Miniature toy vehicle

• US 6,672,937 B1
• Filed: 12/23/2002
• Issued: 01/06/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Planet Toys Inc.
• Original Assignee: Stephen J. Motosko
• Inventors: Motosko, Stephen J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Banks, Derris H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cegielnik, Urszula M
• Application Number:
  US10/328,518
• Time in Patent Office: 379 Days
• Field of Search: 446/454, 446/456, 446/437, 446/431, 446/424, 446/427, 446/428, 446/465, 446/448, 446/441
• US Class Current: 446/437
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/26 Details; Accessories drive mechanisms A63H29/00

Abstract

A miniature toy vehicle, preferably of the wireless control self-propelled type equipped to flip or upset another similar toy vehicle or object upon forward impact therewith. The preferred toy vehicle includes a molded toy car body supporting front and rear wheels, steering, a control circuit board, a drive motor and a battery. A front flipping member is supported by the car body having a forwardly distal portion at a height, when the flipping member is armed, for engagement beneath a lower side or end margin of another toy vehicle or an object. The flipping member will upwardly flip or upset the other toy car or object when a trigger member thereof strikes the other toy car or an object.

Claims

1. A miniature toy vehicle equipped to flip another toy vehicle of similar size and shape, comprising:

a molded substantially unitized toy car body supporting moveable wheels which facilitate rollably propelling said toy vehicle at another toy vehicle;

flipping member operably supported by said car body for limited pivotal movement about a transverse pivotal axis positioned centrally of said car body, and having a forwardly distal portion thereof extending forwardly of said car body at a height, when said flipping member is in a lowered armed position and biased upwardly, sufficient to engage beneath a lower side or end margin of the other toy vehicle;

a trigger member having a trigger bar and holding said flipping member in the armed position whereby, when said trigger bar strikes another toy car, said flipping member upwardly flips the other toy car.

2. A wireless controlled miniature toy vehicle equipped to flip another toy vehicle of similar size and shape, comprising:

a molded toy car body supporting front and rear wheels, a front wheel steering mechanism, a control circuit board therefor, a drive motor and a battery which facilitate rollably propelling and steering said toy vehicle at another toy vehicle;

a flipping member pivotally supported by said car body about a transverse axis and having a forwardly distal portion thereof extending forwardly of said car body at a height, when said flipping member is armed in an upwardly biased lower position, sufficient to engage beneath a lower side or end margin of another toy vehicle;

a trigger member which maintains said flipping member in the armed position whereupon, when said trigger member strikes another toy car, said flipping member moves upwardly to flip the other toy car.

3. A miniature toy vehicle equipped to flip another toy vehicle of similar size and shape upon forwardly impact therewith, comprising:

a molded toy car body supported by moveable wheels which facilitate rollably propelling said toy vehicle in a forward direction at another toy vehicle;

a flipping member pivotally supported by said car body about a single transverse axis through said car body and having a forwardly distal portion thereof extending forwardly of said car body at a height, when said flipping member is biasingly armed and ready for rapid upward independent pivotal movement about said transverse axis sufficient to engage beneath a lower side or end margin of another toy vehicle;

a trigger member which holds said flipping member in the armed position whereupon, during forward motion of said toy vehicle, when a trigger member thereof strikes another toy car, said flipping member releases said trigger member which moves upwardly to flip the other toy car.