ABSTRACT:   The present invention relates to a toy vehicle provided with a chassis, a propulsion and guidance wheel mounted to the chassis for rotation to propel the vehicle along a surface and for turning to steer the vehicle, a propulsion mechanism within the chassis, a system for operatively connecting the wheel and the propulsion mechanism to rotate the wheel to propel the vehicle, a system for sensing predetermined sound waves and temporarily connecting the propulsion mechanism to the wheel to turn the wheel to steer the vehicle, and a handheld sound wave generating unit remote from the vehicle for generating the sound waves.

Patent No.	Inventor	Issued	Title
3142132 *	Johnson	7 /1964
3406481 *	Tachi	10 /1968
3871129	Tong	3 /1975	TOY CAR WITH AUXILIARY DRIVE WHEELS
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EXEMPLARY CLAIM(s):

• 1. A toy vehicle and remote control steering system, comprising a chassis, a single wheel for propelling and guiding said vehicle, means mounting said wheel for rotation about a first axis to propel the vehicle along a surface and for turning about a second axis to steer the vehicle along a surface, propulsion means within said chassis, means operatively connecting said wheel and said propulsion means to rotate said wheel to propel said vehicle, means for sensing sound waves and temporarily connecting said propulsion means and said wheel for turning said wheel to steer said vehicle, and means remote from said vehicle for generating said sound waves.

RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS: none

FOREIGN APPLICATION PRIORITY DATA:

Application No.	Country	Date
51-102792[U]	Japan	July 30, 1976

FOREIGN REFERENCES: none
OTHER REFERENCES: none
PRIMARY/ASSISTANT EXAMINERS: Mancene; Louis G.; Cutting; Robert F.
ADDED TO DATABASE: Aug. 21, 1996

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