Takara Co., Ltd.

Masumi Terui

Yasuyuki Moriyama

Katsushiro Sugimoto

Hiroaki Sawai

Rin Furusawa

Ichiroh Furukawa

Hirohisa Sato

Yoichi Wakayama

A running toy has a detachable non-circular wheel attached to an axle driven by a known prime mover, such as spring-powered prime mover and the like. The wheel is molded from an elastic material, such as rubber, soft plastic and the like, and has large projections and recesses formed on the peripheral surface thereof to make the running toy perform various interesting motions which are not conventionally obtained as well as to offer favorable effects.

Running toy

Toy truck

A powered miniature toy vehicle having: an upper body member, a lower frame member of approximately 50 mm in length, a front wheel and axle assembly, a rear wheel and axle assembly, and a spring motor assembly. The ratio of the length of the motor assembly to the length of the lower frame member is approximately 0.5 and is approximately equal to the ratio of the total weight of the front wheel assembly, the rear wheel assembly and the motor assembly to the overall weight of the toy vehicle.

Miniature toy vehicle assembly

A toy vehicle assembly that can be self-propelled by a spring motor and is designed to permit the front wheels to be lifted off of the traveling surface by the addition of a weighted member. The weighted member is positioned on a pivotable bracket which is adjustable relative to the main frame of the vehicle to thereby permit a modification in the mode of travel of the vehicle.

Toy vehicle assembly

Land cruiser vehicle toy

Toy bus

Toy pickup truck

Toy race car

Toy sports car

A combination storage container and launching apparatus for self-propelled toy miniature vehicles includes a base member capable of supporting a miniature vehicle for storage and wall members that can be pivotally connected to the base member. The wall members further provide structures for restraining a miniature vehicle when positioned in a horizontal operative mode, and pivotal levers for releasing the miniature vehicle to permit self propulsion.

Container and start apparatus for toy cars

A toy racing car is provided having a configuration to simulate a racing car such as a drag car. A support member is attached to the body of the car at a predetermined location to receive a weighted member such as a coin of monetary value. The addition of the coin alters the location of the total center of gravity of the car and positions it so that upon the application of a small additional force, the front wheels will be lifted off the ground to provide an impression of high speed acceleration.

Coin weighted toy racing car

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Matsudo, Japan

Masumi Terui