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US 5,308,274 AGranted
Sparker vehicle set
AssigneeMarchon, Inc.
InventorsEd Watrobka, Dan Polanek
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Abstract
A toy vehicle racing system in which sparks are created as the vehicles travel around the racing track. The system includes a sparking rail having a rough surface which interacts with a sparking element mounted on a toy vehicle to create the sparks. The sparking element may be mounted on a swinging member that is adapted to pivot out from the vehicle to engage the rough surfaced sparking rail. The system further includes a sparking vehicle with a rough surface that interacts with a sparking element mounted on another vehicle to create sparks as the vehicles move past one another along the track.
Claims31
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- means associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means comprising a rough surfaced rail and at least one spark-producing element associated with said toy vehicle, said spark-producing element being made from flint or a spark-producing alloy;
- and
- said toy vehicle including a swinging member having at least one of said spark-producing elements mounted thereon, said swinging member being operated by manual switching means and adapted to pivot out from said vehicle to engage said rough surfaced rail.
2 more elements
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- and
- means, associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle, for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means having a rough surfaced guard rail and at least one spark-producing element associated with said toy vehicle.
1 more element
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- means associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means comprising a guard rail having at least one spark-producing element mounted thereon, and a rough surface attached on said toy vehicle.
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- at least two toy vehicles for racing on said racing track;
- and
- sparking means associated with said toy vehicles for producing sparks as pairs of said vehicles move past one another along said track.
1 more element
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- and
- means associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means comprising a rough surfaced rail and at least one spark-producing element associated with said toy vehicle, said rough surfaced rials including a plurality of ridges.
1 more element
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- and
- means associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means comprising a rough surfaced rial and at least one spark-producing element associated with said toy vehicle, said rough surfaced rail being flexible.
1 more element
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- and
- means associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means comprising a rough surfaced rail and at least one spark-producing element associated with said toy vehicle, said spark-producing element being made from flint or a spark-producing alloy, with at least one of said spark-producing elements being mounted to at least one axle on said toy vehicle.
1 more element
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- and
- means associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means comprising a rough surfaced rial and at least one spark-producing element associated with said toy vehicle, said spark-producing element being made from flint or a spark-producing alloy, with at least one of said spark-producing elements being mounted to a wheel of said toy vehicle.
1 more element
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- means associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means comprising a rough surfaced rail and at least one spark-producing element associated with said toy vehicle, said spark-producing element being made from flint or a spark-producing alloy;
- and said toy vehicle including a swinging member having at last one of said spark-producing elements mounted thereon, said swinging member being operated by magnetic means and adapted to pivot out from said vehicle to engage said rough surfaced rail.
1 more element
A toy racing set comprising:
- a toy racing track;
- a toy vehicle for racing on said racing track;
- means associated with both said racing track and said toy vehicle for producing sparks as said vehicle moves along said track, said spark producing means comprising a rough surfaced rial and at least one spark-producing element associated with said toy vehicle, said spark-producing element being made form flint or a spark-producing alloy;
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- said toy vehicle including a swinging member having at least one of said spark-producing elements mounted thereon, said swinging member being operated by electric switching means and adapted to pivot out from said vehicle to engage said rough surfaced rail.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.