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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7591705 | Miniature expandable toy train system A toy train is provided having a folding body with body segments joined by a hinge, adapted to engage a base having wheels. The folding body may be disassembled for storage in a generally flattened arrangement. A novel drive assembly for a toy train or toy train acc... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7481693 | Dynamic current collector system for a set of toy vehicles which are disposed on a track comprising a guide groove A dynamic current collector system for a set of toy vehicles disposed on a track. The system includes electroconductive tracks which can be connected to a power supply unit and which are disposed along inner sides of a guide groove. The system also includes current ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7387559 | Toy vehicles and play sets with contactless identification Toy vehicle sets may include a toy vehicle with an RFID transponder operable to produce an identification signal to identify the toy vehicle and an RFID reader configured to generate an electromagnetic field, detect an identification signal produced by an RFID trans... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7263953 | Automatic pet trainer This invention relates to an integrated automatic device for training and feeding a pet, which also functions as a play mate while the owner is absent or otherwise engaged. A toy holder, when actuated by an ejector, throws a toy placed therein to a predetermined dis... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7188915 | Suspension and drive mechanism for a multi-surface vehicle A tracked vehicle produces a pressure no more than 3 psi on the ground by increasing the number of contact points on the inner surface of the track. The stiffness of the track is also selected to minimize bowing between the idler wheels or rollers. The track is ther... | 03/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128634 | Convertible drive train for radio-controlled toy A radio-controlled car convertible from a two-wheel drive configuration to a four-wheel drive configuration is described. The radio-controlled car includes a chassis, a first drive assembly positioned in a first portion of the chassis, and a modular second drive ass... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7066276 | Method and apparatus for excavating earth to a desired depth A system and method of facilitating excavating a below grade opening at a construction site in a parcel of land includes a first vehicle having a motor operably connected to at least a pair of traction members and a second excavating vehicle. The motor is operably c... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6923515 | Low noise track profile A track for a tracked vehicle, consisting of a track substrate. Terrain lugs are distributed about the circumference the track substrate on its outer surface. Drive profiles, each consisting of at least one drive lug arranged across the width of the track substrate,... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6264283 | Adjustable wheel for toy vehicles An adjustable wheel assembly is provided and includes two pairs of oppositely disposed rim sections. The wheel assembly is normally biased in a circular configuration by a resilient tire disposed over the rim sections. A device for movably mounting the ri... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6132287 | Transforming tracked toy vehicle A toy vehicle comprises a chassis having a front end, a rear end and first and second lateral sides extending between the ends. Two wheel trains are disposed on separate lateral sides of the chassis. Each train includes first, second, third and fourth whe... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5921843 | Remote controlled toy vehicle A remote controlled, all-terrain toy vehicle has treads on both its left and right sides. Each tread extends over front and rear oversized, resilient wheels that allow the vehicle to travel on its top and bottom sides in forward and reverse. The vehicle i... | 07/13/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5667420 | Rotating vehicle toy A vehicle toy has two lateral sides, front and rear ends, an outer perimeter extending around the front and rear ends between the lateral sides, and three pairs of wheels, each pair having a common rotational axis. The wheels of each wheel pair are oppose... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5484321 | Radio-controlled track vehicles An improved radio-controlled track-driven vehicle comprises an innovative belt drive structure in which the rear wheels engage with the belt in positive drive, and the front wheels engage with the belt in frictional drive. According to one embodiment of t... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5440996 | Track set with rotating intersection for toy trains A track set as set forth for use with a toy train or the like includes a pair of mirror image C-shaped track portions coupled to a circular base. A circular platform is rotatably supported upon the base and includes a plurality of track segments supported... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5352144 | Wind activated toy A toy activated air movement including a loop of a self-supporting flexible sheet-like material. The loop has an interior surface and an exterior surface and a major axis perpendicular to the direction of travel. The loop is formed of a material which at ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5273480 | Control vehicle toy drive train for pivoting turns A drive unit of a vehicle toy realizes a high-speed performance and a large-torque performance, is excellent in operability and provides improved battery life. In the drive unit, there is provided a motor gear driven by a radio-controlled motor, first and... