# US 4,394,961 A · Track for toy vehicles with jumping-off and jumping-on ramps

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- Number: US 4,394,961 A
- Document ID: US4394961A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/113,501
- Filed: 1980-01-16
- Granted: 1983-07-26
- Earliest claimed: 1979-01-20
- Assignees: Helmut Darda Spielwaren- und Maschinenbau GmbH
- Inventors: Werner Muller
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4394961A

## CPC

- A63H 18/028: {Looping; Jumping; Tilt-track sections}
- A63H: TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS

## Abstract

A track arrangement for toy vehicles with arcuately curved jump-off and jump-on ramps between which a toy vehicle can carry out a free-flying jump. The ramp tracks each have an arc between 90.degree. and 180.degree., and the ramps are offset transversely to the track elongation by at least one track width. The ramps are oriented so that the tracks of the jump-on ramp is located on an extension of the trajectory of the toy vehicle, which is determined by the jump-off ramp.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A track arrangement for toy vehicles, comprising a vehicle track including arcuately curved jump-off and jump-on ramps between which a toy vehicle can carry out a free-flying jump, at least said jump-off ramp being of flexible material so as to be deflectable transversely of the track elongation, said jump-on ramp having a free-vehicle touchdown end which is wider than the remainder of said jump-on ramp, a handle at a rear side of said jump-off ramp, and a sighting device above said handle so that the jump-off ramp may be sighted-in on the jump-on ramp.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of claim 1, said jump-off ramp having a free end in form of a flexible tongue.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The arrangement of claim 2, and further comprising a slide on said jump-off ramp and operatively connected with said tongue to vary the angle of inclination of the tongue.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The arrangement of claim 3, said slide being arranged above said handle and having one end provided with a thumb support and another end provided with a central sighting bead, said tongue having a free end portion provided with a sighting element which cooperates with said sighting bead.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The arrangement of claim 4, wherein said sighting element is another sighting bead.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of claim 1, wherein said jump-on ramp is provided with means for moving said ramp lengthwise of said track.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The arrangement of claim 6, wherein said jump-on ramp having a vehicle-carrying surface and being provided below said vehicle-carrying surface with an open-sided cut-out in which part of said track is slidably received.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The arrangement of claim 7, further comprising a support for said jump-on ramp having a free end engaging said part of the track under an angle of substantially 90.degree. relative to the intended direction of travel of the toy vehicle, so as to prevent the lengthwise shift of said jump-on ramp under the impact of the captured toy vehicle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The arrangement of claim 8, wherein said support has a finger hole.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The arrangement of claim 1, further including a plurality of free flying jump ramps disposed in such a manner that their flight paths cross over in free space.