Toy car trackset

Abstract

A powered toy car is movable along a track mounted on horizontal and/or vertical surfaces of a room. The car is magnetically attracted to the track to prevent the car from falling from the track when the track is mounted on the vertical walls and/or the ceiling of the room.

1 . A toy, comprising:
 a) a track;   b) a toy car mounted on the track for movement along the track;   c) means for mounting the track on one of a ceiling and a vertical wall surface; and   d) means for magnetically attracting the toy car to the track to prevent the toy car from falling from the track when the track is mounted on the one of the ceiling and the vertical wall surface.   
   
   
       2 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the track is flexible. 
   
   
       3 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the toy car has wheels for rolling along the track. 
   
   
       4 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting means includes an adhesive between the track and the one of the ceiling and the vertical wall surface. 
   
   
       5 . The toy of  claim 4 , wherein the adhesive is located on opposite sides of a tape. 
   
   
       6 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting means is operative for mounting the track on an inclined surface. 
   
   
       7 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting means is operative for mounting the track on the ceiling. 
   
   
       8 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the mounting means is operative for mounting the track on the vertical wall surface. 
   
   
       9 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the attracting means includes a permanent magnet on one of the toy car and the track, and a ferromagnetic material on the other of the toy car and the track. 
   
   
       10 . The toy of  claim 9 , wherein the permanent magnet is mounted on an underside of the toy car, and wherein the ferromagnetic material is a metal strip embedded in the track.