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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4498887 | Shifting mechanism for toy vehicle A toy vehicle (11) having a motor drive mechanism (31) with a gear shift lever (28) actuable from a first position (A) to a second position (H) for changing the movement thereof. The vehicle has a pivotable linkage arm (35) with a gear sector (47) having ... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4496100 | Flexible track The object of the invention is to provide a flexible track system having a number of identical track sections interconnectable to form curves, banks and slopes, as well as straight segments, each of the sections having an arcuate surface portion with a pe... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4485586 | Shifting mechanism for toy vehicle A toy vehicle having a motor drive mechanism with a control arm actuable from a first position to a second position for changing the speed thereof, the vehicle having a pivotable linkage arm with a cam follower coacting with a cam movable in response to v... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4485466 | Stylus shielding and unshielding apparatus for a phonograph The upwardly-extending reproducing stylus (100) is shielded within opening (24) in phonograph (16) when recorded-message carrier (12) is not in playing position by a cover member (246). A cam (256) unshields stylus (100) and exposes it in an arcuate slot ... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4483096 | Launching platform for inertia vehicle A toy vehicle energizer and launcher (10) having a draw string energizing mechanism (30) with a drive spool (40) receiving a draw string (38) and a return spring (46). The drive spool (42) is connected to a toothed driving wheel (54) by a one-way clutch (... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4479412 | Multiple drum pad isolation An electronic percussion synthesizer is disclosed which includes a plurality of pressure transducers, each representing a different percussive musical instrument. Each transducer is responsive to an external striking force for generating analog pulses, ea... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4470784 | Insert molding apparatus and retractable insert-molding pin A unitary molding insert (24) and pin (27) of the prior art are replaced by an improved molding insert (30) which is provided with a plurality of collapsible pin assemblies (56), each including a unitary hollow, cylindrical boss (58), and a separate pisto... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4451911 | Interactive communicating toy figure device An electronic toy doll including electronic control circuitry responds to selection of one of a plurality of switches on the doll housing and selects associated vocal messages. The control circuitry includes a stored program of instructions and also permi... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4424644 | Winking apparatus for figure toy A winking apparatus (10 ) includes a doll head (20) having an eye (38) provided on an outer surface thereof beneath an arcuate slot (40) in which an eyelid (42) is movably mounted by an eye-lid-mounting mechanism (52) pivotally mounted in head (20) and ac... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4416074 | Ring viewer A finger ring is provided with an endless strip of film held in a track formed within the ring. The ring includes a lens for viewing the film, a light transmitting system to apply light to the film and a film advance mechanism for moving the film a predet... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4410181 | Electronic board game An electronic board game includes a playing board having a surface upon which a matrix of squares are defined. The board squares are divided into three categories. One category of squares include several groups of six contiguous squares each with each gro... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4403777 | Electronic game using phototransducer An electronic game utilizing a phototransducer and a plurality of input switches as inputs to a microprocessor for actuating a display and speaker for providing visual and audible clues to a user in accordance with internally generated signals. The proces... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4392279 | Self-locking two-part fastener A first fastener part (14) includes a flat disc (16) from which a spindle (18) extends for engagement by a hollow tubular member (24) extending from a base (22) provided with an aperture (54) through which the free end of spindle (18) is visible. A pair o... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4392053 | Optical probe An optical probe comprising an optical emitter and a detector which are directed through a cylindrical lens to be focused into an elongated pattern which is arranged for reading a printed optical code. The emitter and detector are angled relative to the c... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4389984 | Post-shutdown coolant-supply device The impeller bearings in a turbocharger on an internal combustion engine are supplied with a coolant, in the form of lubricating oil from the engine's crankcase, during post-shutdown coasting of the impeller. This coolant is supplied by an accumulator inc... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4375061 | Digitally driven audio effects generator A digitally driven audio effects generator includes a source of binary information and keyboard which provide digital information to a plurality of source or sink type binary drivers. A ladder matrix is coupled to the binary drivers and provides an output... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4369690 | Hair braiding apparatus A hand held, hand operated hair braiding apparatus having a plurality of aligned gear members, each having an aperture therethrough for passage therethrough of a strand of hair, with a first pair of adjacent gear members having the positions interchanged ... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4366645 | Steering mechanism for toy vehicles A toy vehicle (12) including a tractor (14) and a semi-trailer (16) is steered by a steering wheel (84) rotatably mounted to the semi-trailer (16) and linked to the rear end of the tractor (14) laterally of its 5th wheel pivot (52) by a rod (88) which swi... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4364619 | Interconnection system for printed circuit board devices A system for interconnecting electrically conductive portions of first and second members, at least one of which contains a foldable printed circuit lamina looped over the edge of a support portion and urged into mechanical contact with the electrically c... | 12/21/1982 |
