US 12,011,673 B1
Toy vehicle with movable wheel supports
Julian Richard Payne, Los Angeles, CA (US); Gerry Cody, El Segundo, CA (US); and Pitt Lau, Kowloon (HK)
Assigned to Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed by Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/352,327.
Int. Cl. A63H 17/00 (2006.01); A63H 17/26 (2006.01); A63H 29/22 (2006.01); A63H 30/04 (2006.01); A63H 31/02 (2006.01)
CPC A63H 17/00 (2013.01) [A63H 17/004 (2013.01); A63H 17/26 (2013.01); A63H 29/22 (2013.01); A63H 30/04 (2013.01); A63H 31/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A toy vehicle, comprising:
a body including a drive system, the body having a front end and a rear end opposite the front end;
a first wheel support pivotally coupled to the body, the first wheel support being movable by the drive system about a first pivot point between a first position and a second position relative to the body;
a first pair of wheels mounted to the first wheel support, the first pair of wheels including a first front wheel and a first rear wheel, the first rear wheel is rotatable about the first pivot point, when the first wheel support is in its first position, the first wheel support extends along the body and each of the first front wheel and the first rear wheel is adjacent to the body, and when the first wheel support is in its second position, the first rear wheel is adjacent to the body and the first front wheel is in a lowered position spaced apart from the body;
a second wheel support pivotally coupled to the body, the second wheel support being movable by the drive system about a second pivot point between a third position and a fourth position relative to the body, and when the second wheel support is in its third position the second wheel support extends along the body; and
a second pair of wheels mounted to the second wheel support, the second pair of wheels including a second front wheel and a second rear wheel, and the second rear wheel is rotatable about the second pivot point, wherein when the first wheel support is moved to its second position and the second wheel support is in its third position, the first front wheel, the first rear wheel, and the second rear wheel engage a support surface, and the second front wheel is spaced apart from the support surface.