Portable obstacle toy

Claim 2

A toy game of skill which comprises: a base; an orbiting support member, said orbiting support member having a substantially continuous surface, support member mounting means attached to said base, said orbiting support member attaching to said support member mounting means; drive means mounted on said base, said drive means connecting to and orbiting said orbiting support member in a path around said support member mounting means such that said substantially continuous surface of said orbiting support member orbits around said mounting means; said orbiting support member including at least one obstacle means on said surface of said support member, said obstacle means repeatedly orbiting about said member mounting means; an object member slidably mounted on said base proximal to said surface of said orbiting support member and including an object member moving means for moving said object member in respect to said surface of said orbiting support member; said object member moving in respect to said surface of said support member and including an interference position between said object member and said obstacle means; detecting means for detecting when said object member is in said interference position with said obstacle means; said detecting means including a drive disengagement means capable of disengaging said drive means from orbiting said orbiting support member when said object means is in said interference position, reset means for restarting said drive means orbiting said orbiting support member; counter means for counting the orbits of said orbiting support member; said reset means includes penalty means for disengaging said counter means for counting said orbits of said orbiting support member for an increment of at least a part of one of said orbits of said orbiting member.

Claim 3

The toy of claim 1 including: indicating means indicating when said detecting means detects that said object member is in said interference position with said obstacle means.

Claim 4

An electrical mechanical toy which comprises: a base; a drive motor mounted on said base; a drive diverter means operatively connected to said drive motor; at least one endless belt, said endless belt having a substantially continuous surface; endless belt mounting means attached to said base; said endless belt mounted on said endless belt mounting means such that said endless belt is capable of continuously traveling about said endless belt mounting means; said drive diverter means operatively connected to said endless belt and driving said endless belt about said endless belt mounting means; at least one obstacle means positioned on said surface of said endless belt; an object member slidably mounted on said base, said object member including an object, said object positioned proximal to the surface of said endless belt such that said object slides transversely to the direction of travel of said endless belt between an interference position with said obstacle means and at least one noninterference position with said obstacle means; detecting means capable of detecting when said object is in said interference position with said obstacles; said detecting means connected to said driver diverter means; said driver diverter means discontinuing driving said endless belt when said detecting means detects said object is in said interference position; reset means for restarting said drive diverter means driving said endless belt; counter means for counting the revolutions of said endless belt about said endless belt mounting means; said reset means includes penalty means for disengaging said counter means from said endless belt for an increment of at least a part of one of said revolutions of said endless belt.

Claim 5

An electrical mechanical toy which comprises: a base; a drive motor mounted on said base; a drive diverter means operatively connected to said drive motor; at least one endless belt, said endless belt having a substantially continuous surface; endless belt mounting means attached to said base; said endless belt mounted on said endless belt mounting means such that said endless belt is capable of continuously traveling about said endless belt mounting means; said drive diverter means operatively connected to said endless belt and driving said endless belt about said endless belt mounting means; at least one obstacle means positioned on said surface of said endless belt; an object member slidably mounted on said base, said object member including an object, said object positioned proximal to the surface of said endless belt such that said object slides transversely to the direction of travel of said endless belt between an interference position with said obstacle means and at least one noninterference position with said obstacle means; detecting means capable of detecting when said object is in said interference position with said obstacles; said detecting means connected to said driver diverter means; said driver diverter means discontinuing driving said endless belt when said detecting means detects said object is in said interference position; reset means for restarting said drive diverter means driving said endless belt; counter means for counting the revolutions of said endless belt about said endless belt mounting means; said reset means includes penalty means for disengaging said counter means from said endless belt for an increment of at least a part of one of said revolutions of said endless belt.

Claim 6

The toy of claim 3 including: signal means operatively connected to said detecting means, said signal means signalling when said object is in said interference position.

Claim 7

The toy of claim 3 including: at least two endless belts; said driver diverter means independently connected to each of said endless belts such that each of said endless belts is independently driven about said endless belt mounting means; at least two obstacle means independently located on at least one of said endless belts; an interference position between said object and each of said obstacle means.

