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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347761 | Motorized amusement device A toy is comprised of a propulsion system, such as a frame rollably supported by one or more driven wheels. The toy may be configured generically to include one or more platforms and a mounting bracket for connecting or supporting a variety of elements for transport... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7234991 | Moving toy A moving toy, e.g. toy car, comprises a body, wheels for moving the body on a surface, and an electric motor provided in the body for driving the wheels. A control circuit is connected to the motor for controlling the performance of the motor. Also included one or m... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7052013 | Stacking game and method A game device that includes non-uniformly shaped playing pieces that may be stacked onto an arrangement of multiple, base structures, the base structures having one or more substantially planar playing surfaces thereon, the playing pieces suitable for stacking on th... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6666746 | Control system for, and method of, operating toy vehicles Each of first vehicles has an individual address dependent upon an insertion of a selective one of different keys into a socket in the vehicle. Each vehicle is movable in any desired direction on a first support structure formed by intercoupling male dete... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6632122 | Toy vehicle programmed to follow a manually drawn path A toy vehicle is configured for itinerant maneuvers and is programmed by manually drawing a path on an exposed surface of a mechanical touch screen assembly on the vehicle. A microprocessor, coupled with the touch screen assembly, reads the manually drawn... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6575809 | Running toy system The present invention provides a running toy system including a rechargeable running toy which can be charged in a short time and which can run at high speed. A direct current motor 14 is mounted on the center of a chassis 11, and the rotary shaft of the ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6378634 | Tracking device A tracking device includes an external member and an internal member rotatable relative to the external member. A motor is attached to the internal member and includes a rotor shaft attached to the external member. A pair of target sensors that sense a ph... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6347972 | Shuttle wheel toy A hand held shuttle wheel toy is provided having parallel metal rails on which a shuttle wheel can be rolled back and forth. The toy comprises a first pair of parallel metal rails, each of said rails having a top and bottom side, a fixed end and at least ... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6343972 | Running toy system The present invention provides a running toy system including a rechargeable running toy which can be charged in a short time and which can run at high speed. A direct current motor 14 is mounted on the center of a chassis 11, and the rotary shaft of the ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6231422 | Toy automobile A toy automobile is disclosed, in which when the toy automobile runs through a curved path, a roller of a bumper of the automobile is pushed back by the wall of the track, so that the toy automobile can run through the curved path by turning the front whe... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6224454 | Dynamic searching device for toys The present invention provides a dynamic searching device for toys, having at least two optical sensors to sense a target and a control circuit to compare the sensed signals of the two sensors and control a driver to move the toy, thus giving the toy dyna... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6179686 | Running toy system The present invention provides a running toy system including a rechargeable running toy which can be charged in a short time and which can run at high speed. A direct current motor 14 is mounted on the center of a chassis 11, and the rotary shaft of the ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6171172 | Toy that senses obstacles to activate sound and turning A toy that can move around an object. The toy includes a drive mechanism that can move a housing in either a first direction or a second direction. The toy also includes a sensor that can be used to remotely sense an object. The sensor and drive mechanism... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6149494 | Toy with a moving body movable on a platform A toy includes a platform, a moving body, and a balance bar. The moving body has front and rear wheels rotatable about horizontal rotary axes, a turning wheel, and a drive unit coupled to the turning wheel and one of the rear wheels to drive movement of t... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6095892 | Motorcycle race track with moving rider figurines A model motorcycle race track system is provided including a race track and a plurality of carriage assemblies slidable along the track. A plurality of miniature motorcycles are each mounted on one of the carriage assemblies for being moved around the tra... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6083078 | Toy with moving body movable between two platforms A toy includes a first platform with a proximate edge, a distal edge, and first and second lateral edges interconnecting the proximate and distal edges. A moving body has a front wheel, first and second rear wheels, and a turning wheel between the front a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5906528 | Air-driven exploding toy vehicle A toy vehicle includes an inner body having a plurality of apertures formed therein and having an interior cavity. A plurality of body panels are formed to be received upon the inner body to form an outer body and are releasibly secured thereto in a snap-... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5746641 | Toy A wall walker toy car has a wheel with a sticky peripheral surface that normally extends partially out of a car body. The wheel is supported on a pivotable frame that responds to impact on a part, which would move relatively, to allow the frame to move up... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5741169 | Device capable of climbing on top of an obstruction A climbing device includes a hollow housing, a rotary drive unit, and a direction changing gear set having a main drive gear coupled to the drive unit, a transmission gear meshing with the main drive gear, first and second direction changing gears, a driv... