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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1984
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1981
John D Birdsall, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A toy car which includes an internal tubular spring retainer which extends from one end of the car to the other, and a coiled spring mounted within the retainer. A key is inserted into the rear end of the retainer to compress the spring, and the key is latched with the retainer after it has been inserted to cock the spring. The key is held in the hand of the operator, and it is squeezed or otherwise moved to unlatch the key from the retainer. This causes the forward end of the spring to move against the forward end of the car chassis, while the rear end of the spring engages the forward end of the key, thereby propelling the car forwardly away from the key, as the key is held stationary in the hand of the operator.