Toy track set and relay segments
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsStacy Lynn O'Connor, Brendon Vetuskey
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a relay for a toy track set, the relay having: a first actuator; a second actuator; an object movably secured to the relay for movement from a first elevated position to a second lower position; a first trigger moveably secured to the first actuator for movement between a first position and a second position wherein movement of the trigger from the first position towards the second position causes the actuator to release the object from the first elevated position such that the object travels towards the second lower position; and a second trigger coupled the second actuator wherein movement of the second trigger launches an object from the second actuator, wherein the second trigger is moved when the object is at the second lower position.
Claims17
A relay for a toy track set, the relay comprising:
- a first actuator;
- a second actuator;
- an object movably secured to the relay for movement from a first elevated position to a second lower position;
- a first trigger moveably secured to the first actuator for movement between a first position and a second position wherein movement of the trigger from the first position towards the second position causes the first actuator to release the object from the first elevated position such that the object travels towards the second lower position;
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- a second trigger coupled the second actuator wherein movement of the second trigger launches an object from the second actuator, wherein the guide member is configured to induce an oscillating rotation of the carrier about the guide member by reversing a direction of rotation multiple times during the descent from the first raised position to the second base position.
A relay for a toy playset, comprising:
- a base structure;
- a guide member mounted to the base;
- a carrier moveably mounted to the guide member, wherein the carrier is configured to descend along the guide member from a first raised position to a second base position by the force of gravity;
- a launcher configured to propel an object away from the relay;
- a first trigger configured to activate the descent of the carrier from the first raised position;
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- a second trigger configured to activate the launcher, wherein the second trigger is configured to be actuated by the carrier when it reaches the second base position, wherein the guide member is configured to induce an oscillating rotation of the carrier about the guide member by reversing a direction of rotation multiple times during the descent from the first raised position to the second base position.
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, wherein at least one of the plurality of interchangeable relay segments comprises:
- a base structure;
- a guide member mounted to the base;
- a carrier moveably mounted to the guide member, wherein the carrier is configured to descend along the guide member from a first raised position to a second lower position by the force of gravity;
- a launcher configured to propel an object away from the relay on an outgoing track segment;
- a first trigger configured to activate the descent of the carrier from the first raised position, wherein the first trigger is positioned to receive an object launched by another relay segment;
- a second trigger configured to activate the launcher, wherein the second trigger is configured to be actuated by the carrier when it reaches the second base position;
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- wherein the object propelled onto the outgoing track segment is received on an incoming track segment of another relay and wherein the guide member is configured to induce an oscillating rotation of the carrier about the guide member by reversing a direction of rotation multiple times during the descent from the first raised position to the second base position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.