Hand-Pushable Toy Vehicle

A hand-pushable toy vehicle comprising:

• a platform arrangement having a front, a rear, and opposing sides, the platform arrangement capable of receiving and operatively connecting to a platform skin having an outer appearance of a vehicle;
• two front wheels rotatably coupled to the platform arrangement at a first common mounting location proximate to the front of the platform arrangement, wherein the front wheels rotate independently of each other;
• two rear wheels rotatably coupled to the platform arrangement at a second common mounting location proximate to the rear of the platform arrangement, wherein the rear wheels rotate independently of each other;
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• a pair of handles extending upwardly from the platform arrangement along the sides of the platform arrangement and at opposing positions between the first common mounting location and the second common mounting location, each of the handles having an adjustable height and positioned to be held in a hand of a child operator during manipulation of the hand-pushable toy vehicle;
• wherein the hand-pushable toy vehicle is capable of supporting at least a portion of the child operator's weight while the child operator is in contact with the handle arrangement;
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• wherein the hand-pushable toy vehicle is between approximately 8 inches and approximately 24 inches in height, between approximately 4 and approximately 18 inches in width, between approximately 10 and approximately 24 inches in length and, and the platform arrangement is sized and shaped to prohibit a passenger from riding on the hand-pushable toy vehicle.

A hand-pushable toy vehicle comprising:

• a platform arrangement having a front, a rear, and opposing sides, the platform arrangement integrated with a platform skin having an outer appearance of a vehicle;
• two front wheels rotatably coupled to the platform arrangement at a first common mounting location proximate to the front of the platform arrangement, wherein the front wheels rotate independently of each other;
• two rear wheels rotatably coupled to the platform arrangement at a second common mounting location proximate to the rear of the platform arrangement, wherein the rear wheels rotate independently of each other;
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• a pair of handles integrated into the platform skin at opposing positions between the first common mounting location and the second common mounting location and positioned to be held in a hand of a child operator during manipulation of the hand-pushable toy vehicle;
• wherein the hand-pushable toy vehicle is capable of supporting at least a portion of the child operator's weight while the child operator is in contact with the handle arrangement;
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• wherein the hand-pushable toy vehicle is between approximately 8 inches and approximately 24 inches in height, between approximately 4 and approximately 18 inches in width, between approximately 10 and approximately 24 inches in length, and the platform arrangement is sized and shaped to prohibit a passenger from riding on the hand-pushable toy vehicle.