US20130324003A1 - Race course play set for floating toy vehicles - Google Patents

Race course play set for floating toy vehicles Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20130324003A1
US20130324003A1 US13/907,655 US201313907655A US2013324003A1 US 20130324003 A1 US20130324003 A1 US 20130324003A1 US 201313907655 A US201313907655 A US 201313907655A US 2013324003 A1 US2013324003 A1 US 2013324003A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
buoyant
playset
race course
toy vehicle
gate
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US13/907,655
Other languages
English (en)
Inventor
Keith A Hippely
Pete Hill
Chris Down
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Mattel Inc
Original Assignee
Mattel Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Mattel Inc filed Critical Mattel Inc
Priority to US13/907,655 priority Critical patent/US20130324003A1/en
Assigned to MATTEL, INC. reassignment MATTEL, INC. ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: HILL, PETE, DOWN, CHRIS, HIPPELY, KEITH A
Publication of US20130324003A1 publication Critical patent/US20130324003A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H23/00—Toy boats; Floating toys; Other aquatic toy devices
    • A63H23/10—Other water toys, floating toys, or like buoyant toys
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H18/00—Highways or trackways for toys; Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
    • A63H18/02—Construction or arrangement of the trackway
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H18/00—Highways or trackways for toys; Propulsion by special interaction between vehicle and track
    • A63H18/02—Construction or arrangement of the trackway
    • A63H18/026—Start-finish mechanisms; Stop arrangements; Traffic lights; Barriers, or the like

