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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Jonathan Bedford, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Eric SO, Tsing Yi, HK;
Jonathan Bedford, Hawthorne, CA (US);
Eric So, Tsing Yi, HK;
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a toy play set for use with a toy vehicle comprising a platform attached to a support structure. In some examples, the play set may include a base and a support structure pivotally attached to the base with the support structure adapted to pivot relative to the base. In other examples, the toy play set may include a platform pivotally attached to the support structure and adapted to rotate in a toy vehicle's direction of travel. In still other examples, the toy play set may include first and second elongate tracks and means for carrying a toy vehicle from the first elongate track to the second elongate track. One disclosed embodiment includes first and second elongate tracks, a base, a support structure pivotally attached to the base, a platform pivotally attached to the support structure wherein the platform and support structure pivot at perpendicular axes that are parallel to the ground, and a vehicle receiving apparatus attached to the second elongate track.