Play set with toy vehicle-related assembly

Details Play set with toy vehicle-related assembly Play set with toy vehicle-related assembly

2006-01-17

2009-12-08

Kim, Gene (Department: 3711)

Amusement devices: toys

Rolling or tumbling

Including extrinsic guide or means cooperable with extrinsic...

Reexamination Certificate

active

07628673

ABSTRACT:
A toy vehicle play set may include a toy vehicle and a track assembly including a track along which the vehicle may travel. In some examples the vehicle may include a drive mechanism that is adjustable for changing the speed of the vehicle, and a play set may include a speed changer for selectively changing the vehicle speed. In some examples, the track assembly may include a selectively actuated trapdoor in the track. In some examples, the play set may include a vehicle trap assembly having a cover defining a chamber for receiving, for example, a vehicle passing through the trapdoor opening. In some examples, the vehicle trap may include an assembly, such as the vehicle trap that falls apart when contacted by a vehicle traveling along the track.

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