Dynamo powered toy
First Claim
1. A toy comprising:
- a housing;
a dynamo within said housing converting manual movement into an electrical charge;
a housing charge storage device located in said housing powered by operation of said dynamo;
a vehicle charge storage device storing the electrical charge generated by said dynamo;
a miniature vehicle having said vehicle charge storage device located therein and induced to locomote through receiving the electrical charge from said vehicle charge storage device;
a dock for selectively creating an electrical coupling of said vehicle to said dynamo to transfer the electrical charge and decoupling to allow said vehicle to locomote; and
a grip that facilitates steadying said housing while imparting manual energy into an armature of said dynamo.
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Abstract
A toy is provided that has a dynamo for converting manual movement into an electrical charge for the dynamo located within a housing. A miniature vehicle is induced to locomote through receipt of the electrical charge. A dock is provided for selectively creating an electrical coupling of the vehicle to the dynamo to transfer the electrical charge and decoupling to allow the vehicle to locomote. A charge storage device and an electrical motor in the vehicle allow for prolonged vehicle locomotion separate from the charge transfer by the dynamo. A toy is also provided that has a dynamo for converting manual movement into an electrical charge, the dynamo located within a housing. The dynamo transfers an electrical charge to a wheeled miniature vehicle through an electrically conductive circuit about which the vehicle travels. Additional amusement functions of LED light output or speaker auditory output are optionally provided.
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23 Claims
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1. A toy comprising:
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a housing; a dynamo within said housing converting manual movement into an electrical charge; a housing charge storage device located in said housing powered by operation of said dynamo; a vehicle charge storage device storing the electrical charge generated by said dynamo; a miniature vehicle having said vehicle charge storage device located therein and induced to locomote through receiving the electrical charge from said vehicle charge storage device; a dock for selectively creating an electrical coupling of said vehicle to said dynamo to transfer the electrical charge and decoupling to allow said vehicle to locomote; and a grip that facilitates steadying said housing while imparting manual energy into an armature of said dynamo. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A toy comprising:
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a housing; a dynamo having a dynamo armature within said housing converting manual movement into an electrical charge; a miniature wheeled vehicle induced to travel through receiving the electrical charge; an electrically conductive circuit transferring the electrical charge to said vehicle via an electrically conductive fixture attached to said vehicle that is complementary to the circuit and configured to engage the circuit about which said vehicle travels; and a throttle control on said housing controlling speed of the travel of said miniature vehicle to less than that achievable through immediate rotation of said dynamo armature by manual movement. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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