Powered vehicle transport vehicle and track having a well therein

A toy for use with a powered toy vehicle having at least one driven wheel for driving against a supporting surface to propel the powered vehicle thereover, said toy including a transport vehicle comprising a frame having a support surface comprising means for supporting said powered vehicle thereon and releasable stop means for selectively preventing movement of said powered vehicle beyond a predetermined position on said support surface;

• said frame including at least one pair of drivingly engaged wheels rotatably mounted thereon and located in peripheral engagement with each other;
• one of said engaged wheels being located to engage the driven wheel of said powered vehicle when the latter is in said predetermined position, and the other of said engaged wheels being at least partially exposed in said frame to engage the surface on which the transport vehicle is placed, whereby the driven wheel of the powered vehicle drives said one engaged wheel to cause said other of the engaged wheels to propel the transport vehicle in the driving direction of the powered vehicle;
• and a track portion along which the powered toy vehicle can move, including means for releasing said stop means in response to arrival of said transport vehicle at a predetermined position with respect to said track portion, thereby freeing the powered vehicle and allowing it to move off of the transport vehicle and onto said track.

A toy for use with a powered toy vehicle having at least one driven wheel for driving against a supporting surface to propel the powered vehicle thereover, said toy including a transport vehicle comprising a frame having a support surface comprising means for supporting said powered vehicle thereon and releasable stop means for selectively preventing movement of said powered vehicle beyond a predetermined position on said support surface;

• said frame including at least one pair of drivingly engaged wheels rotatably mounted therein and located in peripheral engagement with each other;
• one of said engaged wheels being located to engage the driven wheel of said powered vehicle when the latter is in said predetermined position, and the other of said engaged wheels being at least partially exposed in said frame to engage the surface on which the transport vehicle is placed, whereby the driven wheel of the powered vehicle drives said one engaged wheel to cause said other of the engaged wheels to propel the transport vehicle in the driving direction of the powered vehicle;
• a track defining a vehicle support surface and a path of travel for said powered vehicle, said track including a track section having an elongated well formed therein along said path of travel and having first and second end portions;
• said transport vehicle being located in said well with the support surface thereof located at substantially the same elevation as the powered vehicle support surface provided by the remainder of the track whereby when said transport vehicle is located adjacent one end of said well a vehicle on said track support surface adjacent said one end can move directly onto the support surface of the frame;
• said track section including, at the second end thereof, means for releasing the vehicle stop means in said frame as said transport vehicle approaches said second end under the drive of said powered vehicle, thereby freeing the powered vehicle and allowing it to move off of the transport vehicle.

A toy for use with a powered toy vehicle having a pair of driven rear wheels for driving against a supporting surface to propel the powered toy vehicle thereover, said toy including a track providing a vehicle support surface defining a path of travel for such vehicles, said track including a track section having an elongated well formed therein extending along a portion of said path of travel, a transport vehicle positioned in said well and having two pairs of track engaging wheels rotatably mounted thereon and a vehicle support platform located at substantially the same elevation as the vehicle support surface of said track, said transport vehicle including a pair of transmission wheels rotatably mounted thereon and respectively frictionally engaged with the wheels of one of said pair of track engaging wheels and which extend through said support platform in predetermined positions to respectively engage the driven wheels of the powered toy vehicle, and releasable stop means mounted in said transport vehicle for selectively preventing movement of said powered toy vehicle from the track support surface onto the transport vehicle beyond a predetermined position on the support platform of the transport vehicle at which the driven wheels of the powered toy vehicle engage the transmission wheels of the transport vehicle, thereby causing the transmission wheels and said one pair of track engaging wheels to rotate and move the transport vehicle, and powered toy vehicle thereon, along said elongated well.