Definitions

  • the present disclosure relates to toy vehicle playsets, and more particularly to playsets including a floating race course for self-propelled floating toy vehicles.
  • a natural aspect of playing with toy vehicles is racing such vehicles against one other.
  • Racing play can be substantially enhanced through the use of playsets that include a defined race course within which the toy vehicles may race.
  • Such playsets may additionally provide an appropriate environment for the race by virtue of their design, their decoration, or by incorporating appropriate race course features.
  • playsets that facilitate imaginative play while bathing may increase a young child's enjoyment of the bath, and thereby decrease their resistance to bathing, to the relief of a parent or caregiver.
  • One way of enhancing bath time play is to provide a buoyant race course for toy vehicles suitable for use in the bath tub.
  • the present invention includes a playset for use on a water surface, the playset including a toy vehicle configured to travel along the water surface, and a buoyant race course.
  • the disclosed race course in turn includes a floating guide that defines a race course on the water surface, a start platform that is adapted to support the toy vehicle, a start gate that is adapted to release the toy vehicle from the start platform onto the water surface at the start of the race course, and a finish gate that marks the end of the race course.
  • the present invention includes a race course playset, the playset including a first and a second buoyant toy cars, where each car is configured to propel itself along a water surface, and a buoyant race course.
  • the race course in turn includes an inclined start platform that defines the start of the race course, a start gate that is coupled to the start platform and that is configured to be selectively transitioned between a closed configuration that retains the toy cars on the start platform and an open configuration that releases the toy cars at the start of the race course, an arched finish gate that defines the end of the race course, and first and second side boundaries that are coupled at a first end to the start platform and coupled at a second end to the arched finish gate, where the side boundaries flexibly define the race course.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a playset according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 depicts an exemplary toy vehicle for the playset of FIG. 1 shown in exploded view.
  • FIG. 3 depicts the playset of FIG. 1 in an extended configuration and defining a race course on a water surface.
  • FIG. 4 depicts the playset of FIG. 3 , including a toy vehicle in a starting position on a start platform.
  • FIG. 5 depicts the playset of FIG. 4 , with the start gate in its open configuration, and the toy vehicle leaving the start platform.
  • FIG. 6 depicts the playset of FIG. 5 , with the toy vehicle negotiating the defined race course on the water surface.
  • FIG. 7 depicts the playset of FIG. 6 , with the toy vehicle passing beneath the finish gate of the race course.
  • FIG. 8 depicts an alternative exemplary embodiment of a playset of the present invention.
  • Selected playsets of the present invention can be used to create a race course on the surface of a body of water, for example for use by a child sitting in a bathtub filled with water, during bath time.
  • the toy vehicles of the playset are both buoyant and self-propelled, and are retained within the race course by floating guides that define sides of the course.
  • FIG. 1 depicts a playset 10 according to the present invention.
  • the disclosed playsets include at least one toy vehicle 12 and a buoyant race course set 14 that are capable of defining an elongated pathway on water.
  • toy vehicle 12 is buoyant, and readily floats upon or near the surface of even a modest volume of water, such as is easily contained within a bathtub.
  • toy vehicle 12 is depicted as a car, it should be appreciated that the vehicle may alternatively be configured to represent a boat, a submarine, a plane, an animal, or a humanoid character, among others.
  • the playset of the invention includes two such toy vehicles 12 . More particularly, each toy vehicle 12 may be a 1:55 scale toy vehicle.
  • toy vehicle 12 may also be configured to be self-propelled.
  • buoyant toy vehicle 12 may be configured to travel on the surface of water, and may incorporate a screw-type propeller, a paddle member, or other suitable propulsion mechanism.
  • the buoyant toy vehicle may be self-propelled with respect to travel on solid surfaces, and may incorporate wheels, tracks, legs, or other suitable propulsion mechanism.
  • the buoyant toy vehicle 12 is self-propelled with respect to both land travel and water travel.
  • buoyant toy vehicle 12 includes a plurality of wheels that roll on land and also are adapted to include paddle members, thereby being configured to travel both on land and on the surface of water.
  • the buoyant toy vehicle 12 includes an energy storage device and a propulsion element that is adapted to convert the energy stored by the energy storage device into motion of the buoyant toy vehicle.
  • the energy storage device may be configured to store electrical energy, such as a battery, or it may be configured to store mechanical energy.
  • buoyant toy vehicle 12 includes an energy storage device that is a pullback motor, and a propulsion mechanism that is a mechanical motor.
  • the energy stored in the pullback motor is mechanical energy that is stored by a spring member when the buoyant toy vehicle is “pulled back” with a reverse rotation of the drive wheels. Upon release, the stored mechanical energy is converted by the motor into forward rotation of the drive wheels, and therefore into forward motion.
  • FIG. 2 An exemplary buoyant toy vehicle 12 that is a toy car is depicted in FIG. 2 in an exploded view, including an upper car chassis 15 and a lower chassis 16 that when combined enclose a propulsion element that is a pullback motor 17 coupled to rear drive wheels 18 .
  • drive wheels 18 may incorporate paddle features 19 , thereby enabling buoyant toy vehicle 12 to be self-propelled on dry surfaces as well as while floating.
  • Front wheels 20 may be coupled to a front axle 21 , and may be configured to rotate freely.
  • race course set 14 may be placed onto a water surface to define a race course 22 for the buoyant toy vehicle 12 to travel along.
  • Race course set 22 may include a start platform 24 that is adapted to support at least one buoyant toy vehicle 12 .
  • Start platform 24 preferably includes a start gate 26 adapted to release buoyant toy vehicle 12 from the start platform 24 and onto the water surface within the race course 22 defined by the race course set 14 .
  • one or more guides 28 can be flexed to define the sides or edges of the race course 22 .
  • the buoyant guides 28 may include two edge boundaries configured to float on the water surface, defining edge boundaries that can be flexed to define a nonlinear race course or straightened to define a linear race course.
  • This nonlinear race course may extend from start platform 24 to a finish gate 30 that marks the end of the defined race course 22 .
  • start platform 24 may take the form of a ramp or inclined plane. Where the start platform is a ramp, a running surface of the ramp preferably slopes down toward the beginning of the water-portion of race course 22 .
  • the start platform 24 may itself be buoyant and self-supporting, or the start platform 24 may be supported on the water surface by virtue of the inherent buoyancy of other components of the race course set 14 .
