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US 5,378,191 AGranted
Toy device for picking up objects from a plane face
AssigneeInterlego A.G.
InventorJan Ryaa
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Abstract
A toy device picks up objects from a plane surface, where a set of wheels drives rotary blades adapted to move the objects up a guide plate toward a magazine. The blades are relatively stiff and comprise an integral hinge spaced from the axis of rotation of the blade wheel.
Claims10
A toy device for picking up objects from a plane face, said device comprising a housing;
- a set of wheels (40) mounted for rotation to said housing blades (50) mounted for rotation to said housing to rotate with said wheels and extending partially into said housing, a magazine disposed within said housing in a position whereby rotation of said blades (50) guides the objects into said magazine, said blades consisting of a relatively stiff material, and wherein each blade comprises an integral hinge that pivots about a discrete line (60) spaced from the axis of rotation of the blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.