Dual-purpose toy train car housing cover
OwnerWai Hoe Hoinventor
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Abstract
A toy train car packaging container is disclosed that can include a removable cover that may be used as packaging and also in the building of a toy railway system. In particular, in one exemplary embodiment, a removable cover is disclosed that can couple to and be removed from a housing adapted to support one or more toy train car vehicles, tracks, and accessories. The removable cover can include a cut-away opening in its lower region representing an entry or exit point of a toy train car vehicle and allowing the toy train car to pass therethrough. In addition, a base is further provided to support the removable cover in a substantially upright configuration when assembled in a toy railway system configuration.
Claims10
A dual-purpose removable cover system, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first shelf and a second shelf within the housing each adapted to support one or more toy vehicles, wherein the second shelf is disposed above the first shelf;
- a cover adapted to couple to and decouple from the housing;
- a cut-away opening in a lower region of the cover;
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- a first base and a second base each independent of the housing, wherein each of the first base and the second base receive the cover therein and support the cover in a substantially upright configuration such that the one or more toy vehicles pass through the cut-away opening.
A dual-purpose removable cover system, comprising:
- a housing having a top channel and bottom channel;
- a plurality of shelves within the housing each adapted to support one or more toy vehicles;
- a cover adapted to slide within the top channel and the bottom channel of the housing;
- a cut-away opening in a lower region of the cover;
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- a first base and a second base, wherein each of the first base and second base are positioned in a substantially perpendicular configuration with respect to the cover and receive the cover therein.
A dual-purpose removable cover system, comprising:
- a housing having a first channel and a second channel;
- a plurality of shelves within the housing each adapted to support one or more toy vehicles;
- a cover adapted to slide within the first channel and the second channel of the housing;
- a cut-away opening in a lower region of the cover;
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- a first stand and a second stand, wherein each of the first stand and second stand comprise a slot in a middle region of each of the first stand and second stand, and wherein the slot receives receives the cover therein such that the cover is in a substantially upright configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.