Motorcycle Toy Building Element

Abstract

A motorcycle building element includes a main body frame defining a longitudinal axis along which the main body frame extends and removably insertable wheel assemblies. The main body frame includes a plurality of standard coupling elements having a standard coupling size for connecting to other building elements of a toy construction set that is defined by a base unit; and a base frame connecting a front wheel portion and a rear wheel portion, the base frame including a base frame region defining a base width that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the base width being less than or equal to the base unit of the toy construction set. The wheel assemblies include one wheel assembly inserted and seated in the front wheel portion and one wheel assembly inserted and seated in the rear wheel portion, the two wheel assemblies free to rotate when inserted and seated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A toy vehicle assembly comprising:
 a motorcycle including:
 a main body frame including:
 two front forks, each front fork including a member with a hole; 
 two rear suspensions, each rear suspension including a member with a hole; 
 a passenger seat portion connected between the rear suspensions including a cylindrical stud formed on a surface of the passenger seat portion having an outer diameter of a first standard coupling size; and 
 a base frame connected between the front forks and the rear suspensions including a cylindrical stud having an outer diameter of the first standard coupling size; and 
 
 two removably, insertable wheel assemblies including one wheel assembly inserted and seated in the holes between the two front forks and one wheel assembly seated in the holes between the rear suspensions, the two wheel assemblies free to rotate around an axis formed by the holes. 
   
     
     
         2 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 1  wherein each wheel assembly comprises:
 a generally cylindrical wheel hub build element including:
 two rim faces substantially parallel to each other; 
 a sidewall formed between the rim faces including a channel; and 
 two axles extending from the center of the rim faces along an axis orthogonal to the rim faces; and 
 
 a tire build element removably seated in the channel of the wheel hub build element. 
 
     
     
         3 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 1  wherein the base frame connected between the front forks and rear suspensions comprises:
 a top surface; 
 two side walls extending orthogonally from the top surface, apart and parallel to each other, the two side walls defining a hollow area between the side walls and under the top surface; 
 two cylindrical studs extending orthogonally from the top surface into the hollow area between the two side walls; and 
 a recess formed in the hollow area between the two side walls and between the two cylindrical studs having dimensions to couple with a cylindrical stud having an outer diameter of the first stand coupling size in a friction fit, wherein the cylindrical stud of the base frame is formed on the top surface of the base frame. 
 
     
     
         4 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 1  further comprising two toy micro-figures, each toy micro-figure comprising:
 a head part; 
 an upper body part; 
 two arm parts; and 
 a lower body part, the lower body part including a recess having dimensions to couple with a cylindrical stud having an outer diameter of the first stand coupling size in a friction fit, wherein a lower body part of the first of the two toy micro-figures is coupled with the cylindrical stud of the passenger seat portion and a lower body part of the second of the two toy micro-figures is coupled with the cylindrical stud of the base frame. 
 
     
     
         5 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 3  further comprising a 1×A plate or brick build element, wherein A is a natural number greater than 2, the plate or brick including A number of cylindrical studs formed on a top surface of the plate or brick, each cylindrical stud having an outer diameter of the first standard coupling size, wherein the recess formed in the hollow area between the two side walls and between the two cylindrical studs is coupled with one of the cylindrical studs on the top surface of the 1×A plate or brick. 
     
     
         6 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 3  further comprising a B×A plate or brick build element wherein B is a natural number and A is a natural number greater than 4, the plate or brick including B×A number of cylindrical studs formed on a top surface of the B×A plate or brick in a pattern of B columns and A rows, each cylindrical stud having an outer diameter of the first standard coupling size, wherein each wheel assembly is removed from the main body frame and the recess formed in the hollow area between the two side walls and between the two cylindrical studs is coupled with one of the cylindrical studs on the top surface of the B×A plate or brick and wherein each member of the front forks and the rear suspension includes a small flat that is seated on the top surface of the B×A plate or brick. 
     
     
         7 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 4  wherein the base frame includes a recess on a bottom side opposite the top side having dimensions to couple with a cylindrical stud having an outer diameter of the first stand coupling size in a friction fit and when the main body frame with the wheel assemblies removed is attached to a plate or brick using the recess, the top surface of the base frame upon which a toy micro-figure attaches is located at a distance from the plate or brick to which the main body frame is attached equal to the thickness of one plate. 
     
