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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347763 | Toy vehicle for children The toy vehicle is characterized in that a rear excavator is fastened to the toy vehicle, that a seat boom is rotatably arranged on a receiving block which is fastened to the toy vehicle, that a support leg is mounted on the receiving block and is pivotable between ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7128633 | Mechanical arm A mechanical arm generally intended for use as a toy or game element comprises a base rotatably supporting a turret. A first link connected to the turret by a shoulder joint, a second link connected to the first link by an elbow joint, and an end effector connected ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6475058 | Rotary tower crane with vertically extendable and retractable load maneuvering boom A slewing unit mounted to the upper end of a tower rotates a combination jib and counterjib which extends in a horizontal direction about a vertical axis. A first electrical drive unit powers the slewing unit to rotate the jib to a selected angular positi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 5906335 | Flight direction control system for blimps A method and apparatus for controlling the flight direction of a blimp. The blimp includes an elongate fuselage for containing a lighter-than-air gas, a movable rudder located toward a tail end of the fuselage, and at least one propeller mounted on a side... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5572908 | Ratchet mechanism for telescope devices on toy vehicles A ratchet mechanism for telescope devices on toy vehicles comprises a manually drivable driving gearwheel rotatably positioned on a telescope base body, a rack on the telescopic arm, the rack engaging with the driving gearwheel, and a pawl of ratcheting e... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5413515 | Toy crane configurable into three different operating modes A material handling toy which can be used in three different modes--as a mobile crane, a highline carrier, or a highline hoist. It consists of: a base (20) (top of the toy's storage box) and a platform (21) (bottom of the toy's storage box) which are held... | 05/09/1995 |
| 4961716 | Toy apparatus including robotic arm Toy apparatus in a playset including a robotic arm module for handling toy vehicles advanced along a path past a plurality of stations including a pickup station, an immersion station, and an exit station. The robotic arm module has gripper members actuat... | 10/09/1990 |
| 4712968 | Mechanical digger toy A toy mechanical digger includes a base frame member, a longitudinally-extending base beam pivotally mounted on the base frame for manually-actuated, 360° slewing action relative to the base frame, a seal longitudinally slidably mounted with respect to t... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4552274 | Tricycle and a toy crane assembly removably mounted thereon A toy crane attachment for use with a child's tricycle. The crane includes a main mounting frame which can be easily attached to or removed from the tricycle. The main frame pivotally supports a swivelable frame and boom, with the boom thereby being movab... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4316346 | Spur track accessory operation A toy vehicle movable on a track operates an accessory with its wheels when it abuts a stop member. A manually operable remote control is used to then reverse the rotation of the wheels to remove the vehicle from the stop member.... | 02/23/1982 |
| 4312149 | Transfer mechanism utilizing a pivotable holding member A transfer mechanism for use in a toy of the type incorporating "ball people" figurines to transfer the figurines from one location to a second location includes a base radially displaced from both the first and the second locations and a carrier which is... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4150839 | Toy vehicle A riding vehicle includes a body and a top portion defining a seat upon which the operator of the vehicle may sit. A plurality of wheels are rotatably secured to the body for movement over a suitable surface. A pair of the wheels are pivotally mounted on ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4141156 | Globe lamp with circumnavigating aircraft A globe lamp with a simulated aircraft circumnavigating the globe in a stable equatorial orbit carrying flashing and non-flashing lights.... | 02/27/1979 |
| 3997061 | Toy crane A toy crane provided with a base, a tower extending upwardly therefrom, a boom mounted to rotate about the tower, a carriage mounted to travel along the boom, an implement that may be raised and lowered from the carriage, and a control station permitting ... | 12/14/1976 |
