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User-operated amusement apparatus for kicking the user's buttocks
An apparatus including a user-operated and controlled apparatus for self-infliction of repetitive blows to the user's buttocks by a plurality of elongated arms bearing flexible extensions that rotate under the user's control.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234992 | Remotely controlled toy vehicles with light(s) A toy vehicle including at least an on-board power supply, a plurality of wheels supporting the vehicle for itinerant movement, at least one motor operably coupled to at least one of the wheels to provide at least part of an itinerant movement, at least one light an... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137862 | System and method for controlling multiple model vehicles A system and method for controlling multiple model vehicles while using only a single remote control transmitter. A remote control signal transmitter is provided for transmitting control signals. The transmitted control signals are received by a single master model ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6805609 | Spring powered car with lockout mechanism A toy car comprises a base, a plurality of wheels arranged to support the base for rolling movement over a surface, a spring-powered drive train carried by the base and operatively coupled to at least one of the wheels and having at least one rotatable drive gear, a... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6722940 | Torsion spring powered toy vehicle Torsion Spring Powered Toy Vehicle comprised of a chassis, a torsion spring assembly attached to the top side of the chassis, the torsion spring assembly consisting of a flat plate having a pair of centrally located perpendicular tabs, a torsion spring and an integr... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6565411 | Key activated toy vehicle A key activated toy vehicle includes a body having a front end, a rear end and an exterior. The toy vehicle also includes a chassis that accommodates the body. At least one of the body and the chassis defines an opening to an interior of the toy vehicle. ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6196894 | Vehicle with spring motor operable in running and rewind modes The disclosure describes a spring motor, in combination with a toy vehicle, that easily can be manufactured and wound up by moving the vehicle in reciprocating forward and backward movements. The motor is operable in rewind and run modes, and includes fir... | 03/06/2001 |
| 5916007 | Magnetically tripped spring wound vehicles An entertainment apparatus includes a chassis, support wheels rotatably secured to the chassis, a back-wind spring powered motor mounted to the chassis and drivably connected to at least one of the support wheels, so that the motor is wound by rolling the... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5762534 | Automatic opening/closing mechanism An automatic opening/closing mechanism is disclosed. It includes a coil spring, a pushing member, a driven member and a contact board which are disposed in a cylinder under a decorative article. A shaft is disposed at a center of the coil spring. One end ... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5638922 | Pull-back windup type spring drive unit The present invention is a pull-back, windup type spring drive unit with two output shafts capable of transmitting driving force to the front-wheels and rear-wheels. This unit is provided with: a frame; front-wheel and rear wheel output shafts; a drive ge... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5316514 | Toy vehicle and launcher system A toy vehicle and launcher system includes a motor-driven toy vehicle having a wind-up spring-driven motor to provide forward motion thereof. The launcher is adapted to mount the vehicle and has a releasable latch for precluding forward motion of the vehi... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5203559 | Bowling apparatus having spring driven wind-up striker Game apparatus comprising of at least one self-standing upright playpiece and a self-powered striker self-movable along a supporting surface so as to engage and knock over the playpiece. The striker may be aimed toward the playpiece from a stationary posi... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5188198 | Power spring drive apparatus A power spring drive apparatus having a power spring on a power spring wind up shaft, an output shaft, and a gear train for winding the power spring and for transferring the rotational force of a wound power spring to the output shaft. The apparatus is in... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5176223 | Spring drive The present invention is concerns with a spring drive used as a driving power source for a moving toy. The spring drive has a windup pinion of which at least the top of one end is formed at its rotation axis as a small diameter end having a diameter small... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5131882 | Wheeled toy A circular or annular shaped rolling toy which can be designed to simulate the appearance of a circular or annular shaped product so that it can be used to promote the sale of the product. In one form of the invention, a small motor is provided to propel ... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5103936 | Spring drive unit of pull-back windup type A thin spiral spring drive unit, in particular for a toy car, employs a crown gear in a gear train between an output shaft and a drive shaft on which a spiral spring is wound as a source of the driving force. The unit can be assembled with a small number ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 4881621 | Spiral spring power source for toy This invention relates to a spiral spring power source for a toy, which can select a method of winding a power spiral spring 7 by a pulling string type winding cord 25 and a method of winding the power spiral spring 7 by a winding key 43 by removing a mec... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4842567 | Spiral-spring type driving unit A spiral-spring type driving unit is disclosed, including a gear train formed essentially of a gear housing, three rotary shafts and six gears; and a spiral spring serves as a prime mover of a toy vehicle. The spiral spring of the driving unit is wound up... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4832156 | Spring motor A braking device is provided to reduce the speed at which a shiftable spring motor runs down. The braking device includes a pallet which is mounted so that it can oscillate, the pallet having a pair or arms which cooperate with the teeth of an escape whee... