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Pillow with retractable umbrella

A pillow assembly having a supporting assembly and a retractable umbrella assembly that is easily transportable and allows a user to support his/her head while covering their face from sunlight.

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Class 446/338 - And means to move or manipulate head


Subclass of Class 446 - Amusement devices: toys
Definition: Device including mechanical motion transmitting means connecting
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 03/04/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7338341Dancing toy
An animated toy effectively mimics human dance steps such as the Hokey Pokey with upper and lower halves of the torso pivoting about a diagonal waist laterally upwardly sloping to the left so that a left arm may be put forward and back. A spin/shake drive mechanism ...
03/04/2008
7217171Toy with moving head
A toy with a moving head has a seat, a front and a rear support respectively mounted on the seat, and a gear box provided between the front and rear supports. A series of gears and a series of actuating wheels are rotatably mounted in the gearbox. A first motor is c...
05/15/2007
7207859Realistic animatronic toy
An embodiment of the invention provides an animated plush doll such as a newborn dog or cat. The doll includes a plush covering over a housing comprising a head portion and a body portion. Disposed within the body portion is a drive mechanism including a motor and a...
04/24/2007
7070521Football training device
A device which is utilized during practice or other informal situation to teach a football player such as a quarterback or kicker to deliver a football around or over one or preferably a group of linemen. In one embodiment, the device includes a mechanism capable of...
07/04/2006
7063588Wobbling toy
A wobbling toy having a wobbling part which wobbles centering around a predetermined shaft; a solar battery power source; an integrated circuit for a watch powered by the solar battery; a magnet coil excited by a voltage pulse from the integrated circuit and switchi...
06/20/2006
7018068Shaped lamp hanger
A movable animal-like lamp hanger has a body including a first movable portion, a plurality of ornamental lights attached to the body, a motor disposed in the body, a transmission shaft connected to the motor, and a first drive rod pivotally connected to the transmi...
03/28/2006
6800014Device to obtain lengthening of the limbs and/or other parts of the body of a puppet, such as for example a doll and other similar toys such as small animals, soft toys and similar
The object of the present invention is a device by means of which simulation of the lengthening of shortening of, for example, a limb is obtaining by construction of a telescoping structure, the mutual sliding of which, and therefore the lengthening or shortening is...
10/05/2004
6682391Transmission mechanism for doll
A transmission mechanism for a doll is arranged on a top stage of the doll and comprises a motor fixed to the top stage, a pulley set linked to the motor, a gear set having a plurality of gears and linked to the pulley set, a link having one end eccentric...
01/27/2004
6652350Automobile seat toy
A toy for attachment to a motor vehicle seat. The toy comprising a head pivotally or fixedly mounted onto a base platform that is attached to a vehicle seat or headrest. There is an internal air actuate mechanism that, when actuated, forces the pivotally ...
11/25/2003
6604981Animated toy animal
An animated toy animal includes a hollow shell having a body part and a head part. The head part has an upper mandible and a lower mandible movable relative to the upper mandible. A neckerchief extends downward from the head part to conceal a seam between...
08/12/2003
6589095Movable mechanical doll
A movable mechanical doll has a seat. A shoulder-arm part and a head part (40) are mounted on the seat. A hollow body covers the seat and the shoulder-arm part (20). A headpiece (60) covers the head part (40) and has a mouth. When motors of the doll are a...
07/08/2003
6565407Talking doll having head movement responsive to external sound
A doll includes a plush doll body having a movable head. A body housing within the doll body supports a control and sound circuit which is operatively coupled to a bidirectional motor drive system operative to move the head from side-to-side. A mouth movi...
05/20/2003
6454626Motion expressible toy
The present invention is related to a motion expressible toy featuring an animal character, and more particularly to a motion expressible toy which is capable of expressing emotion or intention by taking the various kinds of body gesture characterized by ...
09/24/2002
6413142Expandable doll or the like
The present invention 10 discloses an expandable doll or the like having a central, manually operated air pump 22 which takes air in through a one-way valve 14 located in the doll's naval and is then distributed proportionally to all the extremities throu...
07/02/2002
6152799Wing motion toy figure using leg movement
A toy figure includes a body, a pair of wings, a pair of legs, a tail, and a head converted to generally resemble a bird or other flying creature. The legs and wings are pivotally mounted to the body using a mechanism by which the pivotal movement of the ...
11/28/2000
6093078Hand held doll simulating skating action
A doll includes a torso supporting a pair of legs each having a simulated skate supported of the lower end thereof. The torso further supports a head which is coupled to a neck portion of the doll by a freely pivoting coupler. A housing within the doll to...
07/25/2000
6071169Doll having hiccupping feature
A doll includes a sound and movement unit within the torso thereof operative to simultaneously raise and lower the doll's head to mimic a hiccupping motion. A sound circuit within the sound and movement unit is operative to provide accompanying hiccup sou...
06/06/2000
6017261Animated mechanized figure
An animated mechanized figure which can be dressed as a tiger Santa character and is electrically-operated to provide vertical movements of the body and arms, forward and backward tilting of the head and vertical movements from the lower lip, together wit...
01/25/2000
5906531Doll provided with movement of an arm and head
The doll has the peculiarity that the movement towards the right or towards the left of one of its arms carries with it the same movement of the head and also of the eyes. Likewise, the movement upwards or downwards of the arm carries with it the movement...
05/25/1999
