Spinning Vehicle Apparatus and Assembly

A vehicle configured to operate on a support surface, the vehicle comprising:

• a platform having first and second sides and upper and lower surfaces;
• first and second wheels operatively coupled to the platform and disposed proximate the first side thereof, the first and second wheels each having a support surface contact patch, the contact patches lying in a first plane;
• and
• a disk rotatably coupled to the lower surface of the platform, the disk having first and second regions associated with respective first and second sides of the platform, a pinion gear configured to engage a rack gear to thereby rotate the disk when the rack gear is pulled, and an inner ring and an outer ring, the disk lying in a second plane disposed at an angle to the first plane, such that when the contact patches of the first and second wheels are in contact with the support surface the first region is further away from the support surface than the second region and the inner ring contacts the support surface.

An assembly comprising:

• a vehicle configured to operate on a support surface, the vehicle comprising:
• a platform having first and second sides and upper and lower surfaces;
• first and second wheels operatively coupled to the platform and disposed proximate the first side thereof, the first and second wheels each having a support surface contact patch, the contact patches lying in a first plane;
• a disk rotatably coupled to the lower surface of the platform, the disk having first and second regions associated with respective first and second sides of the platform and an inner ring and an outer ring, the disk lying in a second plane disposed at an angle to the first plane, such that when the contact patches of the first and second wheels are in contact with the support surface the first region is further away from the support surface than the second region and the inner ring contacts the support surface;
• a pinion gear coupled to the disk;
• and
• a rack gear configured to engage with the pinion gear to rotate the disk and inner ring to thereby propel the vehicle on the support surface.