US4586911A
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Transformable toy vehicle
Assignee: Bandai Co Ltd
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Filing: 1983-10-13
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Granted: 1986-05-06
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Expires: 2003-10-13
Abstract
Abstract A transformable toy vehicle capable of being converted into a toy robot is provided. The converted toy robot gives no impression of the original outer appearance of the toy vehicle, because of the folding operation of the front and rear compartments. The transformable toy vehicle includes a body, a chassis, pivotal members, and wheel support members. The body includes front, middle, and rear compartments. The chassis supports the front and rear compartments and mounts thereupon the vehicle wheels. The front and rear compartments can be rotated about the pivotal member relative to each other to form a trunk body of the toy robot, and the middle compartment is mounted upon the pivotal member to form a head portion of the toy robot. The wheel support member provided with arm or leg member, is pivotally connected to the chassis for rotatably bearing the wheels, and is housed in the recesses formed in the front and rear compartments for pulling out the arm and leg members from the recesses to form arms and legs of the toy robot.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsushi Murakami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 04:42
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/003
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
A transformable toy vehicle capable of being converted into a toy robot comprising; a body having front, middle, and rear compartments; a chassis for supporting said front and rear compartments and having front and rear vehicle wheels thereupon; pivotal means for rotating said front and rear compartments relative to each other to form a trunk body of said robot and for mounting said middle compartment to form a head portion of said robot; and front and rear wheel support members pivotally connected to said chassis for rotatably bearing said wheels, said front wheel support member being provided with arms means, and said rear wheel support member being provided with leg means, said arm and leg means being housed in respective recesses formed in said front and rear compartments for ejecting said arm and leg means therefrom to form arms and legs of said robot.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
144 words
A transformable toy vehicle capable of being converted into a toy robot comprising; a body having front, middle, and rear compartments; a chassis for supporting said front and rear compartments and having front and rear vehicle wheels thereupon; pivotal means for rotating said front and rear compartments relative to each other to form a trunk body of said robot and for mounting said middle compartment to form a head portion of said robot; and front and rear wheel support members pivotally connected to said chassis for rotatably bearing said wheels, said front wheel support member being provided with arms means, and said rear wheel support member being provided with leg means, said arm and leg means being housed in respective recesses formed in said front and rear compartments for ejecting said arm and leg means therefrom to form arms and legs of said robot.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
154 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said chassis is divided into front and rear chassis; said pivotal means couples said front and rear chassis by means of a hinge joint; said middle compartment is fixedly connected upon said pivotal means; and said wheel support members include a pair of front wheel support members and a pair of rear wheel support members, said front wheel support members are each connected to said front chassis and capable of being turned inside out for pulling out said arm means, each said arm means being connected to one of said front wheels for rotatable movement thereabout; and said rear wheel support members are each connected to said rear chassis and capable of being rotated frontside back along said rear compartment for pulling outside leg means, each said leg means being connected to one of said rear wheel support members for rotatable movement thereabout.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
161 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 1, wherein said chassis is divided into front and rear chassis; said pivotal means couples said front and rear chassis by means of a hinge joint; said middle compartment is mounted upon said pivotal means for slidable movable engagement therewith; said wheel support members include a pair of front wheel support members and a pair of rear wheel support members, said front wheel support members are each connected to said front chassis and capable of being turned inside out for pulling out said arm means from said recess, each said arm means being connected to one of said front wheel support members for rotatable movement thereabout; and said rear wheel support members are each connected to said rear chassis by means of an axle and capable of being rotated frontside back along said rear compartment, said leg means being rotatably connected to said axle and can be pulled out from said recess.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 2, wherein said front and rear chassis are provided with coupling means which ensures a snap joint of both chassis when said front and rear compartments are rotated relative to each other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 3, wherein said front and rear chassis are provided with coupling means which ensures a snap joint of both chassis when said front and rear compartments are rotated relative to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
162 words
A transformable toy vehicle capable of being converted into a toy robot comprising; a body having front, middle, and rear compartments; a chassis for supporting said front and rear compartments and having vehicle wheels mounted thereon; pivotal means about which said front and rear compartments can be rotated relative to each other to form a trunk body of said robot; means coupled between said front and rear compartments for mounting said middle compartment which serves as a head portion of said robot; wheel support members connected to said chassis for supporting said vehicle wheels, said vehicle wheels serving as legs of said robot when said vehicle wheels are turned about said support members; and arm support members which are mounted on one of said front and rear compartments, and are provided with respective arm means which are housed in a recess of said one of said front and rear compartments for ejecting said arm means therefrom to form arms of said robot.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
162 words
A transformable toy vehicle capable of being converted into a toy robot comprising; a body having front, middle, and rear compartments; a chassis for supporting said front and rear compartments and having vehicle wheels mounted thereon; pivotal means about which said front and rear compartments can be rotated relative to each other to form a trunk body of said robot; means coupled between said front and rear compartments for mounting said middle compartment which serves as a head portion of said robot; wheel support members connected to said chassis for supporting said vehicle wheels, said vehicle wheels serving as legs of said robot when said vehicle wheels are turned about said support members; and arm support members which are mounted on one of said front and rear compartments, and are provided with respective arm means which are housed in a recess of said one of said front and rear compartments for ejecting said arm means therefrom to form arms of said robot.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
97 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 6, wherein said chassis is divided into a front chassis and a rear chassis; and said pivotal means are coupled at the rear sides of said front and rear compartments, said front chassis is pivotally connected, at the one end thereof, to the front side of said front compartment, and said rear chassis is pivotally connected, at the one end thereof, to the front side of said rear compartment; and said front and rear chassis are pivotally connected, at the other end thereof, to said wheel support members.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 7, wherein said arm support members are capable of being turned inside out for pulling out said arm means, said arm means being connected to said arm support members for rotational movement thereabout.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
78 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 6, wherein said middle compartment mounting means comprises; a shaft connected at one end thereof to said middle compartment and provided at the other end thereof with a projecting rim; and a coil spring mounted around said shaft between the inner surface of said projecting rim and the rear sides of said front and rear compartments for exerting spring force in order for forcible retaining of said middle compartment.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
78 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 7, wherein said middle compartment mounting means comprises; a shaft connected at one end thereof to said middle compartment and provided at the other end thereof with a projecting rim; and a coil spring mounted around said shaft between the inner surface of said projecting rim and the rear sides of said front and rear compartments for exerting spring force in order for forcible retaining of said middle compartment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
78 words
A transformable toy vehicle as set forth in claim 8, wherein said middle compartment mounting means comprises; a shaft connected at one end thereof to said middle compartment and provided at the other end thereof with a projecting rim; and a coil spring mounted around said shaft between the inner surface of said projecting rim and the rear sides of said front and rear compartments for exerting spring force in order for forcible retaining of said middle compartment.
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