Cynthia Morris Prather

US Patent:

59245077, Jul 20, 1999

Filed:

Apr 3, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/832244

Inventors:

Cynthia D. Prather - Decatur GA

International Classification:

B60T 700

US Classification:

180167

Abstract:

A powered toy vehicle with containment system that includes a powered toy vehicle that can be driven by a child in a forward and in a reverse direction that includes a direction control switch for selecting from a forward drive capacity or a reverse drive capacity of a reversible electric drive motor; and a containment system including a radio antennae perimeter defining system including at least one radio antennae, for transmitting a perimeter defining signal at a first predetermined frequency, and a radio receiving circuit, tuned to receive the first predetermined frequency and detect the perimeter defining signal and that includes a control output in controlling connection with a motor control relay circuit, the motor control relay circuit disabling the forward drive capacity of the reversible electric drive motor during the entire period when the radio receiving circuit detects the perimeter defining signal and enabling the forward drive capacity of the reversible electric drive motor when the perimeter defining signal is not detected by the receiving circuit. In a preferred embodiment, the toy vehicle is provided with a radio controlled alarm relay circuit activated by a hand held transmitter, the alarm really being connected in series between the battery and the reversible electric motor in a manner such that when the alarm relay is open all power is disconnected from the reversible electric motor.