IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0766804
(2010-04-23)
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등록번호 |
US-8747180
(2014-06-10)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- O'Connor, Stacy L.
- Nuttall, Michael
- Vetuskey, Brendon
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
9 인용 특허 :
77 |
초록
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A relay for a toy is disclosed herein, the relay having: a first relay segment having an upper portion rotatably secured to a lower portion for movement between a first position and a second position with respect to the lower portion; a trigger coupled to the first relay segment, the trigger being c
A relay for a toy is disclosed herein, the relay having: a first relay segment having an upper portion rotatably secured to a lower portion for movement between a first position and a second position with respect to the lower portion; a trigger coupled to the first relay segment, the trigger being configured for movement from a first position to a second position; a mechanism for retaining the upper portion in the second position after it has been rotated to the second position from the first position, the upper portion being spring biased towards the first position, wherein the mechanism releases the upper portion to allow for rotation movement of the upper portion to the first position from the second position, when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position; a projectile launcher for launching a projectile into air after the release mechanism releases the upper portion and the upper portion is rotated to the first position from the second position; and a second relay segment, the second relay segment having a release mechanism for launching a portion of the second relay segment in the air as well as launching an object from the relay when the second relay segment is impacted by the projectile.
대표청구항
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1. A relay for a toy, comprising: a first relay segment having an upper portion rotatably secured to a lower portion, wherein the upper portion moves between a first position and a second position with respect to the lower portion;a trigger coupled to the first relay segment, the trigger being movab
1. A relay for a toy, comprising: a first relay segment having an upper portion rotatably secured to a lower portion, wherein the upper portion moves between a first position and a second position with respect to the lower portion;a trigger coupled to the first relay segment, the trigger being movably mounted to the first relay segment wherein the trigger moves from a first position to a second position;a mechanism that retains the upper portion in the second position after it has been rotated to the second position from the first position, the upper portion being spring biased towards the first position, wherein the mechanism releases the upper portion to allow for spring biased rotational movement of the upper portion to the first position from the second position, when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position;a projectile launcher for launching a projectile into air after the release mechanism releases the upper portion and the upper portion is rotated to the first position from the second position; anda second relay segment, the second relay segment having a release mechanism for launching a portion of the second relay segment in the air as well as launching an object from the relay when the second relay segment is impacted by the projectile, wherein the portion of the second relay segment is an upper portion and the release mechanism of the second relay segment has a linkage member that is biased is a first direction to a first position by a member rotationally secured to a lower body portion of the relay segment and the upper body portion has a feature that when inserted into the lower body portion moves the member and linkage in a direction opposite to the first direction to a second position and wherein the feature is retained in the lower body portion by the release mechanism of the lower body portion and the release mechanism further comprises a spring for launching feature and the upper body portion from the lower body portion when the upper body portion is impacted by the projectile and the linkage moves from the second position to the first position. 2. The relay as in claim 1, wherein the projectile launcher is rotatably secured to the upper portion of the first relay segment for movement between a first position and a second position, the projectile launcher being spring biased towards the first position with respect to the upper portion, wherein the mechanism of the first relay segment retains the projectile launcher in the second position after it has been rotated to the second position from the first position and wherein the mechanism of the first relay segment releases the projectile launcher to allow for rotation movement of the projectile launcher to the first position from the second position, when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position. 3. The relay as in claim 2, wherein the trigger is coupled to the mechanism of the first relay segment by a linkage. 4. The relay as in claim 2, wherein the projectile launcher rotates into the first position from the second position prior to the upper portion rotating to the first position from the second position when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position. 5. The relay as in claim 4, wherein the mechanism of the first relay segment further comprises a spring biased gear box to provide a braking force to the lower portion as the upper portion rotates from the second position to the first position. 6. The relay as in claim 4, wherein there is no direct physical connection between the first relay segment and the second relay segment other than the first object. 7. The relay as in claim 6, wherein the first relay segment is coupled to a first vehicle track segment and the second relay segment is coupled to a second vehicle track segment and wherein the object launched from the second relay segment is a toy vehicle propelled on the second vehicle track segment by a launcher of the second relay segment, the launcher being actuated by the mechanism. 8. The relay as in claim 7, wherein the first vehicle track segment is pivotally mounted to the first relay segment. 