Claim 8

The toy of claim 5 wherein: said counter means is engaged with one of said endless belts and counts the revolutions of said endless belt about said endless belt mounting means.

Claim 9

An electrical mechanical toy which comprises: a first electrical circuit including an electrical supply means for supplying electrical power, a switch means for opening and closing said first electrical circuit, and an electrical motor, said power supply means, said switch means and said electrical motor connected in series; an orbiting support member, said orbiting support member having a substantially continuous surface, a support member mounting means for mounting said orbiting support member, said orbiting support member mounted on said support member mounting means such that said orbiting support is capable of orbiting around said support member mounting means; drive means connecting said electric motor to said orbiting support member such that said orbiting support member is driven in an orbit around said support member mounting means by said electrical motor; said orbiting support member including at least one obstacle means on the surface of said orbiting support member, said obstacle means repeatedly cycling past said support member mounting means as said orbiting support member orbits around said support member mounting means; an object member positioned proximal to the surface of said orbiting support member and movable in respect to said surface such that said object member can approach and retreat from said obstacle means; detecting means for detecting when said object member approaches said obstacle means; a second electrical circuit, said second electrical circuit connected in parallel to said first circuit between said switch means and said power supply means; said second circuit including a sensor switch and a drive means operator means operatively connected to said drive means; said sensor switch closing said second circuit when said object member approaches said obstacles activating said drive means operator means; said drive means disconnecting said motor from orbiting said support member in response to activation of said drive means operator means such that said orbiting support member is no longer driven in an orbit around said support member mounting means by said electric motor; said switch means including reset means which opens said second circuit deactivating said drive means operator means, such that said drive means restarts said electrical motor orbiting said support member around said support member mounting means.

Claim 10

An electrical mechanical toy which comprises: a first electrical circuit including an electrical supply means for supplying electrical power, a switch means for opening and closing said first electrical circuit, and an electrical motor, said power supply means, said switch means and said electrical motor connected in series; an orbiting support member, said orbiting support member having a substantially continuous surface, a support member mounting means for mounting said orbiting support member, said orbiting support member mounted on said support member mounting means such that said orbiting support is capable of orbiting around said support member mounting means; drive means connecting said electric motor to said orbiting support member such that said orbiting support member is driven in an orbit around said support member mounting means by said electrical motor; said orbiting support member including at least one obstacle means on the surface of said orbiting support member, said obstacle means repeatedly cycling past said support member mounting means as said orbiting support member orbits around said support member mounting means; an object member positioned proximal to the surface of said orbiting support member and movable in respect to said surface such that said object member can approach and retreat from said obstacle means; detecting means for detecting when said object member approaches said obstacle means; a second electrical circuit, said second electrical circuit connected in parallel to said first circuit between said switch means and said power supply means; said second circuit including a sensor switch and a drive means operator means operatively connected to said drive means; said sensor switch closing said second circuit when said object member approaches said obstacles activating said drive means operator means; said drive means disconnecting said motor from orbiting said support member in response to activation of said drive means operator means such that said orbiting support member is no longer driven in an orbit around said support member mounting means by said electric motor; said switch means including reset means which opens said second circuit deactivating said drive means operator means, such that said drive means restarts said electrical motor orbiting said support member around said support member mounting means.

Claim 11

The toy of claim 7 wherein: said drive means operator means includes a solenoid and a solenoid activated switch; said sensor switch and said solenoid activated switch are connected in parallel with each other and both of said solenoid activated switch and said sensor switch are connected in series with said solenoid; and including an indicating means for indicating when said object member approaches said obstacle means, said indicating means including an electrical signalling means connected in said second circuit and producing a signal in response to current flow in said second circuit.

Claim 12

The toy of claim 8 wherein: said first circuit includes a timing means for closing said first circuit for a unit length of time.

Claim 13

The toy of claim 8 including: a counter means for counting the orbits of said orbiting support member around said support member mounting means.

