Claims
- 1. A gyroscopic toy comprising:
a housing; a shaft rotatably coupled to the housing; a flywheel coupled to the shaft wherein rotation of the shaft rotates the flywheel; a pinion gear; a first gear; and a drive gear coupled to the shaft wherein rotation of the drive gear causes rotation of the shaft, wherein rotation of the pinion gear in a first direction causes the first gear to couple to the drive gear and rotate the drive gear and wherein rotation of the pinion gear in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the first gear to decouple from the drive gear.
- 2. A toy as recited in claim 1 further comprising:
a pulley coupled to the pinion gear; and a string coupled to the pulley, wherein pulling on the string causes the pulley and pinion gear to rotate in the first direction.
- 3. A gyroscopic toy comprising:
a housing; a shaft rotatably coupled to the housing; a flywheel coupled to the shaft wherein rotation of the shaft rotates the flywheel; a pinion gear; a drive gear coupled to the shaft wherein rotation of the drive gear causes rotation of the shaft; and at least one gear, wherein rotation of the pinion gear in a first direction causes the pinion gear to couple to the drive gear via the at least one gear, and wherein rotation of the pinion gear in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the pinion gear to decouple from the drive gear.
- 4. A toy as recited in claim 3 further comprising:
a pulley coupled to the pinion gear; and a string coupled to the pulley, wherein pulling on the string causes the pulley and pinion gear to rotate in the first direction.
- 5. A gyroscopic toy comprising:
a housing; a shaft rotatably coupled to the housing; a flywheel coupled to the shaft wherein rotation of the shaft rotates the flywheel; a driving gear; a drive gear coupled to the shaft wherein rotation of the drive gear causes rotation of the shaft; and at least one gear, wherein rotation of the driving gear in a first direction causes the driving gear to couple to the drive gear via the at least one gear, and wherein rotation of the driving gear in a second direction opposite the first direction causes the driving gear to decouple from the drive gear.
- 6. A toy as recited in claim 5 further comprising:
a pulley coupled to the driving gear; and a string coupled to the pulley, wherein pulling on the string causes the pulley and driving gear to rotate in the first direction.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/627,614 filed on Jul. 28, 2000 which is based upon and claims priority on U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/146,698 filed on Jul. 30, 1999 which is fully incorporated herein by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60146698 |
Jul 1999 |
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Continuations (1)
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09627614 |
Jul 2000 |
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10095279 |
Mar 2002 |
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