Abstract: A pair of binoculars which is convertible to a toy robot. The binoculars have a body to which leg tubes are attached, each leg tube having an ocular lens inserted in one end and an objective lens inserted in a second end. A focusing device is also attached to the body and is used to focus the lenses to sharply view a desired object. To convert the binoculars into a toy robot, hinged body frames on the binocular body rotate outward to form arms and the leg tubes are extendable to form legs. A cover over the torsion spring connecting the two halves of the body, rotates away from the body to form the robot's head. An upper set of notches and a lower set of notches along the outer parameter of the leg tubes are used to fit the body frame ends into and hold the toy in either the binocular form or the robot form and set of notches are used to insert the body frame ends to hold the toy in the binocular form.
Abstract: Toy helicopter with a control unit which can be removed from the body of the helicopter and placed in one of several positions. The helicopter has a rotor blade which is powered by a motor connected to it via compound gears and a rotary driving shaft. The motor is controlled by a removable control unit which is inserted into the helicopter body and which has an activating switch. When the activating switch is pushed, the switch contact is moved into position to complete the circuit with the battery contact and the resulting electricity from the battery travels to the motor.The control unit is a self-contained unit which is connected to the driving mechanism of the helicopter by a wire cord which may be stored in the helicopter's body.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 22, 1985
Date of Patent:
August 5, 1986
Assignee:
Arco Industries
Inventors:
Lawrence D. Richards, Johnny S. C. Yuen