| 4363487 | Game top A plate of polygonal shape having indicia printed on at least one side thereof is trapped between transparent hemispherical domes each having a spindle extending therefrom.... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4363726 | Ore concentrator A spiral-type ore concentrating wheel has a plurality of interleaved, spiral bands tapering in height uniformly from the periphery of the wheel to its central, discharge aperture for moving concentrates to the aperture while the wheel is oscillated back-a... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4360930 | Flexible-headband attachment for a flashlight Flexible headband is connected to one side of a flashlight in a manner such that the headband may be wrapped around the body of the flashlight with the terminal wrap being secured to the flashlight when the headband is not in use.... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4355806 | Electronic jacks game An electronic toy game of skill for two players includes an array of illuminatable display elements, such as LED's, randomly selected ones of which are illuminated during each round of play; a corresponding plurality of player switches which are located a... | 10/26/1982 |
| 4349983 | Playset for toy vehicles A carrying case may be opened to present upper and lower scene-simulating objects including a serpentine roadway for toy vehicles which may coast down the roadway from the top of the rearwall of an upper carrying case portion to the bottom wall of a lower... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4348755 | Split tubular member for coupling a tonearm to a speaker cone The piston portion of a coupling for a mechanical phonograph is split lengthwise and joined together at a closed end by a living hinge so that the compression spring which biases the piston against the tonearm will exert a spreading force to the piston co... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4346893 | Remote controlled sports game A remote controlled sports game having first and second figures operable on a playing surface with each of the figures having receivers tuned to different frequencies for operation by radio transmitters with the control of movement of the figures against ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4339833 | Reciprocating hydro-massage apparatus A hydro-jet-type nozzle reciprocably mounted in an elongated slot adjacent which a user of the device may position a body portion to be massaged by the hydro jet.... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4336916 | Stand for supporting a hand-held implement Elongated support members are coupled to the elongated grip portion of a hand-held implement, such as a reading glass, mirror or the like, in a manner such that each support member may be moved from a convergent position where the major axes of the suppor... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4329808 | Paper-airplane-making and launching device A tubular member holds a paper, tubular fuselage above a paper wing supported by a plate and below a folding die from which a fuselage presser depends; whereby the fuselage may be attached to the wing and the edges of the wing may be folded into an aerody... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4327517 | Steering mechanism for scale model vehicles A steering mechanism (10) for a scale-model vehicle (12) includes a pair of journal boxes (50), (51) having arcuate racks (56), (57) provided on their lower and upper cover plates (54), (53), respectively, for coacting with pinions (62) to swing wheel-car... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4326356 | Cardboard food tray and puppet device A generally rectangular sheet of self-supporting material such as paperboard is scored and cut in such a manner as to be foldable into a fast food carry-out tray which can be converted after use by manipulation of preformed tear and fold lines into a hand... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4309879 | Child's simulated jewelry item A colored disc is positioned in a bezel beneath a clear, plastic simulated gem for imparting color to the gem; the bezel may be affixed to a band for use as a finger ring and a plurality of discs of different colors may be furnished with the ring so a chi... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4296926 | Red light - green light game A hand-held electronic game of skill. First and second columns of LED's display the positions and movements of the piece indicia of respective first and second players between respective starting and finishing positions. During the first state of a stop/g... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4285489 | Stand for supporting a hand-held implement Elongated support members are coupled to the elongated grip portion of a hand-held implement, such as a reading glass, mirror or the like, in a manner such that each support member may be moved from a convergent position where the major axes of the suppor... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4264114 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly having an electrical connector with an elongate main body with a socket in one long edge thereof with first and second rows of conductive leads extending outwardly from the opposite long edge, a first row of leads bent 90Â... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4256306 | Spinning top hockey-type game A game having a playing surface for receiving a spinning top propelled onto the surface by a top spinning mechanism at the general midpoint of the playing surface. First and second oppositely disposed siderails are provided with the edges thereof a predet... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4248426 | Spinning top pinball-type game A pinball-type game utilizing a spinning top actuated by a high speed spinning mechanism, release of the top onto a playing surface having a number of obstacles propelling the top against a scoring mechanism having a rocker arm which, upon impact, through... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4246722 | Growing baby doll A baby doll having an extendable torso, an extendable neck, movable legs, and a mechanism for causing the torso and the neck to extend and the legs to straighten so that the doll appears to grow.... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4247286 | Stress-relieving hinge for a dental restoration A first hinge member has a serrated shank affixed to a dental restoration section and a spherical pivot-head at the free end of the shank; a pair of oppositely-open, axially-aligned, hemispherical bearing cups are provided on the pivot head for engagement... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4246452 | Switch apparatus A switch apparatus having first and second surfaces with conductive pattern segments thereon in proximate spaced overlying relation, each of the patterns being generally identical and having a circular array of alternating solid and interleaved conductive... | 01/20/1981 |
