Patent ID: 6988929

Claim:
A miniature-sized toy vehicle configured for manual push in motion along a straight-ahead path of movement and having a hollow body defining a compartment and a plurality of corners, and a plurality of wheels, at least one of said wheels being mounted adjacent each corner of said body, comprising: a speed wheel having an axis of rotation, said speed wheel comprising a body mass formed centrally on said axis of rotation and opposed axial bearing portions disposed on said axis of rotation, each of said bearing portions extending from said body mass to a distal end, said body mass being formed with a circular cross section at a central portion along said axis of rotation and tapering from said central portion to each of said axial bearing portions towards a respective distal end, and formed with a circumferential wheel edge at said central portion; and a speed wheel mounting plate having a centrally located speed wheel bearing-mounting opening, an oval wall bounding said opening, and a pair of support knobs formed integrally with said plate, each having an internally arched configuration that defines curved bearing surface and each extending inwardly into said compartment; wherein, each of said axial bearing portions are revolvably supported in a respective curved surface of said support knobs and said speed wheel bearing is disposed in said speed wheel mounting opening of said mounting plate so as to contact a riding surface for said toy vehicle.