Gyroscope figures

A gyroscopic figure in combination with a vehicle comprising:

• a figure having a freely rotatable flywheel mounted within said figure, the flywheel having a pre-determined orientation, a pinion gear secured to the flywheel, a guide post positioned a distance away from the pinion gear to form a channel between the pinion gear and the guide post, and a plurality of apertures extending inwardly into the figure;
• a flexible rack gear that when received within the channel in engagement with said pinion gear and removed rapidly from the channel, the pinion gear rotates the flywheel;
• and
• a separable toy vehicle that includes a plurality of pegs positioned about said vehicle and sized to fit one or more apertures, and includes freely rotatable wheels and
• wherein when the figure is secured to the vehicle in a predetermined position and the flywheel is rotating, the rotating flywheel creates a gyroscopic effect on the figure such that the vehicle will balance on said freely rotatable wheels in said predetermined position, such that a user may move the vehicle across a surface on said freely rotatable wheels while the vehicle and figure maintain the balanced predetermined position.

A gyroscopic figure in combination with a vehicle comprising:

• a figure having a freely rotatable flywheel mounted within said figure, the flywheel having a pre-determined orientation within said figure;
• a means to rotate the flywheel;
• and
• a separable toy vehicle and a means to secure the figure to said vehicle;
• the vehicle having freely rotatable wheels,
• wherein when the figure is secured to the vehicle is a specific position and the flywheel is rotating, the position of the figure in relation to the vehicle and the orientation of the rotating flywheel creates a gyroscopic effect on the figure such that the figure and the vehicle will balance in the specific position such that a user may move the vehicle on the freely rotatable wheels in a specific direction.