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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7244163 | Toy car kit The present invention relates to a toy car kit comprised of a block or frame, wheels, a motor and electric circuitry to operate the toy vehicle. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234990 | Remote-controlled toy vehicle having multi-mode drive mechanism A remote-controlled toy vehicle includes a plurality of road wheels supporting the toy vehicle for movement. A driving motor is selectively reversible between first and second directions of rotation and is drivingly connected to at least one of the road wheels throu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7150671 | Toy vehicle The invention relates to a toy vehicle, particularly for track-guided car racing circuits, that comprises a drive motor (10), which has a drive shaft (12), and comprises a driven axle (14), which is provided with wheels. A transmission (16 | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128634 | Convertible drive train for radio-controlled toy A radio-controlled car convertible from a two-wheel drive configuration to a four-wheel drive configuration is described. The radio-controlled car includes a chassis, a first drive assembly positioned in a first portion of the chassis, and a modular second drive ass... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7070191 | Safety driving arrangement for twist vehicle A twist vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a driving system, and a safety driving arrangement. The driving system includes a transmission member, having an upper portion connected to a steering member, rotatably supported by the vehicle frame. The safety driving arra... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7021638 | Safety driving arrangement for twist vehicle A twist vehicle includes a vehicle frame, a driving system, and a safety driving arrangement. The driving system includes a transmission member, having an upper portion connected to a steering member, rotatably supported by the vehicle frame. The safety driving arra... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6979246 | Central speed control mechanism for remote control cars An improved central speed control mechanism for remote control cars primarily comprises a housing and a cover, which are connectable to each other and are respectively provided with a pivot for connecting to the remote control car at one end and mounting helical gea... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942492 | Flexible contact connector A flexible connector for use in a model train is provided. The flexible connector includes a first coupling member associated with a first train car, and a second coupling member associated with a second train car, wherein the second coupling member is configured fo... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6893320 | Remote control apparatus with user-operated clutch controls An ergonomically comfortable remote control apparatus includes a transmission controller unit and a transmitter unit electrically connected together. The transmission controller unit includes a transmission-controller-unit handle. An accelerator control finger lever... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6551169 | Toy vehicle with rotating front end A radio controlled toy vehicle has a central chassis, a front end mounting a pair of front wheels which is rotatably coupled to the front of the chassis and a pair of rear wheels rotatingly mounted to the chassis. A single reversible electric motor is pro... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6464029 | Electrical twist vehicle The present invention relates to a motorized multi functional twist vehicle assembly that can be operated either by a user's twisting motion or by a motor. The main structure is a seat that also is the car body. In the front portion of the seat is a drive... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6450857 | Four-wheel drive toy A four-wheel drive toy including a chassis, front wheels operably connected with the chassis, and rear wheels operably connected with the chassis. A flywheel is operably connected to the front wheels and the rear wheels and operable to drive the toy. A fr... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6364736 | Toy vehicle with motor-driven and free-wheeling modes of use A toy vehicle is provided that is adapted for motor driven, battery powered operation, and in which the wheels can be disengaged from their gear train to permit free-wheeling use. The gear train for transmitting rotation from the motor drive shaft to the ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6206751 | Toy vehicle with motor-driven and free-wheeling modes of use A toy vehicle is provided that is adapted for motor driven, battery powered operation, and in which the wheels can be disengaged from their gear train to permit free-wheeling use. The gear train for transmitting rotation from the motor drive shaft to the ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6089952 | Four wheel drive toy locomotive A battery operated miniature toy locomotive for use in a toy railway system is claimed. The toy railway system comprises a toy railway track configuration made up of a plurality of wooden toy railway track segments. Each wooden track segment has a pair of... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6066025 | Toy with musical staff track and moveable note tiles A musical toy includes a train-like vehicle traveling on a track which includes visual indicia representative of a standard nine note musical staff. Note tiles having first fastener halves may engage with second fasteners at predetermined locations on the... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5951363 | Toy vehicle capable of expanding and contracting The invention provides a toy vehicle comprising a rear frame being provided with rear tires, and a front frame being provided with front tires, the front frame being retractably mounted for a expansion-and-contraction movement of the toy vehicle or viceve... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5924909 | Self-propelling rolling toy A self-propelling rolling toy includes a transparent spherical outer casing, a coupling rod provided in and coupled non-rotatably to the outer casing, a horizontal transmission shaft mounted rotatably in the outer casing, an inner body mounted rotatably o... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5859509 | Adjustable speed control for children's ride-on vehicle An adjustable speed control for use on a children's ride-on vehicle, where the speed control includes a switch assembly interposed between the battery and the motor of the vehicle. The switch assembly is selectively operable to connect the battery to the ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5762533 | Toy vehicle with adjustably positioned wheels A toy vehicle has a chassis, two axles, two pairs of wheels and four identical wheel support housings. Each wheel is mounted on a separate end of a separate one of the two axles by one of the wheel support housings. The wheels are mounted for rotation on ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5722873 | Radio-controlled toy car with an improved steering system The present invention provides a steering system provided on a chassis of a toy car comprising the following elements. A rotatable steering plate is rotatably provided on the chassis so as to rotate in a horizontal plane by a predetermined maximum angle t... