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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 04, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Granville Crow, Lomita, CA (US);
Larry H Renger, Hawiian Gardens, CA (US);
Roger H Sweet, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Mattel, Inc., Hawthorne, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
446465 ; 446336 ;
Abstract
A toy vehicle having an arm with a ball at the end thereof pivotable relative to an axle of the vehicle from a nested position to a position forward of the vehicle, the mechanism being actuated by depression of a push lever, upon which a spring-biased rack member is mannually actuated against the force of the spring to a rearward position, the rack member engaging a pinion gear member rotatable relative to the axle, which, through a clutch controlled coupling device pivots the arm and ball about the axle into engagement with the surface or an object in advance of the vehicle.