Patent ID: 9375648
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: A63H

Claim Text:
1. A toy vehicle, comprising: a vehicle chassis defining a first interior region; a body portion movably secured to the chassis; a leg member movably secured to the vehicle chassis for movement about an axis from a first position to a second position, wherein the leg member and a wheel rotatably secured to the leg member is moved relative to the chassis when the leg member is moved between the first position and the second position, the leg member having a gear secured to an end of the leg member for rotation about the axis, wherein rotation of the gear about the axis causes rotation of the leg member about the axis and relative to the vehicle chassis, wherein the leg member further comprises a first leg portion and a second leg portion, wherein the gear is secured to the first leg portion , the first leg portion is pivotally mounted to the second leg portion and the wheel is rotatably secured to the second leg portion; a spring for providing a biasing force to retain the leg toward the first position; and an actuation unit received within the first interior region of the chassis and operably coupled to the movable leg member, the actuation unit being configured to overcome the biasing force of the spring and move the leg member to the second position when the body portion is moved relative to the chassis, the actuation unit including a gear portion that is engaged with the gear to drive the gear to rotate the leg member as the body portion is moved relative to the chassis.