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US4120118A
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Semi-disassemblable toy vehicle
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1977-01-06
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Granted: 1978-10-17
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Expires: 1997-01-06
Abstract
Abstract A semi-disassemblable toy vehicle is disclosed and claimed. In general, the vehicle includes a body having a hinged, openable hood and a hinged, openable trunk lid. When the toy user opens the trunk lid, a trunk compartment recess is disclosed, in which a tool box is carried. Within the tool box are a number of wrenches and a screwdriver. After obtaining the tools to work on the vehicle, the playing child can open the hood. Under the hood is an engine compartment recess, in which are an engine, a radiator and a battery representation. Battery caps and a radiator cap can be moved between open and closed positions by applying the appropriate manual dexterity. The wrenches can be used to tighten and loosen spark plug representations carried by the engine. The screwdriver can be used to loosen and tighten an air filter carried atop the engine. While these parts can be loosened, they cannot be entirely removed, thereby obviating the well known propensity of children to loose toy parts.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard Mathews
- 👤 Lorraine Mathews
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 20:24
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H17/00; A63H17/26; A63H17/002; B; B62; B62D; B62D29/00; B62D29/04; B62D29/048
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A semi-disassemblable toy vehicle, comprising in combination, a vehicle body having a hinged openable hood and a hinged openable trunk lid, an engine compartment recess behind the openable hood, a trunk compartment recess behind the openable trunk lid, a plurality of engine, radiator and battery representations affixed within the engine compartment recess, each such representation carrying at least one loosenable member, each representation and the carried loosenable member together defining means for permanently preventing the loosenable member from being entirely removed from the representation, and a plurality of tool members adapted to fit within and be removed from the trunk compartment recess, each tool including a tool head adapted to engage at least one but not all of the loosenable members and operate only the fitted loosenable member so as to alternatively loosen and tighten the fitted loosenable member in the associated carrying representation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A semi-disassemblable toy vehicle, comprising in combination, a vehicle body having a hinged openable hood and a hinged openable trunk lid, an engine compartment recess behind the openable hood, a trunk compartment recess behind the openable trunk lid, a plurality of engine, radiator and battery representations affixed within the engine compartment recess, each such representation carrying at least one loosenable member, each representation and the carried loosenable member together defining means for permanently preventing the loosenable member from being entirely removed from the representation, and a plurality of tool members adapted to fit within and be removed from the trunk compartment recess, each tool including a tool head adapted to engage at least one but not all of the loosenable members and operate only the fitted loosenable member so as to alternatively loosen and tighten the fitted loosenable member in the associated carrying representation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A toy vehicle according to claim 1 including a tool box representation removable from and enplaceable in said trunk compartment recess, and adapted to receive and retain all said tool members.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
81 words
A toy vehicle according to claim 1 including first and second hinge means including flexible membranes respectively connecting said hood and trunk lid to said vehicle body and formed unitarily with the hood, trunk lid and body, and extending sufficiently to permit the hood and trunk lid to rotate into respective open positions providing sufficient space for a child to remove tools from the trunk compartment recess and to operate the removal tool and loosenable members inside the engine compartment recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A toy vehicle according to claim 1 wherein said vehicle body includes a simulated gasoline filler aperture and a gasoline tank cap representation secured to the vehicle body for attachment to and removable from the simulated gasoline filler apparatus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A toy vehicle according to claim 1 wherein said vehicle includes at least one wheel, a tire representation adapted to be affixed to the wheel, and a plurality of tire lug bolts threadable into the wheel for affixing the tire representation to the wheel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
157 words
A semi-disassemblable toy vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle body having a hinged openable hood and a hinged openable trunk lid, an engine compartment recess defined behind the openable hood, a trunk compartment recess defined in behind the openable trunk lid, an engine representation affixed within the engine compartment recess and carrying a plurality of loosenable simulated spark plug members, the engine representation and simulated spark plug members together defining means for permanently preventing the loosenable spark plug members from being entirely removed from the engine presentation, and a plurality of wrench members adapted to fit within and be removed from the trunk compartment recess, each wrench including a tool head adapted to engage at least one of the loosenable simulated spark plug members but not every one of said spark plug members, rotation of the wrench and engaged simulated spark plug operating to alternatively loosen and tighten the simulated spark plug member in the engine representation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
157 words
A semi-disassemblable toy vehicle comprising, in combination, a vehicle body having a hinged openable hood and a hinged openable trunk lid, an engine compartment recess defined behind the openable hood, a trunk compartment recess defined in behind the openable trunk lid, an engine representation affixed within the engine compartment recess and carrying a plurality of loosenable simulated spark plug members, the engine representation and simulated spark plug members together defining means for permanently preventing the loosenable spark plug members from being entirely removed from the engine presentation, and a plurality of wrench members adapted to fit within and be removed from the trunk compartment recess, each wrench including a tool head adapted to engage at least one of the loosenable simulated spark plug members but not every one of said spark plug members, rotation of the wrench and engaged simulated spark plug operating to alternatively loosen and tighten the simulated spark plug member in the engine representation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
92 words
A toy vehicle according to claim 6 including a loosenable simulated air filter member, a slotted threaded member for selectively securing the simulated air filter member to the engine representation in a tightened position, and loosely carrying the simulated air cleaner member for rotation about the threaded member upon the engine representation, and a screwdriver member adapted to fit within the slot in the threaded member, rotation of said screwdriver and said threaded member operating to alternatively loosen and tighten the simulated air cleaner member into a location upon the engine representation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
147 words
A toy car according to claim 6 wherein at least one of said simulated spark plug members includes a wrench-engageable portion formed in a diamond shape, another of said simulated spark plug members includes a wrench-engageable portion formed in an X shape, and yet another simulated spark plug member includes a wrench-engageable portion formed in a hexagonal shape, said wrench members including at least one wrench having a head adapted to engage the simulated spark plug member diamond shape but no other shape, another wrench having a head adapted to engage the simulated spark plug member X-shape but no other shape, and a third wrench having a head adapted to engage the simulated spark plug member hexagonal shape but no other shape, whereby to require the toy user to select the proper wrench in order to accomplish loosening and tightening manipulations of the simulated spark plug member.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1981-10-16 | 1982-04-17 | 1982-10-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1985-10-16 | 1986-04-17 | 1986-10-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1989-10-16 | 1990-04-17 | 1990-10-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |