Float activated toy vehicle
OwnerJohn Maximinventor
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Abstract
A motorized toy vehicle actuated by liquid such as water is provided. The toy vehicle includes a frame having wheels rotatably supported thereon and a motor operatively coupled to the wheels for rotating the wheels. A reservoir having a float disposed therein is supported on the toy vehicle frame. A switch selectively actuated by the float is coupled to the motor. When a predetermined amount of liquid is present in the reservoir, the float will actuate the switch thereby turning on the motor.
Claims25
A device comprising a toy vehicle frame, driven means at least simulating means for propelling said frame coupled to said toy vehicle frame, motor means supported on said frame operatively coupled to said driven means for driving same, reservoir means carried on said frame having an opening, said reservoir means being capable of receiving and accumulating a liquid, switch means supported on said frame and coupled to said motor means for actuating said motor means, and float means supported in said reservoir means, said float means being buoyantly displaceable by said liquid between a first position where said switch means is actuated by said float means when at least a predetermined amount of said liquid is present in said reservoir means and a second position where said switch means remains unactuated when less than said at least predetermined amount of liquid is present in said reservoir means.
A toy vehicle comprising a chassis, front and rear wheels rotatably coupled to said chassis, motor means supported on said chassis for rotating at least one of said front and rear wheels, switch means coupled to said motor means for selectively actuating said motor means, reservoir means supported on said chassis for receiving and accumulating a liquid, float means disposed in said reservoir means for actuating said switch means, said float means being buoyantly supported by said liquid when the liquid is present in said reservoir means, said switch means being actuated by said float means when at least a predetermined amount of the liquid is present in said reservoir means, said switch means being unactuated by said float means when less than said at least predetermined amount of liquid is present in said reservoir means.
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