Model railway train car with remote controlled laser
OwnerBruce J. Browninventor
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Abstract
A railway car for a model railroad train system has a low-power laser for providing entertainment, for example, by simulating a laser "death ray" or by producing a laser light show. When an operator activates a switch on the transformer of the model railroad train system, an electronics module on the car receives the signal and turns on the laser source. A scanning mirror system receives and deflects the laser beam to provide the laser light show or other entertaining laser pattern. The car can carry a scattering medium to make the laser beam visible on the car. The car can also produce sound effects to accompany the laser light show or other entertaining laser pattern.
Claims27
A device for producing a visible light for entertainment purposes, comprising:
- a model vehicle chassis;
- wheel means attached to the model vehicle chassis for engaging a surface to permit the chassis to move along the surface;
- a source of collimated light mounted on the model vehicle chassis;
- and
- electronic means for receiving a signal and for activating the source of collimated light in accordance with the signal.
A device for producing a visible light for entertainment purposes, comprising:
- a chassis;
- wheel means attached to the chassis for engaging a surface to permit the chassis to move along the surface;
- a source of collimated light mounted on the chassis;
- electronic means for receiving a signal and for activating the source of collimated light in accordance with the signal;
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- optic means mounted on the chassis in a path of the collimated light for deflecting the collimated light to provide a visible light pattern, said optic means comprising pattern generator means for scanning the collimated light to provide the light pattern.
A model railway train system for providing a visible light for entertainment purposes, the system comprising:
- (a) a model railway car comprising:
- a chassis;
- wheel means attached to the chassis for engaging with a track to permit the chassis to move along the track;
- a source of collimated light mounted on the chassis;
- and
- electronic means for receiving a signal for activating the source of collimated light in accordance with the signal;
- and
- (b) remote-control means for receiving an operator command for generating the signal in accordance with the command and for supplying the signal to the electronic means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.