US3583095A - Toy vehicle roof construction - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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- the object of the present invention is to provide a toy vehicle with a top of rigid material that can be simply and readily removed from or replaced in a position on the vehicle in covering relation to the passenger compartment.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toy vehicle embodying the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the toy taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.
- FIG. 3 is enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken through the rear portion of the top along line 3-3 of FIG. 2.
- the invention broadly comprises providing the vehicle body with an inverted U-shaped roll bar at the rear of the passenger compartment and a top member having clips thereon in releasable locking engagement with the roll bar.
- a toy vehicle denoted generally at has a body 11 and ground wheels 12.
- a miniature seat 14 may be mounted'within the body 11.
- An inverted U-shaped roll bar 15 has its end portions anchored in the body 11 as at 16.
- the bar 15 has upright portions 17 interconnected at their upper ends by a horizontal bight portion 18.
- the roof or top denoted generally at 20 is formed of a resilient material, preferably plastic, and has a unitary construction with a roof panel 21 integrally associated with a pair of side panels 22 and a rear panel 24.
- the lower portions of panel 24 join the lower rear portions of each panel 22 to form rear corner posts 25 for the top.
- Each post 25 has a flat bottom edge 26 (FIG. 3) adapted for flush endwise engagement against the top surface of body ll adjacent to the anchored portions 16 of bar 15.
- front portions of panels 22 extend downwardly to form front cornerposts 27 for top 20.
- These cornerposts have bottom edges 28 adapted to engage firmly against the top surface of the body 11 and equally spaced respectively from the rear cornerposts 25 at each side of the top.
- a pair of transversely spaced clips 30 are integrally formed on the underside of panel 21 between the rear posts 25 one just inside of each side panel 22. These clips 30 are preferably of the same plastic material as the top 20 and have a resiliency enabling them to be moved downwardly onto and locked upon the bight portion 18 of the roll bar 15, the bar entering the clips through the downwardly opening V-shaped slots 31.
- the clips 30 are so positioned with respect to post edges 26 and 28 as to lock said edges firmly against the top of the car body 11 when the bar portion 18 is locked in the clips. Accordingly, the top 20 is immovably mounted on the body. The top 20 may be removed merely by exerting sufficient upward pressure upon the top to spread the arms of clips 30 sufficiently to allow bar 18 to pass through slots 31. The car then becomes a topless dragster-type vehicle. The car is accordingly readily convertible between two different models.
- Clips 30 are sufficiently strong to securely hold the top on the body even when the car is picked up solely by the top or in all normal uses.
- the leverage provided by the engagement of edge 26 with [body 11 is sufficient to remove bar 18 from the clips 30 with very little pressure.
- an elongated vehicle body having a passenger compartment and upwardly facing portions surrounding the passenger compartment,
- ground wheels mounted on the body for rotation on parallel horizontal axes disposed transversely of the body
- a top extending over said passenger compartment and having a rectangular roof panel with front and rear pairs or cornerposts depending from the corners of the panel for endwise engagement with said body surface portions, and
- said top having clip means thereon extending downwardly from the roof panel between the rear cornerposts for releasable locking engagement with the bight portion of the roll bar to hold the top in place.
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Abstract
A toy vehicle having an inverted U-shaped roll bar mounted at the rear of the passenger compartment, and a top extending over the passenger compartment and having clip means on the underside thereof in releasable locking engagement with the roll bar.
Description
United States Patent Inventor Curtis 11. Fahrendorff Minneapolis, Minn.
App]. No. 823,312
Filed May 9, 1969 Patented June 8, 1Q7l Assignee Tonka Corporation Mound, Minn.
TOY VEHICLE ROOF CONSTRUCTION 1 Claim, 3 Drawing Figs.
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[5 6] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,587,142 2/1952 B.A.Gray eta]. 46/221 FORElGN PATENTS l,258,912 1961 France /221 345,219 1921 Germany 46/223 Primary ExaminerLouis G. Mancene Assistant Examiner-Al Heinz Attorney-Carlsen, Carlsen, Sturm & Wicks ABSTRACT: A toy vehicle having an inverted U-shaped roll bar mounted at the rear of the passenger compartment, and a top extending over the passenger compartment and having clip means on the underside thereof in releasable locking engagement with the roll bar.
PATENTED JUN 8l97| TOY VEHICLE ROOF CONSTRUCTION Children's toy vehicles are generally provided with or without a roof for the passenger compartment as the convertible type top construction is easily broken and difficult to operate.
The object of the present invention is to provide a toy vehicle with a top of rigid material that can be simply and readily removed from or replaced in a position on the vehicle in covering relation to the passenger compartment.
The abovementioned and additional objects of the invention will be brought to light during the course of the following specification, reference being made to the accompanying drawing, in which-- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a toy vehicle embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a transverse vertical section through the toy taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1 and looking in the direction of the arrows.
FIG. 3 is enlarged fragmentary vertical section taken through the rear portion of the top along line 3-3 of FIG. 2.
The invention broadly comprises providing the vehicle body with an inverted U-shaped roll bar at the rear of the passenger compartment and a top member having clips thereon in releasable locking engagement with the roll bar.
Referring now more particularly to the drawing, reference numerals will be used to denote like parts or structural features in the different views. A toy vehicle denoted generally at has a body 11 and ground wheels 12. A miniature seat 14 may be mounted'within the body 11.
