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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7140944 | Connecting toy A toy includes a base member and coupling member. In one embodiment, the base member has, for example, three attachment posts. The coupling member is configured to be removably coupled to any one of the attachment posts. The coupling member is also configured to be ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7086187 | Advertising display system and method A display and an associated method of making the display are disclosed. The display is characterized by one or more partial image carriers, each having mounted thereon a partial image, and arranged at predetermined locations and orientations such that they cooperati... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6776682 | Acrobatic doll and doll accessories capable of activation by air An acrobatic doll and accessory combination with an acrobatic doll body, an engaging member coupled to the doll body, a doll accessory, and an engaging member coupled to the doll accessory wherein the engaging member coupled to the doll body and the engaging member ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6695667 | Tool set with human form correspondence A tool set is mounted within and on a tool case having tool receiving means supporting a first portion of the plurality of hand tools within the tool case and tool attachment means engaging a second portion of the plurality of hand tools exteriorly. The t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6685533 | Reproducible doll Disclosed is a reproducible doll which a user can assemble to simulate a desired type of person or animal by himself or herself. According to the present invention, a desired type of doll is made in such a manner that the head, hands, feet, etc. shaped li... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6439947 | Marking system and method for toys and similar objects A system and method for providing a visible marker when at least two objects are combined. The visible marker may be any desired marking but, in the preferred embodiment, is a heart-shape. The two objects may be two-dimensional, such as cards, or three-di... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6250927 | Cosmetic application training system A cosmetic application training system includes a substrate having a facial image thereon, the facial image divided into multiple facial regions; and one or more transparent overlays having outlines of the facial image regions including printed instructio... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6234858 | Resilient crushable foam objects with interchangeable parts Deformable foam toys and puzzles. Novel resilient foam puzzles can be removed from puzzle form and converted into a three dimensional objects, such as toy foam animals. The objects preferably include interchangeable parts, and more preferably include arti... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6213839 | Toy building set A toy building set is disclosed which includes a first type of building element formed of relatively flexurally flexible portions and a second type of building element having gripping fingers facing each other and spaced a distance apart that corresponds ... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6179681 | Universal connector toy The present invention provides a versatile construction kit which can be used to easily form models of virtually any conceivable person, place or thing including a variety of vehicles, buildings, people, animals, weapons, machinery, caricatures, objects a... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6164972 | Educational doll An educational doll or action figure comprises the professional attire, tools and safety gear of a particular profession so as to give a child a hands-on learning experience regarding the requirements, responsibility and hazards involved in carrying out t... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6083077 | Pop-up toy A pop-up toy including a housing for enclosing a plurality of interlocking elements. The housing includes an opening through which the series of interlocking elements may be individually extracted by a child. The opening in the housing is provided with a ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5980260 | Inter order/family prehistoric lizard display model Replicas of prehistoric lizards which consist of a replica core body part with interchangeably attachable replica head, and/or neck, and/or limb, and/or body armor parts which combine to depict different species within a given biological Order or Family. ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5104345 | Toy construction set formed from plural building blocks A construction toy configured as a humanoid figurine formed from: a torso having a front wall and a rear wall, a head area, downwardly extending legs and outwardly extending arms. The torso and its front and rear walls provide first and second attachment ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5090935 | Composite toy having interconnectable toy components A composite toy having a plurality of interfitting toy components. The composite toy and the toy components, each has the shape of a separately identifiable structure, the exterior surfaces of the toy components forming the exterior surface of the composi... | 02/25/1992 |
| 4921458 | Upright rolling toy assembly A self-righting upright rolling toy figure is provided which can be molded in half sections and assembled into a body forming the figure. Weights are mounted in the lowermost portion of the sides of the halves in precise location to form the necessary rig... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4802879 | Action figure toy with graphics display An action figure toy construction is disclosed which has been configured to exhibit animate characteristics for enhanced entertainment for children. In particular, the present toy construction inludes a liquid crystal graphics display mounted on a humanoi... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4789369 | Toy building blocks with multiple pivoting interconnections A toy building block construction includes a lower portion having a generally rectangular solid configuration and an integral upper portion extending therefrom. Extending outwardly from one end of the lower portion are two pair of hinge arms, each pair of... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4682966 | Balancing figure toy building blocks A human-like toy figure comprising a profile having distinct arms, legs, head and torso portions, having sufficient thickness that it will stand in a variety of orientations on its arms, legs, head or combinations thereof, with an imaginary central plane ... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4642064 | Assemblage toy An assemblage toy which includes a robotic humanoid form that can be interconnected with optional assemblage elements is provided. Interconnection recesses and/or projections are provided on the humanoid parts of the robotic assemblage toy and on the opti... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4594071 | Composite toy vehicle assembly A composite toy robot that may be assembled from five individual lion-like vehicles. Each of the vehicles has a hollow body with an openable portion for receiving a toy figure within the body and a pivotal head. Four legs are attached to the body for pivo... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4529385 | Educational playset A system of interlocking keyed play pieces is adapted for receiving and displaying indicia bearing tile members. Each of the play pieces is provided with a display window through which the tiles may be viewed. The pieces may be interconnected both lateral... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4430825 | Educational toy using numerical figures to form a human head An educational toy based on the use of three-dimensional numerical figures which can be more easily memorized upon their manipulation by a child and which are constructed and arranged to be interconnected to form a three-dimensional representation of a hu... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4399632 | Toy having plurality of parts capable of disengaging upon rotation A toy has a first member which includes a rotating mechanism at least a portion of which is capable of rotating with respect to the first member about an axis of rotation. A second member is capable of being associated with the first member and being rota... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4381618 | Toy flat article construction set A plurality of flat, flexible and stretchable articles of different peripheral shapes are provided, each having one or more openings extending therethrough. A plurality of double-headed buttons are provided in which one of the heads of each button is inse... | 05/03/1983 |
| 4344249 | Play set A play set comprising a three-dimensional doll figure and a variety of flexible, resilient clip-on pieces representing clothing for the doll to wear, vehicles and animals for the doll to ride in and/or on, etc. The doll has an original appearance, i.e. or... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4226045 | Stackable toy A stackable toy comprising a doll having a centrally disposed, vertically movable pin, said pin being recessed within the doll when in retracted position and extending upwardly from the doll when in projected position, a socket being formed within the dol... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4202134 | Water toy A water toy for children comprises a plurality of puzzle pieces formed of lightweight, floatable material and each puzzle piece includes one or more contoured edge portions which are shaped to removably interlock with a contoured edge portion of an adjace... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4174105 | Player actuated flying toy A game apparatus includes a generally vertically oriented rotatable shaft mounted on a base and a playing object pivotally connected to the top of the shaft for operator controlled movement. A drive mechanism is mounted within the base and includes first ... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4169334 | Rolling toys A rolling toy comprises a pair of wheels mounted on a common axle with inside faces of the wheels in spacedapart relation. A body is mounted for free rotation on the axle between the inside faces of the wheels and includes a head portion projecting upward... | 10/02/1979 |
