Articulating ornament

Abstract

An articulating ornament is in the form of a sports figurine wherein the figurine is secured to a target surface via a post. The legs of the figurine move up and down and slightly forward and back to give the appearance that the figurine is running The arms of the figurine may also arc up and down to further the running illusion. The figurine holds a desired sports implement in one hand, which implement can be swapped out for a different implement. The figurine is capable of emitting light and sound outputs.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An articulating ornament comprising:
 a figurine in the form of a human having a torso with a head atop and a pair of legs attached to each side of the torso, the legs reciprocate in an up and down motion in response to an output of a motor, the torso also having a pair of arms attached to each side of the torso; and   a post extending downwardly from a bottom of the torso.   
     
     
         2 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 1  wherein the legs also articulate in a back and forth motion while articulating in the up and down motion. 
     
     
         3 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 2  wherein the arms articulate in an up and down arcing motion in response to the output of the motor. 
     
     
         4 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 3  further comprising at least one light located on the figurine. 
     
     
         5 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 4  further comprising a figure of a sports implement removably attached to an end of one of the arms. 
     
     
         6 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 5  wherein the motor is electrically powered by a solar collector. 
     
     
         7 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 6  wherein the figurine emits a sound track through a speaker located on the figurine. 
     
     
         8 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 7  wherein the sound track is recorded onto a storage device held within the figurine via a microphone located on the figurine. 
     
     
         9 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 7  wherein the sound track is downloaded onto a storage device held within the figurine. 
     
     
         10 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 1  wherein the arms articulate in an up and down arcing motion in response to the output of the motor. 
     
     
         11 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 1  further comprising at least one light located on the figurine. 
     
     
         12 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 1  wherein the figurine emits a sound track through a speaker located on the figurine. 
     
     
         13 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 10  wherein the sound track is recorded onto a storage device held within the figurine via a microphone located on the figurine. 
     
     
         14 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 10  wherein the sound track is downloaded onto a storage device held within the figurine. 
     
     
         15 . The articulating ornament as in  claim 1  wherein the motor is electrically powered by a solar collector.