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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2003
Alan Cusolito, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Kevin W. Gray, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Alan Cusolito, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Kevin W. Gray, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a toy wherein a player manipulates a levitated object through an obstacle course. Furthermore, the present invention allows the player to design and build the obstacle course. The toy may include a playing field having a plurality of mounting stations distributed along a pathway and a plurality of obstacles adapted to interchangeably engage the mounting stations. A levitation mechanism may be adapted to produce an air stream and move the air stream along the pathway. In addition, the toy may further include a controller adapted to control movement of the air stream along the pathway.