Spring powered car with lockout mechanism
First Claim
1. A spring-powered toy car set comprising:
- a winding device defining a receiving area;
a toy car including a base, a drive wheel mounted to the base, and a driving mechanism mounted to the base, the driving mechanism including a drive spring arranged to drive the drive wheel, the driving mechanism including a post, the post shiftable between a first position and a second position, the post arranged to prevent the drive spring from driving the drive wheel when the post is in the first position, the post further arranged to permit the drive spring to drive the drive wheel when the post is in the second position;
an adaptor operatively coupled to the spring and mounted to the base, the adaptor sized and shaped to engage the winding device when the toy car is placed on the receiving area to permit winding of the drive spring; and
a portion of the receiving area arranged to shift the post to the first position in response to placement of the toy car on the receiving area.
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Abstract
A toy car comprises a base, a plurality of wheels arranged to support the base for rolling movement over a surface, a spring-powered drive train carried by the base and operatively coupled to at least one of the wheels and having at least one rotatable drive gear, a post shiftably mounted to the base and moveable between a first position and a second position and including a camming surface, and a pawl carried by the base and including a camming surface. The camming surface of the post and the camming surface of the pawl are arranged to shift the pawl into engagement with the teeth of the drive gear in response to movement of the post to the first position, and the pawl is arranged to shift away from the drive gear in response to movement of the post to the second position.
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23 Claims
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1. A spring-powered toy car set comprising:
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a winding device defining a receiving area;
a toy car including a base, a drive wheel mounted to the base, and a driving mechanism mounted to the base, the driving mechanism including a drive spring arranged to drive the drive wheel, the driving mechanism including a post, the post shiftable between a first position and a second position, the post arranged to prevent the drive spring from driving the drive wheel when the post is in the first position, the post further arranged to permit the drive spring to drive the drive wheel when the post is in the second position;
an adaptor operatively coupled to the spring and mounted to the base, the adaptor sized and shaped to engage the winding device when the toy car is placed on the receiving area to permit winding of the drive spring; and
a portion of the receiving area arranged to shift the post to the first position in response to placement of the toy car on the receiving area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A toy car comprising:
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a base;
a plurality of wheels arranged to support the base for rolling movement over a surface;
a drive train including a spring, the drive train mounted to the base and operatively coupled to at least one of the wheels by at least one drive gear, at least a portion of the drive gear surrounded by a set of teeth;
a post shiftably mounted to the base and moveable between a first position and a second position; and
a pawl shiftably mounted to the base and responsive to movement of the post, the pawl arranged to prevent rotation of the drive gear when the post is in the first position, the pawl further arranged to permit rotation of the drive gear when the post is in the second position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A toy car comprising:
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a base;
a plurality of wheels arranged to support the base for rolling movement over a surface;
a spring-powered drive train carried by the base and operatively coupled to at least one of the wheels and having at least one rotatable drive gear, the drive gear including a set of teeth;
a post shifably mounted to the base and moveable between a first position and a second position, the post including a camming surface; and
a pawl carried by the base and including a camming surface, the camming surface of the post and the camming surface of the pawl arranged to shift the pawl into engagement with the teeth of the drive gear in response to movement of the post to the first position, the pawl arranged to shift away from the drive gear in response to movement of the post to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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