FOOTWEAR AND TOY VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE
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1. Apparatus for entertaining children, comprising:
- an article of footwear, including;
(i) an upper connected to an outsole;
(ii) a first electrical circuit carried by at least one of said upper and said outsole, said first electrical circuit having at least one battery, an RF transmitter and a first integrated circuit;
(iii) a forward sensor coupled to said first electrical circuit, said forward sensor being mounted to said outsole in position to be actuated by contact of said outsole with a surface, said first integrated circuit being effective to cause said RF transmitter to emit a first signal in response to actuation of said forward sensor;
a toy vehicle, including;
(i) a vehicle body having at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel;
(ii) a second electrical circuit carried by said vehicle body, said second electrical circuit having at least one battery, an RF receiver, a second integrated circuit and a switch;
(iii) a motor coupled to said second electrical circuit, said motor being drivingly connected to said at least one real wheel or front wheel;
whereby in response to input of said first signal to said RF receiver in said vehicle said second integrated circuit in said vehicle is effective to activate said motor to cause said toy vehicle to move in a first forward direction.
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Abstract
An entertainment device is provided comprising the combination of an article of footwear and a self-propelled toy vehicle whose operation may be rudimentarily controlled by the actuation of one or more sensors mounted to the outsole or upper of the article of footwear.
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1. Apparatus for entertaining children, comprising:
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an article of footwear, including; (i) an upper connected to an outsole; (ii) a first electrical circuit carried by at least one of said upper and said outsole, said first electrical circuit having at least one battery, an RF transmitter and a first integrated circuit; (iii) a forward sensor coupled to said first electrical circuit, said forward sensor being mounted to said outsole in position to be actuated by contact of said outsole with a surface, said first integrated circuit being effective to cause said RF transmitter to emit a first signal in response to actuation of said forward sensor; a toy vehicle, including; (i) a vehicle body having at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel; (ii) a second electrical circuit carried by said vehicle body, said second electrical circuit having at least one battery, an RF receiver, a second integrated circuit and a switch; (iii) a motor coupled to said second electrical circuit, said motor being drivingly connected to said at least one real wheel or front wheel; whereby in response to input of said first signal to said RF receiver in said vehicle said second integrated circuit in said vehicle is effective to activate said motor to cause said toy vehicle to move in a first forward direction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. Apparatus for entertaining children, comprising:
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an article of footwear, including; (i) an upper connected to an outsole; (ii) a first electrical circuit carried by at least one of said upper and said outsole, said first electrical circuit having at least one battery, an RF transmitter and a first integrated circuit; (iii) a forward sensor, a right-turn sensor and a left-turn sensor all coupled to said first electrical circuit, each of said forward sensor, right-turn sensor and left-turn sensor being mounted to one of said outsole and said upper, said first integrated circuit being effective to cause said RF transmitter to emit a first signal in response to actuation of said forward sensor, to emit a second signal in response to actuation of said right-turn sensor and to emit a third signal in response to actuation of said left-turn sensor; a toy vehicle, including; (i) a vehicle body having at least one front wheel and at least one rear wheel; (ii) a second electrical circuit carried by said vehicle body, said second electrical circuit having at least one battery, an RF receiver, a second integrated circuit and a switch; (iii) a motor coupled to said second electrical circuit, said motor being drivingly connected to said at least one rear wheel or front wheel; whereby in response to input of said first signal to said RF receiver in said vehicle said second integrated circuit in said vehicle is effective to activate said motor to cause said toy vehicle to move in a first forward direction, said second integrated circuit being effective to cause said vehicle to turn to the right in response to input of said second signal to said RF receiver and to cause said vehicle to turn to the left in response to input of said third signal to said RF receiver. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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