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Method and apparatus for making a drink hop along a bar or counter
A method for generating a drink which appears to hop from a remote spot on the bar or counter and take one or more leaps, before landing in a patron's glass.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303459 | Toy system The toy system includes: a pair of motors; an operating device having a throttle lever for velocity direction and a steering device for course direction; a driving control device for controlling driving velocities of the respective motors so that the driving velocit... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7255626 | Tutorial and wits-increment toy car This invention is directed to a device of “a tutorial and wits-increment toy car”, mainly consists of a shell body with gear case at both sides, and within the gear case sets up multiple wheels used to act as mechanical powers transfer connection between the mot... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234990 | Remote-controlled toy vehicle having multi-mode drive mechanism A remote-controlled toy vehicle includes a plurality of road wheels supporting the toy vehicle for movement. A driving motor is selectively reversible between first and second directions of rotation and is drivingly connected to at least one of the road wheels throu... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7175501 | Children's car driven by swiveling operations of a steering wheel The present invention relates to a children's car that moves forward with a simple and easy operation with particular care taken of the safety of the child riding the car. A steering block which can be steered with a steering wheel and a steering column is provided ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7018266 | Land sail vehicle A tricycle-type wind-propelled toy land vehicle includes a sail with reliable tangle-free boom control. Both the disposition of the boom and the front wheel steering is actuated by a radio frequency remote control system. The vehicle further includes a skid plate su... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6964572 | Interactive toy A developmental toy for small children includes a contacting member is rotated by an electric motor and a controller that, in response to input from a sensor, signals the electric motor to move the toy from a starting position for an initial period of time in an ini... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6939197 | Toy vehicle with enhanced jumping capability A toy vehicle that is capable of lifting off a travel surface by means of a cam member. The toy vehicle comprises a chassis that has first and second ends and first and second drive wheels disposed between the first and second ends. The first and second drive wheels... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926581 | Toy vehicle with movable chassis components A toy vehicle comprising a hinged, three part chassis having a first longitudinal end and a second, opposing longitudinal end and including a central chassis portion with first and second lateral chassis portions pivotally coupled with the central chassis portion on... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6752684 | Radio controlled toy vehicle with transforming body A radio controlled toy vehicle that has the ability to transform from a compact (narrow wheel track) configuration to an expanded (wide wheel track) configuration. The toy vehicle includes at least one driving wheel. Left and right main transformation arms are attac... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6732015 | Robot system A robot system includes a plurality of segments 3, joints 4 for linking the segments together, drive units 5 for actuating the joints, and a controller 8 for controlling the drive units. Further, the robot system has bladders 2 fil... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6540583 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle includes a chassis having front and rear portions with a wheel supporting the front portion of the chassis. The toy vehicle further includes spaced-apart swing arms connected to the rear portion of the chassis. Rear wheels are rotatably moun... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6505527 | Remote-controlled toy car forward/backward steering control mechanism A forward/backward steering control mechanism installed in a toy car and coupled to a power drive and controlled by a remote controller to move the toy car forwards/backwards. The forward/backward steering control mechanism uses a remote controller-contro... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6475059 | Single driving wheel remote control toy vehicle A radio controlled toy vehicle having a single driving wheel. First and second chassis bodies are located on opposite sides of the driving wheel, and the driving wheel and chassis bodies rotatably attached to a primary axle. Support wheels are rotatably a... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6386058 | Forward/backward steering control mechanism for a remote-controlled toy car A forward/backward steering control mechanism installed in a toy car and coupled to a power drive and controlled by a remote controller to move the toy car forwards/backwards. The forward/backward steering control mechanism uses a remote controller-contro... | 05/14/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6123600 | Motor driven surface engaging multi-directional and surface translating amusement device A motor driven surface engaging multi directional and surface translating amusement device which simulates a creature of the sea or land, or a robot which has forward, reverse or rotational movement across a surface and which forward and reverse movement ... | 09/26/2000 |
