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US 4,051,624 AGranted
Control tower and track toy assembly
AssigneeTakara Co., Ltd.
InventorIwakichi Ogawa
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Abstract
A control tower and track set includes individual track segments and a three-part control tower. The control tower base incorporates a power transmission assembly that is capable of deriving power from a vehicle when it is restrained on the base member. An endless conveyor belt can be driven by the power transmission assembly in either a verticle or horizontal mode of operation. A rotatable control or observation tower is mounted at the top of the control tower and includes a spring-loaded transparent canopy shell that can be activated by the conveyor belt assembly. The individual subcomponents of the control tower can be combined with accessories to form independent toys.
Claims27
A combination toy assembly comprising;
- a base member;
- a control observation module rotatively mounted above the base member including a resiliently biased canopy shell that can be sprung open;
- a toy vehicle capable of operative movement relative to and on the base member;
- power means for energizing the toy vehicle;
- means on the base member for restraining the forward locomotion of the vehicle and,
- transmission means for coacting with the energized vehicle as a source of power to provide an energy output from the vehicle while restrained.
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A combination toy assembly comprising;
- a base member;
- a toy vehicle capable of operative movement relative to and on the base member;
- power means for energizing the toy vehicle;
- means on the base member for restraining the forward locomotion of the vehicle and,
- transmission means for coacting with the energized vehicle as a source of power to provide an energy output from the vehicle while restrained including a belt and an endless belt assembly connected to the transmission means for rotating the belt, and,
- a control observation module having a housing and a resiliently biased canopy shell mounted above the base member, the endless belt assembly extending from the base member to the module and having means for opening the canopy shell.
3 more elements
A combination toy assembly comprising;
- a base member;
- a toy vehicle capable of operative movement relative to and on the base member;
- power means for energizing the toy vehicle;
- means on the base member for restraining the forward locomotion of the vehicle and,
- transmission means for coacting with the energized vehicle as a source of power to provide an energy output from the vehicle while restrained including a first input power connection means having a hollow crown gear for interfacing with the vehicle and a second output power connection means for providing output power including a power shaft movable along its longitudinal axis relative to the crown gear to vary its rotational direction, the power shaft further includes a pinion gear having a smaller width than the inside diameter of the crown gear so that the pinion gear will not be engaged when positioned within the crown gear to thereby provide a neutral position for the power shaft.
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A combination toy assembly comprising;
- a base member;
- a control observation module mounted above the base member including a housing and a relatively movable canopy shell;
- an endless belt assembly mounted on the base member and extending upward to the control module and further including means for opening the canopy shell, and
- means for powering the belt assembly to rotate the belt between the base member and the control module.
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A combination toy assembly comprising;
- a base member;
- a control observation module removably and rotatively mounted above the base member;
- an endless belt assembly pivotally mounted on the base member and capable of extending upward to the control module, and
- means for powering the belt assembly to rotate the belt between the base member and the control module.
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A toy assembly capable of providing power to appended accessories comprising;
- a base member;
- power means for operatively interfacing with the base member to supply a source of power for toy accessories;
- transmission means mounted in the base member including a first input power connection means for interfacing with the power means including a hollow crown gear and a second output power connection means for providing output power including a power shaft mounting a pinion gear having a smaller width than the inside diameter of the crown gear so that the pinion gear will not be engaged when positioned within the crown gear to thereby provide a neutral position for the power shaft, the power shaft being movably mounted, on the base member, along the longitudinal axis to vary its rotational direction depending upon which side of the crown gear is engaged with the pinion gear, and
- means for selectively moving the power shaft.
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A combination toy assembly comprising;
- a track set;
- a base member connected to the track set and forming a part thereof;
- a removable module mounted above the base member;
- an endless belt assembly pivotally mounted to the base member and capable of being operatively mounted in a vertical position along the side of the removable module and in a horizontal position extending away from the base member;
- a self-propelled vehicle mounted on the track set for circumventing the track set;
- means for selectively restraining the vehicle on the base member;
- means for powering the belt assembly from the power of the vehicle and
- operator controlled means for selectively energizing the endless belt assembly in either a clockwise or counterclockwise rotational direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.