Toy system of hexagonal tiles, which may be interlocking or may be joined by magnets or other means, with path patterns on the tiles that can be made into continuous paths on joined tiles; the paths mav have grooves or rails, so a propelled vehicle may follow the paths

Abstract

This application discloses a new toy track system based on hexagonal tiles. This unique system allows for pleasing and complex track layouts in a small area. The layout activity itself can be viewed as a puzzle or game. The track tiles may be joined to one another by puzzle tabs or by magnets along their edges. The track, whether slot or other construction, follows arcs on the hexagons joining midpoints of the hexagon edges. The tile designs are chosen from the unique set of tile designs having such arcs that cross at most once on a single tile.

1 . hexagonal tiles, with markings or grooves or rails or other construct designating a path, such that the paths may be made continuous from tile to tile when the tiles are placed next to one another, connecting with puzzle tabs. 
     
     
         2 . hexagonal tiles, with markings or grooves or rails or other construct designating a path, such that the paths may be made continuous from tile to tile when the tiles are placed next to one another, connecting with magnets along the edges of the tiles 
     
     
         3 . hexagonal tiles, with markings or grooves or rails or other construct designating a path, such that the paths may be made continuous from tile to tile when the tiles are placed next to one another, together with tiles of other shapes which serve as connectors for the hexagonal tiles, connecting with puzzle tabs. 
     
     
         4 . hexagonal tiles, with markings or grooves or rails or other construct designating a path, such that the paths may be made continuous from tile to tile when the tiles are placed next to one another, such that a vehicle may be guided along the path. 
     
     
         5 . the set of hexagonal tiles, with markings or grooves or rails or other construct designating a path on each tile, with paths intersecting the edges of the hexagons at the center of the edges perpendicularly, where the paths are either straight line segments or segments of circles, each tile having zero, one, two, or three paths, where the paths on each tile cross other paths on that tile at most once. 
     
     
         6 . a subset of the tiles in  claim 5 . 
     
     
         7 . the set of hexagonal tiles, with markings or grooves or rails or other construct designating a path on each tile, with paths intersecting the edges of the hexagons at the center of the edges perpendicularly, each tile having one, two, or three paths, where the paths on each tile cross other paths on that tile at most once. 
     
     
         8 . a subset of the tiles in  claim 7 . 
     
     
         9 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 1  and  4 . 
     
     
         10 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 2  and  4 . 
     
     
         11 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 3  and  4 . 
     
     
         12 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 1 ,  4 ,  5 . 
     
     
         13 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 2 ,  4 ,  5 . 
     
     
         14 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 3 ,  4 ,  5 . 
     
     
         12 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 1 ,  4 ,  6 . 
     
     
         13 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 2 ,  4 ,  6 . 
     
     
         14 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 3 ,  4 ,  6 . 
     
     
         15 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 1 ,  4 ,  7 . 
     
     
         16 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 2 ,  4 ,  7 . 
     
     
         17 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 3 ,  4 ,  7 . 
     
     
         18 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 1 ,  4 ,  8 . 
     
     
         19 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 2 ,  4 ,  8 . 
     
     
         20 . A system of tiles satisfying  claims 3 ,  4 ,  8 .