  • start gate 26 typically is a barrier or partial barrier that is coupled to the start platform 24 such that start gate 26 has an open configuration and a closed configuration. In the closed configuration (as depicted in FIG. 1 ), start gate 26 physically prevents buoyant toy vehicle 12 from leaving the start platform 24 , while in the open configuration (as depicted in FIG. 3 ), start gate 26 may permit the buoyant toy vehicle 12 to leave start platform 24 and enter race course 22 .
  • start gate 26 is mounted on a shaft, so that start gate 26 is pivotably coupled to start platform 24 , and the start gate may be selectively transitioned between the closed configuration and the open configuration. For example, as shown in FIGS.
  • start gate 26 may include a handle or tab 32 that may be turned to transition start gate 20 between its open and closed configuration.
  • start gate 20 is configured so that some resistance occurs when the start gate is being transitioned, for example by means of frictional resistance, or via a detent in the pivotable coupling.
  • Race course set 14 may include one or more buoyant guides 28 that are adapted to float upon the surface of the water and define the side boundaries of the race course 22 .
  • race course set 14 may include two race course guides 28 , each guide serving to define a side of the race course 22 .
  • Guides 28 may have any suitable shape or configuration for defining the side boundaries of the race course 22 .
  • each guide 28 may be tubular, or incorporate one or more tube members.
  • Guides 28 are typically buoyant, sufficiently flexible that they may be shaped into a simple or reverse curve, and sufficiently resilient that once curved, the guides substantially retain their shape during play. Each guide 28 may be coupled at a first end to start gate 26 , and at a second end to finish gate 30 , each guide 28 thereby interconnecting the buoyant start platform to the buoyant finish.
  • race course set 14 includes a first guide and a second guide that are flexible and buoyant tube members.
  • race course guides 28 may include flexible foam tubes, which may be hollow or incorporate solid foam.
  • the foam tubes may be inherently resilient, or may incorporate stiffening components such as wires, armatures, or the like. Where guides 28 include foam tubes, the guides are typically inherently buoyant.
  • guides 28 include buoyant tubing that may incorporate multiple wall corrugations, such as POPOID tubing, where the wall corrugations permit the tubing to be extended and/or flexed, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 .
  • the guides 28 may remain buoyant because the ends of the guides are sealed against water entering the tubing.
  • each guide 28 includes corrugated tubing that incorporates an air vent positioned above the water line on that guide.
  • race car set 14 is buoyant by means of a start platform 24 and finish gate 30 that may incorporate one or more flotation means, and race course guides 28 are not necessarily required to be additionally buoyant.
  • race course guides 28 may include flexible non-tubular elements such as railings or panels, for example extruded polypropylene rails.
  • the race course set 14 is not necessarily buoyant, and set 14 is configured to be retained at the water's surface by attachment to a vertical surface, such as the side of a bath tub.
  • race course set 14 may be removably attached to a bath tub by means of multiple suction cups.
  • Race course set 14 may incorporate one or more decorative elements that may be permanently attached, or removably coupled to one or more components of the race course set 14 .
  • selected decorative elements include a simulated fuel supply 34 for buoyant toy vehicles 12 , and simulated palm trees 36 .
  • the decorative elements for race course set 14 when present, may be selected to complement the design of buoyant toy vehicle 12 , such as providing an appropriate environment for a buoyant toy vehicle that is configured to appear as a particular character.
  • the start platform 24 may be extended in order to provide a solid surface for an initial portion of race course 22 .
  • buoyant toy vehicle 12 may traverse the solid surface before reaching the water portion of the race course 22 .
  • buoyant toy vehicle 12 may be configured to be self-propelled on hard surfaces as well on a water surface.
  • a terminal portion of race course 22 may include a solid surface, for example to permit buoyant toy vehicle 12 to climb up and out of the water upon reaching the end of race course 22 .
  • the terminal solid surface may be incorporated with or coupled to the finish gate 30 .
  • buoyant toy vehicle 12 may be designed to resemble an amphibious vehicle, and the race course set 14 may be decorated to complement the concept of an amphibious vehicle traversing both land and water.
  • buoyant toy vehicle 12 may be configured to resemble an amphibious military landing craft, and race course set 14 may be configured to resemble an amphibious landing site.
  • race course sets of the present invention lend themselves to a variety of different types of bath time play for younger children.
  • a user may use the race course set in combination with a buoyant toy vehicle that includes a pullback spring motor and drive wheels that incorporate paddle features.
  • the user might wind the buoyant toy vehicle by pulling it backward, energizing the pullback spring motor, and thereby energizing the drive wheels of the buoyant toy vehicle.
  • the user may then place the energized buoyant toy vehicle in a starting position on a start platform, where the start gate is in its closed configuration.
  • the user may transition the start gate into its open configuration, whereupon the energized drive wheels of the buoyant toy vehicle may propel the buoyant toy vehicle off of the start platform and into the water.
  • the paddle features of the drive wheels may propel the buoyant toy vehicle along the defined race course.
  • the contact may redirect the buoyant toy vehicle further along the race course, leading the buoyant toy vehicle toward the finish gate 30 , even where the race course defines a curve (for example as shown in FIG. 3 ).
  • the user may employ two buoyant toy vehicles and engage in competitive races between the vehicles (also as shown in FIG. 3 ). The first vehicle to race from the start gate 26 to the finish gate 30 typically is the winner.
  • FIGS. 4-7 depict a sequence of events representing an exemplary type of play incorporating a playset according to the present invention.
  • a user is shown with a previously energized buoyant toy vehicle in a starting position on a start platform.
  • the user has transitioned the start gate into its open configuration, and the drive wheels of the buoyant toy vehicle have begun to propel the buoyant toy vehicle from the start platform and into the water.
  • the rotation of the drive wheels in the water propel the buoyant toy vehicle along the race course defined by two race course guides, while at FIG. 7 , the buoyant toy vehicle passes beneath a finish gate, ending the race.
  • FIG. 8 an alternative arrangement of a playset according to the present invention is illustrated.
  • the various components of the race course playset disclosed herein may be fabricated from any suitable material, or combination of materials, such as plastic, foamed plastic, wood, cardboard, pressed paper, metal, or the like.
  • a suitable material may be selected to provide a desirable combination of weight, buoyancy, strength, durability, cost, manufacturability, appearance, safety, and the like.
  • the materials used to fabricate the components of the race course set may include one or more plastics.
  • Suitable plastics may include high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polystyrene, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polycarbonate, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polypropylene, or the like.
  • Suitable foamed plastics may include expanded or extruded polystyrene, or the like.

