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8166887 Sound systems for model railroad locomotives  
On-board model railroad speaker enclosure designs are presented that isolate back and front speaker waves. In one example, a first speaker may be disposed inside of a model steam locomotive tender,...
8152007 Automatic coupler for model railroad car  
In an automatic coupler for a model railroad car, a coupler body includes a knuckle coupler member formed of a coupler trunk having a knuckle portion and an engagement portion, and a receiving...
8109805 Toy vehicle, and wheel device and carriage frame for the toy vehicle  
A wheel device for a toy vehicle, in which one of a pair of wheels rolling on a pair of metal rails attracts with a magnet to reduce resistance caused by magnetic force and suppress load on a...
8069793 Universally mountable model train  
A model railroad train or other vehicle capable of operating in a vertical plane, inverted, or at any other desired angle of inclination.
8001905 Model vehicle with automated pantograph  
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a model pantograph. The operation of the pantograph is automated using a motor, drive train, and control circuit. An upper articulating...
7954435 Sound systems for model railroad locomotives  
On-board model railroad speaker enclosure designs are presented that allow maximum sized speakers, improve impedance matching of sound to the outside of the locomotive, and isolate back and front...
7926427 Force sensitive coupler for trains  
A model train car having a union with a force sensor is disclosed. The force sensor is configured to measure the amount of force acting on the coupler. The information gathered from the force...
7885735 Model train control  
A wireless DCC model railroad throttle comprises a throttle program operable on a portable data processing device to display a graphical user interface and communicate a user's control inputs to a...
7880414 Control and motor arrangement for use in model train  
A control and motor arrangement in accordance with the present invention includes a motor configured to generate a locomotive force for propelling the model train. The control and motor arrangement...
7810435 Power regulation device for model railway system  
A power regulation device and method for a model railway system is provided. The device comprises inputs that connect to a supply of a digital command control (DCC) waveform and to a track section...
7770524 Drive and secure mechanism for toy vehicle and track  
A toy vehicle and a track are provided. The track includes a first recess underneath a first rack and a second recess underneath a second rack opposite the first rack, and the vehicle includes a...
7659834 Direct wireless polling of model trains  
A method and apparatus for designating a particular model vehicle for a command function without punching in the ID of the model vehicle. A remote control device is positioned near one of the model...
7597049 Model railroad track scrubbing car  
The invention is a model railroad track scrubbing car with rollers set at a scrub angle of about 30° to scrubs the tops and sides of the track rails. The rollers freely rotate about fixed axle ...
RE40841 Sound recording and reproduction system for model train using integrated digital command control  
A system is provided for recording, storing and reproducing sound for playing back in an environment requiring simulated sounds, voices, and/or sound effects. Sounds are recorded on a chip and...
7520226 Model vehicle with force-isolating drive mechanism  
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a force-isolating drive mechanism. The drive mechanism provides a mechanical linkage and speed reduction between an output shaft of a motor...
7451708 Sound systems for model railroad locomotives  
On-board model railroad speaker enclosure designs are presented that allow maximum sized speakers, improve impedance matching of sound to the outside of the locomotive, and isolate back and front...
7434518 Two-piece model railroad truck frame  
A truck for use on a piece of model railroad rolling stock, the truck having axle/wheels sets associated therewith includes two identical truck portions, which, when joined, form a model railroad...
7404362 Model train car with tilting mechanism  
A model vehicle, such as a model electric train, includes a motorized tilt mechanism for tilting train cars when traversing curved sections of track. The operation of the tilt mechanism is...
7389730 Track-guided toy vehicle  
A toy vehicle is operated as a track-guided vehicle and cooperates with a metallic current rail device of the track via one or more current consumers. A magnet is installed in the toy vehicle which...
7383962 Model train with improved coupling mechanism  
A model train car uses an improved coupling mechanism that permits close coupling of adjacent cars in a model train, while also providing a rotational operating range that permits operation of the...
7142954 Model train controller interface device  
The model train controller interface device provides a user with the capability of operating model train engine, switch and accessories of one manufacturer with the handheld wireless device of a...
7023154 Train speed control using current and velocity sensing  
A method for speed control for a motor of a locomotive of a model electric train is presented. A method in accordance with the present invention includes sensing an operating velocity of the motor...
6990907 Method and system for weighting model railroad cars  
A system and method for weighting a model railcar which uses a plurality of thin machined led alloy weights disposed in recesses of a model rail car frame.
6758145 Track cleaner for model railroads  
A model railroad track cleaning car having a cleaning element suspended between a pair of wheeled trucks. The cleaning element is an abrasive material that is affixed to the underside of a weighted...
6644212 Model vehicles  
A model vehicle runs on a running surface which comprises a substrate having an array of contact pins, the tops of the contact pins forming one electrode and the sides of the contact pins forming a...
