Amusement devices: toys – Discrete launcher – accelerator – or retarder for toy vehicle
Patent
1996-08-16
2000-03-14
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Discrete launcher, accelerator, or retarder for toy vehicle
446457, 446484, A63H 2924
Patent
active
060365749
ABSTRACT:
A toy vehicle is operatively driven by an electric motor having a storage capacitor coupled in parallel therewith. The capacitor and motor are coupled to a pair of underside contacts on the toy vehicle for charging. The toy vehicle underside further includes an aperture and an elongated slot. A cooperating charger/launcher includes a vehicle receiving surface upon which a wheel pedestal is positioned between the area at the rear of the vehicle for raising the vehicle rear wheels. The charger/launcher further includes an interlock post received within the aperture formed on the vehicle undersurface and a safety rib received within the elongated slot of the vehicle. A pair of electrical contacts are positioned on each side of the protective rib and are coupled to a battery supply within the launcher for charging the vehicle capacitor.
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Carlson Jeffrey D.
Ekstrand Roy A.
Hafer Robert A.
Mattel Inc.
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