Toy vehicle

• US 6,488,563 B1
• Filed: 02/27/2002
• Issued: 12/03/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Isaacson J. Terrell
• Original Assignee: Isaacson J. Terrell
• Inventors: Isaacson, J. Terrell
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Miller, Bena B.
• Application Number:
  US10/083,732
• Time in Patent Office: 279 Days
• Field of Search: 446/93, 446/95, 446/431, 446/448, 446/450, 446/451, 446/428, 446/460, 446/465, 446/468, 446/470, 280/47.11
• US Class Current: 446/450
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 17/38 actuated by hand

Abstract

A toy vehicle for allowing a child to steer a simulated toy vehicle while standing up and walking behind the simulated toy vehicle. The toy vehicle includes a wire frame formed into a simulated shape of a vehicle; and also includes a wheel assembly upon which the wire frame is mounted and includes front and rear axles and wheels mounted to the front and rear axles; and further includes an assembly for steering the toy vehicle.

Claims

1. A toy vehicle comprising:

a wire frame formed into a simulated shape of a vehicle;

a wheel assembly upon which said wire frame is mounted and includes front and rear axles and wheels mounted to said front and rear axles, said wire frame including elongate side members, and also includes elongate first end members interconnecting said elongate side members, and further including second end members also interconnecting said elongate side members, and also including elongate cross members also interconnecting said elongate side members, and further including elongate support members being attached to more than one of said elongate cross members and to said elongate first end members; and

a means for steering said toy vehicle.

2. A toy vehicle as described in claim 1, wherein said elongate side members include upper side members and lower side members being interconnected by said second end members.

3. A toy vehicle as described in claim 2, wherein each of said upper side members includes a bended intermediate portion forming, in combination with said lower side members, a simulated passenger compartment.

4. A toy vehicle as described in claim 3, wherein each of said lower side members includes front and rear arcuate portions forming simulated wheels wells.

5. A toy vehicle as described in claim 4, wherein said elongate support members are longitudinally curved and bowed downwardly relative to a surface upon which said toy vehicle moves, said elongate support members including elongate rear support members which are mounted upon said rear axle, and also including elongate front support members.

6. A toy vehicle as described in claim 5, wherein said wire frame further includes elongate front and rear bumpers, and also includes brace members being attached to said elongate front and rear bumpers and to said elongate first end members.

7. A toy vehicle as described in claim 5, wherein said means for steering said toy vehicle includes threaded support members which are securely attached to one or more of said elongate cross members of said wire frame and to said elongate front support members, and also includes a pair of elongate threaded pivot members being disposed generally vertically with each of said elongate threaded pivot members being securely attached to a respective said front axle and being threaded to a respective said threaded support member, and further includes linkages being securely attached to and extending generally perpendicular from said elongate threaded pivot members, and also includes an elongate tie member being pivotally attached to said linkages, and further includes an elongate primary steering member being pivotally attached to one of said elongate cross members and also includes a secondary steering member being attached to said elongate tie member and to said elongate primary steering member for pivoting said elongate threaded pivot members, and further including a handle being attached to said elongate primary steering member.

8. A toy vehicle as described in claim 7, wherein said threaded support members are generally threaded fastening nuts.

9. A toy vehicle as described in claim 8, wherein said elongate threaded pivot members have bottom ends which are securely attached to said front axles.