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US 2013/0280987 A1Published application
Toy Vehicle Launcher
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorBerrigan Lennon
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Abstract
A toy vehicle launcher is disclosed. The launcher includes a cavity configured for receiving a plurality of toy vehicles. Furthermore, the launcher includes a launching mechanism that launches a single toy vehicle while loading the next vehicle into the launching position in a single action. Additionally, the launching mechanism includes an actuator for triggering the launching of the toy vehicles. Moreover, the launcher is configured for easy access to the storage of the plurality of toy vehicles in the cavity.
Claims20
A launcher for a toy vehicle, comprising:
- a housing including a top, a bottom configured to support the launcher on a surface, a front, a rear, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall;
- a cavity disposed within the housing, the cavity configured to receive a plurality of toy vehicles;
- a launching mechanism disposed within the housing that launches a toy vehicle at a launching position from the cavity, the launching mechanism including a vehicle retaining device, and a striking member;
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- an actuator disposed on the housing and coupled to the launching mechanism, the actuator is actuated when moved from a first position to a second position wherein the actuator is closer to the bottom of the housing in the second position, and actuation of the actuator causes the actuator to actuate the striking member and the vehicle retaining device of the launching mechanism.
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A launcher for a toy vehicle comprising:
- a housing including a top, a base, a front, a rear, a first side, and a second side;
- a cavity disposed in the front of the housing, the cavity configured to receive a plurality of toy vehicles;
- an actuator disposed on the top of the housing;
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- a launching mechanism disposed within the housing, the launching mechanism is configured to launch a toy vehicle from a launching position from within the cavity in response to the actuation of the actuator and then displace another toy vehicle into the launching position.
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A launcher for a toy vehicle, comprising:
- a base configured to support the launcher on a support surface;
- a housing coupled with the base, the housing including a container in which a plurality of toy vehicles can be placed;
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- a launching mechanism that launches a toy vehicle at a launching position from the housing in response to the housing and container being moved from a first position to a second position toward the base, the launching mechanism being configured to return to the first position to displace another toy vehicle into the launching position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.