An inverted U-shaped roll bar 15 has its end portions anchored in the body 11 as at 16. The bar 15 has upright portions 17 interconnected at their upper ends by a horizontal bight portion 18.
The roof or top denoted generally at 20 is formed of a resilient material, preferably plastic, and has a unitary construction with a roof panel 21 integrally associated with a pair of side panels 22 and a rear panel 24. The lower portions of panel 24 join the lower rear portions of each panel 22 to form rear corner posts 25 for the top. Each post 25 has a flat bottom edge 26 (FIG. 3) adapted for flush endwise engagement against the top surface of body ll adjacent to the anchored portions 16 of bar 15.
The front portions of panels 22 extend downwardly to form front cornerposts 27 for top 20. These cornerposts have bottom edges 28 adapted to engage firmly against the top surface of the body 11 and equally spaced respectively from the rear cornerposts 25 at each side of the top.
A pair of transversely spaced clips 30 are integrally formed on the underside of panel 21 between the rear posts 25 one just inside of each side panel 22. These clips 30 are preferably of the same plastic material as the top 20 and have a resiliency enabling them to be moved downwardly onto and locked upon the bight portion 18 of the roll bar 15, the bar entering the clips through the downwardly opening V-shaped slots 31.
The clips 30 are so positioned with respect to post edges 26 and 28 as to lock said edges firmly against the top of the car body 11 when the bar portion 18 is locked in the clips. Accordingly, the top 20 is immovably mounted on the body. The top 20 may be removed merely by exerting sufficient upward pressure upon the top to spread the arms of clips 30 sufficiently to allow bar 18 to pass through slots 31. The car then becomes a topless dragster-type vehicle. The car is accordingly readily convertible between two different models.
Having now therefore fully illustrated and described the invention, what I claim to be new and desire to protect by U.S. Letters Patent is:
1. In a toy vehicle,
a. an elongated vehicle body having a passenger compartment and upwardly facing portions surrounding the passenger compartment,
b. ground wheels mounted on the body for rotation on parallel horizontal axes disposed transversely of the body,
0. an inverted U-shaped roll bar mounted on the body at the rear of the passenger compartment and having its bight portion extending horizontally over the body in parallelism with said axes and spaced above said body surface portions,
d. a top extending over said passenger compartment and having a rectangular roof panel with front and rear pairs or cornerposts depending from the corners of the panel for endwise engagement with said body surface portions, and
c. said top having clip means thereon extending downwardly from the roof panel between the rear cornerposts for releasable locking engagement with the bight portion of the roll bar to hold the top in place.
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1. In a toy vehicle, a. an elongated vehicle body having a passenger compartment and upwardly facing portions surrounding the passenger compartment, b. ground wheels mounted on the body for rotation on parallel horizontal axes disposed transversely of the body, c. an inverted U-shaped roll bar mounted on the body at the rear of the passenger compartment and having its bight portion extending horizontally over the body in parallelism with said axes and spaced above said body surface portions, d. a top extending over said passenger compartment and having a rectangular roof panel with front and rear pairs or cornerposts depending from the corners of the panel for endwise engagement with said body surface portions, and e. said top having clip means thereon extending downwardly from the roof panel between the rear cornerposts for releasable locking engagement with the bight portion of the roll bar to hold the top in place.
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Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD248682S (en) | 1975-12-17 | 1978-07-25 | Helmut Darda | Toy auto |
| US6102771A (en) * | 1998-08-13 | 2000-08-15 | Mattel, Inc. | Toy vehicle having motor-driven convertible top |
| US6908108B1 (en) | 2003-04-28 | 2005-06-21 | Robert Scarla | Roll cage |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE345219C (en) * | 1921-02-25 | 1921-12-06 | Mechanische Blechspielwaren Fa | Toy tin automobile |
| US2587142A (en) * | 1947-03-28 | 1952-02-26 | Toy Founders Inc | Model automobile assembly kit |
| FR1258912A (en) * | 1960-03-08 | 1961-04-21 | Etablissements J Arnould Soc D | Development of toy cars |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE345219C (en) * | 1921-02-25 | 1921-12-06 | Mechanische Blechspielwaren Fa | Toy tin automobile |
| US2587142A (en) * | 1947-03-28 | 1952-02-26 | Toy Founders Inc | Model automobile assembly kit |
| FR1258912A (en) * | 1960-03-08 | 1961-04-21 | Etablissements J Arnould Soc D | Development of toy cars |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD248682S (en) | 1975-12-17 | 1978-07-25 | Helmut Darda | Toy auto |
| US6102771A (en) * | 1998-08-13 | 2000-08-15 | Mattel, Inc. | Toy vehicle having motor-driven convertible top |
| US6908108B1 (en) | 2003-04-28 | 2005-06-21 | Robert Scarla | Roll cage |
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| Date | Code | Title | Description |
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| AS | Assignment |
Owner name: FIRST NATIONAL BANK, THE, ILLINOIS Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:TONKA CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:005001/0980 Effective date: 19871016 |
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| AS | Assignment |
Owner name: TONKA CORPORATION, RHODE ISLAND Free format text: RELEASED BY SECURED PARTY;ASSIGNOR:FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO, THE;REEL/FRAME:006485/0263 Effective date: 19910524 |