Rolling toy

• US 6,902,464 B1
• Filed: 05/19/2004
• Issued: 06/07/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silver Manufactory Holdings Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Silver Manufactory Holdings Company Limited
• Inventors: Lee, Michael Pui Kuen
• Primary Examiner(s): Miller, Bena B.
• Application Number:
  US10/849,313
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 446/438, 446/413, 446/236, 446/484, 446/457, 446/458, 446/409, 446/396, 446/431, 446/454, 446/456, 473/570, 473/594, 473/571, 180/6.2, 180/6.48
• US Class Current: 446/456
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 11/08 Toys performing somersaults
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/00 Toy vehicles, e.g. with self-drive; convertible into other toys A63H33/003; Cranes, winches or the like; Accessories therefor traffic games with figures moved by players A63F9/14
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 29/22 Electric drives power supply through track A63H18/12
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 30/04 using wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/005 Motorised rolling toys
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical musical tops A63H1/28; sound-producing dolls A63H3/28; musical toy vehicles A63H17/268; acoustical vehicle-signalling devices A63H17/32; whistling toy locomotive arrangements A63H19/14; music, sound or noise production in general G10

Abstract

A rolling toy includes a chassis, an electric power source attached to the chassis, a remote signal receiver, an electric motor attached to the chassis and receiving power from the power source in response to a signal received by the remote signal receiver, a pair of riding surface-engaging wheels mounted co-axially to the chassis and capable of rotating independently of one another, and wherein at least one of the wheels is driven to rotate by the electric motor, and a dome-shaped profile formed on each wheel and adapted to bear upon the riding surface to assist in righting the toy, should it topple in use.

Claims

1. A rolling toy comprising:

a chassis,

an electrical power source attached to the chassis,

a remote signal receiver,

an electric motor attached to the chassis and receiving power from the power source in response to a signal received by the remote signal receiver,

a pair of riding surface-engaging wheels mounted co-axially to the chassis and capable of rotating independently of one another, and wherein at least one of the wheels is driven to rotate by the electric motor, wherein one of the wheels is connected to an input gear, and the electric motor drives the input gear, and

a dome-shaped profile formed on each wheel and adapted to bear upon the riding surface to assist in righting the toy, should it topple in use.

2. The rolling toy of claim 1, wherein the chassis forms a hub flanked at opposed sides by the riding service-engaging wheels.

3. The rolling toy of claim 2, further comprising an arm extending radially from the chassis and having an end that can engage with a riding surface to restrict counter-rotation of the hub.

4. The rolling toy of claim 3 wherein the arm is light-transmissive, and further comprising a light source at the chassis for directing light into the arm.

5. The rolling toy of claim 4 wherein the light source produces intermittent light, or light of differing colour.

6. The rolling toy of claim 1, wherein both of the wheels are driven to rotate by the electric motor.

7. The rolling toy of claim 1, comprising a further electric motor and wherein the other wheel is driven to rotate by the further electric motor.

8. The rolling toy of claim 7, wherein the other wheel has an input gear, and the further electric motor has an output sprocket that drives the input gear.

9. The rolling toy of claim 1 further comprising a speaker mounted to the chassis and a sound generator from which the speaker receives an electrical signal.