Race track lure speed control assembly
OwnerLorn L. Trickelinventor
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Abstract
An automatic lure speed control assembly for a race track having a conventional track, rails extending along the track, and a lure movably supported by an electric motor driven carriage. Placed sequentially along the track are electric inductive loops for traversal by contestants during a race. The contestants wear blankets in which is implanted an inductance altering element. An electric circuit, including the inductive loops, selected rails, and the motor is operable to control the rate of advancement of the lure as required to maintain it immediately ahead of the lead contestant.
Claims12
For use with a powered race track lure assembly including a lure, an electric-motor-driven carriage mounting the lure, and rails extending along the track, a lure speed control assembly comprising:
- (a) an electric circuit including the motor, selected rails, and a plurality of inductive loops placed sequentially along the track for traversal by contestants during a race;
- (b) an inductance altering element carried by each contestant, each inductance altering element acting to change the inductance in each inductive loop as it is traversed by each contestant;
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- (c) means in the electric circuit responsive to the change in inductance and operable to modify the speed of the motor, and hence the rate of advancement of the lure, as required to maintain the lure immediately ahead of the lead contestant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.