Toy with Housing Having Movable Components
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorDavid M. Dubois
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a toy or toy playset that includes a housing with a movable door and a movable platform. In one embodiment, the door is placed proximate to an opening in the housing and can be moved between a lowered position and a raised position. In one embodiment, the platform is movably mounted to the housing and is movable about an axis. The door and the platform are configured to be moved at the same time. In one implementation, the platform can be moved as the door moves from its lowered position to its raised position.
Claims20
A toy playset, comprising:
- a housing, the housing including a wall having an inner side and an outer side, the wall defining an opening extending from the inner side to the outer side, the housing defining a receiving area;
- a door, the door being coupled to the wall proximate to the opening, the door being movable between a raised position and a lowered position;
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- a platform, the platform being movably mounted to the housing and located in the receiving area, the platform being movable from a first position to a second position, the platform moving from its first position to its second position as the door moves from its raised position to its lowered position.
A method of using a toy vehicle with a toy housing, the toy housing having a platform movably coupled to the housing and a door movably coupled to the housing, the method comprising the steps of:
- disposing a toy vehicle on the platform in a first orientation relative to the housing;
- moving the door from a lowered position to a raised position;
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- moving the door from the raised position to the lowered position, wherein movement of the door from the raised position to the lowered position causes the platform to move from a first position to a second position, the toy vehicle being in its first orientation when the platform is in its first position, and the toy vehicle is in a second orientation opposite to the first orientation when the platform is in its second position.
A toy, comprising:
- a housing, the housing defining an opening extending therethrough;
- a door, the door being coupled to the housing proximate to the opening, the door being movable between a raised position in which the door closes a portion of the opening and a lowered position in which the door forms a ramp up to the opening;
- a platform, the platform being rotatably coupled to the housing, the platform being movable from a first position to a second position as the door is moved from its raised position to its lowered position;
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- a toy vehicle, the toy vehicle being configured to be moved along the door, the toy vehicle being disposable on the platform in a first orientation when the platform is in its first position, and the toy vehicle being moved to a second orientation as the platform moves from its first position to its second position, the second orientation being different than the first orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.