US3648408A — Programmed self-propelled toy

Claim 1

Independent Claim 162 words

A programmed animated toy comprising: a body portion; at least one body member mounted on the body portion for movement relative thereto; drive means mounted on the body portion for moving the toy over a supporting surface; steering means for determining the path of travel of the toy; and replaceable programming means releasably mounted within the body portion and associated with said drive means for controlling the steering means and the movement of the body member relative to the body portion in a predetermined timed sequence to effectively program the path of movement of the toy and correlate the steering of the toy with the movement of said body member, said programming means including a cam drum having a plurality of cam tracks operatively associated with said drive means for rotation thereby wherein at least one track is for controlling said steering means and at least another track is for controlling the movement of said body member relative to the body portion.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 162 words

A programmed animated toy comprising: a body portion; at least one body member mounted on the body portion for movement relative thereto; drive means mounted on the body portion for moving the toy over a supporting surface; steering means for determining the path of travel of the toy; and replaceable programming means releasably mounted within the body portion and associated with said drive means for controlling the steering means and the movement of the body member relative to the body portion in a predetermined timed sequence to effectively program the path of movement of the toy and correlate the steering of the toy with the movement of said body member, said programming means including a cam drum having a plurality of cam tracks operatively associated with said drive means for rotation thereby wherein at least one track is for controlling said steering means and at least another track is for controlling the movement of said body member relative to the body portion.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 177 words

A programmed animated toy comprising: a body portion; at least one body member mounted on the body portion for movement thereto; drive means mounted on the body portion for moving the toy over a supporting surface; at least a pair of laterally spaced members engaging the supporting surface and operable by said drive means for moving the toy over the supporting surface; steering means for determining the path of travel of the toy, said steering means including a vertically reciprocal pin member adjacent each of said spaced members and movable downwardly against the supporting surface to raise the respective spaced member out of engagement with the supporting surface to render the respectIve spaced member inoperative; and programming means associated with said drive means for controlling said steering means by vertically reciprocating said pin members and for controlling the movement of said body member relative to the body portion in a predetermined timed sequence to effectively program the path of movement of the toy and correlate the steering of the toy with the movement of said body member.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 177 words

A programmed animated toy comprising: a body portion; at least one body member mounted on the body portion for movement thereto; drive means mounted on the body portion for moving the toy over a supporting surface; at least a pair of laterally spaced members engaging the supporting surface and operable by said drive means for moving the toy over the supporting surface; steering means for determining the path of travel of the toy, said steering means including a vertically reciprocal pin member adjacent each of said spaced members and movable downwardly against the supporting surface to raise the respective spaced member out of engagement with the supporting surface to render the respectIve spaced member inoperative; and programming means associated with said drive means for controlling said steering means by vertically reciprocating said pin members and for controlling the movement of said body member relative to the body portion in a predetermined timed sequence to effectively program the path of movement of the toy and correlate the steering of the toy with the movement of said body member.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 113 words

A programmed animated toy comprising: a body portion; at least one member mounted on the body portion for movement relative thereto; drive means mounted on the body portion for moving the toy over a supporting surface; means to cause said body member to become dismembered from said body portion; and programming means associated with said drive means and with said dismembering means for actuating the dismembering means at a predetermined time after commencement of operation of said drive means, said programming means including a cam drum having a plurality of cam tracks operatively associated with said drive means for rotation thereby wherein at least one track is operable to actuate the dismembering means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 113 words

A programmed animated toy comprising: a body portion; at least one member mounted on the body portion for movement relative thereto; drive means mounted on the body portion for moving the toy over a supporting surface; means to cause said body member to become dismembered from said body portion; and programming means associated with said drive means and with said dismembering means for actuating the dismembering means at a predetermined time after commencement of operation of said drive means, said programming means including a cam drum having a plurality of cam tracks operatively associated with said drive means for rotation thereby wherein at least one track is operable to actuate the dismembering means.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 69 words

The toy of claim 3 including steering means for determining a path of travel of the toy wherein said programming means also controls said steering means and the movement of the body member relative to the body portion in a predetermined timed sequence to effectively program the path of movement of the toy and correlate the steering of the toy with the movement and dismemberment of the body member.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 49 words

The toy of claim 4 wherein said cam drum has, in addition to a first track for controlling dismemberment of the body member, another cam track for controlling the steering means and a third cam track for controlling the movement of said body member relative to the body portion.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 32 words

The toy of claim 1 wherein said means releasably mounting said programming means has means for insuring that the programming means is properly positioned on said toy and precluding any improper positioning.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 58 words

The toy of claim 1 wherein said toy includes a plurality of said body members mounted on said body portion for movement relative thereto so as to perform a plurality of different functions, said programming means being operable to effect movement of said body members in a predetermined timed sequence and correlated with the steering of the toy.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 46 words

The toy of claim 1 wherein said toy is generally vertically elongated and including means to cause said toy to fall over, said last-named means being effectively controlled by said programming means to cause the toy to fall over at a predetermined time in said sequence.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 78 words

The toy of claim 2 wherein said toy is generally vertically elongated with the center of gravity thereof being relatively close to but on one side of a line passing through said pin members, said programming means being operative to cause both of said pin members to raise at least a portion of said spaced members and thereby shift the center of gravity sufficient to cause the toy to fall over at a predetermined time in said sequence.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 29 words

The toy of claim 4 including means releasably mounting said cam drum on said toy to permit replacement of the cam drum by other cam drums having different programs.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 46 words

The toy of claim 3 wherein said toy is generally vertically elongated and including means to cause said toy to fall over, said last-named means being effectively controlled by said programming means to cause the toy to fall over at a predetermined time in said sequence.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 40 words

The toy of claim 11 wherein said programming means is effective to cause said toy to move in said predetermined path while said body member first moves and then becomes dismembered, and then the toy is caused to fall over.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 16 words

The toy of claim 3 wherein said body member is replaceably mounted on the body member.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 72 words

The toy of claim 13 wherein said body member has a portion thereof received in a socket in said body portion, biasing means urging said portion out of the socket and the body member away from the body portion, latch means to hold said member portion in said socket against said biasing means, and means operative by said programming means to release said latch means at a predetermined time in said sequence.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 65 words

The toy of claim 3 wherein said toy includes a plurality of said body members mounted on said body portion for movement relative thereto to perform a plurality of different functions in a predetermined timed sequence controlled by said programming means, and means to cause dismemberment of said body members from said body portion at some time after the member have performed their respective functions.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 57 words

The toy of claim 15 including means to cause said toy to fall over, said last-named means being effectively controlled by said programming means to cause the toy to fall over at a predetermined time in said sequence after all of the body members have performed their respective functions and have been dismembered from the body portion.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 23 words

The toy of claim 16 wherein said toy resembles a robot and said body members comprise at least two arms and a head.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1975-03-14	1975-09-13	1976-03-14	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1979-03-14	1979-09-13	1980-03-14	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1983-03-14	1983-09-13	1984-03-14	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Programmed self-propelled toy

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