Player actuated flying toy
US4174105A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/18096
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A game apparatus includes a generally vertically oriented rotatable shaft mounted on a base and a playing object pivotally connected to the top of the shaft for operator controlled movement. A drive mechanism is mounted within the base and includes first and second plates mounted for reciprocal translatory movement. The second plate includes a longitudinal slot surrounding a drive gear or ratchet secured to the shaft. The slot includes opposing ratchet teeth pitched in opposite directions for alternate engagement with the drive gear. The second plate is connected to the first plate for relative movement such that one set of ratchet teeth engages the gear upon reciprocal movement of the first plate in a first direction and the other set of ratchet teeth engages the gear upon movement of the first plate in a second direction to rotate the drive gear in a single selected direction. The playing object includes a tiltable arm secured to the top of the shaft and a toy airplane on one end of the arm and a centrifugally operated weight on the other end that varies the elevation of the toy airplane relative to the base in proportion to the speed of rotation of the shaft.
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