Patent ID: 8002606

Claim:
In a toy vehicle including a chassis having opposing right and left sides and opposing front and rear ends, a right steerable road wheel on said right side of said chassis, a left steerable road wheel on said left side of said chassis, a right turning member supporting said right steerable road wheel and a left turning member supporting said left steerable road wheel, each of said right and left turning members being pivotally mounted to said chassis to pivotally support a separate one of said steerable road wheels from said chassis, a rigid steering link extending across said chassis in a width direction, said steering link having a right end, a left end and a central portion therebetween, said right and left ends of said steering link being operatively connected with said right and left turning members, respectively, an actuator mounted onto said chassis and moving said steering link linearly side to side on said vehicle, wherein said right and left road wheels are pivoted by the motion of said steering link, the improvement comprising: an adjustable trim mechanism mounted to said chassis, said trim mechanism comprising: a bias member resiliently engaging a portion of said steering link to maintain a neutral position of said steering link when said actuator is not imparting motion on said steering link; and a trim adjustment member repositionably mounted on said chassis, wherein repositioning said trim adjustment modifies a position on said chassis at which said steering link and road wheels are maintained in said neutral position; wherein said trim mechanism includes a plate mountable onto said chassis and wherein said bias member vertically extends from a tab of said plate; and wherein said plate is separate from said steering link and immovably secured to said chassis and wherein said steering link is positioned between said plate and said actuator on said chassis and is movable with respect to the plate and the chassis.