5902169Toy with changing facial expression
A toy has a changing facial expression and includes a hollow toy body with a torso section and a head section on the torso section. The head section has a front side formed with a face opening. The torso section is provided with a pair of forwardly extend...
05/11/1999
5876263Toy animal with moving tongue
A toy animal is provided with an electrically powered motor which drives a curled tongue through a generally orbital motion that realistically resembles a licking motion. A switch for actuating the motor may be pressure responsive and may be disposed at a...
03/02/1999
5236385Mechanical doll assembly capable of simulating sleep
An animated toy doll which simulates a baby falling asleep is provided. Initially, the doll sits upright. A mechanical internal mechanism is provided for tilting or nodding the head forward, and then tilting the entire torso rearward to a final reclined s...
08/17/1993
5147238Tap dance doll
A doll including a torso, a pair of arms rotatably joined to the torso, a pair of legs rotatably fixed to the torso, a pair of feet rotatably fixed to the legs, apparatus within each of the legs for raising the feet, and apparatus actuated by movement of ...
09/15/1992
5141464Touch responsive animated toy figure
A touch responsive animated toy figure is fabricated of a soft or plush material and supports an internal housing formed of a rigid plastic material or the like. A rigid head chassis is supported within the head portion of the plush figure and is pivotall...
08/25/1992
5090936Movable decoration
A movable decoration capable of being moved to exhibit unexpected motion or variation in configuration while maintaining a conventional ornamental effect in a stationary state, resulting in a viewer taking much interest and exhibiting lots of imaginative ...
02/25/1992
5088954Manually assisted and controlled walking doll
A doll with articulated legs that are motor driven to pivot in an alternating, out-of-phase, motion to simulate walking has switch controls actuatable by user manipulation of an arm and hand of the doll. Rotation of the arm energizes the motor while squee...
02/18/1992
5052969Doll with head tilt activated light
A toy doll having a kiss activated play feature includes a doll having a torso, arm and leg appendages, and a head pivotally secured by a neck extension to the torso. A plurality of sparkle elements are supported on the doll exterior and an electronic ene...
10/01/1991
4968280Animated figure with interactive head and torso
An animated toy figure includes an upper and lower torso pivotally joined near the figure's waist portion. A head is pivotally secured to the neck portion of the upper torso. Arm and leg members are pivotally secured to the upper and lower torso portions ...
11/06/1990
4949327Method and apparatus for the recording and playback of animation control signals
Methods and apparatus for the recording and playback of animation control signals, including voice, are disclosed. In accordance with the method, a dual track cassette recording is made, one track consisting of a voice channel and the other track consisti...
08/14/1990
4871341Puppet mouth construction
The invention pertains to a mouth for a puppet capable of being hand operated and the method for forming the same. A pair of identical semi-rigid pieces having a lip region periphery have separate layers of fabric sewn to the pieces adjacent the lip perip...
10/03/1989
4863164String pickup game
A string pickup game apparatus includes a pair of supporters each of which has a pair of pinchers which are manipulated by a trigger such that two players using the two supporters can pick up string objects and place them in corresponding holding areas. T...
09/05/1989
4526552Animated figure toy having a telescoping appendage
An animated figure toy (10) includes an upper torso (14) provided with a neck opening (28) in which an elongated neck-and-head assembly (18) is reciprocably mounted for reciprocation by a twisted blade (52) affixed to a lower torso (16) and riding in a sl...
07/02/1985
4516951Movable toy animal
A movable toy animal wherein an electric motor is set on a frame in a head and electrically connected to a battery in a trunk, gearing is operatively connected to the electric motor, an axially-movable change-over gear is meshed with a first output gear i...
05/14/1985
4222195Combination of running toy and track along which toy runs
A toy including a powered running toy member and a track along which the toy member runs, the toy member being made to run by rotation of the driving wheels of the toy member. The running toy member is provided with a switching arm which is attached to th...
09/16/1980
4200197Animated toy box
A toy storage apparatus having a decorative outer surface designed to appear as an animate object. The apparatus is adapted for operation by a child and includes a hollow body of substantial volume for holding toys, and a top or cover pivotally mounted on...
04/29/1980
4188746Responsive doll
A toy figure, such as a doll, is provided with movable arms and eyes and a movable head. The movable parts of the doll are selectively actuated to move in a reciprocating manner to make such gestures as "yes", "no" to "wave" to "clap" hands or to "wink" a...
02/19/1980
3996695Sneezing doll
Pressurizing a bellows moves doll's head to a rear position, whereupon bellows is relieved so that the doll's head will move forwardly under the influence of a spring while air from bellows is simultaneously directed to a reservoir forcing water out throu...
12/14/1976
3981097Animated figure
Animated caricature for television and the like including an elastic body outline and attached head outline with arms, legs and feet, the feet being adhered to an invisible stationary background and the head outline being attached at the top only to a mov...
09/21/1976
3964205Figure with movable trunk, head etc., having driving device and individual operation means
A motion-toy is provided which is adapted to clap its hand, move its eyes inwardly and outwardly, move its ears, shake its head, move its lips, raise its voice and dance. The toy has a fixed frame and a frame having a trunk movable with respect to the fix...
06/22/1976
3959919Animated objects such as dolls, figured personages and the like
An animated doll comprising a deformable flexible envelope mounted on a rigid casing filling the greater part of the head and trunk portions of the doll. The mouth of the doll is moved by actuating means causing nursing of the doll and permitting absorpti...
06/01/1976
 
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