Mattel, Inc.

Tsz Kin Lim

Jung Jun Hwang

Paul Schmid

Alex Au

Eric Han

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 track set includes a base having a first pivotable end and a second pivotable end. A first segment is coupled to the first pivotable end. A first connector has a first hinge, a first tongue and a second tongue. A second segment is hingedly coupled to the first segment by the first connector. A third segment is coupled to the second pivotable end. A second connector has a second hinge, a third tongue and a fourth tongue. A fourth segment is hingedly coupled to the third segment by the second connector. The first and second tongue of the first connector are configured to slidably couple to the first and second segments, respectively, and rotate relative to the first hinge. The third and fourth tongue of the second connector are configured to slidably couple to the third and fourth segments, respectively, and rotate relative to the second hinge.

Toy vehicle track set

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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Tsz Kin Lim