Custom Remote Controlled Vehicle Kit
First Claim
1. A kit to create toy vehicles, the kit comprising:
- a remote control to control a toy vehicle, the remote control comprising a control input and a transmitter;
a controller to control the toy vehicle, the controller comprising a receiver, the receiver remotely detecting operation of the control input and causing the controller to output control output to control the toy vehicle based on the operation of the control input; and
a switch, wherein operation of the switch adjusts a relationship between the operation of the control input and the control output.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer software to provide a kit which allows an operator to construct a variety of vehicles such as cars, boats, hovercraft, airplanes, etc. The operator can use software to select characteristics of the vehicles, and then print out sheets of paper or other thin material that can then be folded into a vehicle. Motors can be inserted into each vehicle in order to propel the vehicle. The kit can also comprise special tools which allow for forming the paper or other material into particular three dimensional shapes. The kit can also comprise a remote control transmitter and receiver so that the vehicles can be controlled remotely.
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50 Claims
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1. A kit to create toy vehicles, the kit comprising:
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a remote control to control a toy vehicle, the remote control comprising a control input and a transmitter; a controller to control the toy vehicle, the controller comprising a receiver, the receiver remotely detecting operation of the control input and causing the controller to output control output to control the toy vehicle based on the operation of the control input; and a switch, wherein operation of the switch adjusts a relationship between the operation of the control input and the control output. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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8. An apparatus to create toy vehicles, the apparatus comprising:
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an adjustable length chassis; an axle rotatably attached to the adjustable length chassis; and a motor attached to the adjustable length chassis to turn the axle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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15. A kit, comprising:
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a motor; and computer software to design a vehicle body printed on a substrate which is attached to the motor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 22)
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23. A kit to create toy vehicles, the kit comprising:
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computer modeling software performing; receiving a selection of a vehicle type comprising one of at least both a land vehicle and an air vehicle; printing on paper or other thin material indicia based on the vehicle type that is used to construct a vehicle body based on the selection; and an interchangeable power supply, motor, and receiver, to attach to the vehicle body thereby allowing the vehicle body to be controlled remotely from a remote control transmitting to the receiver, wherein the interchangeable power supply, motor, and receiver are used regardless of whether a land vehicle or air vehicle is selected.
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24. An apparatus to create toy vehicles, the kit comprising:
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a controller comprising a receiver, a steering device connected to the receiver, and a power supply; a remote control to transmit a remote signal to the receiver to control the steering device remotely; a digital storage medium storing software to print indicia on a thin substrate to create a printed substrate, wherein the printed substrate is constructed using the printed indicia into a vehicle body which is attached to the controller to form a remotely controlled toy vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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26. A method to create a toy vehicle, the method comprising:
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designing, by an operator, a digital vehicle body using a modeling program; printing out sheet(s) based on the digital vehicle body; folding or cutting the sheet(s) based on indicia on the sheet(s) to form a vehicle which corresponds to the digital vehicle body; and attaching the vehicle to a controller, the controller comprising a power supply and a receiver. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 41, 43, 45)
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48. A method to create a toy vehicle, the method comprising:
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designing, by an operator, a digital car body using a modeling program; printing out sheet(s) based on the digital car body; folding or cutting the sheet(s) based on indicia on the sheet(s) to form a car which corresponds to the digital car body; attaching the car to a controller, the controller comprising a power supply and a motor, wherein the motor is used to propel the car; designing, by an operator, a digital airplane body using the modeling program; printing out sheet(s) based on the digital airplane body; folding or cutting the sheet(s) based on indicia on the sheet(s) to form an airplane which corresponds to the digital airplane body; removing the controller from the car; attaching the airplane to the controller; and flying the airplane, wherein the motor is used to propel the airplane.
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50. A kit to create toy vehicles, the kit comprising:
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a land vehicle flat pattern embodying a land vehicle; an air vehicle flat pattern embodying an air vehicle; an interchangeable power supply, motor, and receiver, that attaches to and controls both a constructed land vehicle constructed from the land vehicle flat pattern and a constructed air vehicle constructed from the air vehicle flat pattern, the interchangeable power supply, motor, and receiver allowing both vehicles to be controlled remotely from a remote control transmitting to the receiver.
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Specification