Patent ID: 6095890
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A toy vehicle, comprising:a chassis including a first vehicle body portion associated with a first side of said chassis and a second vehicle body portion associated with a second side of said chassis opposite said first side of said chassis, said chassis having a first end, a second end, and a central plane,a plurality of axle portions associated with said chassis;four wheels rotatably mounted relative to said chassis, said wheels being mounted on said axle portions,each of said wheels having a resilient outer elastomeric tire portion and an interior portion defined by said outer elastomeric tire portion;each of said wheels having a diameter so that said four wheels define a three-dimensional outer perimeter which is spaced outwardly from said chassis such that no portion of said chassis extends outside of said outer perimeter;a battery power source supported by said chassis;a first motor supported by said chassis, said first motor receiving power from said battery power source and being coupled to drive at least one of said wheels on a first side of said vehicle;a second motor supported by said chassis, said second motor receiving power from said battery power source and being coupled to drive at least one of said wheels on a second side of said vehicle,said first and second motors being independently and reversibly controllable;said toy vehicle being operable in a first operating position in which said first vehicle body portion faces upward when said toy vehicle is being driven across a horizontal surface and a second operating position in which said second vehicle body portion faces upward when said toy vehicle is being driven across the horizontal surface;a remote control receiver supported by said chassis, said remote control receiver being adapted to receive radio control signals from a location remote from said chassis for controlling said first and second motors; andan antenna operatively coupled to said remote control receiver, said antenna being located exclusively within said outer perimeter defined by said four wheels,wherein said first and second motors have sufficient torque to pivot said first end of said chassis upwardly when two of said wheels are in engagement with a vertical abutment surface and when said toy vehicle is positioned so that said central plane of said chassis is at an upwardly inclined angle of 20 degrees relative to horizontal.