Remotely controlled vehicle
First Claim
1. A remotely-controlled toy vehicle comprising:
- a toy vehicle;
a paintball launcher;
a mounting assembly for pivotally mounting the paintball launcher to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane;
a rocket launcher for launching reusable toy rockets mounted to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane;
a container for holding a plurality of paintballs;
a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle, the paintball launcher and the rocket launcher; and
a safety interlock system comprising at least one of a motion detector and an angle detector for disabling said launchers unless predetermined conditions are detected.
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Abstract
A remotely-controlled vehicle is disclosed. According to various embodiments, the vehicle includes components that may be added to an existing vehicle or added at the time of manufacture. The components include at least one of a pneumatic projectile launcher and a water cannon, a rocket launcher having one or more rockets launchable from the vehicle, at least one video camera system for capturing and transmitting video images, and a controller for controlling the projectile launcher, water cannon, rocket launcher, and video camera system. Each of the one or more rockets may include at least one solid-propellant rocket motor, and each of the one or more video camera systems may include at least one video camera mounted for selective orientation in at least one plane.
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14 Claims
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1. A remotely-controlled toy vehicle comprising:
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a toy vehicle; a paintball launcher; a mounting assembly for pivotally mounting the paintball launcher to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; a rocket launcher for launching reusable toy rockets mounted to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; a container for holding a plurality of paintballs; a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle, the paintball launcher and the rocket launcher; and a safety interlock system comprising at least one of a motion detector and an angle detector for disabling said launchers unless predetermined conditions are detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A remotely-controlled toy vehicle comprising:
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a toy vehicle; at least one projectile launcher; a mounting assembly for pivotally mounting the projectile launcher to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; a rocket launcher for launching reusable toy rockets mounted to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle, the projectile launcher and the rocket launcher;
wherein said projectile launcher is structured to launch solid projectiles made of a soft material selected from the group consisting of foam, sponge, cloth and soft plastic, and said vehicle further comprises a container connected to said projectile launcher for holding a plurality of said solid projectiles; and
,a safety interlock system comprising at least one of a motion detector and an angle detector for disabling said launchers unless predetermined conditions are detected. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A remotely-controlled toy vehicle comprising:
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a toy vehicle; at least one projectile launcher; a mounting assembly for pivotally mounting the projectile launcher to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; a rocket launcher for launching reusable toy rockets mounted to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle, the projectile launcher and the rocket launcher; and at least one safety interlock system comprising at least one of a motion detector and an angle detector for disabling the operation of said projectile launcher and said rocket launcher unless predetermined conditions are detected. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A remotely-controlled toy vehicle comprising:
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a toy vehicle and, mounted thereto, at least two enhancements selected from the group consisting of a projectile launcher, a rocket launcher for launching reusable toy rockets, a water cannon, and a camera system; at least one mounting assembly for pivotally mounting at least one enhancement to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle and the operation of said enhancements; and
,a safety interlock system comprising at least one of a motion detector and an angle detector for disabling at least one of said enhancements unless predetermined conditions are detected.
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12. A remotely-controlled toy vehicle comprising:
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a toy vehicle and, mounted thereto, a projectile launcher for launching projectiles selected from the group consisting of paintballs, foam projectiles, sponge projectiles, cloth projectiles and soft plastic projectiles; a mounting assembly for pivotally mounting the projectile launcher to the vehicle for movement through at least one plane; a camera system; a first container connected to the projectile launcher for holding a plurality of projectiles; a controller for remotely controlling the movement of the vehicle and the operation of said projectile launcher, and said camera system; and
,a safety interlock system comprising at least one of a motion detector and an angle detector for disabling at least said projectile launcher unless predetermined conditions are detected. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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