Global Patent Index - EP 1550491 A1

EP 1550491 A1 20050706 - Improved toy track and toy vehicle

Title (en)

Improved toy track and toy vehicle

Title (de)

Verbesserte Spielfahrbahn und verbessertes Spielfahrzeug

Title (fr)

Piste pour vehicule-jouet et vehicule-jouet ameliores

Publication

EP 1550491 A1 20050706 (EN)

Application

EP 04258144 A 20041224

Priority

HK 03109486 A 20031231

Abstract (en)

A toy track comprising guide channels for guiding a toy vehicle to move along predetermined paths and ramping means for facilitating the toy vehicle to select a guide channel from a plurality of guide channels when the toy vehicle approaches a guide channel junction, said plurality of guide channels at said guide channel junction comprising a primary guide channel and a diversion guide channel which branches out from said primary guide channel, said ramping means being disposed on said primary guiding channel at a location approaching said guide channel junction, said guide channel junction including a diversion guide channel junction guide wall portion which forms part of said diversion guide channel at said guide channel junction, the height of said diversion guide channel junction guide wall portion being significantly less than the typical height of a guide channel wall of a typical guide channel outside said guide channel junction. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A63H 18/16; A63H 18/02

IPC 8 full level

A63H 18/02 (2006.01); A63H 18/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A63H 18/023 (2013.01); A63H 18/16 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1550491 A1 20050706; CA 2491378 A1 20050630; CN 1657127 A 20050824

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 04258144 A 20041224; CA 2491378 A 20041231; CN 200410103144 A 20041231