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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325996 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270590 | Assisted walking dolls and joint assemblies for use with same A toy doll may include a body supported by a skeletal structure including one or more joint assemblies. A joint assembly may include a pivot block further including a pivot stop, and a joint member rotatably coupled to the pivot block, the joint member further inclu... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7144179 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140945 | Gyrating toy An action toy consisting of a vertically mounted compression spring with a weighted top, and a means for preventing the base of the spring from bouncing away from the surface on which it is standing when the spring is compressed and released. The invention includes ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 6929527 | Doll and infrastructure therein A joint for use in toys, such as dolls, includes a first member including at least a portion of a ball and a second member including a socket which receives the at least a portion of the ball. A protrusion is formed on the first member adjacent to the ball such that... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6705794 | Display form having magnetically attachable parts Forms for display of clothing and the like with magnetically attachable parts are provided. The magnetic joints comprise a magnetic assembly with a depth-of-pull sufficient to cause the attachable part to begin to pull toward the form at a distance preferably greate... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6659315 | Manikin joints Joints for joining together limb members of mannequins and forms, and methods of assembly of joints and mannequins are provided. The joints and mannequins of this invention provide natural anatomical shape and ease of assembly. This is accomplished using ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6626730 | Foldable device suited for toys A foldable device suited for toys comprises a connecting rod and a retractable cylinder both sleeved by a toy shank support, wherein a bottom end of the connecting rod is connected to a transmission device that can force the connecting rod to move downwar... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6572432 | Telescopic mascot A telescopic mascot includes a head core, a shoulder supporting the head core and a body having a pair of upright telescopic tube assemblies adapted to support the shoulder. Each of the upright telescopic tube assemblies has a plurality of tubes, slidable... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6368178 | Toy figure with sound-generating mechanism A toy figure having an arm or leg incorporates an internal clicking sound-generating mechanism. For toy figures molded from deformable plastic material, the sound-generating mechanism is within an arm or leg of the toy, and includes first and second membe... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6171169 | Articulated toy figure simulating basketball play A toy figure torso supports at least one pivotal arm together with a spring-loaded mechanism urging the arm toward pivotal motion in a forward direction. A spring is coupled to the arm and provides the urging force. A trigger and latch mechanism is suppor... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6155904 | Wrestling doll A wrestling doll which functions as an exerciser for a boy playing with the doll and as a surrogate for a wrestling opponent. The doll is composed of a head joined by its neck to a torso from whose shoulder region extend a pair of articulated arm appendag... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6126509 | Toy figure with sound-generating mechanism A toy figure having an arm or leg incorporates an internal clicking sound-generating mechanism. For toy figures molded from deformable plastic material, the sound-generating mechanism is within an arm or leg of the toy, and includes first and second membe... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6033284 | Form of articulated structures for dolls or puppet bodies Improvements in the form of articulated structures for dolls or puppet bodies are disclosed. The improvements include a structure or skeleton-like framework in which the various elements and members which comprise it are connected with one another at thei... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5800243 | Toy figure with clicking sound effect A toy figure having an arm or leg which is moulded from deformable plastic material and incorporates an internal clicking sound generating mechanism. The sound generating mechanism has a closed chamber and includes first and second members which are relat... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5580295 | Arms for a toy figure A toy figure having rotatable arms which protrude from the body of the figure. The arms are rotationally coupled to each other so that they have a limited mutual rotatability.... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5380233 | Articulated limb toy figure A toy figure includes a hollow body having coupling openings formed in its upper side walls and bottom wall, the openings having inwardly tapered conical faces with peripherally spaced longitudinal channels. A magnet slab housed in the body is sandwiched ... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5310378 | Transformable 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 |
