US 5,702,283 AGranted

Real sounds toy engine

AssigneeLarami Limited

InventorsDaniel M. Watson, Jr., Melvin Mednick, Thomas M. McKeon

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Abstract

The present invention is a real sound-producing toy engine. It includes a main housing having a simulated automobile engine exterior and a plurality of activation sites located at the main housing for activating a plurality of different real sounding motor-related sounds. It also includes a plurality of switches, there being at least one for each of the activation sites which is connected thereto. Each of the switches has an off-position and an on-position, each of the switches being also connected to at least one sound-producing mechanism. There is an engine start-up activation site at the main housing and a switch connected to the engine start-up activation site, with sound-producing device capable of producing an engine start-up sound, including a running engine sound which simulates an idling engine, and at least one power source connected to the foregoing. In some embodiments there is an oil fill port activation site having a pressure switch and simulated oil container. There may also be a spark plug, a distributor cap, wires and a sparking switch activation site. In addition, the main housing may also include an air filter and a valve cover.

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Dependent claims

A real sound-producing toy engine, which comprises:

(a) a main housing having a simulated automobile engine exterior;
(b) a plurality of activation sites located at said main housing for activating a plurality of different real sounding motor-related sounds;
(c) a plurality of switches, there being at least one for each of said activation sites which is connected thereto, each of said switches having an off-position and an on-position, each of said switches being also connected to at least one sound-producing means and being connected to a power source;
(d) an engine start-up activation site being one of said plurality of activation sites and an engine start-up switch connected to said engine start-up activation site, said engine start-up switch being connected to an engine start-up sound-producing means capable of producing an engine start-up sound, including a running engine sound which simulates a turning over of an engine followed by an idling engine, said engine start-up sound-producing means being one of said at least one sound-producing means;
and,
(e) at least one power source operably connected to said plurality of switches so as to activate a corresponding one of said plurality of activation sites to operate a corresponding one of said at least one of sound-producing means when said plurality of switches are in their on-positions, wherein said at least one power source is said power source when a number of said at least one power source is one.

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A real sound-producing toy engine, which comprises:

(a) a main housing having a simulated automobile engine exterior;
(b) a plurality of activation sites located at said main housing for activating a plurality of different real sounding motor-related sounds;
(c) a plurality of switches, there being at least one for each of said activation sites which is connected thereto, each of said switches having an off-position and an on-position, each of said switches being also connected to at least one of a plurality of sound-producing means and being connected to a power source;
(d) an engine start-up activation site being one of said plurality of activation sites and an engine start-up switch connected to said engine start-up activation site, said engine start-up switch being connected to an engine start-up sound-producing means capable of producing an engine start-up sound, including a rough running engine sound which audibly produces intermittent sounds of differing periodicity, said engine start-up sound-producing means being one of said at least one sound-producing means;
(e) an idle adjustment activation site being one of said plurality of activation sites and an idle switch being one of said plurality of switches, said idle adjustment activation site having a rotatable member connected to said idle switch, said idle switch being connected to said engine start-up activation site, and having an idle switch off-position and an idle switch on-position and when said idle switch is in said idle switch on-position, said rough running engine sound is overrun so as to activate an idle adjustment sound-producing means having a smooth running sound with intermittent sounds of substantially fixed periodicity, said idle switch being connected to said power source and said idle adjustment sound-producing means being one of said plurality of sound-producing means;
and,
(f) at least one power source operably connected to said plurality of switches so as to activate said plurality of activation sites to operate said plurality of sound-producing means when said plurality of switches are in their on-position wherein said at least one power source is said power source when a number of said at least one power source is one.

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