Patent ID: 7417340
Filing Date: 2008-08-26
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling power supplied to a model vehicle, the apparatus comprising: a power control circuit adapted to vary an amount of power supplied to a model vehicle within an output operating range in response to a first user input, and to define an output profile over the output operating range using a second user input, wherein the power control circuit is adapted to connect to a model track for the model vehicle; an adjuster moveable between first and second stop positions, the power control circuit determining a value of the first user input from the position of the adjuster, and varying the amount of power supplied to the model vehicle within the operating range corresponding to a range of movement of the adjuster; wherein the power control circuit is adapted to determine a value of the second user input from a position of the adjuster when a reset signal is received from a user input.