Remote controlled drawing device

Claim 1

A toy for drawing pictures and the like comprising a remote controlled vehicle including a chassis covered by a simulated animate shell, marking means carried by said vehicle, means to drive said vehicle over a surface, means remote from said vehicle for selectively controlling said drive means and for steering said vehicle over the surface, means on said chassis for retaining said marking means in marking contact with the surface, an opening defined in said simulated animate shell and aligned with said retaining means for inserting or withdrawing said marking means therefrom, said chassis having a front driven wheel and two rear idle wheels, said driven wheel and said drive means mounted on a swivel housing carried by said chassis, and wherein said controlling means includes a rack and pinion means operatively connected to said swivel housing, and pull cable means operatively connected to said rack and pinion means for selectively steering said driven wheel, whereby lines may be selectively drawn on the surface by said marking means as said vehicle is driven thereover.