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US 2011/0212667 A1Published application
Toy Vehicle Booster and Track Set
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsMiva Filoseta, Kin Fai Chang, Jebraeil Samo
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Abstract
A booster for accelerating toy vehicles. The booster includes a rotation source and first and second wheels operatively coupled to the rotation source. Each wheel includes a thin-walled member configured to engage toy vehicles passing between the wheels as the rotation source rotates the wheels in opposite directions. The thin walled member is characterized by an S-shape that allows the relative distance between the wheels to change, thereby accommodating differently sized vehicles.
Claims20
A toy vehicle track set, comprising:
- a track;
- and
- a booster proximate to the track for accelerating a toy vehicle along the track, the booster including:
- a first wheel having a folded configuration and an outer wall, the first wheel being formed of a resilient material, the folded configuration of the first wheel allowing for movement of the outer wall of the first wheel;
- a second wheel having a folded configuration and an outer wall, the second wheel being formed of a resilient material, the folded configuration of the second wheel allowing for movement of the outer wall of the second wheel;
- and
- a drive mechanism connected to the first wheel and to the second wheel, the drive mechanism being operable to rotate the first wheel and the second wheel in opposite directions, the outer wall of the first wheel and the outer wall of the second wheel being engageable with a toy vehicle when the first wheel and the second wheel are rotated by the drive mechanism.
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A toy vehicle track set, comprising:
- a track;
- and
- a booster proximate to the track for accelerating a toy vehicle along the track, the booster including:
- a booster wheel mounted for rotation, the booster wheel including a thin-walled member having a folded configuration, the thin-walled member including a first wall and a second wall, the second wall of the booster wheel being coupled to the first wall of the booster wheel by a connector, the connector allowing movement of the first wall of the booster wheel relative to the second wall of the booster wheel;
- and
- a motor connected to the booster wheel, the motor being operable to rotate the booster wheel, the first wall of the booster wheel being engageable with the toy vehicle when the booster wheel is rotated by the motor.
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A toy vehicle track set, comprising:
- a track;
- and
- a booster proximate to the track for accelerating a toy vehicle along the track, the booster including:
- a drive mechanism;
- and
- a booster wheel including a central support and a thin-walled member coupled to the central support, the booster wheel being mounted for rotation about the central support, the booster wheel being coupled to the drive mechanism so that the drive mechanism imparts rotation to the booster wheel during operation, the thin-walled member of the booster wheel has a folded configuration, the thin-walled member including an outer wall that has a surface that can engage the toy vehicle, the folded configuration of the thin-walled member allowing for movement of the outer wall relative to the central support so that the surface of the outer wall of the booster wheel can be used to engage toy vehicles with different configurations.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.