Title: Toy wheel and driving rod

Abstract: The toy wheel is made up of two flat discs having central openings and sandwiching a ring of foam-like material therebetween. A metal rim in turn surrounds the foam like material so that when the assembled wheel is rolled along a pavement, noise is generated by the metal rim. A driving rod includes a handle and stem portion terminating in a hook arranged to straddle the outer peripheral edges of the assembled wheel so that the wheel can be nudged along by the rod in rolling engagement with the ground. Psychedelic designs may be provided on the outer exposed faces of the wheel discs to provide a visual effect in addition to noise generated by the metal rim. Also, the relatively large central opening permits the use of the hook portion of the rod to engage within the central opening to capture the wheel should it get out of control.

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Inventors: Oliver, Louise I. (Los Angeles, CA, US)

Application Number: 972702
Filing Date: 1978-12-26
Publication_date: 1980-02-19
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Primary Class(es): 446/450
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US Patent Ref:

418885	Jan, 1890	Branagan et al.	46/220.
3001324	Sep, 1961	Walker	46/220.
3408770	Nov, 1968	Smolinski et al.	46/221.

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Primary Examiner: Kinsey, Russell R.
Assistant Examiner: Yu, Mickey
Attorney: Pastoriza; Ralph B.