Amusement devices: toys – Balanced or self-righting
Patent
1998-12-07
2000-10-10
Miller, Bena B.
Amusement devices: toys
Balanced or self-righting
446431, 446440, 446442, 446448, 446465, 446466, A63H 1318, A63H 1506
Patent
active
061296074
ABSTRACT:
A self-righting remote control vehicle including a chassis, paired front and rear wheels rotatably mounted on the respective left and right sides of the chassis, and an upwardly tapered, generally pyramidal-shaped body mounted on the chassis. Each of the wheels has a peripheral portion which extends beyond the lower rear and side edge margins of the body such that when the vehicle is rolled over, a portion of at least one of the wheels normally engages the supporting surface. The vehicle further includes two separate drive systems for respectively rotatably driving the left and right pairs of front and rear wheels, and still further includes a remote control receiver for receiving control signals from a remote control transmitter and a controller for selectively independently controlling the separate drive systems responsive to the control signals received. The vehicle is operational in a rolled over condition wherein at least one of the front and/or rear wheels eventually engages the supporting surface and cooperate therewith to cause the vehicle to right itself during movement. According to one embodiment the body has the shape of a figure riding on an all terrain vehicle.
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Hoeting Michael G.
Mullaney Sean T.
Bang Zoom design, Ltd.
Miller Bena B.
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