US 6,206,746 B1 · Control means for toy

Abstract

The invention relates to a toy comprising an article which is movable along a surface, the improvement of the article determined by a control, mounted under the surface. The control and article include magnetic materials to form a magnetic field between the two through the surface and which is sufficiently strong such that movement of the control exerts a moving influence on the article along, the surface. The control is provided with articulated joints which allow the control to follow and exert the moving influence on the article as it moves along different planes and levels of the surface, which was not previously possible. The control can also include particular lever arrangements which allow the proportion of the surface area upon which the control can exert the moving influence to be increased.

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Dependent claims

A toy comprising:

a playbase having a top side and an underside,
an article movable about said top side and having a first magnet mounted therein;
and
a control means provided on the underside of said playbase, said control means comprising a first end including an actuating means, a distal second end having a second magnet, and a pair of levers extending between the first and second ends, said actuating means comprising a first plate and a second plate movably connected to said first plate, said first plate adapted to provide limited rotating action relative to the second plate and a linear movement relative to the playbase, said second plate adapted to provide a limited linear movement relative to said playbase, and at least one of said lever members is pivotally secured to the playbase, thereby allowing the second magnet to be moveable about the underside of the playbase.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Control means for toy

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