Remotely controlled toy motorized snake
US6461218B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H11/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A motorized snake includes a chassis having a front end and a rear end with at least one ground contacting drive wheel. A neck is pivotally coupled with the front edge of the chassis to pivot forward and back. A head portion, which includes eyes and an extending tongue, is pivotally connected to the front portion of the neck. A multi-section tail including a trailer and at least one follower is coupled with the rear end of the chassis. The trailer has at least one ground contacting wheel and is coupled with the rear end of the chassis to pivot side to side on the rear end of the chassis. The one or more followers are coupled with the rear end of the trailer in a chain to pivot side to side on the rear end of the trailer. A motor or other prime mover in the chassis is drivingly coupled with the drive wheel to rotate the wheel to propel the snake and simultaneously with the neck so as to move the neck forward and back on the front end of the chassis, and also with the trailer so as to move the trailer side to side on the rear end of the chassis.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.