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A toy assembly is provided with manual and electrical operation units which can be selectively actuated to rotate a shaft, which has a helical advancing path, in one direction in an ascending chamber. Toy elements are moved upward in the ascending chamber and descend by gravity along a descending pa

A toy assembly is provided with manual and electrical operation units which can be selectively actuated to rotate a shaft, which has a helical advancing path, in one direction in an ascending chamber. Toy elements are moved upward in the ascending chamber and descend by gravity along a descending path provided in a descending chamber. The manual operation unit incorporates a first clutch mechanism for disconnecting the manual operation unit from the rotary shaft so as to prevent the rotary shaft to turn in another direction that can move the toy elements downward. A second clutch mechanism is provided to disconnect the rotary shaft from the electrical operation unit when the rotary shaft is driven via the manual operation unit.

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[ What I claim is:] [1.] A toy assembly comprising:a support having an ascending chamber, at least one descending chamber, an upper passage intercommunicating the tops of said ascending and descending chambers, a lower passage intercommunicating the bottoms of said ascending and descending chambers;

[ What I claim is:] [1.] A toy assembly comprising:a support having an ascending chamber, at least one descending chamber, an upper passage intercommunicating the tops of said ascending and descending chambers, a lower passage intercommunicating the bottoms of said ascending and descending chambers;at least one movable toy element which is movable in said ascending chamber, said upper passage, said descending chamber, and said lower passage;a rotary shaft rotatably mounted in said ascending chamber and having a helical ridge formed on the periphery thereof to provide an ascending path for said movable toy element, said rotary shaft being rotatable in one direction to move said movable toy element from said lower passage to said upper passage;a descending path provided in said descending chamber for said movable toy element to descend by gravity from said upper passage to said lower passage;a manual operation unit connected to the top of said rotary shaft for driving said rotary shaft, said unit including a first clutch mechanism for disconnecting said rotary shaft from said manual operation unit when said manual operation unit is turned in a direction opposite to said one direction of said rotary shaft;an electrical operation unit mounted on said support and connected to the bottom of said rotary shaft for driving said rotary shaft in said one direction; anda second clutch mechanism provided between said electrical operation unit and said rotary shaft for disengaging said rotary shaft from said electrical operation unit when said manual operation mechanism is operated.