Toy vehicle

• US 3,893,707 A
• Filed: 02/19/1974
• Issued: 07/08/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Frederick F. Samsel
• Original Assignee: Frederick F. Samsel
• Inventors: Samsel, Frederick F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friaglia, Leo
• Application Number:
  US05/443,356
• Time in Patent Office: 504 Days
• Field of Search: 280/208,206
• US Class Current: 280/208
• CPC Class Codes: B62K 17/00 Cycles not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: B62M 1/14 operated exclusively by hand power

Abstract

A toy vehicle comprises a pair of wheels in spaced parallel relation. Each of the wheels has an internally toothed annular member on the surface thereof facing the other. An axle is rotatably mounted in the wheels at the centers thereof. A seat is rotatably supported on the axle and hangs below the axle. A pair of drive gears are provided. Each of the gears is drivably coupled to a corresponding one of the annular members. A hand crank is mounted on the seat and supports the drive gears for rotation with the hand crank for manually rotating the wheels.

Claims

1. A toy vehicle, comprising A PAIR OF WHEELS IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION EACH HAVING AN INTERNALLY TOOTHED ANNULAR MEMBER ON THE SURFACE THEREOF FACING THE OTHER;

AN AXLE ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN THE WHEELS AT THE CENTERS THEREOF;

A SEAT ROTATABLY SUPPORTED ON THE AXLE AND HANGING BELOW THE AXLE;

A PAIR OF DRIVE GEARS EACH DRIVABLY COUPLED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF THE ANNULAR MEMBERS;

HAND CRANK MEANS MOUNTED ON THE SEAT AND SUPPORTING THE DRIVE GEARS FOR ROTATION WITH THE HAND CRANK MEANS FORMANUALLY ROTATING THE SHEELS, THE HAND CRANK MEANS COMPRISING A PAIR OF HAND CRANKS EACH INDEPENDENTLY ROTATABLY MOUNTED AND EACH AFFIXED TO A CORRESPONDING ONE OF THE DRIVE GEARS;

AND ROD MEANS REMOVABLY AFFIXED TO THE FRONT OF THE SEAT AND EXTENDING BEYOND THE RIMS OF THE WHEELS FOR HALTING ROTATION OF THE SEAT WITH THE WHEELS UPON ROTATION OF THE WHEELS WITH THE DRIVE GEARS FIXED IN POSITION.