Patent · US Expired

Lane changing car

US4248012A · kind A · utility

13Cited by

9References

7Claims

0Family size

Inventors

James S. Kirby · Redondo Beach, US
Lawrence Jones · Cherry Hill, US
Walter Moe · Los Angeles, US
Charles M. Diker · New York, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 26, 1978
Grant date	Feb 3, 1981
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 26, 1998

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA63H18/12
WIPO fieldFurniture, games
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A miniature toy steerable car uses the selective direction of rotation of the motor to effectively steer the front wheels of the vehicle. A reversible motor selectively drives one of a pair of rear wheels by means of a gear arrangement and one-way drive mechanisms such that one or the other of the rear wheels of the vehicle acts to drive and propel the vehicle in a forward direction. The motor is coupled with a front wheel steering mechanism which causes the front wheels to turn in one direction when the rotation of the motor is clockwise and causes the front wheels to turn in the other direction when the rotation of the motor is reversed or made to rotate counterclockwise.

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