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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 1980
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1978
Tobin Wolf, Passaic, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A realistic driving toy which includes a vehicle driven by a magnet which moves along the vector sum of a pair of moving rods, the rods being movable normal to each other in a plane by means of motors and linking elements. The motors are controlled by a series of contacts which communicate with a printed circuit disc whereby rotation of a steering wheel rotates the printed circuit disc relative to the contacts to provide different combinations of motor 'on-off' conditions as well as different combinations therewith of motor rotation direction conditions to provide magnet movement in eight different directions. In accordance with a second embodiment of printed circuit board, sixteen vector directions for magnet movement are provided by the addition of resistors across certain ones of the circuit paths of the printed circuit board and an alteration of the conductive paths. Provision is made for initial location of the magnet. The rods are driven by a chain, screw or belt drive. The vehicle includes a forward magnet and a pair of adjacent rearward pins for supporting the vehicle on the board to prevent a 'a fishtailing' effect upon vehicle movement.