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4817936 | Spring-powered toy A windup spring toy contained within a divisible housing can be wound up via an external winder. Upon release and after a predetermined amount of time has elapsed, the housing divides, allowing the windup toy to emerge.... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4786269 | Four-wheel drive toy vehicle A four-wheel drive toy vehicle having a spring-wound motor capable of travelling over hills and other obstacles. The vehicle is provided with front and rear traction wheel sets whose axles extend across the chassis which support the body. Each axle has a ... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4764149 | Spring driven two-wheel toy vehicle A spring driven two-wheel toy vehicle in which the weights of the spring drive unit and the transmission gears are distributed such that the toy is laterally well-balanced. In order to simplify assembly, a frame is provided with integrally formed shafts t... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4736943 | Windup spring using toy A windup spring using toy having a divisible container of a single form in its undivided state and including a winder, and a windup spring drive toy to be contained within the container, having a windup spring drive unit therein, which is wound up by the ... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4715475 | Two-speed drive mechanism for toys The two-speed drive mechanism for toys of the present invention comprises, in order to utilize the spiral spring releasing force as the source of driving power, a mechanism element interconnecting through a gear mechanism a spiral spring shaft fixed with ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4710147 | Four-wheel drive unit for toy vehicle A four-wheel drive unit for a toy vehicle, comprising a windup spring drive mechanism including a first axle, a gear mechanism having a second axle and a link shaft which rotatably connects the first axle to the second axle via link gears so that the gear... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4710148 | Toy vehicle assembly with multiple drive units A toy vehicle having a chassis and interchangeable wheel drive units detachably mounted in container portions of the chassis. The wheel drive units has a unit body and a pair of wheels rotatably mounted to the unit body via a rotary shaft.... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4684355 | Automobile having selective drive wheels A toy automobile having selective drive wheels comprising a body, a chassis and pairs of front and rear wheels, in which either a front wheel windup spring drive unit or a freewheel holder along with a front axle is detachably arranged in a front space of... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4683986 | Spring drive for toy vehicles A spring drive mechanism has a spiral spring positioned in a spring encasement as a power source. Its ends are connected, on the one hand, to a spring encasement gear and, on the other hand, to a spring shaft gear. For the purpose of winding up the spring... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4662477 | Drive mechanism for toy running vehicles A drive mechanism using a spiral spring as a driving force for driving toy motorcars and other running toys comprises a frame having a mounting hole for easily assembling a spiral spring within the frame permitting all the components required for construc... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4648487 | Drive wheel equipped with power spring A drive wheel has a power spring within a drum housing formed on one side of the casing. The drive wheel includes a sun gear and a fixed pinion rotatably mounted about a shaft of the sun gear, the power spring being coupled between the sun gear and the fi... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4623039 | Spring drive Disclosed herein is a spring drive for use in a moving toy which comprises a windup pinion 5, a spring windup shaft 7 having a gear 6 meshing with the pinion 5, a large gear 8 provided around the spring windup shaft 7, a drive pinion 9 always meshing with... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4582171 | Special effects drive mechanism for self-propelled toy vehicles A unique drive mechanism for a toy vehicle is disclosed which can be selectively enabled to cause the toy to come to an abrupt halt after a powered run, and which can cause the toy to realistically imitate a "spin out" of a full scale vehicle. The drive t... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4568308 | Two-speed action spring drive A two-speed action spring drive which automatically changes the gears from very slow to fast moving state is disclosed. In this device the gear meshing with a driving gear group and the gear meshing with a reducing gear group are linked together by a deta... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4541815 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle has a gear box containing a clock spring which is wound by pushing the vehicle backward. A two part toggle-linkage system connects the gear box to the frame. When the clock spring is wound, the resulting spring bias urges the toggle-linkage ... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4519789 | Combined jump means and toy vehicle with simulated stunt hoop A combination toy vehicle (10), a jump (14) for the vehicle, a tower (12) holding a swinging hoop (24) having a flame design adjacent the end of the jump, and a landing ramp (16) for the vehicle. The toy vehicle includes a shift lever (110, 110A) to hold ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4516954 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle has a gear box containing a clock spring which is wound by pushing the vehicle backward. A two part toggle-linkage system connects the gear box to the frame. When the clock spring is wound, the resulting spring bias urges the toggle-linkage ... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4508517 | Pivotably linked toy vehicles, one self-propelled A toy vehicle device includes a pair of interconnected wheeled vehicle housings. The two housings are connected by a member for conjoint movement in parallel to one another and for swinging movement of one vehicle about the other. One of the vehicles incl... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4496330 | Miniature toy vehicle assembly A powered miniature toy vehicle having: an upper body member, a lower frame member of approximately 50 mm in length, a front wheel and axle assembly, a rear wheel and axle assembly, and a spring motor assembly. The ratio of the length of the motor assembl... | 01/29/1985 |