Landscapes

  • Toys (AREA)
US13/907,655 2012-06-01 2013-05-31 Race course play set for floating toy vehicles Abandoned US20130324003A1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13/907,655 US20130324003A1 (en) 2012-06-01 2013-05-31 Race course play set for floating toy vehicles

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US201261654726P 2012-06-01 2012-06-01
US13/907,655 US20130324003A1 (en) 2012-06-01 2013-05-31 Race course play set for floating toy vehicles

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20130324003A1 true US20130324003A1 (en) 2013-12-05

Family

ID=49579623

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US13/907,655 Abandoned US20130324003A1 (en) 2012-06-01 2013-05-31 Race course play set for floating toy vehicles

Country Status (3)

Country Link
US (1) US20130324003A1 (de)
CN (1) CN103446765A (de)
DE (1) DE102013105620A1 (de)

Cited By (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9480906B1 (en) * 2015-06-15 2016-11-01 William H. Peters Water raceway
US9630118B2 (en) * 2014-11-05 2017-04-25 Easebon Services Limited Connectable and extendable diving stick
CN109153436A (zh) * 2016-04-27 2019-01-04 海底系统股份有限公司 水下乐园骑乘系统
US10434430B2 (en) * 2017-10-29 2019-10-08 Justin Mahanes Remote control boat pool race course float system and method

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN106522597A (zh) * 2015-09-10 2017-03-22 李彰浩 儿童咖啡馆主题游乐园系统

