Non hand-held toy

• US 5,090,708 A
• Filed: 12/12/1990
• Issued: 02/25/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Moran Dán, Roni Raviv, Yonatan Gerlitz
• Original Assignee: Moran Dán, Roni Raviv, Yonatan Gerlitz
• Inventors: Moran, Dan, Gerlitz, Yonatan, Raviv, Roni
• Primary Examiner(s): Layno, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US07/626,537
• Time in Patent Office: 440 Days
• Field of Search: 273/310-312, 273/DIG. 17, 434/22, 434/21, 434/323, 356/152, 455/82, 455/79, 250/216, 250/221
• US Class Current: 463/5
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/0291 with a simulated projectile, e.g. an image on a screen
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/2633 using a TV type screen, e.g. a CRT, displaying a simulated target
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/2655 in which the light beam is sent from the weapon to the target
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 273/17 Head mounted

Abstract

A toy including headgear mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor, apparatus for indicating on the visor a sighting reference and non-hand actuated apparatus for producing simulated firing on a target. Preferably the headgear and the non-hand actuated apparatus are operative for producing simulated firing on a target which appears on a television screen in an interactive television game.

Claims

1. A firing toy comprising:

headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference; and

non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on a target.

2. A toy according to claim 1 and wherein said non hand activation means is mounted on said headgear.

3. A toy according to claim 2 and wherein said non hand held activation means comprises a voice activated simulated firing controller.

4. A toy according to claim 1 and also comprising detector means removably mounted on said headgear for detecting simulated hits on said target.

5. A toy according to claim 4 and wherein said detector means comprise:

an IR sensor; and

means for providing an output indication that IR light has impinged on said IR sensor.

6. A toy according to claim 5 and wherein said IR sensor is sensitive to IR light impinging thereupon from any direction.

7. A toy according to claim 1 and wherein said visor comprises:

a generally transparent curved substrate; and

a partially light reflective coating on said substrate.

8. A toy according to claim 7 and wherein said means for producing said sighting reference comprises a source of visible light for projecting said sighting reference onto said visor so that said sighting reference appears to be located at an infinite distance from a user.

9. A toy according to claim 7 and wherein said curved substrate has the shape of a portion of a sphere.

10. A toy according to claim 1 and wherein said simulated weapon system comprises an IR light emitting means.

11. A toy according to claim 10 and wherein said IR light from said IR light emitting means is boresighted to a line of sight of a user.

12. An interactive television game system comprising:

interactive television game apparatus;

headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference;

non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on a target; and

hand operated means for providing attitude control in an interactive television game.

13. An interactive television game system comprising:

interactive television game apparatus including a screen to display at least one target;

headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference;

non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on said at least one target;

and wherein said screen displays said at least one target as a bright area so as to be viewable by a user.

14. A system according to claim 13 and wherein said simulated weapon system is boresighted to a line of sight through said sighting reference to enable a user to aim at said at least one target.

15. A system according to claim 14 and also comprising detector means for detecting said at least one target wherein said detector means is boresighted to said line of sight such that said target is registered as hit on coincidence between activation of said simulated firing system and detection of a bright area by said detector means.