6592427 Toy vehicle grain loader accessory  
A toy vehicle set accessory is claimed. The toy vehicle set accessory comprises a grain loader and a toy vehicle adapted for use with the grain loader. The grain loader comprises a grain elevator...
6539292 Using location-influenced behavior to control model railroads  
New methods and techniques are presented for utilizing digital information transmitted by a moving device (such as a model locomotive on a model railroad) to allow the moving device to itself...
6536355 Cleaning model railroad car  
A cleaning model railroad car which can do various cleaning by itself and which can do cleaning effectively regardless of a travel speed thereof. The cleaning model railroad car 8 comprises: a car...
6460467 Model train control method  
A system which operates a digitally controlled model railroad transmitting a first command from a first client program to a resident external controlling interface through a first communications...
6441570 Controller for a model toy train set  
The present invention provides a controller for a model toy train set. In a first aspect of the invention, the controller includes a plurality of input connectors for receiving supply power from...
6422151 Toy car with adjustable magnetic adhesion  
The invention relates to a toy car with adjustable magnetic adhesion for an auto racetrack having ferromagnetic current conductors countersunk in the roadbed. The conductors are in active...
6280278 Smoke generation system for model toy applications  
A smoke generation system for use in model toys. The system includes a reservoir for holding smoke fluid, a heating element for converting the smoke fluid into smoke, a pump unit for delivering...
6275739 Attached logic module technique for control and maintenance in a distributed and networked control system  
A local area network based control system for model railroad layout control that may be readily modified, upgraded, dynamically reconfigured or expanded with minimum physical or functional...
6190279 Power transmission system with a stall prevention feature  
A model train locomotive has a set of drive wheels and a power system for rotating the drive wheels. The power system comprises an electric motor mounted for rotating a power input shaft, a control...
6186074 Drive assembly for model train  
The present invention provides a drive assembly for a model toy train which connects a single drive shaft from an electric motor to a pair of discrete truck assemblies. The drive shaft drives a...
6113458 Model railway train car with remote controlled laser  
A railway car for a model railroad train system has a low-power laser for providing entertainment, for example, by simulating a laser "death ray" or by producing a laser light show. When an...
6014934 Modular model train circuit board arrangement  
A modular circuit board arrangement for use in a model train includes a motherboard mounted on the model train platform. The motherboard has receptacles that accept and communicate signals with a...
5961149 Toy train and book assembly  
The covers and flaps of the cover construction of the book and toy assembly are opened and laid flat. Pop-up and fixed structures on the opened cover construction form a village, and a path or...
5947794 Adapter for carrying axled vehicles on model railroad flat cars  
An adapter for a model railroad flat car enables the carrying of axled model vehicles on model railroad flat cars. The adapter is a thin rectangular block with a transverse groove at each end for...
5931099 Model train set with storage means and variable track arrangement  
A model train set includes a base member having two base member sections that are connected together in a horizontal arrangement such that an upper surface is formed. The upper surface has a...
5855004 Sound recording and reproduction system for model train using integrated digital command control  
A system is provided for recording, storing and reproducing sound for playing back in an environment requiring simulated sounds, voices, and/or sound effects. Sounds are recorded on a chip and...
5297484 Vehicle guidance track system  
The present invention relates to a guidance track for an electric vehicle. The guidance track preferably includes one or more grooves formed within a dielectric material. The wheels of the vehicle...
5165347 Vehicle levitation and guidance system  
A vehicle levitation and guidance system (20) is provided which levitates a vehicle (22) over a roadbed (28) through the use of thin permanently magnetized strips (32, 34) located in the vehicle...
5027712 Monorail train suspended from guideway  
A monorail toy train is suspended from an overhead guideway, which guideway is secured to a ceiling or other fixed support structure. The elongated tubular guideway includes a plurality of guideway...
4986187 Toy vehicle assembly with video display capability  
The invention comprises a toy vehicle such as a train, for moving about a track and which includes an optical sensing apparatus. The vehicle includes a charge coupled device to sense radiant energy...
4937207 Portable toy vehicle racing set  
A portable toy vehicle racing set for use with at least one toy vehicle having a motor includes a case having a first section with inner and outer surfaces and a second section with inner and outer...
4799431 Model locomotive truck mounting mechanism  
An improved truck mounting mechanism for a model railroad locomotive includes a gimbal body fixed to a wheel-bearing truck frame. A gimbal mount is provided for receiving the gimbal body. The...
4799916 Motorless toy vehicle and propelling track  
A motorless toy vehicle and propelling track. The toy vehicle includes a gear housing having a drive system, the drive system including a drive gear and a ratchet means for controlling the...
4781120 Monorail train set  
A toy monorail set is provided including a building for containing the parts to the set and selectively being a component part of the set. The monorail vehicle, building and monorail tracks are all...
4768663 Coupling device for scale models of railway cars  
A coupling device for scale model railway cars has a hook-shaped coupling element with a free end, a shaft connected to the coupling element, a crosspiece extending horizontally from both sides of...
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