U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
U.S. patent applications available from 2005 to present.

Icon_funbox Quotables

"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."

Dave Barry

Newsletter  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.

 

Class 446/371 - Including hinge feature connecting parts


Subclass of Class 446 - Amusement devices: toys
Definition: Device provided with a specific connection between two body
No. of patents: 31
Last issue date: 04/04/2006


NumberTitleIssue Date
7021989Frictional joint for toys
Joints for movable toys, such as action figures, that use friction to maintain a fixed position. The toys include several body part members interconnected by a joint that includes a plug portion and a socket portion that receives the plug portion. The socket portion...
04/04/2006
6932668Method for a customer-controlled stuffed toy
A customer-controlled method of stuffing a toy which provides a multi-media interactive experience for a customer that enhances the overall pleasure of purchasing a stuffed toy. A tangible embodiment of a personality is chosen by a purchaser. The tangible embodiment...
08/23/2005
6910940Collectible and method of making the same
A collectible with a core, a filler material, a fabric surface layer, and a fabric attachment. The core is situated inside the fabric surface layer and the fabric surface layer is stuffed with the filler material to form a body. The fabric attachment is attached to ...
06/28/2005
6843703Electromechanical toy
A toy includes a body and an appendage system at a side of the body. The appendage system includes an arm and a linkage. The arm includes a first end fixed to rotate in a circular path and a second unfixed end. The arm defines a slot extending between the first and ...
01/18/2005
6220922Molded soft-skinned figures with articulating members
An inanimate figure having soft, resiliently deformable skin defining a body and limbs, at least one of the limbs housing an articulating limb structure comprising at least two substantially rigid limb frame members joined by at least one articulating joi...
04/24/2001
6139328Grappling dummy and production thereof
Disclosed is a grappling dummy is useful as a mock opponent for exercise or practice for athletes training for competitive martial art or wrestling purposes, as well as for practicing self-defense moves. The dummy is given a life size stature (for example...
10/31/2000
6132821Sculpted wall adornment
A three-dimensional soft sculpture wall adornment is made of a pliable and lightweight material. The wall adornment has a raised relief front surface and a back that is at least partially flat. The raised relief has a minimum total relief contrast that as...
10/17/2000
6053799Doll joint
The invention relates to a joint for fastening movable members to a doll's torus, in particular dolls' arms to an upper section. A rotating insert is put into the movable member, in particular the doll's arm, and both rotating sections are connected to ea...
04/25/2000
5944577Plush toy with concealed message
Plush toy that includes a concealed message therein is comprised of first and second halves or portions. The first half of the plush toy has a plush-like surface and a flat, printable surface on which a message is written, and the second half has a plush-...
08/31/1999
5788554Plush puzzle toy
A plush toy is provided having a body and plurality of detachable appendages in the form of arms, legs, tail and a head. The appendages are provided with a male member having hook-and-latch material which fits into mating alignment with recesses provided ...
08/04/1998
5516314Self-supporting figure
A self-supporting, two-legged figure includes an armature with leg wires of stiffly bendable material, extending a substantial distance into the torso preferably at least 3/4 of the way to the head end of the torso a body supported by the leg wires and fe...
05/14/1996
5378190Articulated soft sculpture and method of manufacture
A soft sculpture product and method of manufacturing the soft sculpture whereby a simplified and strong joint comprising a single mechanical fastener is used to joint a head, a body and arms. The head, body and arms are all independently rotatable....
01/03/1995
5350333Toy doll
A toy doll which can be draped over an exterior structure and remain on that exterior structure during its period of usage. The toy doll can use the appendages of the doll as a further securing arrangement on the exterior structure. The head section of th...
09/27/1994
5310378Transformable toy
The toy is transformable into two distinct open and closed conditions (O, C) through a body and appendages each of a fixed geometric shape mentioned to collectively present the image of an identifiable animate object in the open condition (O) and an image...
05/10/1994
5162012Musical pull string toy
