| abstract |
An amphibious toy such as a marine helicopter assembly is provided. The toy assembly includes a transparent spherical cockpit that is rotatively mounted on a fuselage and driven by a pivotal transmission gear assembly. A removable motor can be mounted in the fuselage to rotate the spherical cockpit about an axis transverse to the longitudinal plane of the fuselage. Alternatively, the motor can be mounted with a propeller and positioned on the outside of the fuselage for driving the toy through the water when appropriate floats are positioned on the fuselage. As a further alternative embodiment, the fuselage can take the form of a yoke for mounting the motor with a propeller to simply drive the spherical cockpit through the water. |