Toy track system

Claim 1

A TOY TRACK SYSTEM COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A BASE STRUCTURE INCLUDING AN UPGRADE TRACK PORTION, SEVERAL DOWNGRADE TRACK PORTIONS BRANCHED OFF FROM AN ELEVATED PORTION OF THE TRACK SYSTEM AND REJOINING THE UPGRADE AT THE LOWER END THEREOF TO FORM ON THE BASE STRUCTURE A CONTINUOUS TRACK SYSTEM HAVING SEVERAL BRANCHES; A VEHICLE TRAVELING ON SAID TRACK SYSTEM; DRIVE MEANS MOUNTED ON THE BASE STRUCTURE AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID VEHICLE AT THE LOWER END OF THE UPGRADE FOR DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THE UPPER END OF THE UPGRADE; SWITCH MEANS FOR DIRECTING THE VEHICLE INTO A SELECTED ONE OF SAID DOWNGRADES, SAID VEHICLE TRAVELING BY GRAVITY ALONG THE SELECTED DOWNGRADE AND TO THE JUNCTURE POINT THEREOF WITH THE UPGRADE, SAID SWITCH MEANS INCLUDING A SWITCHING MEMBER MOVABLE BETWEEN A POSITION SUBSTANTIALLY FLUSH WITH THE TRACK LEVEL AND A RAISED POSITION UPWARDLY PROTRUDING THEREFROM, SAID VEHICLE HAVING ONE ONE OF ITS SIDES A CATCH MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SWITCHING MEMBER IN THE RAISED POSITION THEREOF; AND AN ACTUATING MEANS COACTING WITH SAID SWITCHING MEMBER FOR MOVING THE LATTER INTO A SELECTED ONE OF SAID POSITIONS, ENGAGEMENT OF THE SWITCHING MEMBER WITH SAID CATCH MEANS LEADING THE VEHICLE INTO A PREDETERMINED ONE OF SAID DOWNGRADES.