Toy vehicle remote controller

• US 20020132556A1
• Filed: 03/16/2001
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: May Cheong Toy Products Factory Ltd. (May Cheong Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: May Cheong Toy Products Factory Ltd. (May Cheong Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: So, Moon-Lam
• Application Number:
  US09/809,785
• Publication Number:
  US 20020132556A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/456
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission

Abstract

A toy car radio controller has a housing 10 with an open compartment 13 in one side A radio controllable car 14 fits into the compartment for storage when not in use. Electrical contacts connect a battery of the controller to a battery of the car when the car is stored in the controller.

Claims

1. A toy vehicle remote controller and a controllable vehicle, in which the controller has an open compartment into which at least a substantial part of the toy vehicle can fit and be secured.

2. A toy remote controller and a controllable vehicle according to claim 1, in which the compartment is configured such that the vehicle can only fit to the controller in one chosen orientation.

3. A toy remote controller and a controllable vehicle according to claim 2, in which the compartment has walls shaped to fit snugly against at least parts of outer surfaces of the vehicle in the one chosen orientation.

4. A toy remote controller and a controllable vehicle according to claim 1, including posts in a base of the compartment that receive and slide into co-operating apertures in an outer surface of the vehicle when the vehicle is fitted in the compartment.

5. A toy remote controller and a toy vehicle according to claim 4, in which there are at least two posts that carry electrical contacts and co-operating of the apertures have electrical contacts for mating with the electrical contacts on the posts.

6. A toy vehicle remote controller and a toy vehicle according to claim 1, in which the vehicle fits completely inside the compartment.

7. A toy remote controller and a toy vehicle according to claim 6, including a lid for closing off the compartment.