Toy track set and relay segments
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsStacy Lynn O'Connor, Michael W. Nuttall
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Abstract
A relay segment for a toy track set is provided, the relay segment having a trigger moveably secured to the relay segment proximate to a first vehicle track segment pivotally mounted to the relay segment for adjustable movement with respect to the relay segment, the trigger being capable of movement between a first position and a second position; and a launching element for launching a vehicle from the relay segment when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position.
Claims25
An interchangeable toy track set, comprising:
- a plurality of interchangeable relay segments each of which may be coupled to each other to create a plurality of variations for the toy track set, each of plurality of interchangeable relay segments comprising:
- a trigger moveably secured to the relay segment proximate to a first vehicle track segment pivotally mounted to the relay segment for movement with respect to the relay segment, the trigger being capable of movement between a first position and a second position;
- a launching element for launching a vehicle from the relay segment when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position;
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- wherein at least one of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments further comprises a second vehicle track segment for defining a path of travel for the vehicle launched by the launching element and wherein the second vehicle track segment is configured to be releasably secured to the first track segment of another one of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments such that the path of travel of the vehicle launched by the launching element contacts the trigger of the another one of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments to move the trigger from the first position to the second position.
A method for actuating a plurality of relay segments of a toy track set, the method comprising:
- actuating a trigger of one of a plurality of interchangeable relay segments linked to at least one other of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments wherein actuation of the trigger causes a toy vehicle to be launched towards another one of the one of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments, each of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments comprising:
- a trigger moveably secured to the relay segment proximate to a first vehicle track segment coupled to the relay segment, the trigger being capable of movement between a first position and a second position;
- and a launching element for launching a vehicle from the relay segment when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position, wherein the toy vehicle launched towards the another one of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments causes the trigger of the another one of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments to move from the first position to the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.