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US5090708A
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Non hand-held toy
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-12-12
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Granted: 1992-02-25
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Expires: 2010-12-12
Abstract
Abstract A toy including headgear mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor, apparatus for indicating on the visor a sighting reference and non-hand actuated apparatus for producing simulated firing on a target. Preferably the headgear and the non-hand actuated apparatus are operative for producing simulated firing on a target which appears on a television screen in an interactive television game.
Inventors
- 👤 Yonatan Gerlitz
- 👤 Dan Moran
- 👤 Roni Raviv
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:38
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02B; G02B27/00; G02B27/01; G02B27/017; A; A63; A63F; A63F9/00; A63F9/02; A63F9/0291; F; F41; F41G; F41G3/00; F41G3/26; F41G3/2616; F41G3/2622; F41G3/2627; F41G3/2633; F41G3/2655; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/17
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
40 words
A firing toy comprising: headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference; and non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on a target.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
40 words
A firing toy comprising: headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference; and non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on a target.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A toy according to claim 1 and wherein said non hand activation means is mounted on said headgear.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
A toy according to claim 2 and wherein said non hand held activation means comprises a voice activated simulated firing controller.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A toy according to claim 1 and also comprising detector means removably mounted on said headgear for detecting simulated hits on said target.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A toy according to claim 4 and wherein said detector means comprise: an IR sensor; and means for providing an output indication that IR light has impinged on said IR sensor.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
A toy according to claim 5 and wherein said IR sensor is sensitive to IR light impinging thereupon from any direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A toy according to claim 1 and wherein said visor comprises: a generally transparent curved substrate; and a partially light reflective coating on said substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
45 words
A toy according to claim 7 and wherein said means for producing said sighting reference comprises a source of visible light for projecting said sighting reference onto said visor so that said sighting reference appears to be located at an infinite distance from a user.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
A toy according to claim 7 and wherein said curved substrate has the shape of a portion of a sphere.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
A toy according to claim 1 and wherein said simulated weapon system comprises an IR light emitting means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
A toy according to claim 10 and wherein said IR light from said IR light emitting means is boresighted to a line of sight of a user.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
An interactive television game system comprising: interactive television game apparatus; headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference; non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on a target; and hand operated means for providing attitude control in an interactive television game.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
An interactive television game system comprising: interactive television game apparatus; headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference; non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on a target; and hand operated means for providing attitude control in an interactive television game.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
79 words
An interactive television game system comprising: interactive television game apparatus including a screen to display at least one target; headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference; non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on said at least one target; and wherein said screen displays said at least one target as a bright area so as to be viewable by a user.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
79 words
An interactive television game system comprising: interactive television game apparatus including a screen to display at least one target; headgear having mounted thereon a simulated weapon system, a visor and means for producing a sighting reference; non hand held activation means for activating said simulated weapon system to produce simulated firing on said at least one target; and wherein said screen displays said at least one target as a bright area so as to be viewable by a user.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system according to claim 13 and wherein said simulated weapon system is boresighted to a line of sight through said sighting reference to enable a user to aim at said at least one target.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
56 words
A system according to claim 14 and also comprising detector means for detecting said at least one target wherein said detector means is boresighted to said line of sight such that said target is registered as hit on coincidence between activation of said simulated firing system and detection of a bright area by said detector means.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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