Amusement devices: toys – Rolling or tumbling – Including extrinsic guide or means cooperable with extrinsic...
Patent
1994-08-24
1996-04-16
Yu, Mickey
Amusement devices: toys
Rolling or tumbling
Including extrinsic guide or means cooperable with extrinsic...
446455, 446229, 1041381, 104126, 104119, 105 30, A63H 1800, A63H 3002, A63H 2102
Patent
active
055076793
ABSTRACT:
A toy vehicle system has a vehicle provided with a resiliently biased driven wheel. The wheel is driven by a motor and interposed gears for rotating said driven wheel. The driven wheel is in contact with a lateral side of the track. The motor and driven wheel are mounted on a panel which is positioned for relative movement within a slot in the vehicle pedestal. Track engaging elements, which may preferably be spools, have a pair of rotatable elements in engagement with each side of the track. A pair of resiliently biased electrical pickups is disposed in contacting relationship with the electrically energized track rails. One or more lights may be provided on the vehicle. The vehicle is preferably disposed within a closed hollow enclosure. A feature of the present invention is the ability of the vehicle to move efficiently regardless of whether the track is oriented horizontally, vertically, at intermediate angles, inverted or twisted, and also regardless of whether the track has portions of different elevation from other portions. The vehicle may have a pedestal composed of two or more relatively rotatable sections. The vehicle for use in the toy vehicle system is also disclosed.
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