Toys capable of being animated by depressing
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1. A toy comprising:
- a) a body including an upper case half and a lower case half;
b) a base captured within the body and moveable inwardly and outwardly relative to the lower case half;
c) a rack and a gear assembly disposed within the base, the rack being secured to the upper case half and moveable inwardly of the base for rotating the gear assembly in a first direction and outwardly of the base for rotating the gear assembly in a second direction during movement of the base relative to the lower case half;
d) axle means driven by the gear assembly when the gear assembly is rotated in the second direction, and wheel means mounted on the axle means for rotation thereby during driving of the axle means;
e) a first spring means urging the rack towards the outward position for permitting a user to operate the toy by depressing and releasing the body relative to the base;
f) a single triggering circuit having a switch defined by two contact points, one contact point being carried by the upper case half and the other contact point being carried by the base, whereby the two contact points are caused to come into engagement and close the circuit when the body is depressed relative to the base;
g) a sounding means and a flashing means electrically connected in the triggering circuit for actuation upon closing of the circuit; and
,h) a second spring means disposed between the two contact points for prolonging the closing of the circuit upon releasing of the body.
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Abstract
A toy vehicle operated by depressing a body downwardly with respect to a captured case containing a rack and gear assembly so that upon release of the body, the rack actuates the gear assembly to rotate a set of wheels. Visual and sonic effects may be provided for actuation during depressing of the body.
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1. A toy comprising:
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a) a body including an upper case half and a lower case half; b) a base captured within the body and moveable inwardly and outwardly relative to the lower case half; c) a rack and a gear assembly disposed within the base, the rack being secured to the upper case half and moveable inwardly of the base for rotating the gear assembly in a first direction and outwardly of the base for rotating the gear assembly in a second direction during movement of the base relative to the lower case half; d) axle means driven by the gear assembly when the gear assembly is rotated in the second direction, and wheel means mounted on the axle means for rotation thereby during driving of the axle means; e) a first spring means urging the rack towards the outward position for permitting a user to operate the toy by depressing and releasing the body relative to the base; f) a single triggering circuit having a switch defined by two contact points, one contact point being carried by the upper case half and the other contact point being carried by the base, whereby the two contact points are caused to come into engagement and close the circuit when the body is depressed relative to the base; g) a sounding means and a flashing means electrically connected in the triggering circuit for actuation upon closing of the circuit; and
,h) a second spring means disposed between the two contact points for prolonging the closing of the circuit upon releasing of the body.
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Current AssigneeChuan-Tien Chuang
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Original AssigneeChuan-Tien Chuang
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InventorsChuang, Chuan-Tien
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Primary Examiner(s)Yu, Mickey
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Application NumberUS08/603,077Time in Patent Office553 DaysField of Search446/409, 446/457, 446/464, 446/486, 446/438, 446/439, 446/484, 446/485US Class Current446/409CPC Class CodesA63H 17/00 Toy vehicles, e.g. with sel...A63H 29/04 Helical-spring driving mech...
