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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl M Stern, East Aurora, NY (US);
William M Maher, Churchville, NY (US);
Michael T Ventre, Blasdell, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H / ; A63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
46 40 ; 46209 ; 46212 ;
Abstract
A toy vehicle having a drive wheel and winch driven by an inertia flywheel. The winch has a winch drum that winds a cord attached thereto in only one direction of rotation of the drum. A double detent mechanism precisely positions the winch transmission in its neutral position. A fixed gear tooth brakes or locks the winch drum when the winch transmission is in its neutral position. A drive transmission for selectively driving the drive wheel to cause the vehicle to move in a forward or a reverse direction.