US 7,794,301 B2 · Toy vehicle trackset

Abstract

A toy vehicle trackset utilizes a pair of closed track loops each having a lower end and a raised end. The raised ends of the loops are supported by a raised support having a spring-loaded dinosaur launcher within which a flying dinosaur is supported. A target is coupled to the launcher and positioned in alignment with a pair of launch ramps extending from each of the pathways through a center lap counter which is shaped to simulate a volcano. Within the lap counter, a diverter is supported to switch a moving toy vehicle from its normal loop path to the target directed ramp once the toy vehicle has completed a predetermined number of laps upon the loop by one player. A dual loop hand-operated toy vehicle booster is supported at the lower end return path of each of the loops. The child user is able to crank a hand crank to initiate a manual boost of a toy vehicle. Proper timing of the hand crank is essential to impart maximum boost to a toy vehicle and impart rapid vehicle movement.

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Dependent claims

A toy vehicle trackset comprising:

a raised track support;
a pair of closed toy vehicle track loops each having a raised end supported by said raised track support and a lower end;
a dual loop booster having a pair of booster loops each having an offset entrance and exit track portion and a helical portion of one of said track loops passing therebetween and each booster loop having a helically supported acceleration arm operative to accelerate a toy vehicle passing through said booster loop, each acceleration arm moving laterally relative to the helical portion of its corresponding booster loop so that each acceleration arm maintains a substantially centered relationship within its booster loop as the acceleration arm is rotated relative to its booster loop;
a lap counter, interposed between said raised track support and said dual loop booster, having a pair of open-end launch ramps and a diverter that diverts a toy vehicle from one of said track loops to one of said launch ramps;
and
a target having a target element positioned in the path of a toy vehicle launched from either of said launch ramps.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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