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US 6,676,480 B2Granted
Staging mechanism for toy vehicle playset
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorDavid A. Sheltman
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Abstract
A continuous loop toy vehicle trackset supports a booster and a plurality of toy vehicles. The trackset is formed of spaced apart track rails forming a gap therebetween. The toy vehicles are open wheeled and able to roll upon the track rails in either a right side up or inverted configuration. In the inverted configuration, the top surface of the toy vehicle is able to extend into the gap between the track rails. A staging lane facilitates introduction of additional toy vehicles to the trackset.
Claims1
A toy vehicle playset comprising:
- a toy vehicle;
- a toy vehicle track;
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- a staging mechanism having a carriage defining a throughway ramp and a staging ramp, said carriage being movable between a staged position aligning said throughway ramp with said toy vehicle track and holding said toy vehicle on said staging ramp and a launch position aligning said staging ramp with said toy vehicle track allowing said toy vehicle to leave said staging ramp.
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