Amusement devices: toys – Having permanent magnet – For operating valve – switch – or clutch
Patent
1996-06-11
1997-10-14
Yu, Mickey
Amusement devices: toys
Having permanent magnet
For operating valve, switch, or clutch
446136, 446397, 446458, A63H 3326
Patent
active
056765827
ABSTRACT:
A rolling toy includes a sphere body composed of two parts between which a axle is connected, a frame disposed in the sphere body and having a motor disposed thereto which is mechanically connected to a gear assembly, an end gear of the gear assembly fixedly mounted to the axle, a magnetic switch disposed to the frame and including a switch element and a first magnetic element, a weight disposed to the frame and located opposite to the first magnetic element, a second magnetic element magnetically adhered to an outer surface of the sphere body and magnetically lifting the first magnetic element so as to actuate the magnetic switch to let the gear assembly be operated such that when the sphere is rolled, the second magnetic element will always be magnetically adhered to an upper position of the rolling sphere body.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2452939 (1948-11-01), La Forge
patent: 2505626 (1950-04-01), Palmer
patent: 4726800 (1988-02-01), Kobayashi
patent: 4993983 (1991-02-01), Kurita et al.
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