Toy puppy pickup truck having dog house

Claim 1

A toy vehicle comprising: A. a chassis supporting a front set of wheels, a rear set of wheels and a rear flat bed; B. at least one miniature dog house mounted on the flat bed, said dog house having parallel side walls at right angles to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, a back wall parallel to this axis, and a roof hinged to the back wall and having a front wall depending from a front end of the roof whereby when the roof is swung open, the front wall is raised therewith, said front wall having an arched opening therein defining the apparent entry to the dog house: C. a miniature toy puppy occupying the dog house, the puppy having a head projecting from said entry, the puppy having a body so proportioned that it cannot pass thorough the entry, whereby to remove the puppy from the dog house one must first lift the roof; and D. temporary protective means to discourage an unauthorized person from lifting the roof to remove the puppy, said protective means being constituted by a latching lug depending from the roof and having a slot therein in alignment with holes in said side walls, and a pin which is insertable into the holes and passes through the slot, the tip end of the pin going into the hole in its related side wall, the other end of the pin terminating in a stop which engages the exterior of the rear side wall and is joined to a knob.