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Toy vehicle with multiple gyroscopic action wheels

  • US 6,764,374 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2002
  • Issued: 07/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A toy vehicle having an overall vehicle mass, the toy vehicle comprising:

  • a body having opposing sides, a front and a rear;

    a rear pair of gyroscopic action wheels aligned with each other on a rotation axle and being operatively connected to the rear of said body;

    at least one front gyroscopic action wheel having a rotation axle operatively connected to the front of said body; and

    means for selectively driving said gyroscopic action wheels at speeds to create a gyro effect at each of said wheels, said gyro effect generating centrifugal forces at each wheel, wherein the centrifugal forces are transformed in torque reactions on the entire toy when at least one of said gyroscopic actions wheels is instantaneously reversed through said driving means, and wherein said rear pair of gyroscopic action wheels and said at least one front gyroscopic action wheel have a combined wheel mass and wherein the combined wheel mass is at least 40% of the overall vehicle mass.

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