Amusement devices: toys – Rolling or tumbling – Vehicle and means for freeing or launching object therefrom
Reexamination Certificate
2002-05-10
2003-03-04
Banks, Derris N. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Rolling or tumbling
Vehicle and means for freeing or launching object therefrom
C446S438000, C446S270000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06527619
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to toy vehicles, and more particularly to a toy vehicle having a projectile firing apparatus.
A variety of toy vehicles which shoot or launch projectiles of various types are known in the prior art. Toy manufacturers consistently seek to add innovative new features to such toy vehicles to make them more versatile and/or entertaining. By way of example, some toy vehicles include a solenoid as a firing apparatus to shoot ping pong balls upon electrical actuation. Other toy vehicles include disk launching apparatus to launch disks onto a supporting surface. Many of these toy vehicles include complex electromechanical firing apparatus which are difficult and/or costly to manufacture.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
According to one aspect of the invention, a toy vehicle is provided having a vehicle body, a projectile firing apparatus rotatably mounted on the vehicle body and a ram mounted within the firing apparatus. A spring is operably coupled to the ram. A firing lever is rotatably coupled to the firing apparatus and the ram such that rotation of the firing lever about an axis of rotation first retracts the ram against the spring and then abruptly releases the ram to strike a projectile within the firing apparatus to fire the projectile from the firing apparatus.
In another aspect, the invention is a toy vehicle that comprises a vehicle body; a projectile firing apparatus on the vehicle body; a handle operably connected to the firing apparatus to manually fire projectiles from the firing apparatus; and a pair of foot rests pivotally mounted and releasably latched to the vehicle body.
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Agostini Matthew F.
Dougherty William F. M.
Fosbenner Mary Ellen G.
Robotham Jeremy S.
Abdelwahed Ali
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.
Banks Derris N.
Mattel Inc.
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