Title: Toy vehicle track

Abstract: A trackway for toy vehicles which includes a plurality of elongated track sections placeable end-to-end and having upper surfaces defining a roadbed for the toy vehicles along the top of the trackway. The track sections have complementary engageable latch-release components on the ends thereof for connecting the track sections end-to-end and holding the track sections against separation, automatically in response to longitudinal pushing type abutment of the track sections against each other. In the disclosed embodiment, the latch-release mechanism includes a flexible portion formed integrally with each track section.

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Inventors: Barlow, Gordon A. (Evanston, IL, US)
Brand, Derek A. (Naperville, IL, US)
Imatt, Alex (Chicago, IL, US)

Application Number: 716674
Filing Date: 1976-08-23
Publication_date: 1978-05-30
Assignee: Marvin Glass & Associates (Chicago, IL)
Primary Class(es): 238/10A 238/10F
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2272903	Feb, 1942	Bonanno	339/66.
3475718	Oct, 1969	Hartz et al.	339/91.
3588784	Jun, 1971	Kunkle et al.	339/91.
3711816	Jan, 1973	Schumacher	339/91.
3854405	Dec, 1974	Martin	104/60.

Other Refs: 1,576,999

Aug, 1969	FR

Primary Examiner: Hoffman, Drayton E.
Assistant Examiner: Rowold, Carl
Attorney: Mason, Kolehmainen, Rathburn & Wyss