TRANSFORMABLE TOY VEHICLE
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1. A toy vehicle, comprising:
- a central housing having first and second oppositely disposed sides;
a first wheel rotatably mounted on the first side of the housing and a second wheel rotatably mounted on the second side of the housing, each of the first and second wheels having a central hub and a plurality of individual vanes movably attached to the hub, each hub having a center disposed along a first axis of rotation, each vane being repositionable about a second vane axis extending transversely with respect to the first axis, an end of each vane distal to the hub forming a circumferential surface portion of one of the first and second wheels.
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Abstract
A toy vehicle includes a central housing having first and second oppositely disposed sides. A first wheel is rotatably mounted on the first side of the housing, and a second wheel is rotatably mounted on the second side of the housing. Each of the first and second wheels has a central hub and a plurality of individual vanes rotatably attached to the hub. Each hub has a center disposed along a first axis of rotation. Each vane is rotatable about a second vane axis extending transversely with respect to the first axis. An end of each vane distal to the hub forms a circumferential surface portion of one of the first and second wheels.
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1. A toy vehicle, comprising:
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a central housing having first and second oppositely disposed sides;
a first wheel rotatably mounted on the first side of the housing and a second wheel rotatably mounted on the second side of the housing, each of the first and second wheels having a central hub and a plurality of individual vanes movably attached to the hub, each hub having a center disposed along a first axis of rotation, each vane being repositionable about a second vane axis extending transversely with respect to the first axis, an end of each vane distal to the hub forming a circumferential surface portion of one of the first and second wheels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A transformable toy vehicle for movement on a surface, the toy vehicle comprising:
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a housing;
at least two reconfigurable wheels mounted on the housing for rotation about a common axis extending through the housing, rotation of the wheels causing the toy vehicle to move on the surface, wherein each of the two wheels has at least a first configuration in which the wheel is generally shaped to receive and surround a portion of the housing adjoining the wheel and at least a second configuration different from the first configuration - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 35, 37)
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