Wheel for toy vehicle

Claim 1

A pedal car comprising a frame carrying a seat and including a front axle carrying front wheels pivotally mounted for steering said car, said front wheels having a generally integral outer surface constructed to roll forward and backward along the plane of the wheel while resisting a lateral motion in a direction along the axis of rotation of the wheel, a steering wheel mounted adjacent said seat and adapted to steer said front wheels through linkage means connecting said steering wheel and said front wheels, a rear axle carrying driving wheels and driven by pedal means drivably connected to said axle and mounted on said frame, each said driving wheel being carried by said rear axle by rotation therewith and comprising a circumferential portion, a hub for mounting said wheel on said rear axle and including a plurality of rollers, said rollers being mounted for free rotation about axles supported adjacent said circumferential portion and positioned to provide that the axes of rotation of said rollers are at right angles to the hub axle, said rollers projecting through apertures in said circumferential portion whereby the said outer surfaces of the rollers are proud of the circumferential portion and form a ground-engaging surface of the wheel.