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US3101569A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Remote electrically controlled wheeled toy

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-05-17
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Granted: 1963-08-27
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Expires: 1980-05-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Andrew N Giardina

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 19:48
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/003; A63H17/00; A63H17/26; A63H17/36; A63H30/00; A63H30/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 152 words
A REMOTELY CONTROLLED TOY AIRPLANE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A TOY AIRPLANE, MOUNTED ON WHEELS, A REVERSIBLE ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTED ON SAID AIRPLANE FOR SELECTIVELY DRIVING SAID AIRPLANE FORWARDLY OR REARWARDLY, A REMOTE CONTROL ELEMENT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR BY A FLEXIBLE CABLE AND BEING IN THE FORM OF A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-CIRCULAR STEERING WHEEL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL CASING EXTENDING DIAMETRICALLY THEREOF, STATIONARY DRY CELL MEANS SNUGLY ENCLOSED IN SAID CASING, SAID AIRPLANE INCLUDING A PAIR OF SOLENOIDS AND FRONT WHEEL BRAKING ELEMENTS OPERATED THEREBY TO OBTAIN STEERING MOVEMENTS OF SAID AIRPLANE, A CYLINDRICAL ELEMENT MOUNTED FOR ROLLING MOVEMENT IN A CONFINED PORTION OF SAID CASING, ELECTRICAL CONTACT STRIPS MOUNTED IN A WALL PORTION OF SAID CASING AND COOPERABLE WITH SAID ROLLING CONTACT ELEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ROTATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF SAID STEERING WHEEL IN ITS OWN PLANE FOR SELECTIVELY ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOIDS TO EFFECT RIGHT AND LEFT STEERING MOVEMENTS OF SAID AIRPLANE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 152 words
A REMOTELY CONTROLLED TOY AIRPLANE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A TOY AIRPLANE, MOUNTED ON WHEELS, A REVERSIBLE ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTED ON SAID AIRPLANE FOR SELECTIVELY DRIVING SAID AIRPLANE FORWARDLY OR REARWARDLY, A REMOTE CONTROL ELEMENT ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID MOTOR BY A FLEXIBLE CABLE AND BEING IN THE FORM OF A SUBSTANTIALLY SEMI-CIRCULAR STEERING WHEEL HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL CASING EXTENDING DIAMETRICALLY THEREOF, STATIONARY DRY CELL MEANS SNUGLY ENCLOSED IN SAID CASING, SAID AIRPLANE INCLUDING A PAIR OF SOLENOIDS AND FRONT WHEEL BRAKING ELEMENTS OPERATED THEREBY TO OBTAIN STEERING MOVEMENTS OF SAID AIRPLANE, A CYLINDRICAL ELEMENT MOUNTED FOR ROLLING MOVEMENT IN A CONFINED PORTION OF SAID CASING, ELECTRICAL CONTACT STRIPS MOUNTED IN A WALL PORTION OF SAID CASING AND COOPERABLE WITH SAID ROLLING CONTACT ELEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ROTATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF SAID STEERING WHEEL IN ITS OWN PLANE FOR SELECTIVELY ENERGIZING SAID SOLENOIDS TO EFFECT RIGHT AND LEFT STEERING MOVEMENTS OF SAID AIRPLANE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-08-26 1967-02-25 1967-08-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-08-26 1971-02-25 1971-08-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-08-26 1975-02-25 1975-08-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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