# US 11,077,381 B1 · Wheel for a toy car

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- Number: US 11,077,381 B1
- Document ID: US11077381B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/931,348
- Filed: 2020-05-13
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2020-05-13
- Assignees: Tomy International, Inc.
- Applicants: TOMY International, Inc.
- Inventors: Christopher Huisman; Jeremy Shank; Jared Kreuzer; Travis Hoy
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077381B1

## CPC

- A63H 17/262: {Chassis; Wheel mountings; Wheels; Axles; Suspensions; Fitting body portions to chassis}
- A63H: TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS

## Abstract

A wheel for a toy car can include a cylindrical portion and a conical portion, where a first width of the cylindrical portion is narrower than a second width of the conical portion.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A toy car, comprising:
a chassis;
a first axle that engages the chassis; and
at least one conical wheel coupled to the first axle comprising a conical portion and a cylindrical portion,
wherein a first width of the cylindrical portion is narrower than a second width of the conical portion,
wherein the conical portion further comprising a first end and a second end,
wherein the second end abuts the cylindrical portion,
wherein the first end has a circumference smaller than the second end, and
wherein the first end is located closer to a central axis of the toy car than the second end.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 50% of a width of the conical wheel.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 33% of a width of the conical wheel.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 25% of a width of the conical wheel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 10% of a width of the conical wheel.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 50% of the second width of the conical portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 33% of the second width of the conical portion.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 25% of the second width of the conical portion.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 10% of the second width of the conical portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The toy car of claim 1, further comprising:
a second axle;
at least one cylindrical wheel coupled to the second axle; and
a propulsion system configured to propel the toy car,
wherein the second axle couples to the propulsion system.

### Claim 11

A toy car, comprising:
a chassis;
a first axle that engages the chassis;
at least one conical wheel coupled to the first axle comprising a conical portion and a cylindrical portion;
a second axle;
at least one cylindrical wheel; and
a propulsion system configured to propel the toy car,
wherein the second axle couples to the propulsion system, and
wherein a first width of the cylindrical portion is narrower than a second width of the conical portion.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The toy car of claim 11, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 50% of a width of the conical wheel.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The toy car of claim 11, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 33% of a width of the conical wheel.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The toy car of claim 11, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 25% of a width of the conical wheel.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The toy car of claim 11, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 10% of a width of the conical wheel.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The toy car of claim 11, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 50% of the second width of the conical portion.

### Claim 17 (depends on 11)

The toy car of claim 11, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 33% of the second width of the conical portion.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The toy car of claim 11, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 25% of the second width of the conical portion.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The toy car of claim 11, wherein the first width of the cylindrical portion is less than 10% of the second width of the conical portion.