Patent ID: 11884102
Assignee: NIKKO TOYS LIMITED
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. An expandable wheel, comprising:
a rim disc, said rim disc defining a plurality of rim disc channels, said rim disc channels having axle ends opposite drive ends;
a plurality of drive member connectors disposed around an outer circumference of said rim disc;
a plurality of drive members defining a plurality of drive member pivot apertures, said plurality of drive member pivot apertures operable to receive a plurality of drive member shafts,
said plurality of drive member shafts disposed within said drive member pivot apertures and said drive member connectors, thereby pivotally connecting said plurality of drive members to said plurality of drive member connectors;
a sliding lever disc, said sliding lever disc defining a plurality of sliding lever channels, said sliding lever channels having axle ends opposite drive ends; and
a plurality of sliding levers, said plurality of sliding levers having sliding ends opposite drive member ends, said plurality of sliding levers defining sliding lever channel pins at said sliding ends of said sliding levers, said sliding lever channel pins disposed within said rim disc channels and said sliding lever channels,
wherein said sliding ends of said plurality of sliding levers are positioned at said drive ends of said rim disc channels and sliding lever channels, and upon receipt of a rotational force applied to said sliding lever disc, said sliding ends of said plurality of sliding levers travel from said drive ends of said rim disc channels and sliding lever channels to said axle ends of said rim disc channels and sliding lever channels to pivot said drive members to move from a contracted position to an expanded position.