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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2001
Jason C. Lee, Princeton Jct., NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A radio controlled toy vehicle having a single driving wheel. First and second chassis bodies are located on opposite sides of the driving wheel, and the driving wheel and chassis bodies rotatably attached to a primary axle. Support wheels are rotatably attached to the chassis bodies at a location distal to the point of attachment of the chassis bodies to the primary axle. First and second reversible electric motors are drivingly connected to the driving wheel by drive train means. A radio control receiver is attached to one of the chassis bodies, and is adapted to independently actuate the electric motors in a forward or reverse direction in response to control signals sent by a radio control transmitter. When both of the electric motors are operating in the forward or reverse direction, the driving wheel propels the vehicle in that direction. When one electric motor is operating in the forward direction and the other electric motor is operating in the reverse direction, the vehicle will cease being propelled by the driving wheel, and the first and second chassis bodies are forced to rotate in opposite directions about the primary axle, causing the vehicle to be lifted and turned.