Patent ID: 7234990

Claim:
A remote-controlled toy vehicle having a first end and a second end, the toy vehicle comprising: a plurality of road wheels supporting the toy vehicle for movement across a support surface; a driving motor selectively reversible between first and second directions of rotation; and a drive mechanism drivingly connecting the driving motor to at least one of the plurality of road wheels, such that operation of the driving motor in either of the first and second directions of rotation causes rotation of the at least one road wheel to propel the toy vehicle in only a forward vehicle direction, the drive mechanism including a driving train and a drive output, the driving train being reversible in direction of rotation with reversal of the driving motor, the drive output coupling the driving train with the at least one road wheel and rotating in only one direction regardless of the direction of rotation of the driving motor and the driving train, the drive mechanism further including first and second one-way clutches installed such that, when the driving motor rotates in the first direction of rotation, the first clutch provides driving engagement between the driving motor and the at least one road wheel and the second clutch slips between the driving motor and the at least one road wheel, and, when the driving motor rotates in the second direction of rotation, the second clutch provides driving engagement between the driving motor and the at least one road wheel and the first clutch slips between the driving motor and the at least one road wheel.