Claim 14

The toy of claim 8 wherein: said sensor switch comprises said orbiting support member including an opening in said substantially continuous surface, a first contact proximal to one side of said surface, a second contact proximal to the other side of said surface, said opening positioned on said orbiting support member such that when said object member approaches said obstacle said first contact and said second contact contact each other through said opening in said support member closing said second circuit.

Claim 15

The toy of claim 11 wherein: said orbiting support member comprises at least two endless belts orbiting about said support member mounting means; at least two obstacle means independently located on at least one endless belt; said counter means counting the orbits of at least one of said endless belts.

Claim 16

A portable electrical mechanical toy including: a base; an electrical power supply mounted on said base; an electrical motor mounted on said base; motor drive transmission means mounted on said base, said electrical motor connected to said motor drive transmission means, said motor drive transmission means including a magnetizable metal plate; an endless belt support means connected to said base; two endless belts independently mounted on said endless belt support means, said two endless belts including a left side belt and a right side belt; said left side belt and said right side belt, each independently connected to said motor drive transmission means and each independently driven in an orbit around said endless belt support means; said left side endless belt and said right side endless belt each including a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one obstacle means on the top surface of said left side belt and said right side belt; an object member mounting means including an object member, said object member mounting means slidably mounted on said base such that said object member lies proximal to the top surfaces of said left and said right side belts, and slides transversely to the direction of the orbits of said endless belts such that said object member alternately is positioned over the top surface of said left and said right side endless belts and includes at least one coplaner position between said object member and each of said obstacle means on both said left and said right side belts; each of said left and said right side endless belts including an opening corresponding to each of said obstacles on said belts and said openings extending between said top surface and said bottom surface of said endless belts; a start-reset switch; a first circuit including said electrical power supply, said start-reset switch and said electrical motor connected in series; a second circuit connected in parallel with said first circuit between said electrical power supply and said start-reset switch; said second circuit including a sensor switch and a solenoid; said sensor switch including a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth and a sixth contact; said sensor switch including said second and said fifth contacts connected in series, said third and said sixth contacts connected in series, said second and said fifth contacts connected in parallel to said third and said sixth contacts, and each of said second and said fifth contacts and said third and said sixth contacts connected in series with said first and said fourth contacts, and said first and said fourth contacts connected in series with said reset switch and said solenoid switch; said first contact positioned proximal to one of said bottom or said top surfaces of both said left and said right side endless belts, said second contact positioned proximal to the other of said top or said bottom surface of said left side endless belt, said third contact means positioned proximal to the other of said top or bottom surface of said right side endless belt, said second contact contacting said first contact through said opening in said surfaces of said left side endless belt when said object member is coplanar with said obstacle means on said left side endless belt, said third contact contacting said first contact through said opening in said surfaces of said right side endless belt when said object member is coplaner with said obstacle means on said right side endless belt; said fourth contact connected to said object member mounting means, said fifth and said sixth contacts positioned such that said fourth contact contacts said fifth contact when said object member is positioned over said left side endless belt and said fourth contact contacts said sixth contact when said object member is positioned over said right side endless belt; said solenoid magnetically connected to said magnetizable metal plate of said motor drive transmission means wherein when said second circuit is closed said metal plate is magnetically moved by said solenoid disconnecting said connection between said motor drive transmission means and each of said endless belts such that said endless belts cease to be driven around said endless belt support means and when said reset switch is activated said second circuit is opened and said solenoid relaxes its magnetic effect on said magnetizable metal plate reconnecting said connection between said motor drive transmission means and each of said endless belts.

