ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,360, issued on Aug. 5.
"Toy vehicle with a burnout function" was invented by Darrell Pinkerton Sr. (Martinsville, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy vehicle apparatus for performing a burnout function includes a burnout panel mounted to a base. A vehicle model having a rotatable wheel is mounted to the base with the rotatable wheel lying on the burnout panel, which comprises an abrasive material. The vehicle model comprises a wheel motor for rotating the rotatable wheel with respect to a body of the vehicle model such that the rotatable wheel abrades against the burnout panel. The rotatable wheel comprises an abradable material...