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Forehead support apparatusĀ 

A forehead support apparatus for resting a standing users forehead against a wall above a bathroom commode or urinal or beneath a showerhead.

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Class 273/158 - Bent wire


Subclass of Class 273 - Amusement devices: games
Definition: Puzzles in which the parts are formed of bent wire.
No. of patents: 20
Last issue date: 03/20/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7192328Toy for simulating character motion
A method of simulating real-life motion of a character includes providing a toy having a plurality of interconnected links. The links are rotatably attached to one another and the character is attached to one of the links. The method also includes grasping the toy b...
03/20/2007
7036819Three-way ring puzzle
In a first aspect of the invention, the three-way ring puzzle has a rectangular housing with a first and second opposite sides. A first series of stems extends from the first side, and a second series of stems extends from the second side. Each stem has an eyelet on...
05/02/2006
6676481Wire maze toy
A wire maze toy includes an endless wire frame that is of substantially uniform cross-sectional configuration over its entire length and is configured to form multiple curves. A carriage including two slider members is fitted on the wire frame and is slid...
01/13/2004
5725214Four horseshoe wire puzzle
A wire form puzzle is disclosed. The puzzle provides a dumbbell shaped capture element having a straight wire body having rings at the ends. An upper swing capture element provides a crescent shaped wire body having end rings attached to the straight wire...
03/10/1998
5413519Interconnected ring toy
The present invention provides a novel interconnected ring toy effective in reducing the physiological and psychological effects of stress and in improving manual dexterity. The toy is comprised of a plurality of interconnected rings, each ring interconne...
05/09/1995
5152531Wire puzzle with capture element
A puzzle having multiple elements, with loop portions at the ends of one U-shaped element interlocking a portion of another U-shaped element, whereby planar heart elements having dimensions not passable through the loop portions are each manipulated into ...
10/06/1992
4957292Loop transfer game device
A loop transfer game for transfer of a loop from one pin to the other while remaining looped around one of the pins. A device of the game is provided comprising a first pin mounted on a base member. A second pin connected to the first pin by a first annul...
09/18/1990
4907805Ring puzzle game
An improved ring puzzle game having a variable number of adjacent and overlapping rings held by closed loops contained on the top of posts inserted through apertures in a holding box, and an elongated, closed wand for passing through said rings. The objec...
03/13/1990
4878670Heart puzzle
A plurality of interlocked elements with loop portions on the ends of one element engaging intermediate portions of another element. A game piece with a part too large to pass through the loops has a tongue with spaced sides that may be passed through, up...
11/07/1989
4867456Wire puzzle with captured element having a further captured element interlocked therewith
A "captured heart" wire-form puzzle having multiple interlocked elements of a conventional design is improved through the use of one or more captured rings attached to the captured heart part of the puzzle. The removal of the captured heart member depends...
09/19/1989
4746122Hang-up toy puzzle game
A toy puzzle in the form of two shaped semi-rigid wire members, the first member serving as a handle and a support from which the second member may be hung in a variety of positions, depending on the skill of the holder of the first member. The first memb...
05/24/1988
4613132Loop puzzle
A puzzle of the type having an openable loop with two internal subloops in the form of two single turn coils spiraling continuously into each other through semi-oval non-flat curves, and a closed loop with two internal subloops in the form of two double t...
09/23/1986
4548412Horseshoe puzzle
A puzzle is provided and consists of a pair of open end horseshoes, a pair of chains connected between the open end horseshoes and a closed end horseshoe placed around the pair of chains. The closed end horseshoe may be removed from the pair of chains thu...
10/22/1985
4524972Wire puzzle
A wire-form puzzle which requires a puzzle solver to remove and replace a heart-shaped wire-form element from a captured position on a U-shaped wire-form having ring tips through which extend a rod also having ring tips, by threading the wire-form element...
06/25/1985
4512582Ring puzzle
The puzzle is of the type comprising a number of individual rings, each of which is loosely connected to one end of a short post, with all the posts being in turn movably anchored at their other ends in a common base member. An elongated closed loop strad...
04/23/1985
4497489Bow and ladder amusement device
A bow and ladder toy or game is provided in which an elliptically-shaped bow is moved from the top of the ladder to the bottom rung of the ladder and back up, with the purpose of the game being to pass the bow through and around the ladder structure such ...
02/05/1985
4391445Logical skill toy
There is disclosed a logical toy in which a series of rigid hooks are fixed by legs about the perimeter of a disc. The legs are connected to the disc so that the annular closed part of each hook except the first in the series encloses the legs of the prec...
07/05/1983
4036504Ring puzzle
A puzzle of the type having a plurality of rings and posts with an elongated, closed loop threaded therethrough, the object of the puzzle being to remove the loop by an elaborate and lengthy sequence of manipulation of the rings and the loop. In order to ...
07/19/1977
4005869Wire puzzle
A wire puzzle comprising two elements. The first of such elements is a length of wire configured to include a plurality of serpentine loops, the entire length of wire forming a closed circuit. The second of such elements is a length of wire formed to prov...
02/01/1977
4000901Ring puzzle
A ring puzzle capable of being easily disassembled includes a base having a plurality of longitudinally aligned apertures therethrough. A plurality of joining members are pivotally mounted through the apertures of the base. A ring member is detachably joi...
01/04/1977
 
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