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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2003
Jason C. Lee, Talent, OR (US);
Justin Discoe, Merchantville, NJ (US);
Nathan Bloch, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Jason C. Lee, Talent, OR (US);
Justin Discoe, Merchantville, NJ (US);
Nathan Bloch, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A toy vehicle has a chassis, at least a first drive wheel rotatably attached to the chassis and at least a first link having a first end pivotally coupled with the chassis. At least a first non-powered wheel is operably coupled with the second opposing end of the first link. The first link has two operative positions: a first, fully-retracted operating configuration in which the first link is wrapped at least partially around the chassis crossing the drive wheel axis of rotation and a second, extended operating configuration in which the first link is pivoted away and extended from the chassis. A second link can be pivotally coupled between and with the chassis and first link. Forces acting on the toy vehicle resulting from driving the first drive wheel can cause each link to pivot with respect to the chassis.