Spinning toy vehicle and game
First Claim
1. A vehicle with spinning capabilities comprising:
- a chassis with a cavity to accommodate a spin mechanism;
at least two wheels rotatably attached to the chassis;
the spin mechanism including a flywheel housing, a flywheel with a transfer gear, and a spin shaft extending from the center of the flywheel with a clutch to engage the chassis and flywheel to transfer energy from the flywheel to the chassis;
a capability to raise and lower the spin mechanism within the cavity between at least a raised position and a lowered position, the lowered position further defined by the spin shaft lowering to lift the vehicle off of a surface, and such that the clutch engages the flywheel and chassis to spin simultaneously on the spin shaft when the flywheel is energized;
a trigger to direct the capability to raise and lower the spin mechanism to lower the spin mechanism to the lowered positionan energy generator in communication with the transfer gear,wherein energy transferred from the energy generator spins the spin shaft and flywheel via the transfer gear, and a first activation of the trigger lowers the flywheel and spin shaft to the lowered position to lift the vehicle off of the surface and engages the clutch such that the flywheel and chassis spin simultaneously on the spin shaft.
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Abstract
A toy vehicle which may have the capability to raise and lower a spin mechanism within the vehicle to lift the vehicle up off of a surface and spin the vehicle in a top-like manner when the spin mechanism is charged. The vehicle may further include a chassis with a cavity to house the spin mechanism and a release mechanism to direct the spin mechanism to lower a spin shaft below wheels on the vehicle. Energy may be generated in a power drive system and transferred to the vehicle via a transfer gear in the spin mechanism. Another embodiment of the vehicle may also transforms between multiple configurations, including a spinning top, and utilizes a launch mechanism to spin the vehicle in a top-like manner. This embodiment may further include a sliding front segment, a sliding rear segment, two sliding side segments and a receiving cavity. When the sliding front segment and rear segment move toward one another, the two side segments are pushed outward and direct a spin shaft downward to extend below the vehicle. Energy generated and stored in the power drive system may be transferred to the vehicle via the rotation of the launch shaft to spin the vehicle on the spin shaft.
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Citations
21 Claims
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1. A vehicle with spinning capabilities comprising:
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a chassis with a cavity to accommodate a spin mechanism; at least two wheels rotatably attached to the chassis; the spin mechanism including a flywheel housing, a flywheel with a transfer gear, and a spin shaft extending from the center of the flywheel with a clutch to engage the chassis and flywheel to transfer energy from the flywheel to the chassis; a capability to raise and lower the spin mechanism within the cavity between at least a raised position and a lowered position, the lowered position further defined by the spin shaft lowering to lift the vehicle off of a surface, and such that the clutch engages the flywheel and chassis to spin simultaneously on the spin shaft when the flywheel is energized; a trigger to direct the capability to raise and lower the spin mechanism to lower the spin mechanism to the lowered position an energy generator in communication with the transfer gear, wherein energy transferred from the energy generator spins the spin shaft and flywheel via the transfer gear, and a first activation of the trigger lowers the flywheel and spin shaft to the lowered position to lift the vehicle off of the surface and engages the clutch such that the flywheel and chassis spin simultaneously on the spin shaft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A transforming vehicle and launch system comprising:
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a vehicle with a chassis, a sliding front segment, a sliding rear segment, two sliding side segments and a capability to transform between multiple configurations including a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein movement of the front segment and rear segment toward one another pushes the two sliding side segments outward to further define the second configuration; the chassis including at least two wheels rotatably attached thereto and a cavity to accommodate a spin mechanism; the spin mechanism including a flywheel housing, a flywheel with a transfer gear, a spin shaft extending from the center of the flywheel and a friction clutch to transfer energy from the flywheel to the flywheel housing and chassis; a capability to raise and lower the spin mechanism within the cavity in accordance with the first configuration and the second configuration, respectively, the second configuration further defined by the spin shaft lowering to lift the vehicle off of a surface, and such that the friction clutch engages the chassis and flywheel to spin simultaneously when the flywheel is energized; a trigger to direct the spin mechanism to lower when the vehicle transforms from the first configuration to the second configuration; and an energy generator in communication with the transfer gear, wherein energy transferred to the transfer gear from the energy generator spins the flywheel and chassis when the friction clutch transfers energy from the flywheel to the chassis to spin the vehicle on the spin shaft in the second configuration. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of playing a game comprising:
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providing at least two vehicles, each vehicle having spinning capabilities and comprising; a chassis; a spin mechanism including a spin shaft and a flywheel with a transfer gear; an energy generator in communication with the transfer gear to energize the flywheel; a friction clutch to engage the spin mechanism and chassis to transfer energy from the flywheel to the chassis; a capability to raise and lower the spin mechanism between at least a first position and a second position, the second position further defined by the spin shaft lowering to lift the vehicle off of a surface, and such that the friction clutch engages the spin mechanism and chassis to spin simultaneously when the flywheel is energized; providing an energy generator for each vehicle in communication with each respective transfer gear to transfer energy to the respective flywheel; each player of a plurality of players selecting a vehicle and energy generator; directing each player to set the spin mechanism to the first position; directing each player to activate their energy generator to transfer energy to the spin mechanism via the transfer gear; directing each player to launch their vehicles such that a trigger directs the capability to raise and lower the spin mechanism lowers the spin shaft to lift the vehicle off of the surface such that the vehicles spin on their respective spin shafts toward one another and collide; awarding points to a player based on the result of the collision; and winning the game by obtaining a predetermined number of points. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A vehicle with spinning capabilities comprising:
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a chassis with a cavity to accommodate a spin mechanism; at least two wheels rotatably attached to the chassis; the spin mechanism including a flywheel with a transfer gear; a spin shaft extending through a center aperture of the flywheel, a center aperture of the transfer gear, and at least one aperture of the chassis; a friction clutch to engage the flywheel and chassis to transfer energy from the flywheel to chassis; a capability to raise and lower the spin shaft between at least a raised position and a lowered position, the lowered position further defined by the spin shaft lowering to lift the vehicle off of a surface, and such that the friction clutch engages the flywheel and chassis to spin simultaneously when the flywheel is energized; a trigger to direct spin shaft movement between the raised position and lowered position; and an energy generator in communication with the transfer gear, wherein energy transferred from the energy generator spins the flywheel via the transfer gear, and a first activation of the trigger lowers the spin shaft to the lowered position such that friction forces engage the flywheel and chassis to spin the vehicle on the spin shaft. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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Specification