US4389810A
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Metering toy for selecting a self-propelled vehicle of greatest strength
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-04-26
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Granted: 1983-06-28
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Expires: 2002-04-26
Abstract
Abstract A load-measuring device for a self-propelled toy truck vehicle, or the like, comprises a movable platform having a set of wheels and a friction sled mat movable on the surface upon which the vehicle is propelled. The strength of the vehicle is measured by the distance the platform is moved. The platform has a weighted body thereon movable up an inclined ramp towards the mat thereby to increase friction and load on the vehicle. A winch assembly on the wheels winds up a cable that pulls the body up the ramp progressively as the platform is moved by the vehicle to thereby stop movement as the vehicle strength is matched by the load. Thus, the strength of the vehicle is measured as a distance over which the platform is moved.
Inventors
- 👤 Carmel H. Green
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 22:11
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H17/00; A63H17/26; A63H17/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
176 words
A toy metering assembly for competitively determining the strengths of self-propelled toy vehicles, comprising in combination, a set of surface-engaging wheels coupled by an axle for rotation therewith, a framework mounting said axle for rotation therein, a sled having a friction mat adapted to slide upon a surface upon which the vehicles are propelled, a ramp coupled between the framework and sled providing an incline upwardly toward the sled, a body of predetermined weight movable over a pathway up said ramp, a cable affixed at respective ends thereof to said body and said axle adapted to wrap around said axle as the wheels are turned thereby to pull the sled up said ramp and increase the weight on said sled and thus the friction between the sled and the surface, and means for connecting a self-propelled toy vehicle to the sled for pulling the sled assembly and turning the wheels thereby to move the body up the ramp and gradually increase the load on the vehicle as the distance over which the sled is pulled increases.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
176 words
A toy metering assembly for competitively determining the strengths of self-propelled toy vehicles, comprising in combination, a set of surface-engaging wheels coupled by an axle for rotation therewith, a framework mounting said axle for rotation therein, a sled having a friction mat adapted to slide upon a surface upon which the vehicles are propelled, a ramp coupled between the framework and sled providing an incline upwardly toward the sled, a body of predetermined weight movable over a pathway up said ramp, a cable affixed at respective ends thereof to said body and said axle adapted to wrap around said axle as the wheels are turned thereby to pull the sled up said ramp and increase the weight on said sled and thus the friction between the sled and the surface, and means for connecting a self-propelled toy vehicle to the sled for pulling the sled assembly and turning the wheels thereby to move the body up the ramp and gradually increase the load on the vehicle as the distance over which the sled is pulled increases.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The toy metering assembly defined in claim 1 having a toy vehicle coupled thereto by an elastic coupling member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
137 words
A toy assembly for determining the strength of a self-propelled toy vehicle, comprising in combination, load means that can be moved by the vehicle over a surface on which the vehicle is propelled, load-increasing means on the load means that cause the force needed to move the load means to be increased progressively as the load means is moved up a ramp by the vehicle wherein the load means has two wheels mounted on an axle for rotation with said two wheels, which wheels rotate on said surface when the load means is propelled by the vehicle, and said load-increasing means includes a winch assembly operable by the wheels to wind a cable about the axle to move said load-increasing means up the ramp for increasing the load on the vehicle as the load means is moved.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
137 words
A toy assembly for determining the strength of a self-propelled toy vehicle, comprising in combination, load means that can be moved by the vehicle over a surface on which the vehicle is propelled, load-increasing means on the load means that cause the force needed to move the load means to be increased progressively as the load means is moved up a ramp by the vehicle wherein the load means has two wheels mounted on an axle for rotation with said two wheels, which wheels rotate on said surface when the load means is propelled by the vehicle, and said load-increasing means includes a winch assembly operable by the wheels to wind a cable about the axle to move said load-increasing means up the ramp for increasing the load on the vehicle as the load means is moved.
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