Patent ID: 6824441
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A toy comprising:at least one article having a first magnet; a playbase having a plurality of paths extending along a non-planar, unbroken surface upon which said article is provided to move; and control means for imparting a moving action to move the article in an operator selected direction along a selected path of the plurality of paths, said control means mounted on an underside portion of the surface and having a first distal end with a control magnet to influence the first magnet of the article, said control magnet moveable in a non-planar manner along the underside of the playbase, and a second end spaced from the first end and extending through the surface of the playbase, said second end adapted to allow the operator to manually affect one or more of the article's movement, speed or direction along the selected path, and wherein the article is provided with movement means for causing a visual effect on said article, said movement means driven by the movement of the article along the surface.