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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Mark Alan Poirier, Hubbardston, MA (US);
Mark Alan Poirier, Hubbardston, MA (US);
Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US);
Abstract
A low cost cam mechanism facilitating an automatic shut off mechanism preserving battery life in a toy. A rotatable cam including a recess captures an internal actuator and completely shuts down a motor at a defined cam rotation to preserve the battery life in the toy. A resetting biasing lever coupled, to a manually operable actuator advances the cam and is then moved from engagement so as to completely shut down the motor at the defined cam rotation even if the manually operable actuator continues to be depressed. Further Thusly the internal actuatorfacilitates limited activations of the motor for automatically shutting off a rotating cam mechanism to prevent repetitive continued operation. Further the internal actuator may provide powering up the motor and rotating the cam for 'try me' operation for limited demonstrative operations of the toy while packaged or configured in a point of sale environment.