Toy Race Car with Tactical Reactivation
AssigneeMGA Entertainment, Inc.
InventorKevin Bloomfield
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Abstract
A battery powered toy car has a large momentary pushbutton on its top surface that is suitable for a small child to smash down on the pushbutton with his fist thus activating the pushbutton. When the pushbutton is pressed, the car will drive forward for a given amount of time or distance such as 10 feet and then stop until the pushbutton is depressed again. When the pushbutton is depressed again, the car will again drive forward for another 10 feet. A race between two such cars thus involves children running behind or alongside of the cars and smashing down on the cars every 10 feet in order to keep the cars moving forward. In this way a race between the cars actively involves children as running participants in the race and involves eye-hand coordination.
Claims20
A toy vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- a plurality of wheels attached to the vehicle body, the wheels for contacting a support surface to allow the toy vehicle to roll along the support surface;
- a power supply selectively coupled to a motor for providing power to the wheels;
- a depressible member adapted for being depressed by a child;
- and
- a controller for:
- controlling power to be coupled from the power supply to the motor for a first duration of time such that the vehicle is propelled under power for the first duration of time;
- and
- after the first duration of time has begun, receiving an indication that the depressible member has been depressed by the child, and in response thereto controlling power to be coupled to the motor for an additional duration of time.
A toy vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- at least one ground contacting member attached to the body, the ground contacting member contacting a support surface to allow the toy vehicle to roll along the support surface;
- a power source selectively coupled to the ground contacting member for providing power thereto;
- a sensor attached to the vehicle body for detecting that a child has physically interacted with the toy vehicle via a physical interaction in a predetermined manner, and generating a first signal in response thereto;
- and
- a controller for:
- directing power to the ground contacting member for a first duration of time such that the vehicle is propelled under power along the support surface for the first duration of time;
- and
- after the first duration of time has begun, receiving the first signal in response to the child interacting with the toy vehicle and in response thereto directing power to the ground contacting member for an additional duration of time.
A toy vehicle comprising:
- a vehicle body;
- at least one wheel attached to the body for rolling along a ground surface;
- a motor for driving the wheel;
- a power supply selectively coupled to the motor for providing power thereto;
- means for allowing a child who is traveling on foot alongside the toy vehicle to interact with the vehicle as the vehicle is rolling along the ground surface in a predetermined manner defining a first interaction between the child and the toy vehicle, the first interaction causing the power supply to be coupled to the motor such that the motor drives the toy vehicle for a first distance of greater than 2 feet and less than 50 feet after the first interaction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.