A toy for use with a powered toy vehicle having a pair of driven rear wheels for driving against a supporting surface to propel the powered toy vehicle thereover, said toy including a track providing a vehicle support surface defining a path of travel for such vehicles, said track including a track section having an elongated well formed therein extending along a portion of said path of travel, a transport vehicle positioned in said well and having two pairs of track engaging wheels rotatably mounted thereon and a vehicle support platform located at substantially the same elevation as the vehicle support surface of said track, said transport vehicle including a pair of transmission wheels rotatably mounted thereon and respectively frictionally engaged with the wheels of one of said pairs of track engaging wheels and which extend through said support platform in predetermined positions to respectively engage the driven wheels of the powered toy vehicle, and releasable stop means mounted in said transport vehicle for selectively preventing movement of said powered toy vehicle from the track support surface onto the transport vehicle beyond a predetermined position on the support platform of the transport vehicle at which the driven wheels of the powered toy vehicle engage the transmission wheels of the transport vehicle, thereby causing the transmission wheels and said one pair of track engaging wheels to rotate and move the transport vehicle, and powered toy vehicle thereon, along said elongated well;

• said powered toy vehicle moving along said track in a predetermined direction of travel to enter said transport vehicle at one end of said well and leave the transport vehicle at the other end of the well, said transmission wheels being mounted in said transport vehicle in a predetermined position with respect to said one pair of track engaging wheels to cause said track engaging wheels to rotate in the same direction as the driven wheels of the powered toy vehicle to cause said transport vehicle to traverse from said one side of the well to the other in the direction of travel of the powered toy vehicle;
• said well including guide means for limiting movement of said transport vehicle to said predetermined path of travel and means adjacent said other end of the well for releasing said stop means when said transport vehicle reaches a predetermined position along the well.

A toy for use with a powered toy vehicle having a pair of driven rear wheels for driving against a supporting surface to propel the powered toy vehicle thereover, said toy including a track providing a vehicle support surface defining a path of travel for such vehicles, said track including a track section having an elongated well formed therein extending along a portion of said path of travel, a transport vehicle positioned in said well and having two pairs of track engaging wheels rotatably mounted thereon and a vehicle support platform located at substantially the same elevation as the vehicle support surface of said track, said transport vehicle including a pair of transmission wheels rotatably mounted thereon and respectively frictionally engaged with the wheels of one of said pairs of track engaging wheels and which extend through said support platform in predetermined positions to respectively engage the driven wheels of the powered toy vehicle, and releasable stop means mounted in said transport vehicle for selectively preventing movement of said powered toy vehicle from the track support surface onto the transport vehicle beyond a predetermined position on the support platform of the transport vehicle at which the driven wheels of the powered toy vehicle engage the transmission wheels of the transport vehicle, thereby causing the transmission wheels and said one pair of track engaging wheels to rotate and move the transport vehicle, and powered toy vehicle thereon, along said elongated well;

• said powered toy vehicle moving along said track in a predetermined direction of travel to enter said transport vehicle at one end of said well and leave the transport vehicle at the other end of the well, said transmission wheels being mounted in said transport vehicle in a predetermined position with respect to said one pair of track engaging wheels to cause said track engaging wheels to rotate in the same direction as the driven wheels of the powered toy vehicle to cause said transport vehicle to traverse from said one side of the well to the other in the direction of travel of the powered toy vehicle;
• said releasable stop means comprising a lever pivotally mounted in said transport vehicle and having a stop arm for engaging the powered toy vehicle on the support platform to prevent movement of the powered toy vehicle in a first position of the lever and a release arm, exposed externally of said transport vehicle and means in said well for releasing said release arm, comprising a cam surface located in said well for engaging said release arm as the transport vehicle approaches its predetermined position to pivot the lever from its first position to a second position wherein said stop arm is out of engagement with the powered toy vehicle.

