Trim adjustment feature for toy vehicles
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorRobert P. Spalinski
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AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorRobert P. Spalinski
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The present invention is a trim adjustment mechanism to balance a toy vehicle. One vehicle has a platform supporting two wheels in line along a central longitudinal vertical plane through the platform. The trim adjustment mechanism has a weight holder slideably supported by the platform to move transversely to the central vertical plane. A weight member is engaged with the weight holder for slideable movement with the weight holder. An adjustment lever has a first end operably coupled with the weight holder. The adjustment lever is pivotable about the first end such that rotation of the adjustment lever causes sliding side-to-side movement of the weight member, whereby a user can effectuate side-to-side movement of the weight member within the vehicle with the adjustment lever in order to balance the vehicle and enhance the stability of the vehicle.
A wheeled toy vehicle configured to be maneuvered on a surface, the vehicle comprising:
In a toy vehicle configured for movement in at least a forward direction and including a chassis and a central longitudinal vertical plane through the chassis, a trim adjustment mechanism to balance the vehicle, the trim mechanism comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.