Remote control ball
First Claim
1. In a system of hollow ball and vehicle with wheels, steering and a power circuit for same, and means for remotely controlling steering and forward-reverse direction of the vehicle, the improvement comprising:
- means for increasing wheel traction on the ball inner surface comprising;
said ball being inflatable and of soft flexible material which when the ball is partially inflated can wrap partially around said wheels for increasing traction area, means for indicating forward orientation of said vehicle for purposes of said remote control, including said ball being at least in part light-conductive, means for illuminating said light conductive part of said ball when said light conductive part is at a particular location generally ahead of said vehicle, said means for illuminating comprising a light on a forward part of said vehicle, and said means for indicating also indicating rotation of said ball and comprising means for modulating said illuminating when the ball is rotating.
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Abstract
An improved system of the type having a ball or sphere and within it a remote-control powered vehicle, has provisions for determining vehicle orientation for more efficient control including one or more of: transparent ball portions, color ball portions and forward-illuminating spotlight; ability to store the vehicle with the ball inflated is provided by a mercury switch which turns off power when the vehicle is inverted; angle strips improve traction externally and a soft, semi-inflated ball is used for better internal traction between vehicle and ball wall; charging of vehicle batteries through the ball wall is disclosed.
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6 Claims
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1. In a system of hollow ball and vehicle with wheels, steering and a power circuit for same, and means for remotely controlling steering and forward-reverse direction of the vehicle, the improvement comprising:
- means for increasing wheel traction on the ball inner surface comprising;
said ball being inflatable and of soft flexible material which when the ball is partially inflated can wrap partially around said wheels for increasing traction area, means for indicating forward orientation of said vehicle for purposes of said remote control, including said ball being at least in part light-conductive, means for illuminating said light conductive part of said ball when said light conductive part is at a particular location generally ahead of said vehicle, said means for illuminating comprising a light on a forward part of said vehicle, and said means for indicating also indicating rotation of said ball and comprising means for modulating said illuminating when the ball is rotating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- means for increasing wheel traction on the ball inner surface comprising;
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