Toy vehicle remote controller

Abstract

A toy car radio controller has a housing 10 with an open compartment 13 in one side A radio controllable car 14 fits into the compartment for storage when not in use. Electrical contacts connect a battery of the controller to a battery of the car when the car is stored in the controller.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A toy vehicle remote controller and a controllable vehicle, in which the controller has an open compartment into which at least a substantial part of the toy vehicle can fit and be secured.  
     
     
         2 . A toy remote controller and a controllable vehicle according to  claim 1 , in which the compartment is configured such that the vehicle can only fit to the controller in one chosen orientation.  
     
     
         3 . A toy remote controller and a controllable vehicle according to  claim 2 , in which the compartment has walls shaped to fit snugly against at least parts of outer surfaces of the vehicle in the one chosen orientation.  
     
     
         4 . A toy remote controller and a controllable vehicle according to  claim 1 , including posts in a base of the compartment that receive and slide into co-operating apertures in an outer surface of the vehicle when the vehicle is fitted in the compartment.  
     
     
         5 . A toy remote controller and a toy vehicle according to  claim 4 , in which there are at least two posts that carry electrical contacts and co-operating of the apertures have electrical contacts for mating with the electrical contacts on the posts.  
     
     
         6 . A toy vehicle remote controller and a toy vehicle according to  claim 1 , in which the vehicle fits completely inside the compartment.  
     
     
         7 . A toy remote controller and a toy vehicle according to  claim 6 , including a lid for closing off the compartment.