Mechanical action toy

Details Mechanical action toy Mechanical action toy

1980-02-08

1981-09-08

Mancene, Gene

46 43, 46 47, A63H 3300

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042876800

ABSTRACT:
A mechanical action toy for young children and the like includes a housing or enclosure having a plurality of separate compartments in communication with each other and one of the compartments is provided with an exterior wall of light transmitting material comprising a window to permit viewing of the interior. A dump truck having a movable hopper is mounted in the window compartment and is adapted to contain a plurality of playing pieces such as marbles or the like which are collected in the hopper and subsequently may be dumped therefrom. A manually activated elevator system is provided in the other compartment for collecting dumped out marbles and elevating the same for discharge back into the hopper of the dump truck after the hopper is returned to a collecting or marble holding position.
In addition, the toy apparatus includes a pair of wheels which are driven to rotate and to move up and down to resemble traveling over a rough and bumpy road. An animated figure in the form of a truck driver is mounted in the cab of the dump truck and is selectively movable. A push button whistle is provided to make a sound that resembles the toot of a horn and another sound generator is incorporated with the system for drivingly rotating and moving the truck wheels up and down.

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"Marble Pump", Marlin Toy Products Inc. Horicon, Wis., Mar. 1966.

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