Toy track section with electrical connector safety means

Claim 1

A toy track for use with electrically operated self-propelled toys such as vehicles or railway trains, said toy track including a plurality of track section, each track section comprising a pair of electrically conductive rails extending substantially the length of said track section, said rails being mounted on a base, electrical connection members connected to one end of said conductive rails, at least one of said electrical connection members extending beyond the end edge of said base, and said electrical connector members being adapted to join with a pair of electrically conductive rails on an adjacent track section, a safety projection member connected to said track section closely adjacent said electrical connector member, said safety projection member being comrised of a base wall and opposed side walls only with the electrical connector member positioned between the side walls, that structure of said projection member exposing said electrical connection members to view when said track section is unconnected to an adjacent track section and when said track section is viewed from a line of sight that permits viewing of and is perpendicular to the track surface over which said toys are adapted to move, and said base wall and side walls extending from the end edge of said base beyond the exposed end of said electrical connection member for preventing contact of that end of said electrical connection member with a user when said track section is unconnected to an adjacent track section, and retaining means formed integral with said safety projection member, said retaining means being adapted to cooperate with an adjacent track section for connecting together said track section and an adjacent track section in operative relation.