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US 8,176,852 B2Granted
Toy track
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorStacy Lynn O'Connor
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a toy track for traversal of at least one toy vehicle. It includes a track segment having a flipper disposed therein, the flipper being attached to the track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout. A vibration damper post having a stanchion portion and a resilient portion for supporting the track segment is also included.
Claims17
A toy track comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said curved track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said curved track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a flipper adjacent said wall portion and said entrance end, said flipper attached to said track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout, wherein said track segment is also banked along an arc, said arc at least partially defined by a second radius, said second radius generally disposed in at least a second plane.
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A toy track comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said curved track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said curved track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a flipper adjacent said wall portion and said entrance end, said flipper attached to said track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout, wherein said pivot point comprises a peg and cylinder portion disposed over said peg, one of said peg and said cylinder portion extending from said track segment, the other of said peg and said cylinder portion disposed on said flipper.
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A toy track comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said curved track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said curved track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a flipper adjacent said wall portion and said entrance end, said flipper attached to said track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout, wherein said flipper extends between a first pivot end and an opposite second end, said opposite second end slideably attached to said track segment.
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A toy track comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said curved track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said curved track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a flipper adjacent said wall portion and said entrance end, said flipper attached to said track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout, wherein said track segment includes a slot disposed therein, said flipper including a stud extending from said opposite second end and into said slot.
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A toy track comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said curved track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said curved track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a flipper adjacent said wall portion and said entrance end, said flipper attached to said track segment at a pivot point and capable of movement thereabout, wherein said track segment includes an exterior portion opposite said interior portion, a damper post having a stanchion portion and a resilient portion for supporting said track segment, said resilient portion in contact with said exterior portion and extending between said exterior portion and said stanchion portion, and wherein said resilient portion includes a reciprocating post and a compression spring seated in an orifice at an end of said stanchion.
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A toy track set for traversal thereon of at least one toy vehicle comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a vibration damper post having a stanchion portion and a resilient portion for supporting said track segment, said resilient portion in contact with an exterior portion opposite said interior portion of said track segment and extending between said exterior portion and said stanchion portion, wherein said resilient portion includes a reciprocating post and a compression spring seated in an orifice at an end of said stanchion.
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A toy track set for traversal thereon of at least one toy vehicle comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
- a vibration damper post having a stanchion portion and a resilient portion for supporting said track segment, said resilient portion in contact with an exterior portion opposite said interior portion of said track segment and extending between said exterior portion and said stanchion portion;
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- a jump substantially aligned with said entrance end of said curved track segment.
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A toy track set for traversal thereon of at least one toy vehicle comprising:
- a curved track segment at least partially disposed along a first radius, said first radius generally disposed in a first plane, said track segment having an entrance end and an exit end and having a track surface with a width sufficient for at least one toy vehicle;
- an interior portion of said track segment defined by a wall portion on an outside of said track segment and a shoulder portion on the inside of said track segment for maintaining said vehicles on said track surface;
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- a vibration damper post having a stanchion portion and a resilient portion for supporting said track segment, said resilient portion in contact with an exterior portion opposite said interior portion of said track segment and extending between said exterior portion and said stanchion portion, wherein said curved track segment includes a first ear extending from said wall portion adjacent said entrance end and a second ear extending from said shoulder portion adjacent said entrance end, each of said first and second ears rotatably supported in corresponding first and second cradles on a support tower.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.