An improved toy vehicle playset contains a base, a tower, a launcher, and a housing structure. The tower may be equipped with a track disposed around the tower. An interactive object may be moveably coupled to the tower and equipped with a mechanism that is repositionable between an engaged position, where the mechanism is engaged with the track of the tower, and a disengaged position, where the mechanism is disengaged from the track of the tower. When in the mechanism is in the engaged position, the interactive object may descend the tower along the track. When the mechanism is in the disengaged position, the interactive object may descend linearly or fall along the tower without following the track. The launcher may be configured to launch toy vehicles at the interactive object to actuate the mechanism to be repositioned from the engaged position to the disengaged position.

A toy racetrack has a variety of features allowing a user to control and effect the travel path of toy vehicles as they travel through the toy racetrack. One or more car feeders are provided as starting points for a toy vehicle that is to be introduced onto a continuous closed loop track. A manually adjustable handle is operatively connected to a toy vehicle release that extends into the path of the car feeder, which blocks a toy vehicle's path until a user deliberately lowers the release through movement of the handle. Movement of the handle in a first direction lowers the release while raising a trigger into the path of the car feeder, preventing additional cars from entering the closed loop track. Movement of the handle in a second direction lowers the release while keeping the trigger retracted, allowing all cars to enter the closed loop track.

A toy racetrack has a variety of features allowing a user to control and effect the travel path of toy vehicles as they travel through the toy racetrack. One or more car feeders are provided as starting points for a toy vehicle that is to be introduced onto a continuous closed loop track. A manually adjustable handle is operatively connected to a toy vehicle release that extends into the path of the car feeder, which blocks a toy vehicle's path until a user deliberately lowers the release through movement of the handle. Movement of the handle in a first direction lowers the release while raising a trigger into the path of the car feeder, preventing additional cars from entering the closed loop track. Movement of the handle in a second direction lowers the release while keeping the trigger retracted, allowing all cars to enter the closed loop track.

A momentum wheel toy comprises a track having two track sections and a wheel. The wheel has a ferromagnetic axle positioned through its center, with a first end and a second end that each ride upon a track section. The two track sections are separated by a spacer which separates the walls enough to allow the first end and second end of the ferromagnetic axle to ride on the ferromagnetic strips positioned around the perimeter of each of the first track section and the second track section. A handle opening through the device allows the toy to be rocked back and forth, creating the momentum energy for the wheel to go around the track.

A momentum wheel toy comprises a track having two track sections and a wheel. The wheel has a ferromagnetic axle positioned through its center, with a first end and a second end that each ride upon a track section. The two track sections are separated by a spacer which separates the walls enough to allow the first end and second end of the ferromagnetic axle to ride on the ferromagnetic strips positioned around the perimeter of each of the first track section and the second track section. A handle opening through the device allows the toy to be rocked back and forth, creating the momentum energy for the wheel to go around the track.

A toy vehicle booster is presented herein. The toy vehicle booster includes a booster assembly that is integrated into a lid of a track storage container so that the toy vehicle booster forms a portion of a storage container for a track set. In some instances, the booster assembly includes a first booster and a second booster. The first booster may accelerate toy vehicles along a first pathway and the second booster may accelerate toy vehicles along a second pathway. In at least some of these embodiments, at least the second booster may be reversible so that the second booster can accelerate toy vehicles along the second pathway in a first direction or a second direction opposite the first direction.

A toy vehicle booster is presented herein. The toy vehicle booster includes a booster assembly with linked booster wheels positioned on opposite sides of a track section. The booster's track section includes a central wall that defines two pathways between the linked booster wheels. Consequently, either one of the linked booster wheels can compress a first toy vehicle of a first size that is traveling within one of the two pathways against the central wall to accelerate the first toy vehicle through the track portion. Additionally or alternatively, the linked booster wheels can engage both sides of a second toy vehicle of a second size that is traveling along both of the two pathways to accelerate the second toy vehicle.

A stackable track assembly and method for stacking a booster and/or track frame is disclosed. The stackable track assembly includes a base, a track portion disposed in the base, and a frame extending out of the base and laterally across the top of the base. The stackable track assembly further includes a tab and slot for laterally coupling two track assemblies. The stackable track assembly further includes a receiving member and engagement member for vertically and/or laterally coupling two track assemblies. In some implementations, the track assembly may include a booster for accelerating a toy vehicle.

A clearance compensation device for a model car includes: a guide part which is provided on the bottom surface of the model car and has a guide rail formed along the vertical direction; a clearance compensation part which is provided to the guide part, has a bottom surface that is in contact with the upper surface of a panel having a runway formed therein, ascends and descends along the guide rail in response to the shape of the upper surface of the panel when the model car travels, and is configured to compensate for a clearance between the bottom surface of the model car and the upper surface of the panel; and a magnetic body which is provided to the clearance compensation part and provided at the lower side of the panel with the panel therebetween to be coupled with the lead member movable in the horizontal direction.

A clearance compensation device for a model car includes: a guide part which is provided on the bottom surface of the model car and has a guide rail formed along the vertical direction; a clearance compensation part which is provided to the guide part, has a bottom surface that is in contact with the upper surface of a panel having a runway formed therein, ascends and descends along the guide rail in response to the shape of the upper surface of the panel when the model car travels, and is configured to compensate for a clearance between the bottom surface of the model car and the upper surface of the panel; and a magnetic body which is provided to the clearance compensation part and provided at the lower side of the panel with the panel therebetween to be coupled with the lead member movable in the horizontal direction.