VEHICULE JOUET AYANT UN COMPORTEMENT SENSIBLE AUX CHOCS

L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN VEHICULE JOUET REPONDANT AUX CHOCS CARACTERISE EN CE QU'IL COMPORTE UNE ENVELOPPE 24 SUPPORTEE PAR AU MOINS DEUX ROUES ESPACEES 26A, POUR SE DEPLACER EN ROULANT SUR UNE SURFACE DE SUPPORT, ET UN DISPOSITIF REPONDANT AUX CHOCS 40, 42, 44 MONTE SUR L'ENVELOPPE POUR FAIRE PIVOTER L'ENVELOPPE ET AU MOINS UNE DES ROUES PAR RAPPORT A LA SURFACE DE SUPPORT LORS D'UN CHOC. An impact responsive toy vehicle includes a vehicle housing mounted on a set of spaced wheels. An operator extending outwardly of the housing is actuated upon impact to release a spring biased pivotal lever arm arranged to extend downwardly of the lower surface of the vehicle. Upon actuation, the lever arm pivots downwardly against the supporting surface and pushes or pivots the vehicle, including one or more wheels, around one or more other wheels. The lever arm, which pivots generally around a horizontal axis, may be provided with a direction control member pivotally mounted on the lever arm for rotation around a generally vertical axis and arranged to initially contact the ground when the lever arm is actuated. By pivoting the member with respect to the lever arm, the direction in which the car pivots upon impact may be controlled.