Patent ID: 7387558

Claim:
A toy vehicle having an interactive feature, the toy vehicle comprising: a body including an upper jaw and a lower jaw; at least two wheels rotatably coupled to the lower jaw of the body; and a tongue actuation mechanism moveably coupled to the lower jaw of the body, the tongue actuation mechanism including a tongue extender having an engagement portion, the tongue actuation mechanism adapted to enable selective movement of the tongue extender from a storage position folded substantially flat within the body to a capture position unfolded at least partially exterior the body, where in the capture position the tongue extender extends downwards approaching a ground surface for capture of an object to the engagement portion of the tongue extender, the tongue actuation member further adapted to pivot the upper jaw away from the lower jaw as the tongue extender moves from the storage position to the capture position and to pivot the upper jaw toward the lower jaw as the tongue extender moves from the capture position to the storage position.