Reconfigurable toy vehicle track set
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorDavid Welby
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Abstract
A toy vehicle track set is provided. The toy vehicle track set comprises a plurality of track segments. Each track segment of the plurality of track segments has a coupling portion and a plurality of lanes for toy vehicles to race along. The plurality of track segments may be collectively positioned in a racing configuration or a transport configuration. The track segments are coupled together to form a multi-lane raceway in the racing configuration. One or more track segments of the plurality of track segments are positioned to form a rectilinear transport structure in the transport configuration.
Claims20
A toy vehicle track set, comprising:
- a plurality of track segments, wherein each track segment of the plurality of track segments has a coupling portion, one track segment of the plurality of track segments is a main track segment, and one or more other track segments of the plurality of track segments are hingedly coupled to the main track segment;
- the plurality of track segments being collectively positionable in a racing configuration and a transport configuration, wherein the plurality of track segments are coupled together to form a multi-lane raceway in the racing configuration and the one or more other track segments pivot about the main track segment to form a rectilinear transport structure in the transport configuration, the rectilinear transport structure including four walls extending vertically from the main track segment so that the main track segment and the four walls collectively define a cavity.
A toy vehicle track set, comprising:
- a main track segment including an entrance, an exit, and opposing sides;
- four wall segments hingedly coupled to the entrance, the exit, and the opposing sides of main track segment so that the four wall segments can pivot about axes collinear with the entrance, the exit, and the opposing sides, to orthogonal positions along edges of the main track segment to form a rectilinear transport structure that defines a cavity;
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- a plurality of connectable track segments, each connectable track segment of the plurality of connectable track segments being coupleable to one of the four wall segments and/or one of the plurality of connectable track segments to construct a raceway for toy vehicles or being storable within the cavity for transport of the toy vehicle track set.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.