Toy vehicle having fanciful facial expression
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1. A toy vehicle comprising:
- a body having a windshield, a windshield aperture, and a deformable bumper having a mouth aperture formed therein;
a pair of movable eye pupils supported in said windshield;
a pair of movable eyebrows supported in said windshield;
a drive system supported within said body having a movement mechanism that moves said deformable bumper, said eye pupils and said eyebrows; and
a control mechanism for controlling said drive systemsaid body further including a backing sheet covering said windshield aperture, said backing sheet being supported behind said movable eye pupils.
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Abstract
A toy vehicle includes a body supported by a plurality of wheels. The body also includes a roof and rear window supporting a plurality of user inputs. Within the toy vehicle body, a microprocessor controlled drive and steering mechanism is operative. The operation of the microprocessor is set by the user inputs. The body further supports a movable bumper mouth and movable eyes and eyebrows behind the windshield.
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1. A toy vehicle comprising:
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a body having a windshield, a windshield aperture, and a deformable bumper having a mouth aperture formed therein; a pair of movable eye pupils supported in said windshield; a pair of movable eyebrows supported in said windshield; a drive system supported within said body having a movement mechanism that moves said deformable bumper, said eye pupils and said eyebrows; and a control mechanism for controlling said drive system said body further including a backing sheet covering said windshield aperture, said backing sheet being supported behind said movable eye pupils. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A toy vehicle comprising:
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a body having a windshield aperture, a windshield, a plurality of wheels, and a backing sheet covering said windshield aperture; a pair of movable eye pupils; a first mechanism for supporting and moving said eye pupils behind said windshield, said backing sheet being supported behind said movable eye pupils; a pair of movable eyebrows; a second mechanism for supporting and moving said eyebrows behind said windshield; a deformable front bumper defining a mouth aperture therein; a third mechanism for supporting and deforming said front bumper upon said body; a controller operatively coupled to control said first mechanism and said second mechanism to create facial expressions for said toy vehicle; and a plurality of user inputs coupled to the body for providing user programming inputs to said controller, said controller accumulating input commands from said user inputs to establish a sequence of execution for said toy vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A toy vehicle, comprising:
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a body having a first aperture and a deformable bumper coupled to the body that defines a second aperture; at least one movable eye member coupled to the body located proximate to the first aperture; at least one movable eyebrow coupled to the body located proximate to the first aperture; and a drive mechanism disposed in the body, the drive mechanism being connected to the deformable bumper to change the shape of the second aperture, the drive mechanism being connected to the at least one movable eye member and the at least one movable eyebrow to move the at least one movable eye member and the at least one movable eyebrow relative to the first aperture, wherein the movement of the at least one movable eye member, the at least one movable eyebrow, and the deformable bumper creates an expression for the toy vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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