Combination mobile toy

Claim 1

In a combination mobile toy, a basic unit imitative of a motor truck comprising an elongated body member of generally rectangular cross-sectional shape having therein, at least, one longitudinal channel also of generally rectangular crosssectional shape extending from end to end thereof, a driver''s seat member seated transversely across the top of said body member, said member having a depending portion in interfitting engagement with said body member, also, at least, a pair of wheel supporting members of the same end shape as that of said body member, but each having a top longitudinal rectangular channel and also a bottom transverse rectangular channel open to said longitudinal channels, a rectangular axle bearing member seated in said bottom channel, an axle extending longitudinally through said bearing member and having a wheel on each end thereof, means in said body member for removably attaching each of said wheel supporting members to said bodY member in longitudinally aligned relation; and a plurality of auxiliary toy units each having bottom end means for interfitting engagement with one of said body or wheel supporting members for removably attaching said auxiliary unit thereto; one of said units comprising an imitation crane including an operator''s housing having a fixed axially depending cylindrical gear and two other similar intermeshing gears rearwardly thereof all pivotally and removably mounted on said body member, the rearmost of said gears having a crane boom pivotally mounted on its upper end, the housing member having a cylindrical drum transversely and rotatably mounted therein, said drum having a lifting cable suspended over the free end of said boom.