Fantastic wall-climbing toy
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1. A wall climbing toy comprising:
- an outer body, having front and rear ends,a drive mechanism disposed within said body, said drive mechanism comprising;
an endless belt having an upper flight and a lower flight,a plurality of suction disks mounted on said belt for contacting a surface,a drive motor,speed reducing gear means drivingly interconnecting said motor and said endless belt for rotating said belt to bring said suction disks into contact with a surface at a front end of said lower flight when said body is driven forwardly, and to pull said suction disks from the surface at a rear end of said lower flight, anda plurality of wires connecting said belt with each of said suction disks, said wires each having a first end fixed to said belt and a second end fixed to an associated disk at an edge thereof which first arrives at said rear end of said lower flight as the latter moves rearwardly, to pull said rear edge upwardly in response to upward travel of said first end of said wire, each said wire bending its associated disc toward an orientation confronting the surface as such disk approaches contact with the surface at said front end of said lower flight to promote adherence with the surface.
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Abstract
A wall climbing toy has a drive mechanism comprising a driven endless belt and a plurality of suction disks mounted on the belt. A plurality of wires interconnect the belt with the disks to (1) pull the latter from the surface, and (2) bend the disks toward a surface-confronting condition as the disks approach the surface.
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1. A wall climbing toy comprising:
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an outer body, having front and rear ends, a drive mechanism disposed within said body, said drive mechanism comprising; an endless belt having an upper flight and a lower flight, a plurality of suction disks mounted on said belt for contacting a surface, a drive motor, speed reducing gear means drivingly interconnecting said motor and said endless belt for rotating said belt to bring said suction disks into contact with a surface at a front end of said lower flight when said body is driven forwardly, and to pull said suction disks from the surface at a rear end of said lower flight, and a plurality of wires connecting said belt with each of said suction disks, said wires each having a first end fixed to said belt and a second end fixed to an associated disk at an edge thereof which first arrives at said rear end of said lower flight as the latter moves rearwardly, to pull said rear edge upwardly in response to upward travel of said first end of said wire, each said wire bending its associated disc toward an orientation confronting the surface as such disk approaches contact with the surface at said front end of said lower flight to promote adherence with the surface.
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Current AssigneeYun-Long You
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Original AssigneeYun-Long You
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InventorsYou, Yun-Long
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Primary Examiner(s)Shay, F. Barry
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Application NumberUS06/499,454Time in Patent Office511 DaysField of Search46/251, 46/124, 46/123, 46/206, 46/103, 46/132, 46/266US Class Current446/177CPC Class CodesA63H 11/04 Climbing figures moving up-...
