Bizarre Patents
A new toilet tank assembly aquarium for housing aquatic creatures.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370452 | Mat assembly for heavy equipment transit and support A mat assembly particularly suited for heavy equipment transit and support, such as roadway construction and the like. The mat assembly is made up of a number of structural members preferably having a “double I-beam” cross-sectional shape. Each I-beam has spaced... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7360806 | Methods and apparatus for facilitating security and tamper control An apparatus includes: a wire having a proximal end and a distal end; and a body being fixedly coupled to the proximal of the wire and having at least two apertures, each aperture for receiving and locking the distal end of the wire at different times such that when... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340868 | Universal structural element The invention describes a universal structural element (1) for the purpose of forming in particular, three-dimensional structures, which structural element can be manufactured in a convenient manner efficiently, cost-effectively from the most varied materials... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7328535 | Pivotable interlock block connector An interlock connector (10) for interlocking stackable building blocks (26). The blocks are provided with apertures (32), such as grooves, on their top and bottom surfaces. The connector comprises a main body which includes two separate and vert... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7241198 | Dollhouse kit A kit for a doll house which enables a ready and facile assembly requiring no sanding, gluing, nailing, screwing, painting or other handicraft skills. The kit includes a floor foundation board, configured sidewalls, front walls and interior walls, including windows ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231740 | Modular stage prop A modular stage prop system having a first stage prop and a second stage prop. The first stage prop has a first stepping surface and a plurality of first side surfaces extending from the first stepping surface. The first stepping surface and the plurality of first s... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229334 | Toy house assembly A house-building toy comprises element blocks that include floor foundation blocks (2) functioning as the foundation of a house model and structuring a floor portion of the house model, wall blocks (3) structuring a wall portion of the house model, roo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7175498 | Combination toy building block and container for holding liquids and the like A combination toy building block and container for holding liquids and the like, wherein the functional configuration of the device permits both the carrying of a dispensable substance and the stacking of multiple containers, thereby enabling the imaginative play co... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7128303 | Fan mounting spacer assembly Some embodiments of the present invention provide a spacer configured to mount a fan housing to a surface of a structural support. In some embodiments, the spacer includes a body, a first aperture passing through the body and having a first length through the body, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7086923 | Transformable toy furniture and room system A system and method for simulating a wide variety of different toy furniture items including a plurality of three-dimensional predetermined shaped members wherein at least some of the predetermined shaped members are adaptable to be positioned and repositioned adjac... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7044825 | Panel and girder system for construction toy A construction toy system comprised of a plurality of molded plastic girders and connectors. The girder elements of generally square cross section, with interlocking elements extending axially from each end. The interlocking elements each comprise a flange of square... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6966813 | Modular construction system and method of constructing toy structures A construction system and method of constructing is disclosed. The construction system includes a substantially spherical hub and linear member attached to the substantially spherical hub to construct a variety of structures. The method of constructing a structure u... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6938966 | Cabinet connector A connector for interconnecting vertical panels of adjacent cabinets comprises male and female connector elements releasably mounted in opposed openings in the sidewalls of adjoining cabinet modules. Each connector element comprises a body that is shaped to fit into... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6824440 | Element of erection set, and erection set provided therewith An element of an erection set has a body provided with a rigid projection and a flexible plate spaced from one another so as to form a gap therebetween such that a width of the gap between ends of the projection and the plate is greater than a width of the gap betwe... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6648715 | Snap-fit construction system A modular construction system featuring an improved snap-fit connection element that can be incorporated into a wide variety of construction elements. These construction elements may be made in a range of sizes and used in a variety of fields such as, con... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6616499 | Interconnection of toy building elements in a releasable secure engagement Square and octagonal building elements for a set of toy building elements that are capable of being inteconnected in a releasable engagement both side-to-side and top-to-bottom. The side walls of the building elements include a groove and/or a split flexi... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6508690 | Toy construction element A toy construction element having a square body where the square body is composed of four triangular sections. Attached to two of the sections are triangular shaped side arms. Sections having side arms attached are indented as compared to the other two se... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6447358 | Toy building set A toy building set comprising a plurality of building elements which each are provided with hinge parts, a first type of hinge parts comprising a substantially cylindrical rod-shaped shaft part of a building element, a second type of hinge parts comprisin... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6439955 | Toy vehicle and track system A toy vehicle and track system that allows a vehicle to operate along a single track length by performing U-turns at each end of the track length. When multiple track lengths are attached together, U-turn stoppers are retracted so that the vehicle travels... