Grounded flying saucer toys

• US 4,209,941 A
• Filed: 07/10/1978
• Issued: 07/01/1980
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Edmond A. Bourque
• Original Assignee: Edmond A. Bourque
• Inventors: Bourque, Edmond A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bell, Jr., Houston S.
• Application Number:
  US05/923,143
• Time in Patent Office: 722 Days
• Field of Search: 46/230, 46/251
• US Class Current: 446/231
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/00 Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; convertible into other toys A63H33/003; Cranes, winches or the like; Accessories therefor traffic games with figures moved by players A63F9/14
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/32 Acoustical or optical signalling devices

Abstract

There is disclosed in the present application a motorized toy vehicle adapted to travel over a floor under its own power and to simulate on a miniaturized scale a popular concept of a space vehicle commonly referred to as a "flying saucer". The toy includes in addition to a drive for propelling the vehicle along the floor, a revolving dome shaped covering having a series of windows through which vari-colored flashing light is seen.

Claims

1. A toy simulating a grounded flying saucer comprising a prime mover, a set of wheels on which the toy is adapted to being propelled along a generally horizontal surface, at least one of the wheels being a driving wheel, a speed reducer interposed between the prime mover and the driving wheel, a vertical shaft also coupled to the prime mover and a rotatable circular dome substantially enveloping the interior parts of the toy, mounted on and rotated by the vertical shaft as the toy is propelled along the surface.

2. A toy according to claim 1 further characterized in that the prime mover is an electric motor and the speed reducer is a two stage spur gear reduction.

3. A toy according to claim 1 further characterized in that the dome is formed with at least one translucent window and further comprising a battery powering the prime mover, at least one electric lamp on the interior of the dome connected to the battery and a flasher switch interconnected between the battery and the lamp whereby light from the flashing lamp is emitted through the window.

4. A toy according to claim 3 further comprising a plurality of generally equally spaced windows in the dome through which flashing light is emitted.

5. A toy simulating a grounded flying saucer comprising a prime mover, a set of wheels on which the toy is adapted to being propelled along a generally horizontal surface, at least one of the wheels being a driving wheel, a speed reducer interposed between the prime mover and the driving wheel, a vertical shaft also coupled to the prime mover, a dome covering the interior parts of the toy and rotated by the vertical shaft as the toy is propelled along the surface, a battery powering the prime mover, at least one electric lamp on the interior of the dome connected to the battery, a flasher switch interconnected between the battery and the lamp and a filter disc fitted with a plurality of different colored light transmitting filters, mounted on the vertical shaft and rotated thereby, the dome having at least one translucent window through which vari-colored flashing light is emitted from the flashing lamp and through the filters.

6. A toy according to claim 5 further comprising a plurality of generally equally spaced windows in the dome through which flashing light is emitted.