Self-standing display figure

Abstract

In accordance with one embodiment, a self-standing toy skeleton display includes a skeleton body that has a human form and is made of a plurality of connectable body parts that are each formed of bone structures. The connectable body parts at least includes a torso part that extends from a pelvic bone to a bottom end of a femur bone and a lower body part that extends from a top end of a tibia bone to foot bones. The skeleton toy display also includes an inner frame for supporting the skeleton in a standing manner. The inner frame passes through the femur bone and the tibia bone and is formed of separate upper and lower frame members that interlockingly mate with one another at an interface between the femur bones and the tibia bones. The lower frame member includes a pair of ground contacting portions that are mounted to an underside of the feet of the skeleton body with at least a portion of the ground contacting portion being located behind a heel portion of the foot to allow the assembled body parts of the skeleton to stand upright in a self-supporting manner, while permitting lower extremities thereof to move and be adjusted.

1 . A self-standing toy skeleton display comprising:
 a human skeleton body made of a plurality of connectable body parts that are each formed of bone structures; and   an inner frame that includes a pair of ground contacting portions that are mounted to an underside of the feet of the skeleton body, the inner frame having first sections that pass through lower extremities of the skeleton body, the first sections being mounted to the ground contacting portions to allow the assembled body parts of the skeleton to stand upright in a self-supporting manner.   
     
     
         2 . The skeleton display of  claim 1 , wherein the connectable body parts include a skull, an upper body part that includes ribs and upper extremities; a torso part including pelvic bones and femur bones and a lower body part including lower extremities including the feet and tibia bones, wherein the inner frame includes exposed components at ends of the femur bones and ends of the tibia bones, the exposed components permitting detachable coupling between the torso and lower body parts. 
     
     
         3 . The skeleton display of  claim 2 , wherein the bone structures are formed of a plastic material and the inner frame is formed of a metal. 
     
     
         4 . The skeleton display of  claim 2 , wherein the inner frame includes one section that is part of the torso part and another section including the first sections and ground contacting portions that are part of the lower body part. 
     
     
         5 . The skeleton display of  claim 1 , wherein the inner frame passes through the femur bones and the tibia bones and is formed of separate frame components that interlockingly mate with one another at an interface between the femur bones and the tibia bones. 
     
     
         6 . The skeleton display of  claim 5 , wherein the first section include a pin that is received within a locking channel that is formed in a protrusion that extends beyond the femur, the locking channel having a locking slot such that when the pin is received within the locking channel aligned with the locking slot, rotation of the lower body part causes the pin to be lockingly received within the locking slot, thereby coupling the torso part to the lower body part and causing the feet to be properly positioned in an anatomically correct position. 
     
     
         7 . The skeleton display of  claim 1 , wherein the inner frame comprises metal tubes that at least partially extend through hollow bones. 
     
     
         8 . The skeleton display of  claim 4 , wherein the one section includes a curved support member that extends outwardly from a top of the femur bone and is bent to extend along a rear of the pelvic bone to spine vertebrae in which the curved support member is fixedly attached. 
     
     
         9 . The skeleton display of  claim 1 , wherein the ground contacting portion comprises an L-shaped member that has a first section that lies underneath the foot bones and a second section that protrudes outwardly from an edge of the first section and is located behind a heel portion of the foot. 
     
     
         10 . A self-standing toy skeleton display comprising:
 a human skeleton body made of a plurality of connectable body parts that are each formed of bone structures, the connectable body parts at least including a torso part that extends from a pelvic bone to a bottom end of a femur bone and a lower body part that extends from a top end of a tibia bone to foot bones; and   an inner frame for supporting the skeleton in a standing manner, the inner frame passing through the femur bone and the tibia bone and is formed of separate upper and lower frame members that interlockingly mate with one another at an interface between the femur bones and the tibia bones, the lower frame member including a pair of ground contacting portions that are mounted to an underside of the feet of the skeleton body with at least a portion of the ground contacting portion being located behind a heel portion of the foot to allow the assembled body parts of the skeleton to stand upright in a self-supporting manner, while permitting lower extremities thereof to move and be adjusted.   
     
     
         11 . The skeleton display of  claim 10 , wherein the ground contacting portion comprises an L-shaped support member with a first section extending underneath the foot which is attached thereto and a second section extending outwardly from one end of the first section, the second section being the portion that is located behind the heel portion of the foot. 
     
     
         12 . The skeleton display of  claim 10 , wherein the upper frame member extends continuously within the femur and exits at a top end of the femur bone and has a curved section that extends outwardly from the top of the femur bone and is bent to extend along a rear of the pelvic bone to spine vertebrae in which the upper frame member is fixedly attached. 
     
     
         13 . The skeleton display of  claim 10 , wherein at least some of the bone structures have glow-in-the-dark properties. 
     
     
         14 . The skeleton display of  claim 10 , further including an illumination source that is disposed within a ribcage of the skeleton for illumination the bone structures. 
     
     
         15 . A self-standing toy figure comprising:
 a human body made of a plurality of connectable body parts at least including a head, an upper body part including upper extremities, a torso part that extends from a pelvic bone to a bottom end of a femur bone and a lower body part that extends from a top end of a tibia bone to foot bones; and   an inner frame for supporting the figure in a standing manner, the inner frame including a pair of ground contacting portions that are disposed at least partially beneath feet of the figure and a pair of vertical support members that are integral to the ground contacting portions and are at least partially passed through interior locations of the lower body part and the torso part, wherein at least a portion of each ground contacting portion is located behind a heel portion of the foot to allow the assembled body parts of the figure to stand upright in a self-supporting manner, while permitting lower extremities thereof to move and be adjusted.   
     
     
         16 . The figure of  claim 15 , wherein the body has an appearance selected from the group consisting of Santa Claus, a skeleton, and a snowman. 
     
     
         17 . The figure of  claim 15 , wherein the inner frame passes through a femur bone and a tibia bone and is formed of separate upper and lower frame members that interlockingly mate with one another at an interface between the femur bones and the tibia bones, the upper and lower frame members being part of the vertical support members with the lower frame member being integrally coupled to the respective ground contacting portion.