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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7862399 | Armature kit and construction Described are novel armature kits, constructions and elements, providing increased flexibility in design and ease of use. In one aspect, inventive armatures include adaptations to isolate the tensioning of ball-and-socket joints occurring at either end of a motion s... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7341767 | System and method for displaying pom pons A system for storing and displaying pom pons is provided with a frame and a plurality of securement members positioned in a spaced-apart relationship with one another along opposite side portions of the frame. The securement members releasably secure the gripping po... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7300328 | Mountable interactive toy animal The present invention is directed to an interactive toy generally including a body having a body section and a head section. Generally, the body resembles an animal, such as a horse, or popular fictional characters. The body section includes a preformed engagement s... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7147537 | Historic wooden adventure system and figures Action toys and methods of assembling and using the toys. A first aspect the invention includes assembleable sectioned portions of background play scenes that are easily assembleable and rearrangeable into virtually endless diorama-like arrangements using a speciali... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7118443 | Animated multi-persona toy The present invention provides animated toys adapted to imitate multiple personas. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6994554 | Phonology and articulation tool A manipulative tool for demonstrating the relative positions and configurations of articulators and other oral structures, when making phonetic sounds. The tool comprises a tongue, upper and lower palate, and upper and lower teeth, as well as, adjustable and positio... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966776 | Educational doll A toy for teaching sign language includes a body with a thoracic portion and a lower limb portion that are movable between rotated and stationary positions. The present invention further includes metacarpals provided with a wire frame passing therethrough, which mak... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6931951 | Mechanical device with simulated skin substrate An apparatus for evaluating a material is provided. In one aspect, the apparatus is an adjustable artificial arm for transmitting fluid into the material. An artificial skin, for example, is removably attached to the artificial arm, and the material is placed over t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6923707 | Doll A doll including a head, a torso and limbs in the form of arms and legs. The doll includes a face having particular facial elements such as eyes, a mouth and a pair of antennae. Each eye includes a eye rim. The eye rim is formed from an elongate member of an endless... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910940 | Collectible 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 |
| 6746303 | Flexible toy figure with wire armature An improved posable figure, having extended life and resistance to failure, and being repeatedly posable in a realistic fashion. The posable figure includes an inner armature constructed of a plurality of strands of wire, and an outer molded body covering constructe... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6390882 | Decorative-article structure made from winding metallic wires and being rotatable under solar energy A decorative-article structure made from winding metallic wires and being rotatable under solar energy, it includes a specifically designed main body formed by winding metallic wires, and includes a solar energy board and a motor at proper positions on th... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6237759 | Kit for holding a plant to a stake A method of holding plants to a stake is provided. A posable figure preferably having a plurality of elongate positionable appendages is provided. The posable figure preferably has an internal bendable wire frame and external relatively soft body, appenda... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6193577 | Alternative medicine elements package An alternative medicine elements package in which a soft sculpture doll having a body portion and at least two arm-like appendages attached to the body portion includes a magnet in each of the arm-like appendages and a copper strip that extends through th... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6089949 | Segmental doll This invention relates to soft dolls and animals formed of groups of stuffed segments on flexible cores. The torso, arms and legs of the doll are formed by different groups of stuffed segments on flexible cores. The segments in each group are sewn togethe... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6015328 | Toothbrush toy having interchangeable bendable and posable character handles A bendable and posable toothbrush toy has a toothbrush portion detectably secured to a handle portion in the form of an animate character. At least part of the character handle is posable, preferably the arms thereof, by providing a wire insert within the... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5800242 | Reinforced articles of elastomeric material The present invention relates to improvements in articles useful as desk ornaments or toys which are in the form of caricatures having faces and arms made of elastomeric materials and reinforced with wire in a manner such that the article can be manipulat... