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DEFINITION
Classification: 472/6
Powered toy type:
(under subclass 1) Subject matter wherein the circuitous path apparatus uses an energy source other than a human operator to propel an object along the circuitous path for the entertainment of a child.
(1) Note. The toy roundabout may be powered by an electric motor, a wound spring motor, a gravity powered mechanism, etc., which may be initially cranked, started, lifted into position, etc., by a human operator as long as the human operator does not need to physically generate the power in an uninterrupted manner, i.e., continuously, while the toy roundabout is operating. The human operator may be a person other than the child being entertained.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
40, Card, Picture, or Sign Exhibiting, for a rotating card, picture, sign, ornamental mobile, or other display apparatus not requiring interaction between the apparatus and a child viewing it, particularly
430+, for a rotatable, electromotor operated display which creates a special effect and subclasses 473+ for a rotatable, motor operated, or changing exhibitor.
104, Railways, particularly
53+, for an amusement railway which may travel along a circuitous path. 105, Railway Rolling Stock, for railway rolling stock which may be used to follow a circuitous path, particularly
1.5, for a wheeled toy or model railway vehicle, subclass 157.2 for a toy or model railway truck, and subclass 238.2 for a toy or model railway rolling stock having a car body designed for a special purpose.
446, Amusement Devices: Toys, particularly
30+, and 236+ for a toy roundabout wherein the motion of the toy requires active, continuous manipulation by a child, e.g., a hand crank which must be continuously turned by the child to keep the roundabout moving, etc., and subclass 227 for an infant toy and means for retaining, attaching, or supporting it in the environment of the infant. Also see the Class 446, class definition, Search Class note to Class 40.
