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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4563626 | Rechargeable wireless-control toy A rechargeable wireless-control toy racer is disclosed which includes a wireless transmitter, a control signal from which is received by a wireless receiver for controlling the toy racer. In accordance with the invention the toy racer contains a battery a... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4563162 | Toy car remotely controllable by fiber optic means A remote-controllable toy car is disclosed in which a car body is connected to an operating device through a single or a plurality of optical fibers. The toy car may be controlled in a simple optical communication system and is suitable for a small child.... | 01/07/1986 |
| 4548584 | Computer controlled mobile device A mobile device to be connected to a home microcomputer is arranged to facilitate and encourage experimentation by the user. The device is largely made from construction kit ports, facilitating modifications and additions to its structure. Drive is provid... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4545776 | Steering mechanism for self-powered vehicles and vehicles employing said steering mechanism A steering mechanism for self-powered vehicles and vehicles employing this mechanism are disclosed. The steering mechanism is characterized by a yoke pivotably attached to the vehicle frame which carries one of the vehicle's axles. A crown gear is provide... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4508516 | Steering system and reversible drive for toy vehicles A remote control toy vehicle having a chassis with a pair of wheels respectively adjacent opposite ends thereof, a pair of electric motors of reversible polarity, drive mechanism respectively between said motors and the fore and aft wheels on opposite sid... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4485555 | Drafting device for use with computers A drawing device having a platform from which a marking instrument is suspended and wheels for moving the instrument over the surface of a drawing medium, a pair of these wheels being mounted equidistantly on opposite sides of the instrument, each of the ... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4426806 | Model landsailer A remote controlled model landsailer includes a wheeled vehicle having a sail supported on a mast with a fixed rig position, in which realistic heeling is produced by an outrigger structure including a transversely-mounted resilient wire having wheels at ... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4383388 | Toy remote-control motor bicycle A toy remote-control bicycle of the type is disclosed wherein a rear wheel is mounted on the rear portion of a chassis and a front wheel is mounted on the front portion of a chassis via a front fork portion in a manner switchable in either the clockwise o... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4377918 | Multi-function toy vehicle A multi-function toy vehicle is provided which may be used in connection with electric track games. The toy vehicle includes a chassis and a motor supported on the chassis for driving the vehicle. A DC voltage is supplied to the vehicle by a DC power sour... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4373293 | Toy racing game A toy racing game includes at least one vehicle powered by a windup spring motor and a track on which the vehicle runs. The vehicle includes an exposed winding member which when rotated winds up the spring motor. An energizing station is located in associ... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4358104 | Tethered toy vehicle control apparatus A tethered vehicle control apparatus is described which includes a control station and a remote station. A strand connecting the control station to the remote station exits from the remote station through an aperture for connection to a self-propelled toy... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4331849 | Lever control for realistic driving toy A control lever for a toy wherein the lever has two degrees of freedom and includes a stem portion loosely engaging a hole centrally located in an electrically non-conductive switch plate. The square switch plate has four rectangular electrically conducti... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4327517 | Steering mechanism for scale model vehicles A steering mechanism (10) for a scale-model vehicle (12) includes a pair of journal boxes (50), (51) having arcuate racks (56), (57) provided on their lower and upper cover plates (54), (53), respectively, for coacting with pinions (62) to swing wheel-car... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4325199 | Engine sound simulator A remote controlled car driven by an electric motor energized with a battery has an internal combustion engine sound simulator that transmits signals to one or more remote receivers having audio outputs that simulate an internal combustion engine driving ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4306630 | Radio controlled miniature target vehicle and radio control accessory for binoculars An extended vision control device or accessory for selective attachable-detachable use with visual aid instruments such as binoculars, or monocular optical telescopes and the like, to enhance both visual tracking and radio control movement of mobile vehic... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4272916 | Proximity responsive toy A wheel-supported figure toy in the form of a pup has a driving motor to propel it in a forward direction. Proximity sensors in the form of capacitor plates control operation of the motor. When a child's hand or the like approaches the rear of the figure,... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4209942 | Remote control car A four wheel drive toy car having an elongated body with rounded ends and a diameter greater than the height of said elongated body so that the car will run equally well inverted. The wheels have convex outer sides so that the car will not rest on its sid... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4207502 | Motor driving system for remote controlled mobile toys Separate high low pass of frequency filters are employed in a circuit to control the input response signal to a pair of motors for operating a mobile toy in response to a frequency modulated radio wave transmitted by a transmitting unit.... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4188750 | Control cable A control cable for controlling a device both mechanically and electrically. The device is made up of a spring wire dipped in an insulation material such as vinyl and an electrical conductor which is wrapped around the spring wire and coating and redipped... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4187637 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle is provided for use in a toy vehicle game including an endless track defining at least two parallelly extending vehicle lanes in which two or more toy vehicles are adapted to be operated. The toy vehicle includes a reversible rotary drive mo... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4168468 | Radio motor control system A radio control system having a radio-controlled model toy on which a d-c power supply, a receiver and two electric motors are mounted, and a transmitter for maneuvering the radio-controlled model toy, and characterized in that the transmitter is construc... | 09/18/1979 |
| 4160253 | Radio controlled, battery-operated model toy A radio controlled, battery-operated model toy having an electric motor, a battery device for supplying energy to the electric motor, a radio control receiver, and a servo mechanism operated by the output of the receiver, wherein a voltage responsive auto... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4156987 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle is provided for use in a toy vehicle game including an endless track defining at least two parallely extending vehicle lanes in which two or more toy vehicles are adapted to be operated. The toy vehicles each include a reversible electric ro... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4143307 | Motor speed control circuit apparatus A pulse width modulated DC motor speed control circuit for models including a demodulator for receiving an input pulse having a width which may vary from a reference width, and for generating a first positive output pulse having a width proportional to th... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4142323 | Track and motor with resiliently connected flywheel This amusement device includes a suspended flexible track attached to a support at one end, and a motor driven device slidingly mounted to the track in guided relation. A control system is provided which includes a pair of elongate clutch elements wrapped... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4114080 | Explosion simulating device An electro-mechanical device for simulating an explosion or report is disclosed. A capacitor is charged to a preselected voltage by a battery or a.c. source. A neon lamp indicates when the capacitor has been fully charged. One electrode of the capacitor i... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4080602 | Wireless control system for a travelling toy using a single transmitting and receiving channel This invention is concerned with a remote control trans-receiver system in which a transmitter having a single channel is used for transmitting information to a remote receiver adapted to receive the information for controlling the movements of a toy vehi... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4007646 | Model vehicle control system A control system for controlling a model vehicle on a long flexible rod which allows considerable freedom of motion of the vehicle. A hand held control unit has controls operated by both hands and by the thumbs, providing three double or two-way channels ... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3935667 | Amusement device An amusement device having a housing which supports a rotatable member, such as a shaft. A power unit is supported by the housing for rotating the shaft. Track means is provided which includes one or more elongated, flexible track elements for selective f... | 02/03/1976 |
