Patent ID: 6468127
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A wireless switching system for a motorized toy vehicle, comprising:a vehicle housing having an electrical motor housed therein and operatively connected with a propulsion system for self-propelling the vehicle when the motor is energized; a battery compartment within the vehicle housing and adapted to receive a battery of a type having first and second terminals at opposite ends thereof, said battery compartment having a length that is greater than a length of said battery, thereby enabling the battery to move longitudinally within the battery compartment; said motor and said battery compartment being arranged such that the motor is positioned adjacent one end of the battery compartment, wherein the battery can move longitudinally in the battery compartment to a first position wherein the first terminal of the battery makes direct electrical contact with the motor; a conductive spring element positioned at an end of said battery compartment remote from said motor and adapted to make electrical contact with the second terminal of said battery and to apply a first force to the battery sufficient to cause said battery to move into said first position; a conductive rod element having electrical contact with said spring element and with a terminal of the motor, thereby providing an electrical connection between the second terminal of the battery and the motor; wherein when said battery is in said first position said motor is energized by said battery and said toy vehicle operates; a switching element arranged to enable a user to selectively move said switching element between on and off positions, wherein when said switching element is moved to said off position, the switching element applies a second force to the battery that moves the battery to a second position within said battery compartment wherein the first terminal of the battery is out of electrical contact with the motor, thereby stopping operation of the motor, and further wherein when the switching element is in the on position, said spring element is free to force the battery into the first position to cause the motor to be energized by the battery.