| 5045015 | Doll having a pair of mechanically driven legs A doll having a pair of mechanically driven legs for enabling the doll to move over a surface when held in an upright position. The doll includes a body portion for housing and supporting various elements of the doll. A pair of leg members are mounted on ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5024611 | Poseable doll magnetically secured to its stand A doll support apparatus including a ferromagnetic base having an upwardly facing support surface for receiving the bottom surface of a doll foot device incorporating a magnetic insert which, when supported on such surface, is disposed in close proximity ... | 06/18/1991 |
| 4952189 | Spinable doll A spinable balleria doll having a body, legs, feet arms, hands and a head. A pushrod extends through the body and out of the head. The pushrod is mounted for reciprocal movement relative to the doll. The pushrod engages a square drive nut located in the b... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4790789 | Toy figure having adjustably movable joints A toy figure is provided with joints having adjustable mobility. Threadably movable rings provided at each joint are used to limit the degree of associated limb movement, and ball sockets are provided with integral stops to control directional movement.... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4762513 | Reconfigurable walking toy with gear mechanism A reconfigurable walking toy which may be operated by turning a control knob which activates a gear mechanism within the toy used to move the leg members of the toy in order to simulate a walking action. The toy has two leg members, each having upper and ... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4750895 | Reconfigurable toy assembly A reconfigurable toy assembly which is capable of transforming into six different forms, such as a robotic humanfold form, a gun form, a jet plane form, an automobile form, an armored car form and a puma form, by changing positions of movable toy componen... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4680019 | Toy figure with individually posable limbs A toy figure includes a hollow torso. The arms of the figure are each provided with a ball having a shank extending inwardly therefrom. At the free end of the shank is a disk that is received in an arcuate slot formed by first and second pairs of ribs. Th... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4673373 | Transformable toy block and hinge therefor A toy block constructed into one geometrically regular block formed from at least two nestingly interengagingly configured three-dimensional components having adjacent pairs of couplers interconnected by a generally H-shaped unitary hinge, the hinge havin... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4623317 | Metamorphic radio-controlled traveling toy A metamorphic radio-controlled traveling toy having a traveling element; a leg element; a torso element; a pair of arm elements; and a head element. The traveling element includes a radio receiving unit and a drive and moving unit. The leg element is pivo... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4606618 | Optical device which is convertible to a toy robot A pair of binoculars which is convertible to a toy robot. The binoculars have a body to which leg tubes are attached, each leg tube having an ocular lens inserted in one end and an objective lens inserted in a second end. A focusing device is also attache... | 08/19/1986 |
| 4555237 | Walking and rolling toy A toy has a body with a fly wheel rotatably mounted in the body. First and second appendages are rotatably mounted to the body and are connected to the fly wheel by a gear train. Further, a member is movably mounted on the body. When the member is in a fi... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4530671 | Toy figure with extending neck A toy figure having a head with an elongated neck and skull, and a body having an orifice for slideably receiving the neck so that the neck can extend from and retract within the body. The outward movement of the neck is limited by a stop member and guide... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4319424 | Play house apparatus A doll play set including a doll figure and a doll house. The doll house is open access, having a circular floor and three radially-extending upright walls defining three areas for play within a generally hemispherical outline or outer shape. The doll hou... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4259807 | Doll which grows A fabric-sewn doll, stuffed with polyester stuffing, and including the head and trunk being made in one piece while the arms and legs are separate pieces adjustably attached thereto, so that the size of the doll may be adjusted to be the same height as a ... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4006555 | Doll with incrementally movable arm A doll having a movable head, and articulated appendages movably attached to the doll's torso. An actuator and a gear transmission system are operatively connected to one of the doll's arms, for imparting incremental movement to the arm. The transmission ... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3995395 | Easily assemblable toy figure The invention concerns an assemblable toy figure including: a head mounted on one end of a downwardly extending locking bar which has a flattened locking shoulder; and a hollow trunk divided into two havles and journalling arms and legs for pivotal moveme... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3994092 | Figure toy having reverse gear ratio between limbs Driving gear on one limb has at least twice as many teeth as driven gear on other limb which is connected to driving gear by idler gears for negatively increasing gear ratio between limbs so that driven limb will swing through a substantially larger arc t... | 11/30/1976 |