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5643036 | Toy vehicle and energizer-launcher A toy vehicle has a drive wheel and a flywheel that are coupled together by a slip clutch which includes a flexible pawl extended from the drive wheel to the surface of the flywheel so that the drive wheel may be grasped and brought to an immediate stop w... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5503586 | Steering apparatus An extremely simple gear system is disclosed whereby a pair of output gears may be controlled so as to rotate in the same or opposite directions. The gear system is particularly useful as the steering system for a toy vehicle in which a reversible motor d... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5453035 | Apparatus and method of remotely retrieving a radio-controlled model An apparatus and method of retrieving a radio-controlled fuel-powered model boat is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pivot arm, with a pinion gear and an idler gear, that is attached to the shaft of a secondary motor. The idler gear in said pivot arm e... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5432416 | Driving apparatus for robot A self-propelled robot has a robot body on which a drive wheel is mounted. The drive wheel is connected to a member that can be turned about a vertical axis for steering the robot. A propulsion drive mechanism is mounted on that member for transmitting a ... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5427561 | Battery powered toy train A self-propelled toy train engine for pulling a train of wooden railroad cars over a variety of surfaces including a child safe magnetic coupling for connecting the engine to the railroad cars, high traction drive wheels for being propelled over a variety... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5374213 | Chassis and drive train for toy vehicles A chassis and drive train for toy vehicles comprises a housing, front and rear axles mounted on the housing for rotation, a drive motor, and an output power transmission coupled between the motor and the first axle for driving the first axle. A coupling t... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5304088 | Drive apparatus for vehicle toy When an electric motor is rotated normally, a left-hand driving wheel is rotated normally by a drive gear through a large gear, a left-hand small gear, and a left-hand driven gear, and a right-hand driving wheel is also rotated normally through a right-ha... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5297982 | Toy vehicle having load responsive transmission A toy vehicle includes a toy vehicle body, a plurality of drive wheels coupled to the body, a motor having an output shaft, a gear drive coupled to the output shaft and a transmission having a changeable gear ratio coupling the gear drive to at least one ... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5273478 | Toy vehicle having motor sound A toy vehicle includes a generally rectangular hollow supporting chassis and a replica vehicle body pivotally secured to the chassis at the front portion. A return spring resiliently biases the rear portion of the truck body in a generally horizontal posi... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5135428 | Toy vehicle having automatic transmission An automatic transmission for a toy vehicle includes a pinion having a driving side and a driven side and being fixedly coupled to a shaft, a high speed gear coupled to the pinion through a first clutch, and a low speed gear coupled to the pinion through ... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5112267 | Toy vehicle with movable body component A toy vehicle includes a body-and-chassis assembly comprising a main portion and a movable body component which is movable relative to the main portion. The toy vehicle further includes a manually operable operating mechanism in the body-and-chassis assem... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5100368 | Speed variable transmission system The present disclosure is related to an improved speed variable transmission system adapted for, in particular, electrically operated vehicle. The system is operated by common manual gear shift. The manual gear shift has a power source made up of a specia... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5052972 | Drive device for toy automobile A drive device for a toy automobile includes a casing open at front and rear ends thereof and covering a path of travel, a flywheel rotatably supported on the casing for coming into abutting contact with an upper surface of a toy automobile at a prescribe... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4993983 | Mobile toy having multiple siren sounds and body types A mobile toy includes a plurality of body shells, each being shaped to resemble a different vehicle type, a chassis to which any one of the plurality of body shells is selectively and detachably coupled; and siren sound generating means, mounted on the ch... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4992796 | Computed-interferometry radar system with coherent integration In a radio-frequency radar system, a radar antenna (12) irradiates a region to be monitored, and antenna elements (14a-p) arrayed irregularly about a mobile platform (10) receive the resultant echo signal, which mixers (18 and 21) translate in frequency, ... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4976650 | Device for starting a toy A starter device for a toy drive mechanism that simulates manual starting of a small engine. The starter device includes an input mechanism, operable by a user, for providing a first drive force; a memory mechanism for storing the number of operations of ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4878877 | Plug-in module for motorized toy vehicle A power module which when plugged into an open compartment in the body of a motorless toy vehicle acts to motorize the vehicle, the compartment being disposed above a coupling gear which is operatively linked to a wheel or other means to propel the vehicl... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4850931 | Spin-out toy vehicle A toy vehicle in which a flywheel motor assembly is operatively coupled to one set of wheels such that when the motor is revved up and the vehicle is released, it then advances on the ground in the forward direction. A settable distance counter assembly i... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4823632 | Gear box assembly A toy vehicle transmission assembly unit having a drive gear that is nonrotatably mounted on a driven axle, and a multiple gear train that establishes a driving connection between the drive gear and a driving gear mounted on a shaft outwardly extending fr... | 04/25/1989 |
