Construction toy set for assembling a steerable toy vehicle

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1997-02-06

1999-07-06

Hafer, Robert A.

Amusement devices: toys

Construction toy

Vehicle

446120, 446126, 446 94, A63H 3308

Patent

active

059190728

ABSTRACT:
A toy vehicle is fabricated from a plurality of construction toy elements which are commonly coupled by a plurality of interlockable couplers. The basic coupler mechanism utilizes a cube-like body having a plurality of extending flanges and supporting cylindrical bosses which are received within appropriately shaped slots in the various construction toy elements. A plurality of specialty elements are provided which facilitate the fabrication of a steering assembly for use on a toy vehicle or the like. The steering assembly employs a steering wheel having integral gear and a gear rack together with a plurality of pivoting couplers and a combination of interlocking couplers and construction toy elements.

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