Remote-controlled tractor trailer toy

An articulated toy vehicle comprising:

• a first vehicle portion having a first hitch connected thereto;
• a second vehicle portion having a second hitch connected thereto;
• wherein the first hitch comprises a base member and a first connector member extending from the base member, and a housing connected to the first vehicle portion, the housing having a socket for receiving the base member and an opening through which the first connector member extends for coupling with the second hitch;
• and
• wherein the base member is pivotal in the socket about first and second mutually orthogonal axes to thereby enable pivoting movement between the first and second vehicle portions about the first and second axes, and is rotatable 360° at least about a third axis that is perpendicular to the first and second axes to thereby enable 360° rotation of one of the first and second vehicle portions at least about the third axis.

An articulated toy vehicle comprising:

• a first vehicle portion having a first hitch connected thereto;
• second vehicle portion having a second hitch connected thereto;
• wherein the first hitch comprises a base member and a first connector member extending from the base member, and a housing connected to the first vehicle portion, the housing having a socket for receiving the base member and an opening through which the first connector member extends for coupling with the second hitch;
• wherein the second hitch comprises a second connector member with a receptacle into which the first connector member is received;
• and
• wherein a rim is located at a free end of the first connector member, and further wherein the second connector member has at least one resilient segment with a tab that projects into the receptacle, such that insertion of the first connector member into the second connector member causes outward deflection of the resilient segment, and thus movement of the tab from a rest position to a deflected position until the rim is free of the tab, whereupon the tab returns to the rest position to thereby releasably lock the first connector member to the second connector member.

An articulated toy vehicle comprising:

• a first vehicle portion having a first hitch connected thereto;
• a second vehicle portion having a second hitch connected thereto;
• wherein the first hitch comprises a base member and a first connector member extending from the base member, and a housing connected to the first vehicle portion, the housing having a socket for receiving the base member and an opening through which the first connector member extends for coupling with the second hitch;
• wherein the second hitch comprises a second connector member with a receptacle into which the first connector member is received;
• and
• wherein a rim is located at a free end of the first connector member, and further wherein the second connector member has a pair of oppositely disposed resilient segments, each resilient segment including a tab that projects into the receptacle, such that insertion of the first connector member into the second connector member causes outward deflection of the resilient segments, and thus movement of each tab from a rest position to a deflected position until the rim is free of each tab, whereupon each tab returns to the rest position to thereby releasably lock the first connector member to the second connector member.

An articulated toy vehicle comprising:

• a first vehicle portion having a plurality of road wheels;
• a second vehicle portion having a plurality of road wheels;
• and
• an articulated coupling between the first vehicle portion and the second vehicle portion;
• the first and second vehicle portions and the articulated coupling being configured and positioned such that the first vehicle portion can be rotated at least 360° around the articulated coupling and completely beneath the second vehicle portion at least essentially without interference between the first and second vehicle portions with all of the road wheels of the first and second vehicle portions supported by a level surface beneath the vehicle.