WO2004062758A3 - Flexible vehicle guiding element - Google Patents

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WO2004062758A3
WO2004062758A3 PCT/US2004/000150 US2004000150W WO2004062758A3 WO 2004062758 A3 WO2004062758 A3 WO 2004062758A3 US 2004000150 W US2004000150 W US 2004000150W WO 2004062758 A3 WO2004062758 A3 WO 2004062758A3
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guiding element
flexible vehicle
vehicle guiding
flexible
trakc
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Tobe Zane
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Tobe Zane
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Priority to US10/553,503 priority patent/US20070037478A1/en
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Publication of WO2004062758A3 publication Critical patent/WO2004062758A3/en
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H19/00—Model railways
    • A63H19/30—Permanent way; Rails; Rail-joint connections
    • 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
    • A63H18/021—Flexible tracks; Fluid-pressure-actuated tracks

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  • Electric Cable Arrangement Between Relatively Moving Parts (AREA)

Abstract

A flexible vehicle guiding element which includes a segment (10) haviing a Body (12); a female connector structure (16); side walls (26,28); depressions (18,20). The guiding element is bendable about x, y, and z axes to provide trakc which curves, spirals, or can ascend or descend.
PCT/US2004/000150 2003-01-06 2004-01-06 Flexible vehicle guiding element WO2004062758A2 (en)

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CA002522782A CA2522782A1 (en) 2003-01-06 2004-01-06 Flexible vehicle guiding element
US10/553,503 US20070037478A1 (en) 2003-01-06 2004-01-06 Flexible vehicle guiding element

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US43804803P 2003-01-06 2003-01-06
US60/438,048 2003-01-06

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WO2004062758A3 true WO2004062758A3 (en) 2005-09-22
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US10016695B2 (en) 2013-05-14 2018-07-10 Quirky Ip Licensing Llc Portable playmat with inflatable elements
US9573071B2 (en) 2013-09-04 2017-02-21 Mattel, Inc. Toy racetrack having collapsible loop portion
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3680777A (en) * 1969-02-13 1972-08-01 Tomy Kogyo Co Variable track for a toy vehicle
US3643865A (en) * 1969-05-19 1972-02-22 Wolfgang Mutz Vehicle track for use in toy building kits
US4397419A (en) * 1979-09-12 1983-08-09 Artur Fischer Guiding element for toy vehicles
US4544094A (en) * 1983-09-19 1985-10-01 Mattel, Inc. Means for joining toy track sections
US4993631A (en) * 1986-12-11 1991-02-19 Niehoff Joerg Model train track for electrical model trains
US6299072B1 (en) * 1999-02-11 2001-10-09 Learning Curve Toys International, Inc. Toy train track connector
US6093079A (en) * 1999-07-27 2000-07-25 House; William P. Toy vehicle track
US20030089789A1 (en) * 2001-11-13 2003-05-15 Richard Rothkopf Toy vehicle track segment

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