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Abstract

A toy having two modes of locomotion includes a body having a fly wheel rotatably mounted thereon. A further wheel is also rotatably mounted on the body. A plurality of appendage members each having ends are also mounted to the body about one of their ends. The appendage members are movable on the body between a retracted and extended position. When in the retracted position, the body is supported on a support surface by the fly wheel and the other wheel and can be moved across a support surface by energizing the fly wheel. When the appendage members are in the extended position, they contact the support surface such that the body is then supported by the appendage members. The fly wheel is connected to the appendage members via a gear train and appropriate crank disks and crank followers. Motion of the fly wheel can be transferred via the gear train, the crank disks and the crank followers to the appendage members so as to move the appendage members with respect to the body. When the body is so supported by the appendage members when they are in their extended position and motion is transferred to them from the fly wheel, the toy walks across a support surface on the appendage members.

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