Flexible strip with rolling and bending means
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorDerek J. Gable
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Abstract
A toy vehicular track formed of a thin strip of flexible material having a pair of lines parallel to its length formed to enhance bending. The strip is connected at one end to a drum the rotation of which causes the strip to be rolled on the drum for storage. The strip fits through a shaper so that when it is pulled from the drum and through the shaper it is bent along the aforementioned lines so that a track with curbs for a toy vehicle is formed.
Claims7
A track for a toy vehicle comprising a strip of flexible material having a pair of bending lines running parallel to its length, a roller attached to one end of the strip, means for bending the strip along the lines at an angle to the main body of the strip to form curbs along the strip to contain a toy vehicle, means for drawing said strip away from said roller and bending means, and means mounting said roller and said bending means in fixed spaced relation whereby said strip may be drawn through said bending means toward and away from said roller.
A toy racing arrangement comprising a pair of retractable tracks each comprising a strip of flexible material, a roller attached to one end of each strip, means for bending each of the strips along lines running parallel to the length of the strip and at an angle to the main body of the strip to form curbs along each strip to contain a toy vehicle, means for drawing said strips away from said roller and bending means, and means mounting said roller and said bending means in fixed spaced relation whereby said strips may be drawn through said bending means toward and away from said roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.