US4333262A
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Solar powered toy
Assignee: Panavision International LP
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Filing: 1980-11-03
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Granted: 1982-06-08
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Expires: 2000-11-03
Abstract
Abstract A solar powered toy has a plurality of legs each with angularly related sections connected together. Certain of the sections are mounted for relative turning movement, and electric motors powered by solar cells are mounted to turn adjacent sections of the legs, so that movements of the legs of the device change the degree of exposure of the solar cells to the light source.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Kimura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 04:49
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H29/00; A63H29/22; A63H29/24; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S136/00; Y10S136/291
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A solar powered toy including a plurality of legs each having a first section and an angularly related section, the legs being rotatably connected with adjacent legs, at least one of the legs having one section aligned with and pivotally connected to another section of an adjacent leg, means including an electric motor mounted in selected sections and each motor connected to turn the section of the adjacent leg, and solar cells mounted in an exposed position on at least one of said legs and connected to drive said electric motor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A solar powered toy including a plurality of legs each having a first section and an angularly related section, the legs being rotatably connected with adjacent legs, at least one of the legs having one section aligned with and pivotally connected to another section of an adjacent leg, means including an electric motor mounted in selected sections and each motor connected to turn the section of the adjacent leg, and solar cells mounted in an exposed position on at least one of said legs and connected to drive said electric motor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A toy of claim 1 in which said sections of each leg are connected at right angles.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
In a solar powered toy, the combination of: a plurality of legs each having angularly related sections, the legs being adjacently and rotatably connected together, means connecting at least one of the sections for relative turning movement, means including an electric motor mounted in selected sections connected to turn a section of an adjacent leg, and solar cells mounted in an exposed position on at least one of said legs and connected to drive said electric motor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
77 words
In a solar powered toy, the combination of: a plurality of legs each having angularly related sections, the legs being adjacently and rotatably connected together, means connecting at least one of the sections for relative turning movement, means including an electric motor mounted in selected sections connected to turn a section of an adjacent leg, and solar cells mounted in an exposed position on at least one of said legs and connected to drive said electric motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
In a solar powered toy, the combination of: a plurality of "L"-shaped legs, selected legs being duplicates and each having one long section and one short section connected adjacently at right angles, said selected legs each having its long section aligned with and pivotally connected to a short section of an adjacent leg, means including an electric motor mounted in each long section connected to turn the short section of another adjacent leg, and solar cells mounted in a position exposed to light on each of said selected legs and connected to drive the electric motors mounted in each leg.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
100 words
In a solar powered toy, the combination of: a plurality of "L"-shaped legs, selected legs being duplicates and each having one long section and one short section connected adjacently at right angles, said selected legs each having its long section aligned with and pivotally connected to a short section of an adjacent leg, means including an electric motor mounted in each long section connected to turn the short section of another adjacent leg, and solar cells mounted in a position exposed to light on each of said selected legs and connected to drive the electric motors mounted in each leg.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
112 words
In a solar powered toy, the combination of: four "L"-shaped legs connected adjacently and rotatably end to end to form a square, three of said legs being duplicates of each other and each having one long section and one short section connected at right angles, said three legs each having its long section aligned with and pivotally connected to a short section of an adjacent leg, means including an electric motor mounted in each long section connected to turn the adjacent short section of another leg, and solar cells mounted in an exposed position on each of said three "L"-shaped legs and connected to drive the electric motor mounted in said leg.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
112 words
In a solar powered toy, the combination of: four "L"-shaped legs connected adjacently and rotatably end to end to form a square, three of said legs being duplicates of each other and each having one long section and one short section connected at right angles, said three legs each having its long section aligned with and pivotally connected to a short section of an adjacent leg, means including an electric motor mounted in each long section connected to turn the adjacent short section of another leg, and solar cells mounted in an exposed position on each of said three "L"-shaped legs and connected to drive the electric motor mounted in said leg.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The combination of claim 5 in which the fourth leg of said four "L"-shaped legs is turned by an adjacently rotatably connected leg, said fourth leg having no motor of its own.
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