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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2005
Filed:
May. 21, 2004
Nathan Bloch, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Vikas Kumar Parkhie Sinha, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Justin Discoe, Windsor, CO (US);
Kenlip Ong, Singapore, SG;
Gregory Nungester, Titusville, NJ (US);
Bruce Gavins, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US);
Nathan Bloch, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Vikas Kumar Parkhie Sinha, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Justin Discoe, Windsor, CO (US);
Kenlip Ong, Singapore, SG;
Gregory Nungester, Titusville, NJ (US);
Bruce Gavins, Mt. Laurel, NJ (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A toy vehicle comprises a lift mechanism which allows the toy vehicle to be lifted from a supporting surface in a lifting motion. The lift mechanism includes a rotary member which engages a lifting lever hingedly attached to a chassis of the toy vehicle. In operation, the rotary member is abruptly moved by a biasing member into engagement with the lifting lever. The rotary member moves the lifting lever into an extended position, causing the lifting lever to engage the supporting surface, to lift the toy. The toy vehicle includes features to help permit operation of the lift mechanism only when the toy vehicle is in a proper operational condition.