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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 24, 1997
Kevin M George, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Michele P Trammell, Williamsburg, OH (US);
Hasbro, Inc., Pawtucket, RI (US);
Abstract
A remote control toy vehicle includes an invertible chassis having vehicle body portions on opposite sides thereof, a plurality of highly resilient balloon tire support wheels, a high-torque drive motor assembly for driving at least one of the support wheels and a remote control receiver circuit. The chassis and the support wheels are constructed and positioned so that the support wheels define a three dimensional maximum outer perimeter of the vehicle from which the chassis and the other components of the vehicle are spaced inwardly, and the remote control receiver circuit includes an antenna which is contained within the body of the vehicle. The high torque drive motor assembly, the position of the antenna, and the positions and configurations of the support wheels enable the vehicle to perform a variety of self-inverting, tumbling and deflecting maneuvers.