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US3693291A
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Toy vehicle and playing board
Assignee: Tomy Kogyo Co Ltd
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Filing: 1971-09-16
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Granted: 1972-09-26
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Expires: 1991-09-16
Abstract
Abstract An amusement device for small children featuring a playing board resembling a town having building structures and intersecting streets, openings provided in the surface of the board at the intersections of the streets, buttons mounted within the openings for upward movement and a toy vehicle featuring powered wheels permitting travel along the streets and a disk mounted for rotation in a plane below the vehicle and above the streets such that as the vehicle enters the intersection of two streets and the button is pushed upwardly the engagement of the button against the rotating disk causes the vehicle to rotate and change direction while lowering of the button at a selected time permits the vehicle to continue its travel along the selected street.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaru Aoki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 00:34
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H31/00; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/14; A63H17/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
97 words
An amusement device, comprising: a playing board, means defining thereon a plurality of streets crossing at intersections, openings provided in said board at said intersections, buttons mounted within said openings for movement and means forming a part of said board for moving said buttons upward; and a vehicle, means propelling said vehicle along said streets of said playing board; a disk-like member mounted within said vehicle for rotation in a plane above said streets and means rotating said disk-like member such that when one of said buttons is in contact with said disk-like member said vehicle rotates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
97 words
An amusement device, comprising: a playing board, means defining thereon a plurality of streets crossing at intersections, openings provided in said board at said intersections, buttons mounted within said openings for movement and means forming a part of said board for moving said buttons upward; and a vehicle, means propelling said vehicle along said streets of said playing board; a disk-like member mounted within said vehicle for rotation in a plane above said streets and means rotating said disk-like member such that when one of said buttons is in contact with said disk-like member said vehicle rotates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
An amusement device as in claim 1, said means for moving said buttons upward comprising at least one control button, means mounting said control button in said board for downward movement and means linking said buttons with said control button such that as said control button is depressed said buttons are raised.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
An amusement device as in claim 2, wherein said buttons are arranged in separate rows, each of said rows containing at least two of said buttons, one control button being associated with each of said rows and said means linking said buttons and control button linking each of said buttons in each row with said control button associated therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An amusement device as in claim 1, said means rotating said disk-like member comprising mechanical power takeoff means from said means propelling said vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
An amusement device as in claim 1, including a bumper mounted at the front of said vehicle and means associated with said bumper for deactivating said means for propelling said vehicle as said bumper is depressed.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US1791071A
Cited
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1975-09-26 | 1976-03-27 | 1976-09-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1979-09-26 | 1980-03-27 | 1980-09-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1983-09-26 | 1984-03-27 | 1984-09-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |