Toy vehicle track segment and method of manufacturing a toy vehicle track segment
AssigneeLearning Curve International, Inc.
InventorsRichard Rothkopf, Donald E. Toht, K. Dale Weathington, Lin Ming Chuan Cindy
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Abstract
A toy vehicle track segment is disclosed. The toy vehicle track segment has a first end, a second end, an upper surface, and a plurality of nodes. The upper surface has a pair of parallel recessed rails extending from the first end to the second end. Each rail has an inner wall joined to an outer wall by a base surface. The plurality of nodes are located within at least one of the pair of rails. The nodes are provided for improving traction of a toy vehicle as it traverses along the upper surface. The nodes are located on the base surface and extend along a first direction transverse to the length of the upper surface.
Claims19
A toy vehicle track segment comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an upper surface having a pair of parallel recessed rails extending over a length of the upper surface from the first end to the second end, each rail having an inner wall joined to an outer wall by a base surface;
- a plurality of diamond-shaped nodes located within at least one of the pair of rails for improving traction of a toy vehicle as the toy vehicle traverses along the upper surface, the plurality of diamond-shaped nodes located on the base surface and extending along a first direction transverse to the length of the upper surface.
A toy vehicle track segment comprising:
- a distal end;
- an opposing proximal end;
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- an upper surface joining the distal end and the proximal end, the upper surface comprising a pair of parallel recessed rails and a plurality of spaced railroad ties, the rails extending over a length of the upper surface from the distal end to the proximal end, each rail having an inner wall joined to an outer wall by a base surface, and the ties extending transverse to the rails, each tie having a pair of substantially linear parallel debossed impressions with a plurality of curvilinear debossed impressions therebetween.
A toy vehicle track segment, comprising:
- a first end;
- a second end;
- an upper surface having a pair of parallel recessed rails extending over a length of the upper surface from the first end to the second end and a plurality of ties transverse to the rails, each rail having an inner wall joined to an outer wall by a base surface, and each tie having a pair of substantially linear parallel debossed impressions with a plurality of curvilinear debossed impressions therebetween;
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- a pigmentation within the linear and curvilinear debossed impressions.
A method for producing a toy vehicle track segment comprising the steps of:
- providing a segment of a solid material having an upper surface, a lower surface, opposing first and second edges, and opposing first and second ends;
- recessing a pair of parallel members into the upper surface extending in a direction from the first end to the second end, each parallel member having a width and a length;
- forming a plurality of nodes across the width of at least one of the parallel members;
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- impressing the upper surface with a railroad tie pattern having a pair of generally spaced edge portions and a plurality of curvilinear patterns therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.