Patent ID: 8282438

Claim:
A playset system with multiple configuration possibilities, comprising: a base mat having a length and a width, the base mat having an upper surface and a lower surface adapted to be disposed on a substrate, the base mat comprising at least three layers including a top layer, a middle layer and a bottom layer comprising a foamed polymer, wherein the middle layer comprises cardboard, rigid foam, foam core, polystyrene, polyethylene, polycarbonate, acrylic or a urethane, or a combination thereof, wherein the top layer includes one or more of a plurality of magnetic elements and magnetically attractable elements, wherein the top layer is connected to the middle layer and the middle layer is connected to the bottom layer; and two or more separate and distinct roadway segments each having an upper surface, a lower surface and a side surface located between the upper surface and lower surface, the lower surface including one or more of a plurality of magnetic elements and magnetically attractable elements, wherein the two or more roadway segments are directly connectable to the base mat via magnetic attraction with the lower surface of the two or more roadway segments being magnetically connectable to and in direct contact with the upper surface of the base mat, wherein the side surfaces of the two or more roadway segments are abuttable to provide continuity between road features of the two or more roadway segments, and wherein the length and width of the base mat form an area greater than an area of at least two of the roadway segments.