Impact responsive toy vehicle
US4571197A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 1985 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H17/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An impact responsive toy vehicle in which two separable halves each carrying surface engaging wheels are connected together to provide a vehicle supported on the surface engaging wheels. A torsion spring biases the joinable ends of the two halves to separate and each flip over. The parts are retained together by a connecting latch that is disengageable by a slidable lever that moves in reponse to a force on an extending front bumper. One half carries a rotatable lock including a lug that cooperates with an abutment on the lever to lock the trigger lever against sliding movement in response to impact on the bumper. Fail-safe combination of the two parts rendering the impact responsive feature totally inoperative is accomplished by assembling the parts together with the arm of the torsion spring received in a recess on the underside of the chassis of the other half.
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