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US6042449:
Self-standing traveling toy
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Ishimoto, Zenichi; Tokyo, Japan
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| Assignee: |
Nikko Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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| Published / Filed: |
2000-03-28
/ 1998-10-07
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| Application Number: |
US1998000168438
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63H 11/14;
A63H 17/00;
A63H 17/26;
A63H 17/39;
A63H 29/00;
A63H 29/20;
IPC-7:
A63H 1/20;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63H11/14; A63H17/00; A63H29/00;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
446/234;
446/233;
446/237;
Original:
446/234;
446/233;
446/237;
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| Field of Search: |
446/003,233,236,237,238,431,457,458,462,234
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| Abstract: |
The present invention provides a toy comprising: a rotator which is capable of exhibiting a gyro effect; a driver connected to the rotator for rotating the rotator to allow the rotator to exhibit the gyro effect; and a device capable of causing the toy falling down or tilting to show a spin or a rotation in the same direction as a rotation of the rotator so that a rotational axis of the rotator rotates or swings to draw a cone-shaped locus thereof, thereby to reduce swing motion of the rotational axis or to narrow a spread of the cone-shaped locus, whereby the rotational axis of the rotator is forced and moved onto a center and vertical axis, and the toy comes stand right-up and stabilized in a standing right-up position.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Young & Thompson ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Rimell, Sam;
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| Designated Country: |
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A toy comprising:
- a gyro wheel that rotates in a plane perpendicular to an axis of the toy that is vertical when the toy is erect;
- two supports for said gyro wheel that are spaced from each other in opposite radial directions from the axis, each of said supports having a rotatable end; and
- at least one motor operably connected to said rotatable ends for selectively (a) linearly moving the toy and (b) rotating the toy on the axis.
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