Toy train track connector
US6299072A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H19/30
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A toy track segment including a connector assembly for adjoining the toy track segment to a second toy track segment. The connector assembly comprises a male guide pin, a female guide pin receptor, a male connector latch, a female connector receptor, and a release mechanism. The male guide pin is adapted for insertion into the female guide pin receptor slot. The male connector latch is adapted for insertion into the female connector receptor. The male connector latch includes a keeper for locking the male connector within the female connector receptor. The release mechanism provides relative movement between the male connector latch of the first toy track segment and the female connector receptor of the second toy track segment. The release mechanism allows the adjoining track segments to be easily connected and disconnected.
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