Patent ID: 7285034

Claim:
A toy play set for use in a vehicle having a beverage cup holder, the toy play set comprising: a generally elongated body having a hollow interior, a center axis, first and second opposing longitudinal ends and a generally curved side wall extending around the hollow interior and center axis between the ends whereby the ends and side wall generally surround the hollow interior in a closed configuration of the body, the body having at least one opening in the side wall and an open configuration in which the hollow interior is at least partially accessible through the at least one opening in the side wall, wherein the side wall comprises a door positioned in the at least one opening in the side wall, the door making up only a portion of the side wall, the door being pivotably engaged to a remainder of the side wall to pivot about an eccentric axis offset from the center axis, so as to allow the door to open and close with respect to the remainder of the side wall and the at least one opening, and wherein the body further includes a side wall support and a first platform engaged with the side wall support, the first platform having an outer surface forming part of the side wall, the first platform being rotatable with respect to the side wall support from and toward an initial position occupied by the first platform in the closed configuration of the body, a center of the first platform being at least generally aligned with the center axis of the body in the initial position of the first platform; and a plurality of movable play set components sufficiently limited in number and size to enable the plurality of components to be stored in storage positions within the play set interior in a closed configuration of the play set and to be removed from the storage position and from the play set in an open configuration of the play set, at least two of the plurality of movable components being removable from the respective storage positions of each and further being repositionable in the open configuration of the body into at least one play position supported by the body and different from the respective storage position of each of the at least two movable components; the play set having in at least a closed configuration, at least one longitudinal end sized and shaped to fit at least partially into the beverage cup holder sufficiently for the beverage cup holder to support the play set in a generally upright orientation with another opposing end of the play set forming a top end of the play set.