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US 2010/0123017 A1Published application
Toy track
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorStacy Lynn O'Connor
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a toy track for traversal of at least one toy vehicle. It includes a track segment having a flipper disposed therein, the flipper being attached to the track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout. A vibration damper post having a stanchion portion and a resilient portion for supporting the track segment is also included.
Claims20
A toy track comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said curved track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said curved track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a flipper adjacent said wall portion and said entrance end, said flipper attached to said track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout.
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A toy track set for traversal thereon of at least one toy vehicle comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a vibration damper post having a stanchion portion and a resilient portion for supporting said track segment, said resilient portion in contact with an exterior portion opposite said interior portion of said track segment and extending between said exterior portion and said stanchion portion.
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A toy track set comprising:
- a track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on a first side of said track segment and a shoulder portion on a second side of said track segment, said track surface extending therebetween;
- a resilient flipper adjacent said wall portion and said entrance end, said flipper attached to said track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout;
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- a vibration damper post having a stanchion portion and a resilient portion for supporting said track segment, said resilient portion in contact with said track segment and extending between said track segment and said stanchion portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.