Toy vehicle with variable drive and variable speed
First Claim
1. A toy vehicle, comprising:
- a chassis;
front and rear axles rotatably mounted on said chassis, and a pair of wheels connected to each said axle;
an electric motor mounted on said chassis, said electric motor including a driveshaft for driving said front and rear axles; and
means for selectively driving both of said front and rear axles at a first speed and a second speed, and for driving only one of said front and rear axles at the first speed and the second speed while the other of said front and rear axles is not driven.
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Abstract
A toy vehicle that is battery powered and driven by an electric motor mounted on the vehicle. The toy vehicle is designed for high and low speed operation in both a two-wheel drive mode and a four-wheel drive mode, as well as having a free wheel mode where the wheels are not in driving engagement with the electric motor. Thus the toy vehicle has at least five operating modes: 1) a higher speed two-wheel drive mode; 2) a lower speed two-wheel drive mode; 3) a higher speed four-wheel drive mode; 4) a lower speed four-wheel drive mode; and 5) a free wheel mode. Providing the toy vehicle with all of these operating modes makes the vehicle more interesting to children. In addition, the front end of the toy vehicle is designed to light up thereby increasing the visual appeal of the vehicle, especially for children. Further, the toy vehicle employs a unique electrical connection between the battery and the electric motor that does not require soldering or wiring, thereby simplifying assembly of the vehicle. Furthermore, a light bulb associated with the vehicle is electrically wired to the battery using clips, thereby eliminating the use of soldering.
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1. A toy vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis;
front and rear axles rotatably mounted on said chassis, and a pair of wheels connected to each said axle;
an electric motor mounted on said chassis, said electric motor including a driveshaft for driving said front and rear axles; and
means for selectively driving both of said front and rear axles at a first speed and a second speed, and for driving only one of said front and rear axles at the first speed and the second speed while the other of said front and rear axles is not driven. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A toy vehicle, comprising:
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a chassis;
front and rear axles rotatably mounted on said chassis, and a pair of wheels connected to each said axle;
an electric motor mounted on said chassis, said electric motor including a driveshaft;
front and rear gear mechanisms for driving said front and rear axles, respectively, said front and rear gear mechanisms each providing a first speed and a second speed, and each said front and rear gear mechanism being actuatable between a freewheel mode at which the front and rear axles are not driven, a first speed mode at which the front and rear axles are driven at the first speed, and a second speed mode at which the front and rear axles are driven at the second speed;
front and rear shift mechanisms connected to the front and rear gear mechanisms, respectively, for actuating the front and rear gear mechanisms between the freewheel mode, the first speed mode and the second speed mode, said front and rear shift mechanisms being slideable relative to the chassis to actuate the front and rear gear mechanisms; and
a connector engaged with the front and rear shift mechanisms, said connector being moveable between a first position and a second position, said front and rear shift mechanisms being slideable together at the first position of the connector and said front and rear shift mechanisms being slideable relative to each other at the second position of the connector. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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