Patent ID: 7658662

Claim:
A toy comprising: a chassis having a forward portion and a rearward portion; a pivoting member pivotably and slideably mounted on the rearward portion of the chassis, wherein the pivoting member pivots with respect to a pivot axis and slides in a direction radial to the pivot axis from a first pivot point at a first position to a second pivot point at a second position, wherein the second pivot point is disposed more rearward than the first pivot point, and wherein a line connecting the first pivot point with the second pivot point is inclined in a direction from the first pivot point to the second pivot point when the toy is viewed from a side elevation resting on a horizontal surface; and a latch mechanism that engages the chassis with the pivoting member in the first position and prevents the pivoting member from pivoting, and disengages the chassis from the pivoting member in the second position to allow the pivoting member to pivot, wherein the latch mechanism comprises: one of a latch and a latch receiver disposed on the pivoting member a first horizontal distance apart from the pivot axis on a side of the pivot axis opposite to a rearward end of the pivoting member, and the other of the latch and the latch receiver disposed on the chassis a second horizontal distance apart from the first pivot point, wherein the first horizontal distance is greater than the second horizontal distance such that the one of the latch and the latch receiver engages the other of the latch and the latch receiver when the pivot axis is disposed at the first pivot point, wherein the other of the latch and the latch receiver is disposed on the chassis a third horizontal distance apart from the second pivot point, and wherein the third horizontal distance is greater than the first horizontal distance such that the one of the latch and the latch receiver disengages from the other of the latch and the latch receiver when the pivot axis is disposed at the second pivot point.