Citations (46)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1483672A (en) * 1923-04-17 1924-02-12 Albert C Moss Floating toy
US1715891A (en) * 1927-08-13 1929-06-04 August W Beck Toy
US2565359A (en) * 1946-12-04 1951-08-21 Dubilier William Flexible track system for toy trains
US3003430A (en) * 1956-07-16 1961-10-10 Walt Disney Prod Boat guiding apparatus
US3087278A (en) * 1961-06-27 1963-04-30 Jr Wesley A Waggle Ball floating toy
US3111319A (en) * 1960-12-27 1963-11-19 Eliman Julius Toy gun with attached floating target
US3209491A (en) * 1963-04-15 1965-10-05 Roeper Leo Cylindrical runway toy
US3224141A (en) * 1963-03-25 1965-12-21 Martin D Borak Projectile projecting and retrieving toy boat
US3229415A (en) * 1966-01-18 Rack actuated toy having rack return means
US3237343A (en) * 1964-02-13 1966-03-01 Floyd W Blanchard Remotely controlled toy vehicle
US3271896A (en) * 1964-09-04 1966-09-13 Kenneth M Hines Portable inflated waterway for toy boats
US3447725A (en) * 1966-11-25 1969-06-03 Monsanto Co Shaker
US3447258A (en) * 1967-02-14 1969-06-03 William Moore Model water racing toy
US3479031A (en) * 1967-12-12 1969-11-18 Garfield A Wood Jr Boat racing game
US3706223A (en) * 1971-04-05 1972-12-19 Harry R Dickens Speed indicator for boats
US3783552A (en) * 1971-09-30 1974-01-08 Goldbach E Driving apparatus, especially for a floating toy
US3858875A (en) * 1974-01-07 1975-01-07 Ideal Toy Corp Gap jumping toy vehicle game
US4292755A (en) * 1979-07-25 1981-10-06 Houn Lin P Air floating saucer toy
US4356657A (en) * 1981-02-11 1982-11-02 Adolph E. Goldfarb Toy car wash apparatus and method
US4536168A (en) * 1982-06-04 1985-08-20 Mattel, Inc. Toy vehicle playset
US4585166A (en) * 1984-10-25 1986-04-29 Mattel, Inc. Collapsible toy automobile race course
US4652248A (en) * 1985-06-14 1987-03-24 Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc. Toy vehicle and track
US4715602A (en) * 1986-05-09 1987-12-29 Richard L. May Racing game apparatus
US5078624A (en) * 1991-05-28 1992-01-07 Adc Telecommunications, Inc. Digital signal cross-connect module
US5329714A (en) * 1993-04-01 1994-07-19 Lee Vincent K Amusing floating gadget
US5385501A (en) * 1994-07-15 1995-01-31 Fish; Richard I. Aquatic toy
US5426883A (en) * 1994-03-11 1995-06-27 Roberts; Duane A. Floating casting apparatus
US5586923A (en) * 1995-02-09 1996-12-24 Mattel, Inc. Toy vehicle playset for thermochromic vehicles
US5651736A (en) * 1996-01-03 1997-07-29 Myers; Jeff D. Racer toy utilizing water-driven boats
US6216600B1 (en) * 1999-06-28 2001-04-17 James Verret Jumping ramp for motorized toy vehicles
US20050287916A1 (en) * 2004-01-23 2005-12-29 Sheltman David A Pneumatically actuated stunt device
US20060099879A1 (en) * 2004-08-25 2006-05-11 Jakks Pacific, Inc. Toy for rotating and launching an object and spraying water proximate the object
US20070049160A1 (en) * 2005-06-06 2007-03-01 Robert Matthes Toy vehicle playset and target game
US7364490B2 (en) * 2001-10-16 2008-04-29 New Bright Industrial Co., Ltd. Drive shaft assembly for toy vehicles
US7572191B2 (en) * 2006-04-14 2009-08-11 Creative Kingdoms, Llc Interactive water play apparatus and methods
US7618302B2 (en) * 2004-10-26 2009-11-17 Mattel, Inc. Toy play set
US7690964B2 (en) * 2006-05-04 2010-04-06 Mattel, Inc. Toy ramp devices
US20100304639A1 (en) * 2009-04-24 2010-12-02 Mattel, Inc. Toy playset with a launcher and a material dispenser
US20100330868A1 (en) * 2009-06-29 2010-12-30 Payne Julian R Toy having water spray
US7874892B2 (en) * 2007-12-20 2011-01-25 Mattel, Inc. Fluid driven vehicle playset
US20110244755A1 (en) * 2009-04-27 2011-10-06 Michael Nuttall Floating toy
US8251768B2 (en) * 2009-04-27 2012-08-28 Mattel, Inc. Floating toy
US8257768B2 (en) * 2003-12-11 2012-09-04 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Method for preparing a beverage suitable for human consumption with a fine-bubble foam layer
US8460051B2 (en) * 2005-07-25 2013-06-11 Rudell Design Llc Water ID technology toys and toy playsets
US8500510B2 (en) * 2009-04-27 2013-08-06 Mattel, Inc. Floating toy
US8628373B2 (en) * 2010-08-26 2014-01-14 Mattel, Inc. Toy vehicle playset

