurine, each of the arms can be rotated and raised above the shoulder to rest against the neighboring surface of a USB port into which the USB connector is plugged for support, and each of the legs can be rotated and positioned at a right angle or at a substantially right angle to the torso to form a sitting posture of the toy figurine. The present invention can avoid accidental disconnection from the computer and can be used as a toy for the user to play.

1 . A toy figurine USB flash drive comprising a casing in the form of a toy figurine which is divided into a body casing which has a torso with four limbs and a head casing which can be connected with or removed from the neck area of the torso; a printed circuit board (PCB) which is disposed inside the torso; a standard type-A USB connector one end of it is mounted on the PCB and the other end of it protrudes from the neck area of the torso and can be covered by the head casing; a USB mass storage controller which is mounted on the PCB to drive the onboard memory; a NAND flash memory chip which is mounted on the PCB to store data; and a crystal oscillator which is mounted on the PCB to control data output through a phase-locked loop; wherein the four limbs are pivotally connected to the torso forming the two arms and the two legs of the toy figurine, each of the arms can be rotated and raised above the shoulder to rest against the neighboring surface of a USB port into which the USB connector is plugged for support, and each of the legs can be rotated and positioned at a right angle or at a substantially right angle to the torso to form a sitting posture of the toy figurine. 
   
   
       2 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 1 , wherein each of the arms has a pivotally connected hand and when the arm is raised above the shoulder, the hand rests against the neighboring surface of the USB port into which the USB connector is plugged for support. 
   
   
       3 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 1 , wherein each of the arms is divided into the upper arm and the lower arm with the upper arm pivotally connected to the torso and the lower arm pivotally connected to the upper arm, and the upper arm can be rotated and moved away at a right angle or at a substantially right angle from the torso, and the lower arm can be rotated and raised above the shoulder to rest against the neighboring surface of the USB port into which the USB connector is plugged for support. 
   
   
       4 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 3 , wherein each of the lower arms has a pivotally connected hand and when the lower arm is raised above the shoulder, the hand rests against the neighboring surface of the USB port into which the USB connector is plugged for support. 
   
   
       5 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 1 , wherein each of the legs has a pivotally connected foot and when the toy figurine is in its sitting posture, the toe area of the foot can point upward. 
   
   
       6 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 1 , wherein each of the legs is divided into the thigh and the shank with the thigh pivotally connected to the torso and the shank pivotally connected to the knee area of the thigh, and the thigh can be rotated and positioned at a right angle or at a substantially right angle to the torso to form a sitting posture of the toy figurine with the shank extended from the knee area of the thigh resting against the surface for support, and the thigh can be slightly rotated backward from the torso with the shank rotated backward and positioned at a right angle or at a substantially right angle to the thigh resting against the surface for support to form a kneeing posture of the toy figurine. 
   
   
       7 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 6 , wherein each of the shanks has a pivotally connected foot, and when the toy figurine is in its sitting posture, the toe area of the foot can point upward, and when the toy figurine is in its kneeing posture, the toe area of the foot can point downward and rest against the surface for support. 
   
   
       8 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 1 , wherein the head casing is connected to the back of the torso by means of a connecting member to avoid the head casing from being misplaced or lost. 
   
   
       9 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 1 , wherein the top or the back of the head casing has a perforation for attaching to a keychain, necklace or lanyard. 
   
   
       10 . A toy figurine USB flash drive comprising a casing in the form of an animal figurine which is divided into a body casing which has a torso with forelimbs and hindlimbs and a head casing which can be connected with or removed from the neck area of the torso. 
   
   
       11 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 10 , wherein the forelimbs and the hindlimbs are pivotally connected to the torso, and each of the forelimbs and the hindlimbs has a pivotally connected paw, the forelimbs can be rotated forward and the paws can therefore rest against the neighboring surface of the USB port into which the USB connector is plugged for support in order to avoid accidental disconnection from the computer. 
   
   
       12 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 11 , wherein both the forelimbs and the hindlimbs can be rotated forward to form a sitting posture of the dog with the forelimbs and the hindlimbs resting against the surface for support and the claw areas of the paws pointing upward. 
   
   
       13 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 11 , wherein the hindlimbs can be rotated backward with the bottom surfaces of the paws and the bottom surface or a tail of the dog resting on a surface to form a standing posture of the dog. 
   
   
       14 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 11 , wherein the forelimbs can be rotated forward while the hindlimbs can be rotated backward to form a crouching posture of the dog. 
   
   
       15 . The toy figurine USB flash drive as in  claim 10 , wherein the head casing may have a perforation at its top or back for attaching to a keychain, necklace or lanyard.