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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 13, 1992
Steven Ellman, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Fredric Ellman, New York, NY (US);
Julius Ellman, Brooklyn, NY (US);
John C Fusi, New Providence, NJ (US);
Matchbox Toys (USA) Ltd., Moonachie, NJ (US);
Abstract
A toy vehicle and launcher system includes a motor-driven toy vehicle having a wind-up spring-driven motor to provide forward motion thereof. The launcher is adapted to mount the vehicle and has a releasable latch for precluding forward motion of the vehicle. A biasing spring provides the vehicle with forward motion immediately upon release of the latch. Preferably, the launcher is configured and dimensioned to be releasably mounted on a human limb so that the longitudinal axis of the vehicle is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the limb, thereby making the launcher a foot-operated or arm-operated launcher.