Patent US3006672A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
Patent US2517213A successfully refreshed from Google Patents.
US4424978A
Expired / Lapsed
US
⏱️ 0.0 years remaining
Vehicle for children
Assignee: Aprica Kassai KK
•
Filing: 1982-02-19
•
Granted: 1984-01-10
•
Expires: 2002-02-19
Abstract
Abstract A vehicle for children is constructed so that a child sits on it with the legs on either side and drives it with leg strokes kicking the ground. A hood-like portion (2) forming the front top of the body (1) of the vehicle is tiltably attached to the front of the body remainder (3). Thus, the tilting of the hood-like portion (2) enables the portion to assume a closed position and an opened position. The outer surface the hood-like portion (2) indicates an animal face, while a tongue element (23) serving as an instantaneously actuatable object which is urged by a spring (26) against the lower surface of the hood-like portion (2) when the latter is in its closed state is arranged in a lower space of the hood-like portion (2). As a result, when the hood-like portion (2) is opened, the tongue element (23) is put into instantaneous visual action.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenzou Kassai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
—
Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:19
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62K; B62K9/00; A; A63; A63G; A63G19/00; A63G19/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
170 words
A vehicle for children comprising: a vehicle body having a front housing and a body remainder excluding said front housing, means for opening and closing said front housing with respect to the body remainder, said body remainder having a surface opposed to the front housing with a space left therebetween, said means for opening and closing including a first spring urging said front housing in a direction to open the latter, engaging means for selectively establishing the closed state of said front housing against the resilience of said first spring, said vehicle further comprising an instantaneously actuatable object disposed in a space defined between said body remainder and said front housing, a second spring urging said instantaneously actuatable object against the lower surface of said front housing when the latter is in its closed state, so as to put said instantaneously actuatable object into instantaneous visual action when the front housing is opened, and a first shaft turnable with respect to the body remainder for supporting said instantaneously actuatable object.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
170 words
A vehicle for children comprising: a vehicle body having a front housing and a body remainder excluding said front housing, means for opening and closing said front housing with respect to the body remainder, said body remainder having a surface opposed to the front housing with a space left therebetween, said means for opening and closing including a first spring urging said front housing in a direction to open the latter, engaging means for selectively establishing the closed state of said front housing against the resilience of said first spring, said vehicle further comprising an instantaneously actuatable object disposed in a space defined between said body remainder and said front housing, a second spring urging said instantaneously actuatable object against the lower surface of said front housing when the latter is in its closed state, so as to put said instantaneously actuatable object into instantaneous visual action when the front housing is opened, and a first shaft turnable with respect to the body remainder for supporting said instantaneously actuatable object.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle for children as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second spring is disposed between the lower surface of the instantaneously actuatable object and the upper surface of the body remainder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The vehicle for children as set forth in claim 1 or 2, wherein the front housing together with the instantaneously actuatable object is turnably supported on said first shaft.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The vehicle for children as set forth in claim 1 or 2, wherein the front housing is turnably supported on a second shaft different from the first shaft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The vehicle for children as set forth in claim 1, wherein the instantaneously actuatable object is separable from the body remainder and adapted to be pitched out when the front housing is opened.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The vehicle for children as set forth in claim 1, wherein the second spring is in the form of a bellows made of elastic material, said bellows itself forming instantaneously actuatable object.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1987-01-09 | 1987-07-11 | 1988-01-10 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1991-01-09 | 1991-07-11 | 1992-01-10 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1995-01-09 | 1995-07-11 | 1996-01-10 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |