Toy train track switch and track bed

- Bachmann Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top plan of a toy train track switch and bed showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a top plan view of a second embodiment of a toy train track switch and track bed showing my design, the bottom plan view, left, right, front and rear elevational views thereof being mirror images of FIGS. 2-6, respectively.

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Patent History
Patent number: D421281
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 15, 1997
Date of Patent: Feb 29, 2000
Assignee: Bachmann Industries, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
Inventor: H. Lee Riley (Middletown, DE)
Primary Examiner: Raphael Barkai
Law Firm: Panitch, Schwarze, Jacobs & Nadel, P.C
Application Number: 0/69,433
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Runway Or Track (D21/564)
International Classification: 2101;