A toy for use with a powered toy vehicle having a plurality of wheels, a power source, and a rotary drive train for the vehicle including at least one of said wheels;

• said toy including a transport vehicle having first and second open end portions, a powered vehicle support surface extending between said open end portions, at least one drive wheel for drivingly engaging the surface on which the transport vehicle is placed and drive transmission means for operatively engaging a predetermined portion of said powered vehicle's rotary drive train to transmit power from said drive train to at least one drive wheel of the transport vehicle when the powered vehicle is in a predetermined position on said support surface;
• a track defining a vehicle support surface and a path of travel for said powered vehicle, said track including a track section having an elongated well formed therein along said path of travel and having first and second end portions;
• said transport vehicle being located in said well with the support surface thereon located at substantially the said elevation as the powered vehicle support surface provided by the remainder of the track, whereby when said transport vehicle is located in said well with its first open end portion adjacent said first end portion of the well, a powered vehicle on the track support surface adjacent said first end portion of the well can move directly onto the support surface of the transport vehicle;
• said transport vehicle including means for stopping said powered vehicle in said predetermined position with said powered vehicle's rotary drive train engaged with said transmission means to drive the at least one drive wheel of the transport vehicle and move the transport vehicle from said first end portion of the well to said second end portion;
• said track section including means adjacent the second end portion of the well for stopping said transport vehicle whereby when the transport vehicle is stopped, the rotary drive train of the powered vehicle reacts against the transmission means and propels the powered vehicle along the transport vehicle, out of said second end portion thereof and onto said track.

A toy for use with a powered toy vehicle having a plurality of wheels, a power source, and a rotary drive train for the vehicle including at least one of said wheels;

• said toy including a transport vehicle having a powered vehicle support surface, at least one drive wheel for drivingly engaging the surface on which the transport vehicle is placed and drive transmission means for operatively engaging a predetermined portion of said powered vehicle's rotary drive train to transmit power from said drive train to the at least one drive wheel of the transport vehicle when the powered vehicle is in a predetermined position on said support surface;
• a track section having first and second end portions;
• said transport vehicle being located in said track section for movement between said end portions thereof;
• whereby when said transport vehicle is located in said track section adjacent said first end portion thereof a powered vehicle adjacent said first end portion of the track section can move directly onto the support surface of the transport vehicle;
• said transport vehicle including means for stopping said powered vehicle in said predetermined position with said powered vehicle's rotary drive train engaged with said transmission means to drive the at least one drive wheel of the transport vehicle and move the transport vehicle from said first end portion of the track section to said second end portion;
• said track section including means adjacent the second end portion thereof for stopping said transport vehicle whereby when the transport vehicle is stopped, the rotary drive train of the powered vehicle reacts against the transmission means and propels the powered vehicle along and out of the transport vehicle.

A toy for use with a powered toy vehicle having front wheels and a pair of driven rear wheels for driving against a supporting surface to propel the powered vehicle thereover, and a rotary drive train including said driven rear wheels, said toy including a track providing a vehicle support surface defining a path of travel for such vehicles, said track including a track section having an elongated well formed therein extending along a portion of said path of travel between first and second positions in the well, a transport vehicle positioned in said well and having a pair of track engaging wheels rotatably mounted therein and a vehicle support platform located at substantially the same elevation as the vehicle support surface of said track;

• said transport vehicle including drive transmission means for operatively engaging said rotary drive train of the powered vehicle to transmit power from said drive train to said pair of track engaging wheels when said powered vehicle is in a predetermined position on the support surface of the transport vehicle, and means on said transport vehicle for stopping movement of said powered powered vehicle on the support platform of the transport vehicle beyond said predetermined position, when said transport vehicle is in said first position, thereby causing said transmission means and said one pair of track engaging wheels to rotate and move the transport vehicle, and toy vehicle thereon, along said elongated well to said second position;
• said track section including means adjacent said second position in the well for stopping said transport vehicle whereby when the transport vehicle's rotation of said one pair of track engaging wheels is stopped and the rotary drive train of the powered vehicle reacts against the transmission means to propel the powered vehicle along the support platform of the transport vehicle.