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US 9,168,463 B2Granted
Toy track set
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsJulian R. Payne, Alec Tam
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Abstract
A toy track set includes a vehicle path defined by a track and a gap disposed between a first gap end and a second gap end. The toy track also includes a carriage assembly configured to carry a toy vehicle across the gap such that the toy vehicle travels from the first gap end to the second gap end on the carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being moved from the first gap end to the second gap end by an assembly having an arm rotatable about an axis of rotation and that rotates through an angle equal to or greater than 360 degrees as it carries the toy vehicle from the first gap end to the second gap end.
Claims16
A toy track set, comprising:
- a vehicle path defined by a track and a gap disposed between a first gap end and a second gap end;
- and
- a carriage assembly configured to carry a toy vehicle across the gap such that the toy vehicle travels from the first gap end to the second gap end on the carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being moved from the first gap end to the second gap end by an assembly having an arm rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein the carriage assembly rotates through an angle equal to or greater than 360 degrees as it carries the toy vehicle from the first gap end to the second gap end, wherein the carriage assembly includes a release mechanism, the release mechanism having a catch pivotally secured to the carriage assembly through a pin member about an axis wherein the release member being configured to engage the first gap end when the release mechanism is in a first position and release the release mechanism from the first gap end when the release mechanism is moved to a second position by the toy vehicle traveling onto the carriage assembly.
A toy track set, comprising:
- a vehicle path defined by a track and a gap disposed between a first gap end in a first vertical plane and a second gap end in a second vertical plane different than the first vertical plane;
- and
- a carriage assembly configured to carry a toy vehicle across the gap such that the toy vehicle travels from the first gap end to the second gap end on the carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being moved from the first gap end to the second gap end by an assembly having an arm rotatable about an axis of rotation and having a carrying assembly at or near the end that receives the toy vehicle, wherein the carriage assembly rotates through an angle equal to or greater than 360 degrees as it carries the toy vehicle from the first gap end to the second gap end and wherein the carriage assembly includes a release mechanism, the release mechanism having a catch pivotally secured to the carriage assembly through a pin member about an axis wherein the release member being configured to engage the first gap end when the release mechanism is in a first position and release the release mechanism from the first gap end when the release mechanism is moved to a second position by the toy vehicle traveling onto the carriage assembly.
A toy track set, comprising:
- a vehicle path defined by a track and a gap disposed between a first gap end and a second gap end;
- and
- a carriage assembly configured to carry a toy vehicle across the gap such that the toy vehicle travels from the first gap end to the second gap end on the carriage assembly, the carriage assembly being moved from the first gap end to the second gap end by an assembly having an arm rotatable about an axis of rotation, wherein the carriage assembly rotates through an angle equal to or greater than 360 degrees as it carries the toy vehicle from the first gap end to the second gap end, wherein the carriage assembly includes a release mechanism, the release mechanism being configured to engage the first gap end when the release mechanism is in a first position and release the release mechanism from the first gap end when the release mechanism is moved to a second position by the toy vehicle traveling onto the carriage assembly, wherein the release mechanism is configured to engage the second gap end when the release mechanism is in a third position.
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