Power supply toy and motorized vehicle

• US 3,949,517 A
• Filed: 10/04/1974
• Issued: 04/13/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lawrence L. Reiner
• Original Assignee: Lawrence L. Reiner
• Inventors: McNett, John P., Reiner, Lawrence L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Louis G.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cutting, Robert F.
• Application Number:
  US05/512,087
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 46/45, 46/243 M, 46/243 AV, 46/244 R, 46/247, 339/11
• US Class Current: 446/26
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/18 Figure toys which perform a realistic walking motion
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 13/00 Toy figures with self-moving parts, with or without movement of the toy as a whole
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 13/04 Mechanical figures imitating the movement of players or workers
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/22 Scooters with driver figure propelled by their wheels or by movement of the figure

Abstract

A toy power supply having a battery power pack and a pair of conductive leads extending therefrom; each lead having an output contact element connected thereto and the electrical output contact elements may be individual elements or form part of a glove, mitten or prong-like electric power wand or "prod". The output contact elements are compatible with pairs of input contact elements on electrically actuated toys and accessories, such as dolls and vehicles. In operation, the output contact elements operate in effect as a kind of switch, and upon said contacts properly engaging a pair of input contact elements of a toy, whatever toy one is operating will then start to function, whether it is a motor or light or other accessory.

Claims

1. An electrically energized toy for use in combination with a portable power supply having a pair of output contact elements, comprising:

a housing forming generally the body of said toy and having a pair of input contact elements adopted to be co-operatively associated with said output contact elements, said input contact elements having terminal elements for providing positive electrical contact with the output contact elements, electrically actuated means in said toy, and conductive paths extending between said input contact elements and said means for energizing same, thereby operating said toy.

2. The toy according to claim 1, wherein said electrically actuated means is an electric motor, and said motor is supported by said housing.

3. The toy according to claim 2, wherein said toy is a vehicle having a plurality of wheels.

4. The toy according to claim 3, wherein said vehicle is a toy motor cycle.

5. The toy according to claim 3, wherein said vehicle is a toy robot.

6. The toy according to claim 4, including a toy doll having a pair of input contact elements adapted to be cooperatively associated with said output contact elements, and having a pair of output contact elements adapted to be co-operatively associated with said pair of input contact elements on said housing of said toy;

and conductive paths extending between said pairs of contact elements on said toy doll.

7. The toy according to claim 4, including a motor driven flywheel forming a part of said electric motor, and the driving means for said vehicle.

8. The toy according to claim 7, including rear wheel means secured to said flywheel.

9. The toy according to claim 8, including means for raising said rear wheel means off the surface upon which said vehicle is resting.

10. The toy according to claim 6, therein said input contact elements of said toy motorcycle and said pair of output contact elements of said toy doll are provided with means for guiding and locking said contact elements together in position for providing positive conductive paths through the mating pairs of contact elements.

11. The toy according to claim 10, wherein said input contact elements of said toy doll are resilient.