US 12,611,609 B1 · Toy vehicle accessory track pieces

Abstract

A toy vehicle track configuration includes a closed loop track extending from a first end to a second end, a booster, and a flexible diverter. The booster includes a booster wheel positioned to both: (i) propel a toy vehicle towards the second end as the toy vehicle moves from the first end towards the second end; and (ii) propel the toy vehicle towards the first end as the toy vehicle moves from the second end towards the first end. The flexible diverter is configured to guide the toy vehicle and an additional toy vehicle towards the booster in sequence as the toy vehicle and the additional toy vehicle move from the first end towards the second end. The flexible diverter is configured to pivot between gate positions and to move between a rest position and a compressed position.

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Dependent claims

A toy vehicle track configuration, comprising:

a closed loop track extending from a first end to a second end;
a booster including a booster wheel configured to engage and propel a toy vehicle along the closed loop track, the booster wheel being positioned to both:
(i) propel the toy vehicle towards the second end as the toy vehicle moves from the first end towards the second end;
and (ii) propel the toy vehicle towards the first end as the toy vehicle moves from the second end towards the first end;
and
a flexible diverter configured to guide the toy vehicle and an additional toy vehicle towards the booster in sequence as the toy vehicle and the additional toy vehicle move from the first end towards the second end, the flexible diverter being configured to pivot between gate positions and also being configured to move between a rest position in which the flexible diverter has a first width and a compressed position in which the flexible diverter has a second width smaller than the first width.

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A toy vehicle accessory track piece, comprising:

a main body defining a first pathway, a second pathway, and a third pathway that extend through the main body in parallel, with the first pathway between the second pathway and the third pathway;
a booster wheel positioned between the first pathway and the second pathway, the booster wheel being configured to both:
(i) engage and propel a toy vehicle in a first direction as the toy vehicle moves along the first pathway;
and (ii) engage and propel the toy vehicle in a second direction, opposite the first direction, as the toy vehicle moves along the second pathway;
and
an additional booster wheel positioned exteriorly of the third pathway as a single booster wheel for the third pathway, the additional booster wheel being configured to engage and propel the toy vehicle in the first direction, without assistance of the booster wheel or another booster wheel, as the toy vehicle moves along the third pathway.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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