     
         8 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 4  wherein the main body frame has a length and an axis parallel to the length and the cylindrical stud on the surface of the passenger seat portion is formed at an angle θ relative to the axis parallel to the length inclined toward the front forks, wherein the angle θ is less than 9 degrees wherein when the two toy micro-figures are attached to the main body frame of the vehicle assembly the first toy micro-figure inclines towards the first toy micro-figures but does not interfere with the first toy micro-figure. 
     
     
         9 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 4  wherein a top surface of the base frame upon which a toy micro-figure attaches is located at a distance from a surface upon which the wheel assemblies sit equal to the thickness of two plates. 
     
     
         10 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 4 , wherein the main body frame includes two cylindrical like exhaust pipes positioned on opposite sides of the seat portion having a partial diameter of a second coupling size allowing either exhaust pipe to be gripped by a hand portion of the toy micro-figure with a snap fit. 
     
     
         11 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the overall length of the main body frame is slightly less than that of a 1×5 plate or brick build element, wherein 5 is the number of cylindrical studs formed on a surface of the plate or brick. 
     
     
         12 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the overall height of the main body frame with the wheel assemblies attached is slightly less than the combined height of two bricks and one plate stacked not including the height of any cylindrical studs formed on a surface of the top plate or brick. 
     
     
         13 . The toy vehicle assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the overall height of the main body frame with the wheel assemblies removed is slightly less than the combined height of two bricks stacked not including the height of any cylindrical studs formed on a surface of the top brick. 
     
     
         14 . A motorcycle building element comprising:
 a main body frame defining a longitudinal axis along which the main body frame extends, the main body frame comprising:
 a plurality of standard coupling elements having a standard coupling size for connecting to other building elements of a toy construction set that is defined by a base unit; 
 a front wheel portion positioned along a front end of the main body frame; 
 a rear wheel portion positioned along a rear end of the main body frame; and 
 a base frame connecting the front wheel portion and the rear wheel portion, the base frame including a base frame region defining a base width that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the base width being less than or equal to the base unit of the toy construction set, the base frame also including a driver seat portion having at least a coupling element; and 
   two removably, insertable wheel assemblies including one wheel assembly inserted and seated in the front wheel portion and one wheel assembly inserted and seated in the rear wheel portion, the two wheel assemblies free to rotate around an axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and parallel with the base width.   
     
     
         15 . The motorcycle of  claim 14 , wherein the main body frame comprises a plurality of second coupling elements having a second coupling size. 
     
     
         16 . The motorcycle of  claim 14 , wherein one or more of the front wheel portion and the rear wheel portion define a maximum width that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the maximum width being less than or equal to two times the base unit of the toy construction set. 
     
     
         17 . The motorcycle of  claim 14 , wherein the base frame includes at least one coupling element within the base frame region. 
     
     
         18 . The motorcycle of  claim 14 , wherein one or more of the front wheel portion and the rear wheel portion include at least one coupling element. 
     
     
         19 . A toy building set comprising:
 a plurality of building elements having standard coupling elements having standard coupling size; and   a motorcycle building element comprising:
 a main body frame defining a longitudinal axis along which the main body frame extends, the main body frame comprising:
 a plurality of standard coupling elements having a standard coupling size for connecting to other building elements of a toy construction set that is defined by a base unit; 
 a front wheel portion positioned along a front end of the main body frame; 
 a rear wheel portion positioned along a rear end of the main body frame; and 
 a base frame connecting the front wheel portion and the rear wheel portion, the base frame including a base frame region defining a base width that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, the base width being less than or equal to the base unit of the toy construction set, the base frame also including a driver seat portion having at least a coupling element; and 
 
   two removably, insertable wheel assemblies including one wheel assembly inserted and seated in the front wheel portion and one wheel assembly inserted and seated in the rear wheel portion, the two wheel assemblies free to rotate around an axis that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and parallel with the base width.   
     
     
         20 . The toy building set of  claim 19  further comprising two toy micro-figures, each toy micro-figure comprising:
 a head part; 
 an upper body part; 
 two arm parts; and 
 a lower body part, the lower body part including a recess having dimensions to couple with a cylindrical stud having an outer diameter of the first stand coupling size in a friction fit, wherein a lower body part of each of the two toy micro-figures is coupled with one of the standard coupling elements of the motorcycle building element.