TOY RACE CAR

• US 20110104982A1
• Filed: 10/26/2010
• Published: 05/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Stephen Andrew Koehl
• Original Assignee: Stephen Andrew Koehl
• Inventors: Koehl, Stephen Andrew
• Application Number:
  US12/912,489
• Publication Number:
  US 20110104982A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/465
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/262 Chassis; Wheel mountings; Wheels; Axles; Suspensions; Fitting body portions to chassis
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/28 Electric lighting systems
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 29/08 Driving mechanisms actuated by balls or weights

Abstract

A toy race car includes four wheels and a compartment for a marble in a central region of the car. With a marble installed in the car, all four wheels and the marble may roll at the same time as the car is moved. The car may be rolled on a surface or raced on a track. In some embodiments, the car may include lights that may flash as the car is moved.

Claims

1. A toy comprising:

a toy body;

at least two wheels disposed to rotate relative to the toy body and carry the toy body thereupon; and

a compartment in a central region of the toy body, the compartment adapted to fit a marble therewithin, wherein

when the marble is installed in the compartment and the toy is moved along a surface, both the wheels and the marble roll.

2. The toy of claim 1, wherein the wheels are disposed on opposite sides of an axle, the axle rotationally attached to the toy body.

3. The toy of claim 1, further comprising:

four wheels; and

first and second axles, the wheels attached to ends of the first and second axles.

4. The toy of claim 1, wherein the compartment includes a ring for retaining the marble in the compartment.

5. The toy of claim 1, wherein the compartment includes a pin and retaining member for retaining the marble in the compartment.

6. The toy of claim 1, wherein, when the marble is installed in the compartment and the toy is moved along a surface, the wheels and the marble roll simultaneously.

7. A toy race car comprising:

a car body;

four wheels disposed to rotate relative to the car body and carry the car body thereupon; and

a compartment in a central region of the car body, the compartment adapted to fit a marble therewithin, wherein

when the marble is installed in the compartment and the toy race car is moved along a surface, both the wheels and the marble roll simultaneously.

8. The toy race car of claim 8, further comprising means for retaining the marble in the compartment.

9. A kit comprising:

toy race car comprising;

a car body;

four wheels disposed to rotate relative to the car body and carry the car body thereupon; and

a compartment in a central region of the car body;

a marble adapted to fit inside the compartment; and

decals for decorating the car body.

10. The kit of claim 9, wherein a pin and retaining member is used to retain the marble in the compartment.