A musical pull string toy having a pull string extending from the head through the body that is displaceable under tension between a first predetermined position and a second predetermined position. The music box emits sound when the string is recoiled fr...
11/10/1992
5112265Toy animal having oscillating parts
A toy animal having a main body part and an oscillating body part movably mounted upon the main body part by a mounting mechanism which will permit the oscillating body part to have relative rotary and oscillating movement relative to the main body part w...
05/12/1992
5083966Poseable soft doll
A poseable, soft doll has a head which is constructed of a generally circular front portion and a generally circular back portion which are sewn together. The head is attached to an inner body by a flat tubular neck which is attached at its upper end to t...
01/28/1992
4884991Poseable soft doll
A readily and realistically poseable baby doll has shells made of double layers of stretch fabric for the torso, arms and legs. For the most part, each of the shells is filled with a very fine, freely flowable particulate filler. However, a less freely fl...
12/05/1989
4878871Toy for conveying personalized message
A method of preparing and conveying a personalized message from a sender to a recipient utilizes a toy having a cavity containing a cassette player, a battery holder, a switch and circuit elements interconnecting the player, the holder and the switch. The...
11/07/1989
4824410Joint for toy figures, especially stuffed bears
A device for articulating the limbs and head to the body of toy figures. The device consists essentially of plastic disks that grip the covering material and of a plastic bolt that extends through the disks and has barbed sections. The object is to facili...
04/25/1989
4816000Stuffed toy with enclosed fluid container
A stuffed toy animal including an enclosed flexible fluid container and a soft furry exterior having a head portion and a plurality of extremities stuffed with a non-flammable material and a body portion accessible via a zipper for accommodating the flexi...
03/28/1989
4776823Convertible toy figure
A convertible toy figure provided with a head having a face with interchangeable expressive mouths is disclosed. The face includes a first panel with an expressive mouth and nose thereon. The first panel is hingedly attached to the head along a border por...
10/11/1988
4758200Doll assembly and method therefor
A doll assembly and method therefor having structures for attaching a head to a torso. The head includes an opening traversing through the neck and an enlarged cavity. A flexible sleeve stands from the torso into the neck opening and the enlarged head cav...
07/19/1988
4687459Baby toy
An imaginary humanoid toy is disclosed including a body portion and a shell portion. The shell portion includes a plurality of arcuate shell segments, each of which is pivoted about a pair of ears on the body portion. In a first position the humanoid figu...
08/18/1987
4662857Articulated soft doll construction assembly
An articulated soft doll construction in which a soft skin covers a soft doll head and a soft skin covers a soft torso in which the head is universally moveable relative to the torso. The torso has a first skin cover covering a fiber filler material. The ...
05/05/1987
4575351Training doll
An improved training doll for prospective mothers, sisters, child attendants and the like is provided which includes a life-like torso having the approximate weight, size and appearance of a baby, preferably a newborn infant. The torso has arms and legs a...
03/11/1986
4568298Doll with liquid-filled torso and removable liquid fill port seal
A doll figure representing a baby or other human figure having a torso enclosing rubber-like liquid reservoir substantially filled with water, has removable reservoir liquid fill port, permitting addition and removal of liquid from reservoir after doll's ...
02/04/1986
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
4206568Joined dolls
A plurality of dolls are joined together in face to face relationship by attaching the extremities thereof together. The extremities are bendable to permit relative movement between each of the joined dolls. In one embodiment of the invention, the dolls a...
06/10/1980
4094093Doll having self-supporting sitting and standing positions
A rag doll which is capable of being selectively manipulated or adjusted to assume either a standing or a sitting posture. The doll includes a combined head and torso portion formed of flexible covering material filled with soft, supporting stuffing mater...
06/13/1978
4062144Flexible doll having arm members pivotable to plural stable positions
A doll construction having a relatively flexible body to which leg members and arms are joined, an arm assembly being located in the body adjacent to the upper end thereof and extending outwardly of the body into the arms to define therewith arm members, ...
12/13/1977
 
Sign InRegister
Username  
Password   
forgot password?