Toy top launcher
US4867728A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H1/02
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toy top launcher simulating a space shuttle is disclosed for launching a rotating top having a circular enlarged end and a gear adjacent the opposite end onto a flat surface. The top launcher has a chamber for supporting the enlarged ends of a plurality of tops is a row. A discharge station is provided for discharging the leading top from the chamber to a starting launching position on a launch pad. The launch pad has a pair of spaced elongated edges defining an open-ended elongated slot having a gear track along one edge thereof. A launch slider is mounted for reciprocal movement on the launch pad, and in one direction of movement engages the top and urges the gear thereof into meshing engagement with the gear rack. Further movement of the slider imparts rotation and forward motion to the top, expelling the top from the open-end of the slot.
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