Patent · US Expired

Toy motorcycle configurable as a hovercycle

US6350171B1 · kind B1 · utility

14Cited by
24References
8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 3, 2000
Grant dateFeb 26, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 3, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H33/003
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toy motorcycle body supports a pair of front-to-back extending chassis shafts in a pivotal attachment. A front wheel and a rear wheel are each formed of respective wheel halves and supported by the pivotable chassis shafts. The chassis shafts each support respective lever cams which cooperate with a pivotally supported lever actuated by the user. The chassis shafts also support a pair of spring cams which cooperate with a return spring. The action of the spring upon the spring cams pivots the chassis shafts to place the front and rear wheel halves together configuring the toy motorcycle as a conventional motorcycle. The manipulation of the pivotally supported lever by the user overcomes the spring force and pivots the chassis shafts so as to move the respective wheel halves to a split outwardly extending configuration to mimic a hovering device.

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