Turret toy vehicle
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1. A toy fire engine comprising a body, wheel and axle assembly, aerial ladder and turret means, said turret means comprising:
- a first turret member including a frustoconical side wall and a substantially flat upper wall, said side wall being intermediate said body and said upper wall, said side wall being integral with both said body and said upper wall, said side wall and said upper wall defining a cavity;
a second member including a frustoconical portion and an integral upwardly extending ladder support, said frustoconical portion being disposed within the cavity defined by said first member for rotational movement therein, said ladder support extending through said opening in said upper wall;
locking means for securing said second member within said first member and for securing said aerial ladder to said ladder support;
whereby said second member may be rotated within said first member thereby pivoting said aerial ladder about a central axis.
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Abstract
A toy fire engine is disclosed including a body, wheel and axle assembly, aerial ladder, ladder support and loose ladder. The ladder support may include a turret for pivotal support of the ladder about a vertical axis. The fire engine body may include a ladder carrier which limits sideward movement and linear movement of a loose ladder when disposed in the carrier.
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16 Claims
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1. A toy fire engine comprising a body, wheel and axle assembly, aerial ladder and turret means, said turret means comprising:
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a first turret member including a frustoconical side wall and a substantially flat upper wall, said side wall being intermediate said body and said upper wall, said side wall being integral with both said body and said upper wall, said side wall and said upper wall defining a cavity; a second member including a frustoconical portion and an integral upwardly extending ladder support, said frustoconical portion being disposed within the cavity defined by said first member for rotational movement therein, said ladder support extending through said opening in said upper wall; locking means for securing said second member within said first member and for securing said aerial ladder to said ladder support; whereby said second member may be rotated within said first member thereby pivoting said aerial ladder about a central axis. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. A toy fire engine comprising body means, wheel and axle assembly, aerial ladder and loose ladder, said body means including ladder carrying means comprising lateral guide means for limiting sideward movement of said loose ladder when said loose ladder is disposed in said ladder carrying means, said ladder carrying means further including slot means, said loose ladder including at least one outwardly extending locking flange for engagement in said slot means thereby limiting forward and rearward movement of said ladder when disposed in said carrying means.
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8. A toy vehicle comprising a body, wheel and axle assembly and turret means, said turret means comprising:
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a first turret member including a frustoconical side wall means and a substantially flat upper wall means, said side wall means being intermediate said body and said upper wall means, said side wall means being in locked engagement with both said body and said upper wall means, said side wall means and said upper wall means defining a cavity; a second member including a frustoconical portion and an upwardly extending support means, said frustoconical portion being disposed within the cavity defined by said first member for rotational movement therein, said support means extending through said opening in said upper wall means; locking means for securing said second member within said first member; whereby said second member may be rotated within said first member thereby pivoting said support means. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A toy vehicle including boom means and turret means for rotatably supporting said boom means, said turret means comprising a hub and a swivel member;
- said hub including side and top walls defining a cavity, said top wall having an opening therein;
said swivel member having a body portion and an upwardly extending boom support portion, said body portion lying in and effectively filling said cavity for rotation therein; and
means for securing said body portion in said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
- said hub including side and top walls defining a cavity, said top wall having an opening therein;
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