Mattel, Inc.

Jung Jun Hwang

Maxence Rodrigue Bilodeau

Paul Schmid

Alex Au

Tsz Kin Lim

Kar Fai So

Gabriel De La Torre

David Welby

Gabriel Lopez

Gang Zhang

Paul Martinsen

Tim Rowe

Giang-Son Quoc Nguyen

Yin Chak Wong

A toy vehicle track piece of present application includes one or more connectors. Thus, two track pieces can be connected directly to each other without any additional pieces (e.g., without separate connectors pieces or pins). Moreover, the connectors are specifically designed so that young children can easily connect and disconnect two track pieces without parental intervention. Additionally or alternatively, the track pieces presented herein, as well as accessories associated therewith, may be designed to assemble at specific grid locations so that any configuration of track pieces can be connected together to form a closed track path.

Toy vehicle track

A toy playset is presented herein. The toy playset includes a first base portion having a first channel and an outlet, as well as a second base portion having a second channel. The first channel is configured to receive a liquid and direct the liquid to the outlet, and the outlet is configured to direct the liquid off the toy playset. The first base portion and the second base portion are configured to move relative to one another to transition the toy playset between a first configuration and a second configuration, and the first channel and the second channel are fluidly coupled to one another in the second configuration such that the second channel is configured to direct liquid toward the outlet via the first channel.

Toy vehicle playset with liquid channels

A toy vehicle launcher is movable to a plurality of launching locations disposed along one or more pathways of a toy vehicle track set. The toy vehicle launcher is configured to impart a launching force to a toy vehicle when the toy vehicle launcher is disposed in one of the plurality of launching locations, and the toy vehicle launcher is configured to prevent the launching force from being imparted to the toy vehicle while the toy vehicle launcher is moving between the plurality of launching locations. Additionally or alternatively, the toy vehicle launcher may be configured to impart different launching forces of different magnitudes to the toy vehicle at different locations of the plurality of launching locations.

Toy vehicle launcher and toy vehicle track set

A toy vehicle carrier is presented herein. The toy vehicle carrier includes a head, a main body coupled to the head, a base coupled to the main body, and an appendage coupled to the base. The head is configured to capture a toy vehicle in a closed configuration of the head and expel the toy vehicle in an open configuration of the head. The main body is configured to rotate relative to the base to transition the toy vehicle carrier between a first configuration and a second configuration. The toy vehicle carrier also includes a wheel coupled to the base. The wheel includes a protrusion and is configured to rotate about an axis to cause the protrusion to movably engage a camming surface of the appendage to cause the appendage to rotate relative to the base.

Toy vehicle carrier

An actuation assembly for a toy includes a first actuation component, a second actuation component, a first lever arm, a second lever arm, and a sequencer. The sequencer is configured to be rotated a first amount in response to actuations of the first actuation component and configured to be rotated a second amount in response to selective actuations of the second actuation component. Rotations of the first amount can actuate the first lever arm, while rotations of the second amount can actuate the first lever arm and the second lever arm. The actuation assembly may be included in a toy vehicle track set that includes a trackway along which toy vehicles can drive.

Actuation assembly for a toy

A transformable toy vehicle hauler comprises a trailer portion that includes three or more trailer sections pivotably coupled end-to-end. A cabin portion is connected to the trailer portion and includes a toy vehicle launcher. The toy vehicle hauler is capable of being configured in a transport configuration where the three or more trailer sections are folded together in a zigzag pattern and a raceway configuration where the three or more trailer sections are unfolded to form a straight track.

Transformable toy vehicle hauler

A track set including a reconfigurable trackway for a toy vehicle is disclosed. The reconfigurable trackway includes a first track piece defining a first track, and a second track piece defining a second track and a third track that is disposed opposite the second track. The first track piece and the second track piece are configurable in a tower configuration where the first track and the second track define a continuous pathway. The first track piece and the second track piece are configurable in a racing configuration where the second track defines a first racing pathway and the third track defines a second racing pathway, separate from the first racing track.

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Inglewood, CA, United States of America

Jung Jun Hwang