Patent ID: 6095892
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A model motorcycle race track system comprising, in combination:a race track having a top face, a bottom face and a periphery formed therebetween defined by a pair of side walls to form an interior space, the top face of the race track having a plurality of parallel slots formed therein with each slot defined by a pair of beveled edges, the bottom face of the race track having a plurality of planar guides coupled thereto along an entire length of the track beneath one of the slots formed in the top face in alignment therewith, wherein a pair of electrical contacts line an underside of the track on opposite sides of each slot, the electrical contacts being connected to a power source;a plurality of carriage assemblies each including a rectangular top plate and a pair of side plates each coupled to a side edge of the top plate and depending downwardly therefrom with a plurality of cut outs formed therein for rotatably receiving guide wheels which are each rotatably mounted about a vertical axis, each carriage assembly further including a pair of roller contacts coupled to and extending upwardly from the top plate, wherein each carriage assembly is movable along one of the guides of the track such that the guide wheels abut opposite sides of the corresponding guide and further the roller contacts slidably abut the electrical contacts of the track for receiving power therefrom, each carriage assembly further including a power connector post mounted to the top plate and having a short vertical lower extent, a rearwardly extending intermediate extent and a forwardly extending upper extent with an adapter mounted on an end thereof which is connected to the roller contacts for receiving power therefrom;a plurality of miniature motorcycles each with a steering column connected to a front wheel and a pair of handle bars all of which are rotatable about a generally vertical axis, a rear drive mechanism connected to a rear wheel of the motorcycle for rotating the same upon the receipt of power, and a conduit formed in an underside of the motorcycle for receiving the upper extent of the power connector post of one of the carriage assemblies, the conduit having a port mounted therein which is connected to the drive mechanism for receiving the adapter of the power connector post and directing power to the drive mechanism upon the receipt thereof; anda plurality of model motorcycle riders each having joints situated at a waist, wrists, elbows, shoulders, hips, knees thereof, the riders each having a pair of hands with apertures for releasably receiving the handle bars of the motorcycle and a pair of feet hingably coupled to foot pegs of the motorcycle, the riders each further including a control assembly including a linear arm pivotally coupled adjacent a central extent thereof to the motorcycle with a first end pivotally coupled about a vertical axis to the rider and a second end pivotally coupled to a connector which is in turn fixedly coupled to the handle bars of the motorcycle, wherein upon the rotation of the steering column, the rider is shifted laterally with respect to the motorcycle.