A vehicle configured to move through a network of interconnected tubes includes a body, a motor, a motorized wheel, a biasing assembly, and a first element. The motorized wheel directly engages an inner surface of the tubes. The biasing assembly causes the motorized wheel to maintain continuous contact with the inner surface of the tubes during operation. A waist of the vehicle is constrained by an inner diameter (D) of the curved tube, a radius of curvature (R) of the curved tube, and a length (L) of the wheelbase of the vehicle. The waist of the body is sized such that the vehicle can freely move within any of the tubes without getting stuck therein.

The present disclosure relates to packaging boxes for toy cars. The packaging box of the present disclosure serves a dual purpose, firstly for packaging the toy car and secondly, the packaging box serves as an accessory for the toy car. The packaging box comprises a container element and a lid element, each comprising at least one upright longitudinal sidewall and at least one lateral foldable sidewall, wherein the longitudinal sidewall and the foldable sidewall of the container element and the lid element engage with each other defining a track, which can be employed for displacing the toy car thereon.

A wheel removal tool for a toy vehicle wheel has a tool base body and at least one rear-engagement portion. The latter is connected fixedly to the tool base body and is embodied so that it, in a removal starting position, engages behind an assigned removal portion of the toy vehicle wheel. A removal lever of the removal tool has a supporting portion for support on a vehicle component fixed on the chassis. The removal lever is adjustable relative to the tool base body between the removal starting position and a removal end position. In the latter, the at least one rear-engagement portion is displaced relative to the supporting portion in a removal direction. This results in a removal tool with which a simple detachment, which is in particular close to reality, of the toy vehicle wheel from a chassis-side vehicle component is enabled.

The present invention provides a method for self-righting a remote controlled model vehicle. The method includes determining a current pitch angle and a current angular rocking rate of the model vehicle. The method further includes accelerating or decelerating a mass on the model vehicle based on the current pitch angle and the current angular rocking rate of the model vehicle to create a rocking motion about a first axis by the model vehicle. In addition, the method may include sensing a rotation about a second axis of the model vehicle and imparting a yaw moment to realign the model vehicle to rock about the first axis. The method may also include terminating the self-righting process when the model vehicle is upright.

A remotely controlled toy vehicle includes a front assembly, a rear assembly, a drive mechanism, and a roll mechanism. The front assembly and the rear assembly each include at least one wheel and the drive mechanism includes a drive motor configured to drive at least one of the at least one wheel of the front assembly and the at least one wheel of the rear assembly. The roll mechanism includes a roll motor configured to roll one of the front assembly and the rear assembly with respect to the other of the front assembly and the rear assembly.

A manipulable multi-piece toy having a spherical body that is removably captured between a base and an attachment member is provided. The base and the attachment member are configured to have portions of a coupling element associated therewith. The base also has a depression with curvature for receiving and securely retaining a first portion of the spherical body in its assembled configuration. In some configurations, the depression comprises a seat with geometry that mates with geometry of the spherical body. By one approach, the base includes a vehicular or figure body. In another aspect, the attachment member includes, for example, a helmet, a hat, a headdress, hair, horns, ears, and/or a mask.

A mix or match toy set is disclosed wherein four units having a common theme have at least two or three sections. These two or three sections can be interchanged with one another. In one embodiment the units are different transportation vehicles. The units are held together by using magnets in male and female connectors.

A toy (1000) includes a toy body (100) and an accessory (200). The toy body (100) includes an accessory locking member (4) which cooperates with or is separated from the accessory (200) to position or eject the accessory (200). The accessory (200) is provided with a first clamping part (204) configured to clamp a toy disc (300).

A mobile device (e.g., wireless wheeled vehicle) that includes one or more propulsion mechanisms (e.g., one or more drive wheels) and a member (e.g., a mechanized tail). The propulsion mechanism(s) are operable to propel the mobile device across a driving surface. The member is positionable to maintain or change an orientation of the mobile device with respect to the driving surface. The member has a base portion opposite a free end portion. The base portion is pivotably mounted to a portion of the mobile device. The base portion is pivotable to move the free end portion toward and away from the driving surface.

An assembly-toy chassis building element for a toy vehicle has at least one side wall that is configured for being releasably interconnected with a particular wall of another building element of the toy vehicle. Each end wall of the chassis element includes at least one groove that is compatible with tongues in other building elements in a set of compatible toy building elements so that a compatible toy building element can be interconnected to the end walls of the chassis element. A wider toy vehicle can be assembled by side-to-side coupling of two chassis elements via an intermediate building element having compatible side walls. A longer toy vehicle can be assembled by end-to-end coupling of two chassis elements via an intermediate building element having compatible end walls.