Connectable self-powdered mobile toy
AssigneeTakara Co., Ltd.
InventorTakashi Matsuda
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Abstract
A connectable mobile toy wherein a plurality of such toys can be interconnected front to back and side by side. The front-to-back connection allows swiveling so that a string of interconnected toys can negotiate turns and surface irregularities. Propulsion is provided by a spring-driven motor installed in one or more toys in the formation.
Claims15
In an improved connectable mobile toy vehicle, the improvement comprising:
- a body member, and
- a plurality of connecting means arranged around the periphery of the body member, including a plurality of male projections and a plurality of female receptacles capable of receiving the male projections, one of the male projections comprising a ball mounted to the toy vehicle on a horizontally-disposed slender neck, and one of the female receptacles comprising a pair of split annular members mounted to the toy horizontally, one over the other, with the splits located on distal ends of the annular members such that the ball of the male projection can be snapped into position in between the annular female members whereby a plurality of such toy vehicles can be interconnected in various combinations including both front-to-back, as well as side-to-side arrangements, other male projections on a side of the toy vehicle include spaced horizontally-disposed disc members, the spaces between the disc members being capable of receiving the disc members from a second toy vehicle and also functioning as female receptacles.
In an improved connectable mobile toy vehicle, the improvement comprising:
- a body member, and
- a plurality of connecting means arranged around the periphery of the body member, including male projections of a curvilinear configuration and female receptacles of a horizontally disposed disc configuration of a size capable of interconnecting with the male projection, each male projection having a female receptacle immediately adjacent at least one side of the male projection.
In an improved toy vehicle with means for locomotion, the improvement comprising:
- a frame member having a plurality of male projections extending outward on two sides of the frame with complementary female receptacles positioned on at least one side of each male projection to permit a removable interconnection with another frame member of similar configuration, further including a male ball connection member and a female receptacle including a pair of split annular members positioned on the frame member.
In a toy vehicle set of at least a pair of toy vehicles, one toy vehicle has means for propelling it, including two pairs of wheels and a motor, the other vehicle has two pairs of wheels but no propulsion capability, and both vehicles have a simulated vehicle body, the improvement comprising:
- a frame member for each toy vehicle connected to the vehicle body, each frame member having a plurality of male projections extending outward from the frame member and beyond the body member on both sides of the frame with complementary female receptacles positioned on either side of at least one male projection on each side of the frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.