Light shooting and detecting toy figures
US6071166A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H13/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention disclosed herein provides toy objects such as action figures, robots, vehicles, creatures, etc., with apparatus for playing a shooting game controlled by one or more human players. Each toy object includes either a energy emitter, a energy sensor, or both. The toy objects are manipulatable by the players to face the emitters and the sensors in directions to hit other objects with radiated energy or avoid being hit with radiated energy from other objects. In the preferred embodiment, the emitter radiates infrared light and the sensor detects infrared light, and are operated from a backpack movably attached to an action figure. Control of radiating and detecting infrared light is similar to the control in a currently popular "laser" shooting games available from Toymax Inc. under the trademark "Laser Challenge".
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