Patent ID: 7674150

Claim:
A toy, comprising: a body, the body resembling a toy vehicle; a plurality of tethers moveably coupled to the body; a corresponding plurality of tethered pieces coupled to the plurality of tethers and moveable between a retracted state in which the plurality of tethers hold the tethered pieces proximate the body and an extended state in which the plurality of tethers hold the tethered pieces away from the body, at least one of the tethers facilitating oscillation of its tethered piece after its tethered piece moves from its retracted state to its extended state; a triggering mechanism operatively coupled to the plurality of tethers and adapted to move the plurality of tethered pieces from the retracted state to the extended state responsive to a triggering event; a first guide directing at least one of the tethers in a first direction; and a second guide directing the at least one tether in a second direction, different than the first direction.