| 5871386 | Remote controlled movable ball amusement device A remote control movable ball amusement device includes a plurality of shell parts so as to result in a non-spherical ball. Preferably each shell part is driven independently of the other. An antenna is provided which extends externally of the shell parts... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5803790 | Toy vehicle with selectively positionable wing A toy vehicle includes a central vertical longitudinal plane at least one road-contacting front wheel coupled to the chassis to rotate about an axis fixed perpendicularly to the central plane and at least a pair of road-contacting rear wheels coupled to t... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5741185 | Interactive light-operated toy shooting game The invention provides a toy light projector or light gun and player-worn and self-propelled toy targets which detect light emitted by a toy light gun, and a toy shooting game which includes at least one toy light gun, and at least one toy target. The gam... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5580296 | Toy vehicle with changeable appearance as function of direction of movement A toy vehicle includes a vehicle body and front and rear wheels that are mounted on respective front and rear regions of the vehicle body for rotation about their axes. The toy vehicle further includes a pair of wings that is mounted on the vehicle body f... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5503586 | Steering apparatus An extremely simple gear system is disclosed whereby a pair of output gears may be controlled so as to rotate in the same or opposite directions. The gear system is particularly useful as the steering system for a toy vehicle in which a reversible motor d... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5429543 | Vehicle toy A radio-control toy vehicle is provided with six nonsteerable wheels, three on each lateral side of the vehicle. At least the center wheel on each lateral side is drivingly coupled with a separate, reversible motor. The vehicle is steered by controlling t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5409414 | Toy sphere This invention relates to a toy sphere and in particular to one including an annular member provided with a circular groove at both sides, a plurality of internal gear teeth at an inner surface, and two opposite eccentric pins at an outer surface, a power... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5401201 | Music box vehicle with automatic wheel shaft reversing mechanism An automatic wheel shaft reversing mechanism comprises a drive gear adapted to be rotatably driven by a driver unit; driven gears are provided which are movable in the axial direction of a wheel shaft and supported thereon, the driven gears alternatively ... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5374213 | Chassis and drive train for toy vehicles A chassis and drive train for toy vehicles comprises a housing, front and rear axles mounted on the housing for rotation, a drive motor, and an output power transmission coupled between the motor and the first axle for driving the first axle. A coupling t... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5320574 | Toy vehicle with steerable wheels A toy vehicle with a chassis (1), a pair of non-steerable wheels (2) and a pair of steerable wheels (3) mounted on the chassis, a reversible motor (4) mounted on the chassis and fitted with a first outlet shaft (5) associated with a transmission (6) for d... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5304088 | Drive apparatus for vehicle toy When an electric motor is rotated normally, a left-hand driving wheel is rotated normally by a drive gear through a large gear, a left-hand small gear, and a left-hand driven gear, and a right-hand driving wheel is also rotated normally through a right-ha... | 04/19/1994 |
| 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 |
| 4878877 | Plug-in module for motorized toy vehicle A power module which when plugged into an open compartment in the body of a motorless toy vehicle acts to motorize the vehicle, the compartment being disposed above a coupling gear which is operatively linked to a wheel or other means to propel the vehicl... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4810229 | Omnidirectional toy vehicle An omnidirectional toy vehicle has: a plurality of bearing members rotatively mounted on a chassis, each bearing member bearing an associated drive wheel and having a hollow portion at the center thereof along the whole length thereof; a steering mechanis... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4705487 | Movable toy automatically swingable between an up position and a down position A movable toy which automatically swings between an up position and a down position is disclosed, which includes an elongated toy body, a pair of driving wheels arranged at a bottom of the toy body, a pair of arms swingable from their vertical position to... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4666420 | Toy car of a front wheel driving type The present invention relates to a front wheel drive toy car having front wheels for driving and changing direction which includes a chassis and a lifting rod connected to the chassis for supporting a rear axle. The car includes a hinge for pivotally secu... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4655724 | Toy vehicle and steering and drive mechanism therefor A steering and drive system for toy vehicles is disclosed. Independent gear trains for wheels on opposite sides of the toy vehicle are utilized in combination with a single reversible motor to either rotate all wheels in the same direction to move the veh... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4577528 | Driving/turnaround device for a remote controlled toy vehicle A driving/turnaround device in use with a remote controlled toy vehicle comprises a reversible motor operable by an external command, an intermediate gear being in mesh with a gear rotated by the motor, a pair of axles being independently provided for rig... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4573943 | Motorized toy vehicle A toy vehicle propelled by a bi-directional, miniature d-c motor, coupled by a clutch through a gear train to a wheel axle. A manually-operated shift stick mechanism is operatively linked both to the clutch and to a polarity-reversing switch interposed be... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4568306 | Unicycle toy A combined tire and radio-controlled powered vehicle substantially concealed within the tire produce in combination the facility to roll across flat surfaces and to turn corners at considerable speed, leaning into the direction of turn. The vehicle has th... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4565538 | 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... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4553947 | Shifting mechanism for motorized toy A shift mechanism for a motorized toy includes a shift lever which is mounted on the toy so as to be able to move back and forth along an X axis and back and forth along a Y axis. The toy includes an electric motor and electric power supply for powering t... | 11/19/1985 |
| 4545776 | Steering mechanism for self-powered vehicles and vehicles employing said steering mechanism A steering mechanism for self-powered vehicles and vehicles employing this mechanism are disclosed. The steering mechanism is characterized by a yoke pivotably attached to the vehicle frame which carries one of the vehicle's axles. A crown gear is provide... | 10/08/1985 |
