Toy assembly with inner object in housing that performs function
AssigneeSpin Master Ltd.
InventorsLee GAMBLE, Matthew LENTINI
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Abstract
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing and a toy vehicle inside the housing. The housing has a movable housing portion, and at least one functional element that is movable and is separate from the movable housing portion. The toy vehicle has a drive wheel that, when driven in a first rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive movement of the functional element so as to carry out a function without driving movement of the toy vehicle towards the movable housing portion, and when driven in a second rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive the vehicle towards the movable housing portion.
Claims14
A toy assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a plurality of walls that surround an interior, wherein the plurality of walls includes a floor, wherein the housing has an inner projection thereon, that projects into the interior of the housing, wherein the inner projection is mounted to be movable downwards relative to a main portion of the floor, wherein the floor includes an underside and has a support surface impact surface on the underside;
- an inner object inside the housing, wherein the inner object has a rotary member that has a plurality of outwardly extending projections positioned thereon;
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- a motor that is operatively connected to the rotary member to drive the rotary member in a first rotational direction for the rotary member, wherein the rotary member is positioned such that rotation of the rotary member in the first rotational direction causes engagement of the plurality of the outwardly extending projections sequentially with the inner projection to repeatedly drive the inner projection to move downwards so as to drive the support surface impact surface to impact a support surface underneath the housing.
A toy assembly, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior and having a movable housing portion that is openable relative to a main housing portion to provide an aperture to the interior, wherein the housing includes at least one secondary functional element that is movable relative to the main portion of the housing and that is separate from the movable housing portion;
- a toy vehicle inside the housing, wherein the toy vehicle includes a drive wheel, and a motor that is operatively connected to the drive wheel to drive the drive wheel in a first rotational direction, wherein the drive wheel is positioned to be engageable with the functional element, such that rotation of the drive wheel in the first rotational direction causes the drive wheel to drive movement of the functional element so as to carry out a function without driving movement of the toy vehicle towards the movable housing portion,
- wherein the motor is operatively connected to the drive wheel to drive the drive wheel in a second rotational direction, so as to drive the vehicle towards the movable housing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.