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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322139 | Picture frame holder The present invention is directed to a picture frame holder which can accommodate a picture frame in either a vertical or horizontal orientation. The picture frame holder of the present invention includes a base with a slot and a vertical support having outwardly ex... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7270332 | Activity sets A play activity set including a target at which objects may be directed, a plurality of objects for throwing at the target, the plurality of objects including at least a first object with a first opening therethrough and a second object with a second opening thereth... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7029364 | Geometric craft and educational kit A geometric craft and educational kit having a punch-out sheet that has cut therein a plurality of faces. Each face is comprised of a plurality of rhombi having two opposite ends, a first end and a second end. The rhombic first ends are connected upon the face. The ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6626111 | Method of producing customizable, multi-dimensional print media and die-pressed print media Method of producing multi-dimensional print media, comprising the following steps: Providing a substantially flat sheet of print media. Providing an image for printing on a first side of the sheet; the image including an active area that eventually separa... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6439953 | Three-dimensional built-up toy with freely connectable bases A three-dimensional built-up toy with freely connectable bases mainly includes at least one base in the form of a flat piece having a plurality of insertion slots formed thereon, and at least one figure and a plurality of matching decorations formed on an... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6311142 | Methods for designing pop-up cards, and cards produced thereby An interactive development environment for design and placement of tiered geometrical objects, such as objects used in pop-up card designs. Relations between objects are represented mathematically, allowing computerized modeling and enforcement of design ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6136400 | Papercraft sheet for fabricating a toy On one surface of a normal paper sheet 1, patterns 2 are printed, and tabs 3 for sticking are printed at the outside portions of the outlines of the patterns 2. On the reverse sides of the patterns 2, sticky surfaces 4 are provided at corresponding portio... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6120344 | Three-dimensional folded carton action figures A three-dimensional action figure is formed from flat sheet material. The torso of the action figure is a folded carton formed of sheet material. The action figure includes jointed movable members which are pivotally attached to the torso by means of a no... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5981005 | Decorative animals A decorated animal having the trunk of said animal simulated by a piece of carpeting folded with the side containing the fibers on the outside of the folded carpet to simulate the trunk of an animal. One or more appendages are attached to the carpeting to... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5775971 | Three-dimensional folded carton action figures A three-dimensional action figure is formed from flat sheet material. The torso of the action figure is a folded carton formed of sheet material. The action figure includes jointed movable members which are pivotally attached to the torso by means of a no... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5458521 | Combination storage container and educational toy A storage container for use in a child's room to store toys or other items, wherein the container includes removable components that may be assembled to and removed from the container to form different objects, such as vehicles, animals, and the like, the... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5225255 | Bird ornament Ornamental bird devices, each comprising a first blank to simulate or be representative of head and body of a bird, and a second blank to simulate or be representative of wings for the head and body of the bird of the first blank. The blanks are of thin, ... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5171014 | Magic folding game A magic folding game includes a plurality of different folders each in the form of a combination of two right polygons having a joining line in the middle, in which the joining line is a side of both the polygons. From each side of the joining line, later... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4976652 | Flat handcraft construction element with slot and opposed tabs A handcraft construction element comprising a substantially square central engagement portion defining a diagonal slit therethrough and two oppositely disposed triangular integral flaps extending on opposite sides of said engagement portion and separated ... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4957786 | Method of making doll and doll thereby formed A method of making a doll includes the steps of forming a skirt portion from a substantially circular, flat, formable sheet by cutting three closely spaced substantially parallel radially extending slits in the sheet, forming the main portion of the sheet... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4798317 | Mannequin formed of sheet material A mannequin providing a small scale model of a living or fanciful figure, the mannequin being created from a blank of non-woven, synthetic plastic, flexible sheet material having paper-like qualities. The blank is die-cut to define a predetermined pattern... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4555236 | Hand actuated puppet and kit A hand-actuated puppet is fabricated of resilient thin flat sheet material which permits the puppet to be compacted to a flat storage configuration amenable to packaging within the cover of a book. The puppet is comprised of upper and lower panels interco... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4321291 | Decorative butterfly and method of construction A decorative butterfly and the method and assembly of constructing the same. The decorative butterfly includes a central portion with a center line passing therethrough and a wing disposed on each side of the center line and extending from the central por... | 03/23/1982 |
| 4087576 | Greeting card and ornament A greeting card which includes a folding, three-dimensional hanging ornament that can be punched out of panels of the card while the greeting itself can be separated for reference and saving, and the ornament may be hung for decorative purposes. The combi... | 05/02/1978 |
| 4084015 | Cage ornament and card A greeting card which includes an ornament that can be folded into a three-dimensional bird cage, with small paper board birds that protrude partly from the sides, and which card can include a separate panel for containing a greeting that may be separated... | 04/11/1978 |