Toy vehicle having concealed extendable jaws
First Claim
1. A toy vehicle comprising:
- a rear body;
an actuator slidably supported by said rear body portion;
a front body formed of at least two pivotally coupled portions;
gear drive means coupled between said front body and said actuator operative to move said front body forwardly from said rear body as said actuator is moved with respect to said rear body; and
a resilient membrane defining a plurality of apertures and having a first end coupled to said rear body and a second end coupled to said front body, said resilient membrane being stretched between said front and rear body portions when said front body is moved forwardly to elongate said plurality of apertures as said membrane is stretched.
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Abstract
A toy vehicle includes a rear body having a rear chassis portion extending downwardly therefrom which supports a pair of rear wheels. A front chassis is pivotally secured to the rear chassis and extends forwardly therefrom supporting a pair of front wheels. The vehicle further includes a front body portion formed of a pair of pivotally coupled members commonly secured to an elongated rearwardly extending gear rack. A spoiler slidably supported within the rear body is coupled to a forwardly extending gear rack. A compound gear is rotatably supported within the rear body and engages each gear rack such that movement in the forward direction of the rear spoiler causes a multiplied distance movement of the gear rack supporting the front body portion. A resilient membrane partially encloses the gear racks and is stretched between the rear chassis and the front body portion. As the spoiler is forced forwardly against the rear body, the gear rack and gear coupling drives the pivotally coupled front body portion forwardly allowing it to assume an open mouth configuration and exposing a pair of simulated jaws. The resilient membrane stretches to accommodate the forward extension of the vehicle.
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Citations
14 Claims
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1. A toy vehicle comprising:
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a rear body; an actuator slidably supported by said rear body portion; a front body formed of at least two pivotally coupled portions; gear drive means coupled between said front body and said actuator operative to move said front body forwardly from said rear body as said actuator is moved with respect to said rear body; and a resilient membrane defining a plurality of apertures and having a first end coupled to said rear body and a second end coupled to said front body, said resilient membrane being stretched between said front and rear body portions when said front body is moved forwardly to elongate said plurality of apertures as said membrane is stretched. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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2. A toy vehicle comprising:
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a rear body; an actuator slidably supported by said rear body portion; a front body formed of at least two pivotally coupled portions; gear drive means coupled between said front body and said actuator operative to move said front body forwardly from said rear body as said actuator is moved with respect to said rear body; and a resilient membrane having a first end coupled to said rear body and a second end coupled to said front body, said resilient membrane being stretched between said front and rear body portions when said front body is moved forwardly, wherein said gear drive means includes; a first gear rack coupled to said actuator; a second gear rack coupled to said front body; and gear means for rotationally engaging said first and second gear racks. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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11. A toy vehicle comprising:
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a rear body; an actuator slidably supported by said rear body; a front body having a hood defining an upper jaw and a lower portion defining a lower jaw, said hood and lower portion being pivotable between an open jaw and a closed jaw position; drive means coupled between said actuator and said front body responsive to movement of said actuator with respect to said rear body to extend said front body forwardly from said rear body; and a resilient membrane coupled between said rear body and said front body, said membrane including a thin sheet of resilient material formed to define an inverted U-shape cross-section being stretched therebetween when said front body is extended forwardly. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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