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PROGRAMMABLE TOY VEHICLE

  • US 3,780,470 A
  • Filed: 04/05/1972
  • Issued: 12/25/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/1972
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A programmaBle toy vehicle comprising wheels, including propelling wheels and steerable wheels mounted on said vehicle for supporting the vehicle;

  • steering means mounted on said vehicle including a manually operable lever for positioning said steerable wheels;

    power-operated means mounted on said vehicle;

    a long flexible cable;

    a rewind drum mounted on the vehicle and on which said cable is initially wound;

    a program drum mounted on the vehicle and on which said cable is wound when the vehicle is propelled backwardly;

    driving means mounted on the vehicle, driven by said power-operated means and including means for driving at least one of said drums and means connecting said drums for simultaneous rotation;

    cable-engaging means connected to said steering means to guide the cable to laterally spaced areas on the program drum according to the direction in which the vehicle is steered by said steering means when the vehicle is propelled backwardly, said cable operating said cable-engaging means to operate the steering means when the cable is being drawn from the program drum and wound on the rewind drum as the vehicle is propelled forwardly by said power-operated means; and

    means on the program drum for confining the cable against slipping laterally from said laterally spaced areas when being pulled from the program drum by the rewind drum.

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