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Abstract

A steering assembly for vehicles, particularly toy vehicles including a remote control assembly having a steering mechanism mounted thereon in the form of a steering wheel or yoke being manually rotatable wherein movement of the steering wheel causes a proportionate movement in a steering effectuator mounted on the vehicle thus replicating or closely representing the steering operation or 'feel' of a conventional vehicle. A plurality of cam lobes are mounted on and move with the steering mechanism and serve to activate a cam following switch which is connected to electronic control circuitry which is designed to effectively control the steering effectuator of the vehicle by generating a fixed number of pulses of a predetermined duration so as to accomplish a discrete change in steering position with each generated pulse in order to closely represent the steering operation of a conventional vehicle. The remote control assembly may be connected to the vehicle by electric wires wherein the generated pulses may be of sufficient power to operate a steering motor associated with the steering effectuator of the vehicle. The remote control may be alternately connected by radio signals such that the generated pulses would signal a companion electronic circuit in the vehicle, which in turn sends pulses of sufficient power to the steering motor of the steering effectuator of the vehicle.

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First Claim