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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kevin B Mowrer, Loveland, OH (US);
Robert L Beck, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Tonka Corporation, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
446465 ; 446462 ; 446448 ; 440 92 ;
Abstract
An expandable wheel assemble for toy vehicles includes an axle, a first hub fixed to the axle, a second hub supported by the axle, and at least one web that spans between and is joined to the hubs, and has a central portion movable outwardly from the axle due to centrifugal force when the wheel assembly is rotated.