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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2002
William Francis Michael Dougherty, Oakford, PA (US);
Mary Ellen Gertrude Fosbenner, Riverton, NJ (US);
Robert Jude Henry, Riverside, NJ (US);
Matthew Felix Agostini, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Gregory John Sisolak, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A sound activated toy vehicle includes a body, a chassis, and a motor. The chassis accommodates the body and has at least a front wheel and a rear wheel. The motor is drivingly connected to at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel. The toy vehicle also includes a sound transducer configured to generate an electrical signal in response to detected sound. The toy vehicle also includes a controller having an input electrically connected to the sound transducer and an output electrically connected to the motor. The controller changes the output to the motor when the electrical signal is received by the input from the sound transducer. The toy vehicle also includes a vehicle accessory having an exterior portion. The vehicle accessory is mounted for movement between a first position and a second position by mechanical power from the motor.