Patent ID: 7637796

Claim:
A playset for use with a toy vehicle comprising: an elongate track haying a plurality of travel paths in which the toy vehicle may travel; a user operable switching mechanism mounted to the elongate track for selectively directing the toy vehicle into one the plurality of travel paths, the mechanism including a pair of spaced-apart and substantially parallel sidewalls forming a chute therebetween through which the toy vehicle may be directed, the sidewalls including first ends between which the toy vehicle enters the chute and second ends between which the toy vehicle exits the chute, the sidewalls being configured to pivot about the first ends to thereby change the direction of the chute; a trigger extending into at least one of the plurality of travel paths; the trigger being configured to be engaged by the toy vehicle moving in the at least one travel path; and an obstacle mechanism mounted to the elongate track with an obstacle operatively connected to the trigger, wherein the obstacle moves to obstruct at least one of the plurality of travel paths when the trigger has been engaged a set number of times.