9. The relay as in claim 4, wherein the projectile launcher is rotatably secured to the upper portion of the first relay segment for movement between a first position and a second position about a first axis with respect to the upper portion and wherein the upper portion rotates about second first axis with respect to the first relay segment and wherein the first axis is transverse with respect to the second axis. 10. The relay as in claim 9, wherein the upper portion is an upper body portion of a humanoid and the projectile launcher is secured to a first arm that is rotatably secured to the upper portion of the first relay segment and the first arm and the launcher move together between the first position and the second position. 11. The relay as in claim 10, wherein the upper body further comprises a second arm rotatable secured to the upper body, wherein the second arm further comprises a sight for aligning a direction of the projectile to be launched by the projectile launcher. 12. The relay as in claim 11, wherein the sight is aligned with the direction when the upper body is in the second position. 13. The relay as in claim 1, wherein the trigger further comprises a conically shaped surface positioned above a first track segment pivotally secured to the first relay segment. 14. The relay as in claim 1, wherein the trigger further comprises an angled surface positioned above a first track segment and the first position locates the angled surface a first distance from the first vehicle track segment while the second position locates the angled surface a second distance from the first vehicle track segment, the second distance being greater than the first distance. 15. The relay as in claim 14, wherein the first distance is less than a height of a toy vehicle traveling on the first vehicle track segment, wherein the toy vehicle is a 1:50 scale model or less. 16. The relay as in claim 1, wherein movement of the linkage member in the first direction to the first position from the second position causes a launcher of the second relay segment to launch the object from second relay segment. 17. An interchangeable toy track set, comprising: a plurality of interchangeable relays segments each of which may be coupled to each other to create a plurality of variations for the toy track set; andwherein at least one of the plurality of interchangeable relays comprises:a first relay segment having an upper portion rotatably secured to a lower portion, wherein the upper portion moves between a first position and a second position with respect to the lower portion;a trigger coupled to the first relay segment, the trigger being movably mounted to the first relay segment, wherein the trigger moves from a first position to a second position;a mechanism that retains the upper portion in the second position after it has been rotated to the second position from the first position, the upper portion being spring biased towards the first position, wherein the mechanism releases the upper portion to allow for spring biased rotational movement of the upper portion to the first position from the second position, when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position;a projectile launcher for launching a projectile into air after the release mechanism releases the upper portion and the upper portion is rotated to the first position from the second position; anda second relay segment, the second relay segment having a release mechanism for launching a portion of the second relay segment in the air as well as launching an object from the relay when the second relay segment is impacted by the projectile, wherein the portion of the second relay segment is an upper portion and the release mechanism of the second relay segment has a linkage member that is biased is a first direction to a first position by a member rotationally secured to a lower body portion of the relay segment and the upper body portion has a feature that when inserted into the lower body portion moves the member and linkage in a direction opposite to the first direction to a second position and wherein the feature is retained in the lower body portion by the release mechanism of the lower body portion and the release mechanism further comprises a spring for launching feature and the upper body portion from the lower body portion when the upper body portion is impacted by the projectile and the linkage moves from the second position to the first position. 18. The interchangeable toy track set as in claim 17, wherein the projectile launcher is rotatably secured to the upper portion of the first relay segment for movement between a first position and a second position, the projectile launcher being spring biased towards the first position with respect to the upper portion, wherein the mechanism of the first relay segment retains the projectile launcher in the second position after it has been rotated to the second position from the first position and wherein the mechanism of the first relay segment releases the projectile launcher to allow for rotation movement of the projectile launcher to the first position from the second position, when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position and wherein the projectile launcher rotates into the first position from the second position prior to the upper portion rotating to the first position from the second position when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position and wherein the projectile launcher is rotatably secured to the upper portion of the first relay segment for movement between a first position and a second position about a first axis with respect to the upper portion and wherein the upper portion rotates about second first axis with respect to the first relay segment and wherein the first axis is transverse with respect to the second axis and wherein the upper portion is an upper body portion of a humanoid and the projectile launcher is secured to a first arm that is rotatably secured to the upper portion of the first relay segment and the first arm and the launcher move together between the first position and the second position and wherein the upper body further comprises a second arm rotatable secured to the upper body, wherein the second arm further comprises a sight for aligning a direction of the object to be launched by the projectile launcher.
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