Claim 17

A portable electrical mechanical toy including: a base; an electrical power supply mounted on said base; an electrical motor mounted on said base; motor drive transmission means mounted on said base, said electrical motor connected to said motor drive transmission means, said motor drive transmission means including a magnetizable metal plate; an endless belt support means connected to said base; two endless belts independently mounted on said endless belt support means, said two endless belts including a left side belt and a right side belt; said left side belt and said right side belt, each independently connected to said motor drive transmission means and each independently driven in an orbit around said endless belt support means; said left side endless belt and said right side endless belt each including a top surface and a bottom surface, at least one obstacle means on the top surface of said left side belt and said right side belt; an object member mounting means including an object member, said object member mounting means slidably mounted on said base such that said object member lies proximal to the top surfaces of said left and said right side belts, and slides transversely to the direction of the orbits of said endless belts such that said object member alternately is positioned over the top surface of said left and said right side endless belts and includes at least one coplaner position between said object member and each of said obstacle means on both said left and said right side belts; each of said left and said right side endless belts including an opening corresponding to each of said obstacles on said belts and said openings extending between said top surface and said bottom surface of said endless belts; a start-reset switch; a first circuit including said electrical power supply, said start-reset switch and said electrical motor connected in series; a second circuit connected in parallel with said first circuit between said electrical power supply and said start-reset switch; said second circuit including a sensor switch and a solenoid; said sensor switch including a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth and a sixth contact; said sensor switch including said second and said fifth contacts connected in series, said third and said sixth contacts connected in series, said second and said fifth contacts connected in parallel to said third and said sixth contacts, and each of said second and said fifth contacts and said third and said sixth contacts connected in series with said first and said fourth contacts, and said first and said fourth contacts connected in series with said reset switch and said solenoid switch; said first contact positioned proximal to one of said bottom or said top surfaces of both said left and said right side endless belts, said second contact positioned proximal to the other of said top or said bottom surface of said left side endless belt, said third contact means positioned proximal to the other of said top or bottom surface of said right side endless belt, said second contact contacting said first contact through said opening in said surfaces of said left side endless belt when said object member is coplanar with said obstacle means on said left side endless belt, said third contact contacting said first contact through said opening in said surfaces of said right side endless belt when said object member is coplaner with said obstacle means on said right side endless belt; said fourth contact connected to said object member mounting means, said fifth and said sixth contacts positioned such that said fourth contact contacts said fifth contact when said object member is positioned over said left side endless belt and said fourth contact contacts said sixth contact when said object member is positioned over said right side endless belt; said solenoid magnetically connected to said magnetizable metal plate of said motor drive transmission means wherein when said second circuit is closed said metal plate is magnetically moved by said solenoid disconnecting said connection between said motor drive transmission means and each of said endless belts such that said endless belts cease to be driven around said endless belt support means and when said reset switch is activated said second circuit is opened and said solenoid relaxes its magnetic effect on said magnetizable metal plate reconnecting said connection between said motor drive transmission means and each of said endless belts.

Claim 18

The toy of claim 13 including: a center endless belt independently mounted on said endless belt support means between said left side belt and said right side belt, said center endless belt independently connected to said motor drive transmission means and independently driven around said endless belt support means; lap counter means connected to said center belt and counting the number of orbits of said center belt about said endless belt support means.

Claim 19

The toy of claim 14 wherein: said left side belt, said center belt and said right side are each independently driven, in respect to both direction of rotation about said endless belt support means and speed of rotation about said endless belt support means, by said motor drive transmission means.

Claim 20

The toy of claim 15 including: a penalty means, said penalty means connected to said reset switch, said penalty means disconnecting said lap counter means from said center belt for an increment of at least part of one orbit of said center belt about said endless belt support means.

Claim 21

The toy of claim 15 wherein: said second circuit includes a solenoid activated switch in parallel with said sensor switches, said solenoid activated switch operatively connected to said motor drive transmission means such that when said motor drive transmission means disconnect said connection between said motor drive transmission means and each of said endless belts said solenoid activated switch closes an alternate electrical pathway in said second circuit, said alternate electrical pathway maintaining said second circuit in a closed position independent of said sensor switches.

Claim 22

The toy of claim 17 wherein: said first circuit includes a timer connected in parallel with said start-reset switch and closing said first circuit for a unit length of time; said second circuit includes a light bulb which is lit when said second circuit is closed.