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Flywheel controlled toy

  • US 4,623,320 A
  • Filed: 10/25/1984
  • Issued: 11/18/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1983
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A toy which comprises:

  • a housing;

    a motor mounted on said housing, said motor producing a rotational output in a constant direction to move portions of said toy;

    motor control means mounted on said housing in operative association with said motor, said motor control means being for controlling said motor by accelerating and decelerating said motor;

    a flywheel rotatably mounted on said housing;

    motion transfer means located on said housing in operative association with said flywheel and said motor for transferring rotation of said motor to said flywheel whereby said flywheel can be rotated by said motor;

    switch means mounted on said housing in operative association with said flywheel said switch means including a switching member mounted to said housing for movement from at least a first position to a second position with respect to said housing, means including said flywheel for moving said switching member from one to the other of said positions and back again, respectively, in response to acceleration and deceleration of said motion transfer means with respect to said flywheel;

    output means mounted on said housing in operative association with said motor whereby said motor drives said output means, said output means being capable of outputting a selected one of at least two independent outputs, said output means further operatively associated with said switch means whereby said output means outputs one of its outputs in response to said switching member being in one of said positions and said output means outputs a further of its outputs in response to said switching member being in the other position;

    said switch means including at least one switch gear operatively associated with said motor so as to be rotated by said motor;

    said switch means further including a positioning member rotatably mounted on said housing for changing the position of said switch gear relative to said motor, said switch gear being eccentrically mounted on said positioning member so as to rotate in association with said positioning member whereby it can move from a position effecting its use in one of said outputs to another position effecting its use in another of said outputs.

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