Family Cites Families (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2371896A (en) 1945-03-20 Latching device
US5078642A (en) 1990-10-24 1992-01-07 Glessner Jon L Toy bar soap slide
US7674184B2 (en) * 2002-08-01 2010-03-09 Creative Kingdoms, Llc Interactive water attraction and quest game
US7201628B2 (en) * 2004-05-26 2007-04-10 Evan Spenneberg Race track game system

Patent Citations (50)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3229415A (en) * 1966-01-18 Rack actuated toy having rack return means
US1483672A (en) * 1923-04-17 1924-02-12 Albert C Moss Floating toy
US1715891A (en) * 1927-08-13 1929-06-04 August W Beck Toy
US2565359A (en) * 1946-12-04 1951-08-21 Dubilier William Flexible track system for toy trains
US3003430A (en) * 1956-07-16 1961-10-10 Walt Disney Prod Boat guiding apparatus
US3111319A (en) * 1960-12-27 1963-11-19 Eliman Julius Toy gun with attached floating target
US3087278A (en) * 1961-06-27 1963-04-30 Jr Wesley A Waggle Ball floating toy
US3224141A (en) * 1963-03-25 1965-12-21 Martin D Borak Projectile projecting and retrieving toy boat
US3209491A (en) * 1963-04-15 1965-10-05 Roeper Leo Cylindrical runway toy
US3237343A (en) * 1964-02-13 1966-03-01 Floyd W Blanchard Remotely controlled toy vehicle
US3271896A (en) * 1964-09-04 1966-09-13 Kenneth M Hines Portable inflated waterway for toy boats
US3447725A (en) * 1966-11-25 1969-06-03 Monsanto Co Shaker
US3447258A (en) * 1967-02-14 1969-06-03 William Moore Model water racing toy
US3479031A (en) * 1967-12-12 1969-11-18 Garfield A Wood Jr Boat racing game
US3706223A (en) * 1971-04-05 1972-12-19 Harry R Dickens Speed indicator for boats
US3783552A (en) * 1971-09-30 1974-01-08 Goldbach E Driving apparatus, especially for a floating toy
US3858875A (en) * 1974-01-07 1975-01-07 Ideal Toy Corp Gap jumping toy vehicle game
US4292755A (en) * 1979-07-25 1981-10-06 Houn Lin P Air floating saucer toy
US4356657A (en) * 1981-02-11 1982-11-02 Adolph E. Goldfarb Toy car wash apparatus and method
US4536168A (en) * 1982-06-04 1985-08-20 Mattel, Inc. Toy vehicle playset
US4585166A (en) * 1984-10-25 1986-04-29 Mattel, Inc. Collapsible toy automobile race course
US4652248A (en) * 1985-06-14 1987-03-24 Tomy Kogyo Co., Inc. Toy vehicle and track
US4715602A (en) * 1986-05-09 1987-12-29 Richard L. May Racing game apparatus
US5078624A (en) * 1991-05-28 1992-01-07 Adc Telecommunications, Inc. Digital signal cross-connect module
US5329714A (en) * 1993-04-01 1994-07-19 Lee Vincent K Amusing floating gadget
US5426883A (en) * 1994-03-11 1995-06-27 Roberts; Duane A. Floating casting apparatus
US5385501A (en) * 1994-07-15 1995-01-31 Fish; Richard I. Aquatic toy
US5586923A (en) * 1995-02-09 1996-12-24 Mattel, Inc. Toy vehicle playset for thermochromic vehicles
US5651736A (en) * 1996-01-03 1997-07-29 Myers; Jeff D. Racer toy utilizing water-driven boats
US6216600B1 (en) * 1999-06-28 2001-04-17 James Verret Jumping ramp for motorized toy vehicles
US7364490B2 (en) * 2001-10-16 2008-04-29 New Bright Industrial Co., Ltd. Drive shaft assembly for toy vehicles
US8257768B2 (en) * 2003-12-11 2012-09-04 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Method for preparing a beverage suitable for human consumption with a fine-bubble foam layer
US20050287916A1 (en) * 2004-01-23 2005-12-29 Sheltman David A Pneumatically actuated stunt device
US20060099879A1 (en) * 2004-08-25 2006-05-11 Jakks Pacific, Inc. Toy for rotating and launching an object and spraying water proximate the object
US7618302B2 (en) * 2004-10-26 2009-11-17 Mattel, Inc. Toy play set
US20070049160A1 (en) * 2005-06-06 2007-03-01 Robert Matthes Toy vehicle playset and target game
US8460051B2 (en) * 2005-07-25 2013-06-11 Rudell Design Llc Water ID technology toys and toy playsets
US7572191B2 (en) * 2006-04-14 2009-08-11 Creative Kingdoms, Llc Interactive water play apparatus and methods
US8021239B2 (en) * 2006-04-14 2011-09-20 Creative Kingdoms, Llc Interactive water play apparatus
US7690964B2 (en) * 2006-05-04 2010-04-06 Mattel, Inc. Toy ramp devices
US7874892B2 (en) * 2007-12-20 2011-01-25 Mattel, Inc. Fluid driven vehicle playset
US20100304639A1 (en) * 2009-04-24 2010-12-02 Mattel, Inc. Toy playset with a launcher and a material dispenser
US8734200B2 (en) * 2009-04-24 2014-05-27 Mattel, Inc. Toy playset with a launcher and a material dispenser
US8221184B2 (en) * 2009-04-27 2012-07-17 Mattel, Inc. Floating toy
US8251768B2 (en) * 2009-04-27 2012-08-28 Mattel, Inc. Floating toy
US20110244755A1 (en) * 2009-04-27 2011-10-06 Michael Nuttall Floating toy
US8500510B2 (en) * 2009-04-27 2013-08-06 Mattel, Inc. Floating toy
US8182308B2 (en) * 2009-06-29 2012-05-22 Mattel, Inc. Toy having water spray
US20100330868A1 (en) * 2009-06-29 2010-12-30 Payne Julian R Toy having water spray
US8628373B2 (en) * 2010-08-26 2014-01-14 Mattel, Inc. Toy vehicle playset

