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A method of swing on a swing is disclosed, in which a user positioned on a standard swing suspended by two chains from a substantially horizontal tree branch induces side to side motion by pulling alternately on one chain and then the other.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE41284 | Toy garbage transportation truck In a toy garbage transportation truck comprising a cargo space (3) for the garbage that is to be disposed of, having an opening (4) on its rear to which an emptying casing (5) for garbage cans that are to be emptied is adjoined that has a rear d... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7387558 | Interactive toy vehicle A toy vehicle having an interactive feature, the toy vehicle comprising a body at least two wheels rotatably coupled to the body; and a tongue actuation mechanism moveably coupled to the body, the tongue actuation mechanism including a tongue extender having an enga... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7335084 | Traveling toy and suspension of traveling toy A traveling toy having a plurality of steering front wheels and a plurality of rear wheels being connected with a driver, and a suspension of traveling toy in which a trailing arm having one end part supported rotatably at the upper part of a supporting wall standin... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7211983 | Amphibious off-road vehicle The invention concerns an off-road vehicle, in particular of the amphibious type, having a left wheel-train (6, 7, 8) and a right wheel-train, arranged to propel the vehicle on both land and water, propulsion resources (10) to drive the said wheel trai... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7160171 | Pneumatic pump and vehicle In accordance with the present invention there is provided a pneumatic pump in combination with a pneumatic toy vehicle powered by a refillable compressed chamber. The improvement of the pump is defined by having a pipe that has an aperture to exhaust air being pump... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150671 | Toy vehicle The invention relates to a toy vehicle, particularly for track-guided car racing circuits, that comprises a drive motor (10), which has a drive shaft (12), and comprises a driven axle (14), which is provided with wheels. A transmission (16 | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143461 | Sweeping appliance A sweeping appliance having a housing having dirt receiving enclosure. A slot-like opening is formed in the underside of the housing. An elongate rotary brush having a plurality of bristles is located towards the front of the sweeping appliance. Front and rear wheel... | 12/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7086922 | Track for model cars A race track for model cars with series of pressurized air conduits. The track is designed to race at least two cars in a manner similar to a “Drag Race.” Each car has its own lane. The system of pressurized air propels the cars with bursts of air from jets. The... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7044826 | Roll-on-roll-off remote control truck According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a remotely operated toy truck for loading and unloading a roll-on-roll-off dumpster, the truck comprising: a dumpster system including a ramp for raising and lowering in relation to the truck, an... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033241 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle has a chassis, at least a first drive wheel rotatably attached to the chassis and at least a first link having a first end pivotally coupled with the chassis. At least a first non-powered wheel is operably coupled with the second opposing end of the fi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6907828 | Model train cars A model train freight car and a method of manufacturing the same. An aluminum model freight train car body is extruded through a die. At least one accessory is attached to the freight car body. The model train freight car weight ranges from about 1.0 lbs. to about 1... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6592427 | Toy vehicle grain loader accessory A toy vehicle set accessory is claimed. The toy vehicle set accessory comprises a grain loader and a toy vehicle adapted for use with the grain loader. The grain loader comprises a grain elevator assembly for simulating the transfer of grain to the toy ve... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6554681 | Toy train box car A toy train box car includes an electrically operated miniature motor and gear drive which initially actuates a shuttle mechanism to open a sliding door and cause cargo items to be moved from a storage bin for loading onto a hand cart. As the door opens, ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6524160 | Toy vehicle gear shield A toy vehicle gear shield for protecting the gears of a toy vehicle from debris. The device includes a panel having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second edge. A first flange is attached to and extends along a length of the top edge. T... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6485351 | Toy garbage transportation truck In a toy garbage transportation truck comprising a cargo space (3) for the garbage that is to be disposed of, having an opening (4) on its rear to which an emptying casing (5) for garbage cans that are to be emptied is adjoined that has a rear discharge o... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6394876 | Running toy with a pivotal undercarriage mechanism In one embodiment, a running toy is provided having a rear-end portion of a fore undercarriage with front wheels pivotally coupled with a fore-end portion of a rear undercarriage with rear wheels. Further, a fore toy body is attached to the fore undercarr... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6322416 | Photochromatic toy A toy system including a housing, an ultraviolet light source provided in the housing; and a representative element comprising photochromatic material, the representative element being temporarily disposed in the housing, the representative element being ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6165044 | Power-driven motorized bulldozer A power-operated mobile toy bulldozer that is capable of seating one person. The toy bulldozer comprises a central body frame having a front portion and a rear portion. The central body frame has a seat, a pair of mobility means mounting the central body ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6110003 | Radio control transport hauler A trailer is provided including a neck adapted for engaging a towing structure. A frame is fixedly attached to the neck. A plurality of wheel assemblies are coupled to the frame. Also included is a deck pivotally attached to the frame.