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6401488 | Pop beads having elongated necks Jewelry items such as rings, bracelets and necklaces are made of pop beads of novel construction. The structure includes a spherical body from which extends in a radial direction an elongate, flexible neck having a ball formed on its distal free end. The ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6250986 | Building element for set of toy building blocks A building element for a set of toy building blocks that are capable of being interconnected in a releasable engagement includes a box with side walls, a top having one or more projections, and an open bottom providing access to interior surfaces for fric... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231416 | Genderless construction system A suite of construction toy systems in which mechanical connection is provided by hermaphroditic and functionally identical (genderless) connectors. Both hub-and-rod and building-block construction toy systems are disclosed. In the hub-and-rod constructio... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6116981 | Constructional pieces with deformable joints A constructional system provides a plurality of pieces that can be used to assemble an object. The object includes a connector piece having a shaft that includes opposing first and second ends, and a first deformable section including opposing first and s... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6050873 | Toy building blocks The invention provides a toy building block made of a semi-rigid plastic material and joinable to at least one other building block, including a plurality of projections extending from at least one surface of the block, and undercut recesses disposed on t... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5975977 | Toy building construction kit A toy building construction kit includes a plurality of floor defining elements, connectors for interconnecting the floor defining elements, a plurality of support pillar elements for interconnecting adjacent floors, and partition elements adapted to be r... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5951356 | Modular lattice substructure for a toy building set having columns and foundations The modular lattice substructure for a playing structure, such as a toy building set, includes a planar frame having a plurality of exterior corners and a column having a height greater than the height of the frame. The column includes a lower portion and... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5938496 | Constructional pieces with deformable joints A constructional system provides a plurality of pieces that can be used to assemble an object. The object includes a connector piece having a shaft that includes opposing first and second ends, and a first deformable section including opposing first and s... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5924906 | Pin connector for construction toy set A construction toy set includes a plurality of interconnectable toy set elements such as couplers for beams which define respective sockets or bores therein. A pin connector defines a generally cylindrical collar supporting a pair of outwardly extending o... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5853313 | Constructional toy with deformable joints A constructional toy system provides a plurality of pieces that can be used to construct an object. Each piece has at least one section having opposing first and second notches, and a tongue defining a neck between the first and second notches, the tongue... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5706613 | Playhouse with pivotally attached seats A walk-in child playhouse having pivotally attached seating surfaces. In one embodiment, the walk-in child playhouse comprises an enclosed rotomolded plastic structure having walls, a roof, and at least one chair or seat member pivotally attached to the p... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5704186 | Construction element A construction element, preferably a constructional toy, including a tubular body portion and, formed integrally with each of the opposite ends thereof, a pair of gripping jaws, each pair constituting a coupling portion. The constituent jaws of each pair ... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5664387 | Modular block construction system A modular block construction system comprises blocks and other accessory parts that dynamically fit together to form different items of varying forms and shapes. One or more blocks of various sizes have outer, peripheral edges that can be mated with one a... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5531442 | Hockey puck with integral rollers and method of assembly A hockey puck having integral rollers for use on hard surfaces other than ice. The rollers of the hockey puck, which are captured within and project from both sides of the main body thereof, enable the device to roll across various hard surfaces, overcomi... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5518434 | Snap fit and twistable toy construction modules A toy construction set is described having construction modules with male connectors and female connectors on selected ends thereof. Each male connector comprises a projecting pin of generally rounded cross-section with an outwardly projecting shoulder ad... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5405080 | Toy track coupling mechanism An toy track coupling mechanism has guidance channels to aid alignment formed on confronting ends of the track sections. A horizontally operating latch prevents unwanted disconnection of the coupled track sections during assembly and play. A laterally adj... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5340349 | Spherical toy A spherical toy formed by multiple conical-shaped members with the apexes of the cones adjacent the center of the sphere and the bases of the cones forming the outer surface of the sphere. Modifications include the use of solid or hollow cones and the use... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5322466 | Detachable connecting device for toy-construction elements A connection device for toy construction sets comprises a cylindrical socket and a bolt-like locking element inserted therein. The socket is inserted into the bores of the construction elements to be connected and is provided at one end with a radially pr... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5282767 | Construction sets with injection molded and extruded tube beams A construction toy system comprises straight and curved tube beams and injection molded beams. The beams have joint end in the continuation of the bodies. The joint ends area separated from the bodies by flanges surrounding the edge of the beams. The flan... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5238231 | Shock-absorbing units interconnectable to form shock-absorbing structures A mono-air-cell body made of a flexible elastic material and having a hollow interior and no less than one connecting tube for connecting different mono-air-cell bodies together one after another, for making up a shock-absorbing cushion. Each mono-air-cel... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5238407 | Blocks with mating bosses and recesses which bulge for interference fit Base-ten blocks for teaching arithmetic to children, in which each block (19) has a projecting boss (27) with curved (bowed-out) sides (29) and an aperture (33) with straight sides (35), so that blocks (19) can be securely joined together to form multiple... | 08/24/1993 |
