Spinning toy vehicle and game
US8568191B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H29/24
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toy vehicle which may have the capability to raise and lower a spin mechanism within the vehicle to lift the vehicle up off of a surface and spin the vehicle in a top-like manner when the spin mechanism is charged. The vehicle may further include a chassis with a cavity to house the spin mechanism and a release mechanism to direct the spin mechanism to lower a spin shaft below wheels on the vehicle. Energy may be generated in a power drive system and transferred to the vehicle via a transfer gear in the spin mechanism. Another embodiment of the vehicle may also transforms between multiple configurations, including a spinning top, and utilizes a launch mechanism to spin the vehicle in a top-like manner. This embodiment may further include a sliding front segment, a sliding rear segment, two sliding side segments and a receiving cavity. When the sliding front segment and rear segment move toward one another, the two side segments are pushed outward and direct a spin shaft downward to extend below the vehicle. Energy generated and stored in the power drive system may be transferred to the vehicle via the rotation of the launch shaft to spin the vehicle on the spin shaft.
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