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US 4,519,789 AGranted
Combined jump means and toy vehicle with simulated stunt hoop
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsWayne R. Halford, Larry H. Renger, James J. Dooley
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Abstract
A combination toy vehicle (10), a jump (14) for the vehicle, a tower (12) holding a swinging hoop (24) having a flame design adjacent the end of the jump, and a landing ramp (16) for the vehicle. The toy vehicle includes a shift lever (110, 110A) to hold the vehicle stationary when a motor in the vehicle is wound, and which upon release, allows the vehicle to move forward over the jump, through the swinging hoop, if in motion, and land on the landing ramp thereby simulating the vehicle leaping through a flaming stunt hoop.
Claims9
In combination:
- a toy vehicle having a spring wound motor to move said vehicle and a shift mechanism for locking and unlocking said motor;
- an adjustable-height jump cooperating with said toy vehicle to direct its path when said vehicle is placed thereon with said motor wound and said shift mechanism is released to allow said vehicle to move along said jump;
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- a tower having swingably mounted therein a pendulum-action hoop, said hoop having an opening therein spaced from said adjustable-height jump whereby said vehicle moving along and leaving said jump may pass through said opening when said hoop is swinging within said pendulum tower, provided that the speed of the toy vehicle, the height of the adjustable jump, and the swinging action of the pendulum hoop are properly timed and coordinated after the release of said shifting mechanism.
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