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Skateboarding toy

  • US 4,836,819 A
  • Filed: 05/20/1988
  • Issued: 06/06/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/02/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A skate-boarding toy comprising:

  • a skateboard (1) having top, bottom, front, rear, and side portions, a drive wheel (14) mounted adjacent said rear portion and steerable wheels rotatably mounted adjacent said front portion;

    a mechanism frame (38) fixedly mounted on said top portion of said skateboard and having a vertical axis;

    a rotating frame (57) mounted on said mechanism frame for rotation about said vertical axis;

    a toy body (99) mounted on said skateboard to face toward said side portion and includinga lower body frame (90) surrounding said mechanism frame in fixed relation thereto, andan upper body frame (91) mounted on said rotatable frame for rotation therewith;

    an output mechanism (102) mounted on said mechanism frame and having a power output (64);

    a first actuating arm (44) rotatably mounted on said mechanism frame and connected to be driven by said power output;

    a steering rod (22) mounted on said skateboard and operatively connected between said first actuating arm and said steerable wheels to steer the latter; and

    a second actuating arm (45) rotatably mounted on said mechanism frame and connected between said rotating frame and said power output to rotate said rotating frame simultaneously with steering movement of said steerable wheels.

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