Mobile reconfigurable robot toy
CA 1086944 A · Owner: Takara Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Ogawa, Iwakichi
Overview
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A toy is provided configurable as a robot whose appendages are press-fit attached to the body and may be removed and attached to other press-fit connection points located on the body or on other complimentary toy assemblies to form various other toy configurations. Locomotion of the toy is facilitated by endless treads mounted on triangular shaped carriages. The carriages are rotatable about a fixed point on the robot body and the treads are driven by an electric motor mounted within the body through a gear train assembly. The gear train assembly also provides rotating press-fit connections at other points on the body member. The robot body may be fitted with a stylized robot head having a …
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- Granted October 7, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended October 7, 1997.
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