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US 2011/0086575 A1Published application
Toy Vehicle Having Fanciful Facial Expression
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsKeith Hippely, Mike Andrews, Chris Down, Mark Mayer, Mark Trageser
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Abstract
A toy vehicle includes a body supported by a plurality of wheels. The body also includes a roof and rear window supporting a plurality of user inputs. Within the toy vehicle body, a microprocessor controller drive and steering mechanism is operative. The operation of the microprocessor is set by the user inputs. The body further supports a movable bumper mouth and movable eyes and eyebrows behind the windshield.
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A toy vehicle, comprising:
- a body having a windshield aperture, a plurality of wheels coupled to the body, and a drive mechanism coupled to at least one wheel to steer the at least one wheel;
- a pair of movable eyes disposed proximate to the windshield aperture;
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- a movement mechanism for supporting and moving the eyes relative to the windshield aperture, the movement mechanism being actuated by the drive mechanism as the drive mechanism steers the at least one wheel, the eyes moving relative to the windshield aperture when the at least one wheel is steered.
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A toy vehicle, comprising:
- a body having an aperture and at least one wheel coupled to the body;
- an eye coupled to the body and located proximate to the aperture;
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- a drive mechanism disposed in the body, the drive mechanism being connected to the eye to move the eye relative to the aperture and connected to the at least one wheel to steer the at least one wheel relative to the body, wherein the eye and the at least one wheel move simultaneously.
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A toy vehicle, comprising:
- a body including a windshield aperture formed in the body;
- a chassis coupled to the body;
- at least one front wheel coupled to the chassis;
- an eye support member movably coupled to the body, the eye support member having at least one eye member coupled thereto, the at least one eye member being located proximate to the windshield aperture;
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- a movement mechanism coupled to the eye support member, wherein actuation of the movement mechanism results in movement of the eye support member and the at least one eye member relative to the windshield aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.