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9630118B2 (en) * 2014-11-05 2017-04-25 Easebon Services Limited Connectable and extendable diving stick
US9480906B1 (en) * 2015-06-15 2016-11-01 William H. Peters Water raceway
CN109153436A (zh) * 2016-04-27 2019-01-04 海底系统股份有限公司 水下乐园骑乘系统
US20190134514A1 (en) * 2016-04-27 2019-05-09 Sub Sea Systems, Inc. Underwater Park Ride System
US10881972B2 (en) * 2016-04-27 2021-01-05 Sub Sea Systems, Inc. Underwater park ride system
US10434430B2 (en) * 2017-10-29 2019-10-08 Justin Mahanes Remote control boat pool race course float system and method

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
CN103446765A (zh) 2013-12-18
DE102013105620A1 (de) 2013-12-05

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US20130324003A1 (en) Race course play set for floating toy vehicles
US8157094B2 (en) Container apparatus and container assembly
US6039327A (en) Animal-like ride-on toy vehicle
US5232154A (en) Children's ride-on track
US5078642A (en) Toy bar soap slide
JPS60160985A (ja) 玩具の軌道
US6139061A (en) Ride-on toy vehicle
US5810376A (en) Sled
CN102413888A (zh) 漂浮玩具
US20110263170A1 (en) Submersible water toy and related method of use
US8747181B1 (en) Toy vehicle and playset therefor
US20090152858A1 (en) Roller system for toys and books
US4385466A (en) Rollable toy
CN109395404B (zh) 一种自倾式木马
US4244592A (en) Child's ride-on vehicle
US3666282A (en) Toboggan
KR101576844B1 (ko) 추진력을 가지는 물놀이기구
US5426883A (en) Floating casting apparatus
US4121376A (en) Propeller driven toy
CN201223719Y (zh) 充气玩具台
US3878642A (en) Propeller driven toy vehicle
EP0231417A1 (de) Weiches antreibbares Spielzeug
KR200305880Y1 (ko) 눈썰매 겸용 에어보트
US4895384A (en) Toy tank
CN201120950Y (zh) 一种充气式水上摩托艇

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: MATTEL, INC., CALIFORNIA

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:HIPPELY, KEITH A;HILL, PETE;DOWN, CHRIS;SIGNING DATES FROM 20130620 TO 20130728;REEL/FRAME:031009/0268

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION