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US5474486:
Remotely controlled, transformable, water squirting toy vehicles
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Chilton, Seth M.; Haddonfield, NJ
Hetman, Michael G.; Medford Lakes, NJ
Jaffe, Jonathan A.; Voorhees, NJ
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| Assignee: |
Tyco Industries, Inc., Mount Laurel, NJ
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| Published / Filed: |
1995-12-12
/ 1993-12-02
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| Application Number: |
US1993000161636
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63H 17/00;
A63H 23/06;
A63H 23/10;
A63H 30/04;
IPC-7:
A63H 30/04;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63H17/00E; A63H30/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
446/456;
222/078;
446/368;
446/470;
446/475;
446/487;
Original:
446/456;
446/368;
446/470;
446/475;
446/487;
222/078;
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| Field of Search: |
446/074,269,368,470,475,487,267,432,435,454,456
222/078
239/211
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| Priority Number: |
| 1993-12-02 |
US1993000161636 |
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| Abstract: |
A remotely controllable, transforming, water squirting toy vehicle includes a structure in the form of a lever arm mounted for pivotal movement with respect to a remainder of the vehicle from a first position in which a surface of the arm is hidden within the vehicle to a second, elevated position in which the hidden surface of the arm is exposed. The hidden surface of the arm bears the likeness of a snake or other creature and includes a nozzle fluidly coupled to a pump and reservoir within the remainder of the vehicle. A control system in the vehicle receives and processes steering and propulsion control signals as well as an arm raising/water pumping control signal. A single actuator controls the movement of the lever arm which is spring loaded, by releasing the lever arm from a latched position and powers the pump driving liquid from the reservoir to the nozzle.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Panitch Schwarze Jacobs & Nadel ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hafer, Robert A.; Carlson, Jeffrey D.
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. A transforming, water squirting toy vehicle comprising:
- a ground contacting vehicle propulsion member;
- a propulsion unit drivingly coupled with the vehicle propulsion member;
- a structure mounted to a remainder of the vehicle for movement from a first position to a second position, a surface of the structure being hidden within the reminder of vehicle in the first position and exposed to view in the second position, the surface having an appearance of at least part of a creature;
- a nozzle located on the structure so as to be hidden within the reminder of vehicle in the first position of the structure and exposed to view in the second position of the structure; and
- a pump fluidly coupled with the nozzle.
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