Marble Track Amusement Device

Abstract

An entertainment device consisting of a track for rolling marbles. The track may be configured onto at least one support surface, such as walls, tables, doors, floors, and vertically or horizontally oriented rod-like structures, such as the branches of a tree. The three dimensional track configurations may consist of at least one interconnected substantially vertical and substantially horizontal support surface.

1 . A marble track amusement device comprising structural elements mounted to at least one planar support surface, the structural elements configured to permit the traversal of a marble on and/or through the structural elements. 
     
     
         2 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 1  wherein the at least one planar support surface is substantially horizontal. 
     
     
         3 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 1  wherein the at least one planar support surface is substantially vertical. 
     
     
         4 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 3  wherein the substantially vertical planar support surface is paramagnetic or ferromagnetic. 
     
     
         5 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 1  comprising two planar support surfaces. 
     
     
         6 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 5  wherein a first planar support surface is substantially vertical and a second planar support surface is substantially horizontal. 
     
     
         7 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 1  further comprising means to attach the structural elements to the at least one planar support surface. 
     
     
         8 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 7  wherein the attachment means is selected from the group consisting of clamps, magnets and re-usable putty. 
     
     
         9 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 6  wherein the substantially vertical planar support surface is paramagnetic or ferromagnetic. 
     
     
         10 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 1  wherein the structural elements are selected from the group consisting of chutes, re-directors, tubes, stairs, catapults, loops, waterfalls and funnels. 
     
     
         11 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 10  wherein each of the structural elements includes at least one integral tab to enable the attachment of the structural element to the at least one planar support surface. 
     
     
         12 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 1  further comprising noise generating means. 
     
     
         13 . The marble track amusement device of  claim 12  wherein the noise generating means is electrical, mechanical or a combination of both electrical and mechanical.