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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2008
Ronald Torres, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Ronald Torres, Hacienda Heights, CA (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A toy vehicle configured to move across a support surface is disclosed. In some embodiments, the toy vehicle may include a body having a top portion and a bottom portion; a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the body and configured to rotatably support the body on the support surface in a plurality of positions including an upright position, and an inverted position, wherein less than all of the plurality of wheels rotatably support the body on the support surface when the body is in the inverted position; and a stabilizing mechanism mounted to the body, the stabilizing mechanism being configured, when the body is in the inverted position, to move a portion of the body away from the support surface such that one or more of the plurality of wheels may be driven to return the body in the upright position.