Track assembly for toy and model railroads

Claim 1

A track assembly for toy and model railroads, said track assembly comprising in combination: an elongate one-piece ballast bed assembly made of plastic and having a top surface including two spaced apart lengthwise parallel grooves extending the length of said ballast bed assembly, and a plurality of lengthwise spaced apart and parallel crosswise grooves intersecting and crossing said lengthwise grooves; an elongate one-piece tie assembly made of plastic and including two spaced apart parallel lengthwise bars and a plurality of spaced apart parallel cross bars joined to said lengthwise bars intersecting and crossing the same, the cross-sectional outlines of said lengthwise bars and said cross bars matching the cross-sectional outlines of said lengthwise grooves and said crosswise grooves, respectively, said tie assembly being fitted in said grooves, the crosswise bars of the tie assembly simulating track ties; fastening means securing the tie assembly to the ballast bed assembly; a pair of rails each having a foot, the upper side of the tie assembly including a plurality of recesses, the foot of each of said rails being form-fitted in said recesses, the bottom side of the foot of each rail including a plurality of grooves, said grooves being filled with plastic material extending from the upper side of the tie assembly into said rail grooves thereby securing the rails to the tie assembly; and mounting means securing said rails to the bars of the tie assembly.