Mattel was granted a patent for a toy track assembly.

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    "patent_abstract": "A track of a toy track assembly includes a wheel channel configured to receive a wheel of a toy vehicle and a rail configured to encourage the wheel of the toy vehicle to remain within the wheel channel. The track includes rerailing features to maintain proper travel of a toy vehicle along the toy track assembly. The rerailing features include an outer groove extending from an exterior surface of the rail toward the wheel channel to guide the wheel from the exterior surface of the rail into the wheel channel. Additionally or alternatively, the rerailing features include a deflector with a surface configured to guide the wheel of the toy vehicle from an interior side of the wheel channel into the wheel channel.",
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