Track bed simulating assembly for snap together model railroad tracks
US5503330A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H19/36
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Model railroad track assemblies are formed from preassembled track sections, each including a pair of spaced-apart parallel metal rails molded in place in a one-piece ladder-like body, and a track accessory in the form of a one-piece molded plastic body having no undercuts to permit fabrication of the body by simple two-piece open and close molds. Male latching members and female engagement structures are integrally molded at each end of each track body, side-by-side for releasible latching engagement with like structures on the ends of like bodies. Each molded body including its latching members and engagement structures is adapted by the provision of suitable openings, spaces and recesses to permit top to bottom nesting engagement of identical track assemblies with one another for protection and reduced storage size.
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