Toy vehicle and track system
AssigneeThe Marketing Store Worldwide, LP
InventorFerenc Feketo
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Abstract
A toy vehicle and track system that allows a vehicle to operate along a single track length by performing U-turns at each end of the track length. When multiple track lengths are attached together, U-turn stoppers are retracted so that the vehicle travels along the entire track assembly and performs U-turns at the ends of the track assembly. Additionally, when multiple track lengths are attached in a loop formation, all the U-turn stoppers are retracted so that the vehicle travels in a continuous circular-like path. A control system is also provided that allows a rear vehicle to initiate operation of a front vehicle.
Claims14
A toy vehicle and track system, comprising:
- a) a vehicle having a plurality of wheels and a guide pin attached to a bottom side of said vehicle;
- b) a track length with a guide slot that the guide pin can travel within;
- c) a retractable stopper extendable within said guide slot in an unretracted position for engaging said guide pin, including
- i) a stop portion, and
- ii) a ramp portion;
- d) a retraction mechanism for retracting the stopper so that said stopper is not positioned within said guide slot in a retracted position;
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- e) a track connecting mechanism for attaching and detaching multiple track lengths together, wherein
- i) said retraction mechanism positions said stopper in said unretracted position when the track connecting mechanism of two track lengths is detached, and
- ii) said retraction mechanism positions said stopper in said retracted position when the track connecting mechanism of two track lengths is attached.
A toy vehicle and track system, comprising:
- a) a first track section and a second track section, the first and second track sections each having a guide slot thereon extending between opposite ends thereof;
- b) a retractable stopper adjacent one end of said first track section and extendable within said guide slot in an unretracted position;
- c) a retraction mechanism for retracting the stopper so that said stopper is not positioned within said guide slot in a retracted position;
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- d) a track connecting mechanism for attaching and detaching said first and second track sections together, wherein
- i) said retraction mechanism positions said stopper in said unretracted position when the track connecting mechanism is detached, and
- ii) said retraction mechanism positions said stopper in said retracted position when the track connecting mechanism is attached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.