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US 6,805,604 B2Granted
Toy driving simulator
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsJames G. Brumagin, Peter M. Harris, John T. Smokowski
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Abstract
A toy driving mechanism includes a housing, a display element coupled to the housing, and a controller mounted on the housing and coupled to the display element.
Claims33
A toy driving mechanism comprising:
- a housing;
- a first display portion coupled to said housing;
- a controller coupled to said housing;
- a second display portion operably coupled to said controller;
- and
- a third display portion operably coupled to said controller, at least a portion of at least one of the second display portion and the third display portion overlapping the first display portion, wherein movement of said controller causes substantially simultaneous movement of said second display portion and said third display portion relative to said first display portion.
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A driving simulator mechanism comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a plurality of walls defining therebetween an interior region, said housing including a display area;
- a drive mechanism, said drive mechanism coupled to said housing;
- a toy vehicle disposed in said interior region, said toy vehicle being operably coupled to said drive mechanism;
- and
- a first structure disposed in said interior region, said first structure being mounted for movement relative to said housing, said first structure being operably coupled to said drive mechanism, wherein said toy vehicle and said first structure move substantially simultaneously relative to said housing in response to movement of said drive mechanism.
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A simulated driving environment comprising:
- a housing, said housing including a display area;
- a steering mechanism coupled to said housing;
- a first representation disposed in said display area, said first representation being associated with a toy vehicle;
- a second representation disposed in said display area, said second representation being associated with a driving surface, said first representation being disposed in front of said second representation;
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- a third representation disposed in said display area, said third representation being associated with said second representation, said third representation being disposed in front of said second representation, wherein said steering mechanism is coupled to said first representation and to said third representation, and movement of said steering mechanism causes movement of said first representation relative to said second representation and movement of said third representation relative to said second representation.
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A toy driving mechanism comprising:
- a housing;
- a first display portion coupled to the housing;
- a controller coupled to the housing;
- a second display portion operably coupled to the controller;
- and
- a third display portion operably coupled to the controller, the second display portion being disposed apart from the third display portion, wherein movement of the controller causes substantially simultaneous movement of the second display portion and the third display portion relative to the first display portion.
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A toy driving mechanism comprising:
- a housing having a screen;
- a first display portion coupled to the housing;
- a controller coupled to the housing;
- a second display portion operably coupled to the controller;
- and
- a third display portion operably coupled to the controller, at least a portion of at least one of the second display portion and the third display portion being disposed between the screen of the housing and the first display portion, wherein movement of the controller causes substantially simultaneous movement of the second display portion and the third display portion relative to the first display portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.