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5261853 | Vehicle toy with steerable front wheels and caterpillars A vehicle toy has the same roadability as that of a conventional toy provided with caterpillars, is controllable with the same control feel as that of a conventional four-wheeled toy, has reduced travelling load, and may travel at high speed. A body is su... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5135427 | Caterpillar-type vehicle toy A vehicle toy has front wheels and larger rear wheels provided on each of the left and right sides of a two-piece, articulately coupled chassis. Caterpillars are engaged over the front and rear wheels on each side. Twin electric motors separately drive th... | 08/04/1992 |
| 5037302 | Educational toy with a repairable defect for teaching humanistic values to a child An educational device for teaching humanistic values to a child is in the form of a toy manufactured with at least one recognizable abused condition or defect. The toy is packaged and marketed with repair apparatus enabling a child to permanently substant... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4927401 | Radio controllable spherical toy A radio-controlled spherical toy is designed as a hollow, preferably transparent sphere containing a radio-controlled vehicle supported on two drive bands having a track contact between points the maximum distance between which is less than 80% of the inn... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4710149 | Toy vehicle with self-contained bridge A remote controlled toy vehicle carrying a self-contained bridge. When the toy vehicle approaches a road hazard, for example, a water hazard, the vehicle is stopped and the bridge, carried by the toy vehicle, is caused to be flipped over the vehicle from ... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4586911 | Transformable toy vehicle A transformable toy vehicle capable of being converted into a toy robot is provided. The converted toy robot gives no impression of the original outer appearance of the toy vehicle, because of the folding operation of the front and rear compartments. The ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4522606 | Self-powered miniature toy vehicle with treads and with unusual four-wheel-drive climbing capability This toy operates on continuous-belt treads that cooperate with other "climbing toy" features to provide extremely exaggerated ability to negotiate steep and/or rough surfaces. The car selectably operates: (1) as a conventional electrically powered toy, a... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4477998 | Fantastic wall-climbing toy A wall climbing toy has a drive mechanism comprising a driven endless belt and a plurality of suction disks mounted on the belt. A plurality of wires interconnect the belt with the disks to (1) pull the latter from the surface, and (2) bend the disks towa... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4458444 | Track laying toy vehicle A motorized track laying vehicle is operable for forward, reverse and turning movement by manipulation of a turret on the vehicle. The turret is movable between forward, intermediate and rearward positions on the vehicle to correspondingly control the veh... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4382347 | Toy tractor assembly A vehicle toy assembly is provided having the capability of being reconfigured through a time control action into a second configuration. During the transformation, projectiles can be fired and a miniaturized vehicle can be released and propelled from the... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4380135 | Four wheel drive toy A four wheel drive toy includes a drive mechanism and two pairs of elongated movable track portions mounted on a frame, each pair of track portions including a follower gear driven through an independent gear train from the drive mechanism. An interior su... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4231182 | Toy vehicle having reversing mechanism A toy vehicle having a base section and a turret section is movably supported on a plurality of wheels. Located in the interior of the vehicle is a motor which is suitably connected to at least one of the wheels of the vehicle. Included in the connecting ... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4226292 | Miniature target vehicle A track-laying, remotely controlled, miniature target vehicle is shown, bearing an expendable shell which resembles a military tank. Four grooved pulleys on each side carry two V-belts as tracks, one wheel being electric motor-driven. The two reversible e... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4213269 | Amusement vehicle A toy tank is disclosed having tracks and a cannon supported on a turret. The tracks consist of multi-element, hingeable links forming a chain type loop supported by tensioned rollers and idlers such that the tracks are articulated realistically in accord... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4105259 | Endless track for a tracked vehicle An endless track concept particularly adapted for a tracked vehicle toy having no track tensioning means and wherein the track is characterized by its simple and economical construction, as required for a toy. This endless track includes a plurality of si... | 08/08/1978 |
| 3953938 | Means for supporting a toy craft A means for supporting a toy craft for uninterrupted travel around a room. This invention comprises a circuitous rail mounted on the walls of a room adjacent the ceiling to avoid all the openings normally provided in a room. The rail, carries a drive trai... | 05/04/1976 |
