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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347759 | Self-propelled toy duck A self-propelled aquatic apparatus having a duck shaped body, wherein the body is partially filled with floatation material, a base, a waterproof battery container, a battery, a battery compartment, an electro-mechanical propulsion mechanism having a pair of webbed ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7303142 | Novelty waterfall operatable based upon user interaction A novelty waterfall that includes at least one water flow surface, a pump, and a sensor that detects a change of presence of an item. The novelty waterfall further includes a controller that is structured and arranged to operate the pump at least when the sensor det... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7247079 | Toy figure, in particular, functional doll A toy figure, particularly a functional doll, includes a central torso provided with a body shell surrounding a hollow space inside the torso and several extremities such as a head, arms, and legs, which are disposed on the torso. At least the arms and legs are made... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247077 | Aquatic toys An aquatic toy that is capable of maintaining a desired form and position in water, which includes a fabric portion, at least one hollow opening formed in the fabric portion, a frame pocket formed substantially around a perimeter of the hollow opening, and a frame m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7223152 | Wind propelled rolling toy Provided may be a wind propelled rolling vehicle with a self-adjusting sail that may be substantially formed in a relatively small, single sheet of material, or assembled onto a standard chassis. The exemplary embodiments may utilize bushings to spread dynamic loads... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7111426 | Device for winding and unwinding the lower part of fishing line Device for winding and unwinding the lower part of fishing line (cast) is a part of equipment for fishing with hook, by which it is solved the problem of visibility in water of lower reinforced parts of lines made of materials visible in water. These parts represent... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6860785 | Self-propelled figure A figure that is configured to be propelled through a liquid. The figure including a torso, a flexible appendage coupled to the torso, and a drive configured to move the appendage with respect to the torso. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6790119 | Swimming toy animal A toy turtle is provided with a head, a tail, front right and left flippers, and rear right and left flippers extending from a body. A battery driven gear motor within the body causes linkage in the body to drive the front flippers back and forth, propelling the tur... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6652348 | Aquatic motion display toy An aquatic motion display toy is constructed to include a hollow holder base, a water pump, a bottom panel, an upper panel, a transparent face panel, and a splasher. The bottom panel, the upper panel, and the face panel are press-fitted into one another, ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6537124 | Fishing toy A fishing toy comprising a fishing rod comprising in turn a handgrip portion to which the fishing rod is attached, a fishing line adapted to elongate via the fishing rod and a toy body fishing means attached to a distal end of the fishing line, and a toy ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6458009 | Fishing toy A fishing toy comprising a fishing tool and a fishing target. A motor capable of sinking in water is installed in the fishing target. A battery seat, a bait biting actuation means, a swinging means; a movable switch triggered by absorption is installed in... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6443799 | Gyroscopic diving toy A gyroscopic diving toy is comprised of a housing and a motor positioned inside the housing. A battery compartment is arranged adjacent the motor for receiving a battery. A swim bladder and a ballast are arranged inside the housing to provide neutral buoy... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6439949 | Moving toy and a method of using the same An apparatus including an appendage coupled to a body and a drive. The drive produces a force that causes the appendage to move with respect to the body. When the apparatus is resting on a support surface, the force produced by the drive is insufficient t... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6022025 | Fishing toy A fishing toy including a fishing tackle and a toy fish. When the fishing line is wound on a line-winding mechanism of the fishing tackle to the end, the line-winding mechanism will idle to protect the fishing line and the fishing rod. When a switch is sw... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5931715 | Swinging mechanism for a toy to simulate tail movement of an aquatic animal A swinging mechanism for a toy includes a speed-reduction gear assembly driven by a motor, a linkage, a pair of swing blade units, and an eccentric unit. The speed-reduction gear assembly has a drive gear and a driven gear. The linkage has an actuating li... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5865663 | Toy submarine ballast system A ballast system for toy submarines comprises a plumbing device, a flexible bag, a piece of wire and a rod. The ballast system draws water in and forces water out by decompressing and compressing the flexible bag.... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5775022 | Self-propelled waterfowl decoy The invention is a self-propelled floating decoy for simulating the swimming characteristics of waterfowl. Propulsion in the water is produced by a sculling tail fin (25) which also causes a side to side rocking motion that simulates the back and head mov... