Toy tow truck

Claim 2

A toy tow truck for towing other toy vehicles comprising: a toy truck body; toy vehicle engaging means for lifting a portion of other toy vehicles; and torsionally resilient boom means mounted on said toy truck body and holding said engaging means for lowering said engaging means to a position whereat said toy vehicles may be engaged when a downward force is applied to said boom means and for raising said engaging means and thereby lifting a portion of said toy vehicles when said downward force is removed, said torsionally resilient boom means including a relatively stiff upper boom member and an underlying spring acting arm member connected at one end to protruding post elements and at the other end to a raised end portion, said truck body including a bed member having notches in sidewall thereof rotatably holding said protruding post elements, and including a body unit with a bed portion upon which said bed member is mounted and upon which said raised end portion rests, said upper boom member including a notched end portion in which said engaging means is movably held, said engaging means having an upper horizontal bar and L-shaped elements transversely extending from ends of said horizontal bar, said L-shaped elements including hooked engaging and vehicle holding arms.

Claim 3

A toy tow truck for towing other toy vehicles comprising: a toy truck body; toy vehicle engaging means for lifting a portion of other toy vehicles; and torsionally resilient boom means mounted on said toy truck body and holding said engaging means for lowering said engaging means to a position whereat said toy vehicles may be engaged when a downward force is applied to said boom means and for raising said engaging means and thereby lifting a portion of said toy vehicles when said downward force is removed, said torsionally resilient boom means including a relatively stiff upper boom member and an underlying spring acting arm member connected at one end to protruding post elements and at the other end to a raised end portion, said truck body including a bed member having notches in sidewall thereof rotatably holding said protruding post elements, and including a body unit with a bed portion upon which said bed member is mounted and upon which said raised end portion rests, said upper boom member including a notched end portion in which said engaging means is movably held, said engaging means having an upper horizontal bar and L-shaped elements transversely extending from ends of said horizontal bar, said L-shaped elements including hooked engaging and vehicle holding arms, said bed member including a crossplate positioned to hold said hooked engaging and vehicle holding arms of said engaging means.

Claim 4

A toy tow truck for towing other toy vehicles comprising: a toy truck body; toy vehicle engaging means for lifting a portion of other toy vehicles; and torsionally resilient boom means mounted on said toy truck body and holding said engaging means for lowering said engaging means to a position whereat said toy vehicles may be engaged when a downward force is applied to said boom means and for raising said engaging means and thereby lifting a portion of said toy vehicles when said downward force is removed, said torsionally resilient boom means including a relatively stiff upper boom member and an underlying spring acting arm member connected at one end to protruding post elements and at the other end to a raised end portion, said truck body including a bed member having notches in sidewall thereof rotatably holding said protruding post elements, and including a body unit with a bed portion upon which said bed member is mounted and upon which said raised end portion rests, said upper boom member including a notched end portion in which said engaging means is movably held, said engaging means having an upper horizontal bar and L-shaped elements transversely extending from ends of said horizontal bar, said L-shaped elements including hooked engaging and vehicle holding arms, said bed member including a crossplate positioned to hold said hooked engaging and vehicle holding arms of said engaging means.

Claim 5

A toy tow truck for towing other toy vehicles comprising: a toy truck body structure including a suspension assembly with axle held ground wheels, a molded chassis attached to the bottom of said suspension assembly and body unit with a cab portion and a bed portion attached to the upper side of said suspension assembly, said bed portion holding a molded bed member having a central channel portion and a pair of post holding recesses; toy vehicle engaging means for lifting a portion of other vehicles, including a twin armed hook element with a horizontal central crossmember; and a spring action boom assembly including an upper relatively stiff boom portion with a hook element crossmember holding portion at one end and an undeRlying spring arm member extending from the other end thereof, said boom assembly also including transversely extending pivoting posts adjacent said other end and disposed in said post holding recesses of said molded bed member.

Claim 6

A toy tow truck for towing other toy vehicles comprising: a toy truck body structure including a suspension assembly with axle held ground wheels, a molded chassis attached to the bottom of said suspension assembly and body unit with a cab portion and a bed portion attached to the upper side of said suspension assembly, said bed portion holding a molded bed member having a central channel portion and a pair of post holding recesses; toy vehicle engaging means for lifting a portion of other vehicles, including a twin armed hook element with a horizontal central crossmember; and a spring action boom assembly including an upper relatively stiff boom portion with a hook element crossmember holding portion at one end and an undeRlying spring arm member extending from the other end thereof, said boom assembly also including transversely extending pivoting posts adjacent said other end and disposed in said post holding recesses of said molded bed member.

Claim 7

A toy tow truck according to claim 6, wherein said hook element includes spaced L-shaped arms with hooked ends, and wherein said underlying spring arm member includes a raised end portion to allow bowing of said spring arm member when said boom portion is depressed.

Claim 8

A toy tow truck comprising: a toy vehicle body; a set of wheels mounted to said body; a generally flat longitudinally extending spring retained in a generally horizontal position by said toy vehicle body, said spring being flexible and having two ends and a center portion; a boom portion connected to said spring; and means connected to said boom for engaging other toy vehicles.

Claim 9

A toy tow truck comprising: a toy vehicle body; a set of wheels mounted to said body; a generally flat longitudinally extending spring retained in a generally horizontal position by said toy vehicle body, said spring being flexible and having two ends and a center portion; a boom portion connected to said spring; and means connected to said boom for engaging other toy vehicles.

Claim 10

A toy tow truck as claimed in claim 5, including means connected to each end of said spring for spacing the center portion of said spring away from a portion of the vehicle body whereby said spring can flex in response to movement of said boom.

Claim 11

A toy tow truck as claimed in claim 6 wherein said boom and spring are integrally connected.

Claim 12

A toy tow truck as claimed in claim 7 wherein said vehicle body includes a first portion from which said spring center portion is spaced and a second portion for entrapping a portion of said integral spring and boom between said second portion and said first portion.