Patent ID: 7033241

Claim:
A toy vehicle comprising: a chassis; an electric power supply supported by the chassis; at least a first drive motor also supported by the chassis and receiving power from the electric power supply; at least a first drive wheel mounted to the chassis to rotate about a wheel axis, the first drive wheel being operably coupled with at least the first drive motor; at least a first link having a first end pivotally coupled with the chassis, and a second opposing end, the first link having two operative positions: a first, fully-retracted operating configuration wherein the first link is positioned against the chassis, at least transversely spanning the wheel axis; and a second, extended operating configuration wherein the first link is pivoted away and extended from the chassis and the wheel axis; and at least a first non-driven wheel rotatably attached to the second opposing end of the first link, the toy vehicle being supported on the at least first driven wheel and the at least first non-driven wheel in both the first and second operating configurations of the at least first link.