Patent ID: 7938068

Claim:
A track section for use with a toy train, the toy train including a first wheel, a second wheel, and a drive mechanism, the track section comprising: a first wheel bearing surface, the first wheel bearing surface being configured to be engaged by the first wheel of the train; a second wheel bearing surface, the second wheel bearing surface being configured to be engaged by the second wheel of the train, a first guide surface, the first guide surface being located between the first wheel bearing surface and the second wheel bearing surface; a second guide surface, the second guide surface being located between the first wheel bearing surface and the second wheel bearing surface, and an engagement surface, the engagement surface being configured to be engaged by the drive mechanism of the train, the engagement surface being located between the first guide surface and the second guide surface, the first guide surface directing the first wheel of the train into engagement with the first wheel bearing surface and the second guide surface directing the second wheel of the train into engagement with the second wheel bearing surface as the train moves along the track section.