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US 6,183,333 B2Granted
Radio controlled toy surfer
AssigneeWombarra Innovations Pty. Ltd.
InventorJason Grant Venables Hall
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AssigneeWombarra Innovations Pty. Ltd.
InventorJason Grant Venables Hall
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A toy surfboard or body board has a specially shaped bottom surface of the board to hold the waves in the same manner as in a full sized surfboard or body board. A figure of a surfer is positioned on the top surface to balance and maintain and bias the board to a flat running configuration. A compartment is located in the board to hold a radio receiver, controls, motor mechanisms and the batteries. A rudder is located rearwardly of the bottom mounted propeller.
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A radio controlled toy body board comprising:
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Mechanical figures imitating the movement of players or workers: imitating surfing
Electrical arrangements: using wireless transmission
Water sports boards; Accessories therefor: motor-propelled water sports boards
Toys
Term ended 19 May 2019 (estimated)
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The present invention relates to a radio controlled toy surfboard or body board, and in particular to a radio controlled surfboard or body board with a surfer mounted thereon.
Radio controlled toys such as cars, airplanes and boats are well known. However these toys are all controlled so as to be driven in the same manner as the real car, airplane or boat, by applying power to the wheels, or propellers, and to provide steering by turning the wheels of the toy car or the tail rudder or ailerons of the plane or the rudder of the boat. Hence it is a relatively easy matter to scale done the size of the components from the “real” vehicle to operate the toy vehicle.
However in the case of surfboard riding, a board is first propelled by the surfer laying or kneeling on the board and paddling with his arms to obtain sufficient speed to catch the wave. The surfer then stands and uses the position of his weight and body movement along the board to turn the board and maintain position on the wave or to leave the wave. It is therefor not a simple procedure to produce a toy surfboard which will operate in the same manner as a “real” surfboard.
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a radio controlled toy surfboard according to one embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows a view of the cavity for the guidance and power system of the radio controlled toy surfboard as shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows a bottom view of the toy surfboard shown in FIG. 1;
As is shown in FIG. 1, the radio controlled toy surfboard (1), comprises an elongated surfboard body (2) with a surfer figure (3) mounted on a cover (4) which is located above and seals the cavity (5). The surfer figure (3) is preferably positioned in a crouched position as shown. Apart from the aesthetics, the surfer figure (3) provides an essential feature to provide for the flat running of the surfboard body (2), in that it provides a balance for the surfboard body. Further the surfer figure (3) is also either hollow or made from a material less dense than water, so that if the board (2) should tip, the floatation of the surfer figure (3) rights the board (2).
To assist in the performance, the surfer figure (3), as shown in FIG. 10, is hingedly attached to the cover (4), to absorb shocks and to provide a more realistic appearance. As shown, the figure (3) is attached by a rubber band (6) on a pin (7) to a stud (8) on the cover (4), allowing for the surfer figure (3) to pivot during movement of the board body (2) and to spring back into position to assist in effective turns and to right the board in the case of the board body (2) flipping over. This could be replaced by any suitable hinge system such as stainless steel spring.
A preferred shape of the board body (2) is shown in FIGS. 3 to 8. As shown in FIG. 4, the front (8) of the body board (2) is upturned, and is curved in profile, as shown in FIG. 5. Further down the board body (2), a small blunt keel (9) extends along the centre of the board body (2) to form the housing (11) for the propeller (10). The keel (9) is preferably gently curved to assist in smooth turning of the board body (2) through the water.