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5762531 | Posable toy animal A stuffed toy animal using hand-bendable 3/8 inch flat bands to internally support bulk material about the body location of the toy animal and within an outer fabric cover, and using only the bands in depending appendages, such as legs, of the toy animal ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5741140 | Adjustable armature assembly device An adjustable armature assembly device is disclosed where the assembled armature may be adjusted rotationally and longitudinally during figure modeling when a sculptor desires to alter the original figure composition and size. In addition, a means for det... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5630745 | Figure having numerous seamless repositionable parts A figure configured in the shape of human or animal with multiple repositionable parts is disclosed. The figure is made of two kinds of soft resilient materials, one is of extra softness to be placed in the joint areas; the other is of average softness to... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5516314 | Self-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 |
| 5385500 | Flashlight toy The present invention features a snake toy having an illumination apparatus in its mouth. The body of the snake toy has an inner, flexible, corrugated tube of metal or plastic. The flexible corrugation is easily twisted in order to provide different shape... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5350333 | Toy 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 |
| 5340350 | Multi-positional inflatable auto decoy The present invention teaches an inflatable body representative of at least the upper portion of a human form including a plastic inflatable exoskeleton with and inner side and an outer side molded to represent a torso, a head and appendages. Additionally... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5255457 | Figurine picture frame A figurine picture frame in the shape of a mammal having a body portion with a head portion positioned relative to the body portion and supported thereby, the head portion being configured to receive and support a picture for display.... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5017173 | Torsional joint skeleton for poseable figure A torsional joint armature for poseable figure is formed of a one-piece molded plastic material fabricated from a malleable nonelastic deformable material. The armature is articulated by a plurality of molded joints each of which includes one or more tors... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4964836 | Poseable toy animal A poseable toy animal including at least a pair of flexible limbs formed in part by skeletal-like structure including a pair of flexible members extending downwardly from a generally inverted U-shaped frame including a pair of downwardly extending support... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4932919 | Posable figure with continuous skin A posable figure includes a one-piece integrally molded armature defining a plurality of integrally molded joint members which provide articulation of the elements of the armature. A one-piece molded skin, preferably formed of a plastic or rubber material... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4816001 | Toy figure A toy figure having a body consisting of a plurality of fabric discs simulating ruffles superposed one upon the other and centrally mounted on an elastic strip, the elastic having abutments at its ends, to prevent the discs from escaping, the discs acting... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4752269 | Reconfigurable, interchangeable and interlocking playthings, blocks or construction pieces Three-dimensional, reconfigurable playthings or blocks may be interconnected in a myriad of designs. A plurality of generally flat blocks of substantially uniform thickness in varying geometric outlines and contours are interconnected through the utilizat... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4687459 | Baby 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 |
| 4666417 | Flexible tubular toy An amusement device is described which comprises an elongated, flexible, tubular sheath having two ends. A shape-forming core member is contained within the sheath and extends through substantially the length of the sheath. An end cap is secured to each e... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4650701 | Ornamental device and method of constructing same An ornamental device is disclosed having main frame members of braided wire, support members, and spanning members for forming the outline of the device. The device is normally formed in two halves which are mated before a screen is laid over the superstr... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4196541 | Reinforced articles of elastomeric material The present invention relates to improvements in facial likenesses or caricatures made of elastomeric materials and reinforced with wire in a manner such that the facial position can be manipulated to selectively alter the expression or appearance thereof... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4197358 | Flexible statue A figurine which can be flexed into different animated positions, and including a soft wire frame imbedded inside a body of flexible material, the figurine being removably mounted on a base, and the present invention further including various garments for... | 04/08/1980 |
| 4123872 | Toy animal figures Toy animal figures built up of pliable wire, paper tissue, adhesive masking tape and yarns. A skeletal framework of wire, constituted by two lower parts forming the body and leg portions, and one upper part forming the body, neck, head and tail portions, ... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4112614 | Reinforced articles of elastomeric material The present invention relates to facial likenesses or caricatures made of elastomeric materials and reinforced with wire in a manner such that the facial position can be manipulated to selectively alter the expression or appearance thereof.... | 09/12/1978 |
