Patent ID: 6152801
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A toy car structure comprising:a) a car body including a base seat and at least two movable car doors movable between open and closed positions, each door being acted on by a biasing element urging the door to the closed position;b) a driving mechanism for moving the toy car, the mechanism including a first power source and a driving gear set;c) a casing mounted on the base seat and located within the car body, the casing enclosing the first power source;d) a second power source located within the casing;e) a rack slidably mounted within the casing such that an end of the rack extends outwardly of the casing, the rack drivingly engaged with the second power source so as to oscillate back and forth along a longitudinal axis;f) first and second linking members each having a generally L-shaped configuration with a long arm and a short arm, and each being pivotally connected to the base seat at a juncture of the long and short arms, a post on one of the long arms engaging a slot in the other of the long arms and at least one of the long arms connected to the end of the rack such that the oscillating movement of the rack causes the first and second linking members to pivotally oscillate about their respective pivotally connected junctures; and,g) first and second pushing members, each pivotally attached to the base seat at a first end and drivingly connected to the short arm of one of the first and second linking members such that the pivotal oscillating movement of the first and second linking members causes pivotal oscillating movement of the first and second pushing members, each pushing member acting on one of the at least two movable car doors such that pivotal oscillating movement of the pushing members moves the movable car doors between the open and closed positions.