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5344357 | Controllable aquatic toy with oscillating and steerable tail An aquatic toy constructed of a flexible, watertight body, shaped and decorated to resemble an aquatic animal, having a head, a carcass, and a tail. The toy has a first motor constructed and arranged for driving the tail in an oscillating manner to propel... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5197913 | Method and apparatus for controlling pitch attitude of a toy in a fluid An apparatus for controlling pitch or yaw attitudes of a toy in a fluid includes a body and a float movably mounted to the body. The position of the float relative to the body can be changed to modify the pitch or yaw attitudes of the body in the fluid. T... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5046983 | Toy having rotatable cover and protruding pieces A motorized toy incorporating a drive source and moving while performing a series of predetermined repetitive motions, includes a plurality of protruding pieces extending from an interior of a body to the outside thereof, passing through notches cut in th... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4832650 | Aquatic toys Self-propelled aquatic toys lide toy sharks are known having a body portion, a middle tail and an outer tail. The middle tail has been driven to oscillate from side to side while outer tail has flapped freely from side to side. Better propulsion and simul... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4713037 | Swimming marine creature toys A toy is provided which simulates a marine creature. The toy comprises a body portion and a tail portion with a tail fin pivotally mounted thereto; a battery operated motor housed in a water-tight compartment in the body portion to move the tail and the t... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4687456 | Irregular motion type fish shape diving toy This invention is a toy for diving swim, which possess a fish shape shell to form a water-proof space, the rear portion of the shell is a tail body made of flexible material and equipped with two separated tail fins; the interior of the fish shell has a b... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4674223 | Fishing lure A fishing lure (20) has a body structure (22) with hooks (24) attached thereto. A windup mechanism (80) includes a spool (58) and a spring (90) operating in conjunction with the spool to store energy therein. Propulsion structures, such as legs or fins (2... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4566214 | Feeding wildfowl decoy An improved wildfowl decoy featuring electromechanical means for lifelike motion when operated upon water. Anchored the same as regular wildfowl decoy it, while operating, moves continuously and produces a continuous outflow of ripples upon the water surr... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4536985 | Self-propelled, preprogrammable fishing lure This invention relates to a self-propelled, preprogrammable fishing lure which utilizes a first timer whose interval of operation may be varied by the user to control a second timer which in turn operates a propulsion means over a predetermined period of ... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4467555 | Animated doll A doll that may be actuated to simulate a swimming, walking or kicking action includes a torso with a pair of arms rotatably mounted thereto. A head mounting member is pivotally mounted to the upper portion of the torso and a leg mounting structure is sec... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4342174 | Floating toy A floating toy which is capable of propelling itself through a body of water has a body to which is attached a propelling member. The propelling member is pivotally mounted to the body at its center and moves backward and forward in an oscillating motion.... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4308686 | Toy having appendage capable of moving in two directions A toy which can repetitively move with respect to the medium supporting it has a toy body with at least one appendage movably mounted to the body. A portion of that appendage is exposed from the body and is positioned to contact the supporting medium. A m... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4277908 | Floating toy A floating toy which is capable of propelling itself through a body of water has a body to which is attached a propelling member. The propelling member is pivotally mounted to the body at its center and moves backward and forward in an oscillating motion.... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4135326 | Aquatic figure toy A floating toy comprising a body simulating a human swimmer or diver, and a battery operated motor housed in a water-tight compartment and connected to the leg(s) and/or arms of the body by a linkage the linkage being such as to cause the legs and/or arms... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4073086 | Vehicle toy An amphibious toy such as a marine helicopter assembly is provided. The toy assembly includes a transparent spherical cockpit that is rotatively mounted on a fuselage and driven by a pivotal transmission gear assembly. A removable motor can be mounted in ... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4068401 | Self-powered toy animal A self-powered toy comprises a relatively small toy animal and a relatively large toy animal having an openable mouth. A reel provided inside the large animal is connected to a drive and has a line connected to it that extends out the mouth of the large a... | 01/17/1978 |
| 3935665 | Submersible toy A submersible toy or model comprising a body having a motor arranged to propel it in a forward direction, a watertight buoyancy compartment, and at least one elevator flap which is preset, or capable of being preset, at a downward inclination to the forwa... | 02/03/1976 |