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6110050 | Toy train hopper car A toy train hopper car has a simulated load which appears to be emptied from a full load position. An electric motor drives a rotatable crank arm which engages a pivot arm connected to a load support that holds the simulated load. A second parallel pivot ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5989096 | Toy fork lift vehicle with improved steering A remotely-controllable motorized toy vehicle having a highly-maneuverable skid steering system driven by single or dual motors, having a separately motorized lift device pivotally secured to the chassis of the vehicle operative to lift and transport tran... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5879221 | Toy bulldozer with blade float mechanism A remotely-controllable motorized toy bulldozer vehicle has a highly-maneuverable skid steering system and a motorized blade lift mechanism pivotally secured to the chassis of the vehicle operative to permit the blade to free float at its lower positions ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5846120 | Toy tow trailer with self-leveling hitch assembly A toy trailer for towing or hauling transportable elements including a unique tow hitch assembly and suitable for use with remotely-controllable motorized toy vehicles having a highly-maneuverable skid steering systems driven by single or dual motors, hav... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5816887 | Radio controlled toy with remote accessory activation A remotely controlled vehicle that mechanically activates an action accessory. The vehicle contains a remotely controlled plunger that engages a trigger of the action accessory. Engaging the trigger activates a mechanism within the action accessory. Activ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5749764 | Amusement system for children An amusement system for children including a soft sculpture character having a plurality of storage pockets for holding a variety of the amusement system components including a tape recorder, a drinking vessel, and a book containing a story about the soft... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5584743 | Steerable toy road scraper The present invention relates to a toy road scraper having three blade members which are vertically movable between a first and a second limit position. The movement of the blade members is controlled through the instrumentality of cables slidingly engagi... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5435768 | Remote controlled model trash truck Described is a remotely controlled miniature model trash truck with operating features that simulate those of a full size trash truck. The truck features moveable and controllable forks, fork frames, top access door, rear door, and an ejector blade. The m... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5433645 | Remote controlled model trailer A model trailer is provided of the type for hauling trash from a collection point to a disposal site. The trailer has a frame, a hitch at one end of the frame and wheels at the other end. The trailer also has a trailer body including a base, a front wall,... | 07/18/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5378191 | Toy device for picking up objects from a plane face A toy device picks up objects from a plane surface, where a set of wheels drives rotary blades adapted to move the objects up a guide plate toward a magazine. The blades are relatively stiff and comprise an integral hinge spaced from the axis of rotation ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5328402 | Toy dump trailer apparatus A toy trailer including a hopper, with the hopper including bottom wall doors pivotally mounted and arranged for closing and opening relative to cables directed to a winding axle is provided. Trailer wheels are mounted below the trailer floor, that in tur... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5000715 | Toy machine for laying a simulated road surface A temporary type of surface structure for use with toy vehicles. An elongate strip of flexible material has a front surface and a back surface. The front surface has the appearance of a road, or highway or street. The back surface is provided with adhesiv... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4917648 | Toy sanitation truck A toy sanitation truck having forwardly pivoting arms carrying a pivotable cleaning structure mounting a sponge thereon for being pushed along in front of the truck, pivoted forwardly from mounting positions on opposite sides of the truck and with the arm... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4917649 | Toy vehicle with simulated loading A toy load carrying vehicle includes a body having a cavity and a load which is movable into and out of the cavity to simulate loading and unloading. The load includes a downwardly extending tab engageable with surface tabs at the ends of a path travelled... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4895542 | Toy automobile with attachments A toy automobile has slot-like formations on wide various surfaces to accommodate accessories and body elements which have circular clip elements snugly receivable removably in these recesses. The recesses can be paired with the recesses of each pair lyin... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4799915 | Radio-controlled robot operator for battery-powered toys A radio-controlled, battery-powered robot operator for interchangeable operation of battery-powered toys. The robot operator performs the operations performed by actual operators of actual vehicles and other machines, e.g., the operation of a gear shift l... | 01/24/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4643695 | Toy work vehicle having power take-off A toy work vehicle propelled by a bi-directional d-c motor in a forward or reverse direction depending on the polarity of battery voltage applied thereto, the vehicle including a power take-off device driven by the same motor to raise or lower a load. A g... | 02/17/1987 |