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5641317 | Transmission mechanism of a toy helicopter A transmission mechanism of a toy helicopter, including a casing disposed in a housing of the helicopter, a motor disposed in the casing and a gear set driven by the motor to drive a pair of cams. Each cam is formed with a peripheral groove within which t... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5637996 | Toy system with movable vehicles A toy speed measuring and voice reporting system is disclosed. The system measures the speed of a toy car and reports the speed contemporaneously in audible speech. The system employs optical detectors and timing circuitry to compute the speed, and a voic... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5540439 | Game apparatus A game apparatus includes a game board surrounded by a fence, a plurality of pawns which are advanceable along the fence and an action character figure which is moveable on the game board. The action character figure is adapted to randomly move about on t... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5380231 | Toy that disassembles upon an impact A toy that disassembles upon an impact comprises a body, a plurality of detachable elements, a mount for supporting each detachable element in a predetermined position on the body, and a resilient ejector mechanism engaged between the body and each detach... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5259806 | Mobile musical hula dancing doll A hula dancing doll which alternately moves its hips left and right while making a forward or turning motion on a performance stage and a Hawaiian melody is heard to give a lifelikeness that compares with a real hula dancer. The doll includes a body porti... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5248274 | Toy vehicle capable of shooting color ribbon crackers The present invention relates to a toy vehicle capable of shooting color ribbon crackers and is characterized by a master shooting member which is normally held by a retaining means. When the bumper of the toy vehicle collides with something else, it is p... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5158496 | Travelling toy A travelling toy comprising a body, a DC motor mounted on the body and having a rotor, a stator, at least one commutator bar and a brush having a position of contact with the at least one commutator bar; and means for adjusting the position of contact of ... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4969851 | Toy vehicle with changing style feature A toy vehicle with opposed faces on the chassis has a pivotally movable piece carried by the chassis with the piece being biased by a bowed overcenter spring away from a playing surface on which the toy vehicle is supported on its wheels. The portion of t... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4925424 | Toy vehicle and track with track mountable command segments A toy vehicle adapted to run on a track wherein the track defines a preselected pathway with a preselected geometrical configuration. A plurality of motion command modules are mounted at predetermined locations on the track and each motion command module ... | 05/15/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4911669 | Toy simulated exploding vehicle A toy simulated exploding vehicle is disclosed including a chassis having a front end and a rear end, and an ejector seat mounted on the chassis and movable between a normal tensioned position in which it supports a simulated driver in a driving position,... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4828525 | Remote light controlled toy vehicle Remote light controlled toy vehicle is provided with a transmitting source for infrared rays of predetermined frequency through a predetermined angle of radiation and a mobile toy operatively responsive to reception of the infrared rays. The mobile toy ha... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4717367 | Toy vehicle with extendable section A toy vehicle having a front to back dimension includes a body with a forward end and a rearward end. The body carries an extendable tail section adjacent the rearward end for extension from a retracted position adjacent the rearward end to an extended po... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4676763 | Rolling and walking toy vehicle A toy vehicle is provided, including: a body; a spring, power generating unit connected to the body; a plurality of driving wheels connected to the spring, power generating unit through a transmission; a pair of legs mechanically connected to the spring, ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4676765 | Toy bridging vehicle A self propelled toy vehicle provided with a self contained bridging assembly. A bridging assembly is provided which upon manual actuation is automatically positioned to be driven over by the toy vehicle as it climbs over an embankment or passes over a ch... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4565537 | Impact responsive toy An impact responsive toy has a part of the body that is movable to expose the part in its regular condition or in a damaged condition. A biasing force urges exposure of the hidden damaged condition while the part is releasably latched to expose the undama... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4536168 | Toy vehicle playset A toy vehicle playset (100) includes a stunt apparatus (102) and plurality of vehicles (104), (106) and (108). Each vehicle includes front wheel (14) having outwardly extending protuberances (20) adapted to engage a ramp (130) on stunt apparatus (102) and... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4501568 | Shuttle wheel toy A shuttle wheel toy comprising a rotary wheel having a magnetized rotation shaft extending through a central portion of the wheel to have ends protruded beyond side walls of the wheel and mounted across a pair of substantially parallel arranged rails secu... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4493669 | Motorized toy A motorized toy is described which consists of self-propelled toy vehicles, station sections which can be incorporated along the course of a track for the vehicle and toy objects with movable parts which can be coupled with the station sections. Each toy ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4150507 | Toy for loading a vehicle The invention set forth pertains to a toy in which a vehicle is moved past one side of a leading station as an object is transferred from the loading station to the vehicle. An inclined ramp is located on the loading station; a carrier is movably mounted ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4147351 | Crash van chase A racing game consisting of powered vehicles, a continuous trackway having substantially separate first and second guide mechanisms for directing the vehicles along the trackway, the vehicles being permitted to travel faster along the first guide mechanis... | 04/03/1979 |
