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Master and slave toy vehicle pair

US6780077B2 · kind B2 · utility

62Cited by
49References
17Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 29, 2002
Grant dateAug 24, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 29, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H30/04
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A toy vehicle combination includes a master toy vehicle and a slave toy vehicle. The master toy vehicle includes a transmitter configured to broadcast an IR tracking signal. The slave toy vehicle includes at least first and second directional IR receivers configured to receive the tracking signal from different directions around the slave toy vehicle and is configured to follow or evade the master toy vehicle, which is conventionally remotely controlled.

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