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Interactive toy

  • US 6,964,572 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2003
  • Issued: 11/15/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. A developmental toy for small children, the toy comprisinga contacting member;

  • an electric motor that rotates the contacting member to move the toy along a surface;

    a sensor responsive to input from a child; and

    a controller that, in response to indication from the sensor of receipt of the input, signals the electric motor to move the toy from a starting position for an initial period of time in an initial direction, signals the motor to wait a waiting period of time, and if no further input is received within the waiting period of time, signals the motor to move the toy in an opposite sense, generally toward the starting location, at an angle between about 90 degrees to about 270 degrees relative to the initial direction.

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