A vehicle configured to move through a network of interconnected tubes includes a body, a motor, a motorized wheel, a biasing assembly, and a first element. The motorized wheel directly engages an inner surface of the tubes. The biasing assembly causes the motorized wheel to maintain continuous contact with the inner surface of the tubes during operation. A waist of the vehicle is constrained by an inner diameter (D) of the curved tube, a radius of curvature (R) of the curved tube, and a length (L) of the wheelbase of the vehicle. The waist of the body is sized such that the vehicle can freely move within any of the tubes without getting stuck therein.

A vehicle configured to move through a network of interconnected tubes includes a body, a motor, a motorized wheel, a biasing assembly, and a first element. The motorized wheel directly engages an inner surface of the tubes. The biasing assembly causes the motorized wheel to maintain continuous contact with the inner surface of the tubes during operation. A waist of the vehicle is constrained by an inner diameter (D) of the curved tube, a radius of curvature (R) of the curved tube, and a length (L) of the wheelbase of the vehicle. The waist of the body is sized such that the vehicle can freely move within any of the tubes without getting stuck therein.

An electronic toy vehicle track that abruptly stops selected cars along their path of travel based of their progress on the course. The abrupt stoppage can occur as a result of a vehicles position relative to other vehicles on the track, time duration on the track, traveling at too low of a speed for any period of time or combinations of such data or other data. A selected car may abruptly stop by such methods as crashing into an obstacle having a disruption in its lane of travel by something such as a collapsing bridge.

An electronic toy vehicle track that abruptly stops selected cars along their path of travel based of their progress on the course. The abrupt stoppage can occur as a result of a vehicles position relative to other vehicles on the track, time duration on the track, traveling at too low of a speed for any period of time or combinations of such data or other data. A selected car may abruptly stop by such methods as crashing into an obstacle having a disruption in its lane of travel by something such as a collapsing bridge.

A system and method is provided for a toy race track. Preferred embodiments of the present invention operate in conjunction with a vehicle affixed to a track, wherein the track is supported in relation to at least one fixed surface via a plurality of support structures. In one embodiment, the track comprises a plurality of flexible sections, allowing a user to construct a track resembling a rollercoaster, having steep curves, upside-down portions, etc. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes a plurality rollers that can be used to both affix the vehicle to the track and propel the vehicle along the track. By affixing the vehicle to the track, the vehicle is prevented from leaving the track during extreme situations (e.g., steep curves, upside-down portions, etc.).

A system and method is provided for a toy race track. Preferred embodiments of the present invention operate in conjunction with a vehicle affixed to a track, wherein the track is supported in relation to at least one fixed surface via a plurality of support structures. In one embodiment, the track comprises a plurality of flexible sections, allowing a user to construct a track resembling a rollercoaster, having steep curves, upside-down portions, etc. In one embodiment, the vehicle includes a plurality rollers that can be used to both affix the vehicle to the track and propel the vehicle along the track. By affixing the vehicle to the track, the vehicle is prevented from leaving the track during extreme situations (e.g., steep curves, upside-down portions, etc.).

Toy vehicle track systems and connectors for those systems are disclosed. The connectors include a central portion, first and second end portions, and first and second side portions. The central portion includes first and second posts, and a third larger post disposed between the first and second posts. In some embodiments, the third post includes a living hinge to allow for increased vertical displacement of the first, second, and/or third posts when a downward force is applied to the third post. In some embodiments, the central portion includes descending and ascending parts to allow for increased vertical displacement of the first, second, and/or third posts when a downward force is applied to the third post. In some embodiments, the connectors include a plurality of bumps to increase frictional engagement between the connector and the track sections.

A toy block with slot tracks formed thereon takes the form of a hexahedron with six track surfaces. A slot is formed on each of at least one of the track surfaces and has multiple connection ends extending and connecting to different edges of the track surface. Each toy block can at most include six different slots to attain high degree of diversity and variety for playing the toy block. When multiple ones of the toy blocks are assembled, users just need to get the multiple toy blocks to approach each other and the multiple toy blocks can be quickly assembled into a toy block set with high degree of variation and entertaining effect.

A toy block with slot tracks formed thereon takes the form of a hexahedron with six track surfaces. A slot is formed on each of at least one of the track surfaces and has multiple connection ends extending and connecting to different edges of the track surface. Each toy block can at most include six different slots to attain high degree of diversity and variety for playing the toy block. When multiple ones of the toy blocks are assembled, users just need to get the multiple toy blocks to approach each other and the multiple toy blocks can be quickly assembled into a toy block set with high degree of variation and entertaining effect.

An improved toy vehicle transfer station playset is disclosed herein. The playset includes a support frame that extends upwardly from a support surface. Coupled to the support frame is a slide rail having a first end and a second end. The first end is disposed higher than the second end with respect to the support surface. A carrier is movably coupled to the slide rail, and is configured to move along the slide rail from a first position proximate the first end to a second position proximate the second end of the slide rail via gravity. The carrier includes a track section for receiving a toy vehicle. The playset also includes a retaining mechanism disposed on the slide rail and configured to retain the carrier in the first position. However, when a toy vehicle is disposed on the track section of the carrier, the retaining mechanism releases the carrier to move along the slide rail to the second position.