Fishing toy

• US 6,537,124 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2001
• Issued: 03/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Staff
• Original Assignee: Staff
• Inventors: Todokoro, Masatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Banks, Derris H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILLIAMS, JAMILA O
• Application Number:
  US10/026,723
• Publication Number:
  US 20030040251A1
• Time in Patent Office: 453 Days
• Field of Search: 446/153, 446/154, 446/156, 446/158, 446/314-315, 446/330, 446/352, 446/353, 446/431, 446/454, 273/443, 273/447, 273/456, 273/459, 273/460, 273/448
• US Class Current: 446/153
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 9/305 Fishing games with magnetic pieces A63F9/34

Abstract

A fishing toy comprising a fishing rod comprising in turn a handgrip portion to which the fishing rod is attached, a fishing line adapted to elongate via the fishing rod and a toy body fishing means attached to a distal end of the fishing line, and a toy body formed to mock fish and adapted to be fished up with the toy body fishing means, the toy body comprising a power supply, a driving means adapted to be driven with the power supply and an operation switch for varying the driven conditions of the driving means, the fishing toy being characterized in that;

the fishing rod has an operating means for varying the driving speed of the driving means provided on the toy body and a transmission means for transmitting operation information operated by the operating means to the toy body and that the toy body is provided with a reception means for receiving the information transmitted from the fishing rod.

Claims

1. A fishing toy comprising a fishing rod comprising in turn a handgrip portion to which said fishing rod is attached, a fishing line adapted to elongate via said fishing rod and toy body fishing means attached to a distal end of said fishing line, and a toy body formed to mock fish and adapted to be fished up with said toy body fishing means, said toy body comprising a power supply, driving means adapted to be driven with said power supply and an operation switch for varying the driven conditions of said driving means, said fishing toy being characterized in that;

said fishing rod has operating means for varying the driving speed of said driving means provided on said toy body and transmission means for transmitting operation information operated by said operating means to said toy body and that said toy body is provided with reception means for receiving said information transmitted from said fishing rod, whereby the propelling speed of said toy body can be varied by varying the driven conditions of said driving means based on said information transmitted from said fishing rod or information from said operating switch.

2. A fishing toy as set forth in claim 1, wherein said toy body is adapted to be played in water, said toy body being provided with a vertical rudder for propelling said toy body in vertical directions and a horizontal rudder for propelling said toy body in horizontal directions.

3. A fishing toy as set forth in claim 2, wherein said vertical rudder is steered in advance so that said toy body submerges downwardly.

4. A fishing toy as set forth in claim 1, wherein the driving speed of said driving means on said toy body which is operated from said fishing rod is set so as to be operated to an optional propelling speed which is equal to or lower than a maximum driving speed.

5. A fishing toy as set forth in claim 1, wherein said toy body is adapted to be played on a road surface, and wherein wheels are provided on said toy body which allows said toy body to run on the road surface, whereby said toy body can run on the road surface when operated from said fishing rod.

6. A fishing toy as set forth in claim 1, wherein the driving speed of said driving means on said toy body is made to reach its maximum when said operating switch is activated.