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Toy machine for laying a simulated road surface
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-10-27
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Granted: 1991-03-19
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Expires: 2009-10-27
Abstract
Abstract A temporary type of surface structure for use with toy vehicles. An elongate strip of flexible material has a front surface and a back surface. The front surface has the appearance of a road, or highway or street. The back surface is provided with adhesive or tacky material which is capable of attachment of the strip to a floor or the like and which is capable of frequent removal and reattachment of the strip to surfaces such as a floor or a carpet or the like, either indoors or out-of-doors. The invention also involves a toy machine which is capable of laying a strip of material upon a surface to simulate the construction of a road surface.
Inventors
- 👤 David W. Johnson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 21:44
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H17/00; A63H17/05; A63H18/00; A63H18/02; A63H33/00; A63H33/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S446/00; Y10S446/901
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
A toy machine for laying a simulated road surface upon a floor for use by a child while playing with toys upon the simulated road surface comprising a toy vehicle provided with rotatable wheels for travel upon a floor, the toy vehicle including a support member carried by the rotatable wheels, a roll of flexible strip material carried by the support member, the flexible strip material having a first surface which has the appearance of a road surface and a second surface which carries adhesive material, wherein the flexible strip material is extendable from the support member of the toy vehicle and is adhesively attachable to a floor as the toy vehicle travels upon the floor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
A toy machine for laying a simulated road surface upon a floor for use by a child while playing with toys upon the simulated road surface comprising a toy vehicle provided with rotatable wheels for travel upon a floor, the toy vehicle including a support member carried by the rotatable wheels, a roll of flexible strip material carried by the support member, the flexible strip material having a first surface which has the appearance of a road surface and a second surface which carries adhesive material, wherein the flexible strip material is extendable from the support member of the toy vehicle and is adhesively attachable to a floor as the toy vehicle travels upon the floor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The toy machine of claim 1 in which the toy vehicle includes a road materials receptor portion which has the appearance of a road materials receptor portion of a conventional road surfacing machine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
The toy machine of claim 3 in which the support member of the toy vehicle includes an engagement part which is engaged by successive portions of the flexible strip material as successive portions of the flexible strip material extend from and move from the roll thereof for laying successive portions of the flexible strip material upon a floor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
124 words
The toy machine of claim 1 in which the support member of the toy vehicle has a lower part and in which the support member includes a tapered portion at the lower part of the support member, the tapered portion of the support member being engaged by the flexible strip material as the flexible strip material extends from the roll thereof for laying the flexible strip material upon a floor, and a roller attached to the support member of the toy vehicle adjacent the tapered portion, the roller being engaged by the flexible strip material for directing the flexible strip material from the toy vehicle to a floor upon which the toy vehicle travels and for attaching the flexible strip material to the floor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The toy machine of claim 1 in which the support member of the toy vehicle has a recess portion within which the roll of flexible strip material is positioned, and a support shaft within the recess portion supporting the roll of flexible strip material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The toy machine of claim 1 in which the second surface of the flexible strip material carries releasable and reattachable adhesive material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
The toy machine of claim 1 in which the first surface of the flexible strip material is provided with a continuous stripe along the length thereof, thereby providing a simulated road surface having a dividing line along the length thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
93 words
A toy machine for simulating the laying of a road surface by a conventional road surfacing machine, the toy machine being adapted to travel upon a floor, the toy machine including a body member provided with a support portion, flexible strip material carried by the support portion, the flexible strip material having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having the appearance of a road surface, the second surface including adhesive material for attachment of the flexible strip material to a floor as the toy vehicle travels upon the floor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
93 words
A toy machine for simulating the laying of a road surface by a conventional road surfacing machine, the toy machine being adapted to travel upon a floor, the toy machine including a body member provided with a support portion, flexible strip material carried by the support portion, the flexible strip material having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having the appearance of a road surface, the second surface including adhesive material for attachment of the flexible strip material to a floor as the toy vehicle travels upon the floor.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The toy machine of claim 8 in which the body member of the toy machine includes engagement means for directing the flexible strip material from the body member to the floor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The toy machine of claim 8 which includes a roller attached to the body member and engageable by the flexible strip material for directing the flexible strip material from the body member to the floor.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
42 words
The toy machine of claim 8 in which the flexible strip material is in the form of a roll, and in which the support portion of the body member has a recess within which the roll of flexible strip material is positioned.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The toy machine of claim 8 in which the flexible strip material is in the form of a roll and in which the first surface of the flexible strip material has an elongate stripe extending along the length thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The toy machine of claim 8 in which the second surface of the flexible strip material includes releasable and reattachable adhesive material.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-03-18 | 1998-09-17 | 1999-03-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-03-18 | 2002-09-17 | 2003-03-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |