...that after Walter Hunt patented the safety pin in 1849, he sold the rights to it for $400?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4576583 | Toy capable of executing multiple moving modes A moving toy has a plurality of rotating elements located along opposite sides of its body. A motor is connected to these elements via a gear train so as to rotate the elements on the body. A plurality of sets of movable members each are capable of indepe... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4571197 | Impact responsive toy vehicle An impact responsive toy vehicle in which two separable halves each carrying surface engaging wheels are connected together to provide a vehicle supported on the surface engaging wheels. A torsion spring biases the joinable ends of the two halves to separ... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4545777 | Dioramatic running toy A dioramatic running toy including a running member and a dioramatic panel removably attached to the running member so as to enable the dioramatic panel to run with the running member. The present invention further relates to a dioramatic running toy asse... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4470219 | Toy vehicle assembly The miniature vehicle toy is provided having a wheel assembly, a chassis member, a prime mover assembly and a body member. The wheel assembly can be fastened to the chassis member by the snap-mounting of the prime mover assembly between a keeper member an... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4466215 | Miniature toy vehicle assembly A toy vehicle whose body is a replica of a high performance vehicle such as a "Corvette," the body resting on a standardized sub-assembly composed of a rectangular chassis carrying front and rear wheel sets, the chassis fitting into the underside of the b... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4413443 | Toy vehicle device A toy vehicle device having the general configuration of a ring wearable on a human finger includes a platform upon which a toy vehicle is mounted for propulsion. The toy vehicle is propelled from the platform by a spring compressed between the vehicle an... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4411098 | Toy vehicle A toy wheeled vehicle has a chassis which can be adapted to receive almost any style of vehicle body. The vehicle contains an elongated coiled spring enclosed within a tube having a substantially rectangular cross section. The vehicle has a keyhole aligne... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4393620 | Rocket train toy assembly The present invention is directed to a reconfigurable toy which is capable of simulating a locomotive train in one position and through a timed release being reconfigured into a rocket plane configuration in a second position.... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4375139 | Toy arrangement with independently rotatable wheel means A rolling toy in substantially permanently assembled form including a body having retaining apertures therein receiving mounting blocks in fastened relation. The blocks include tubular axle members rotatably receiving individual wheels, the latter being h... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4299051 | Mountable wheel for toy vehicle Disclosed is a demountable wheel suitable for use on toy vehicles. The demountable wheel includes a first member that is rotatably mounted in a permanent or semi-permanent arrangement on an axle. The wheel has a second member including a tire which is dem... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4189864 | Self-powered toy vehicle chassis and automatically interchangeable bodies A self-powered toy vehicle chassis adapted to removably receive a plurality of different types of bodies, such as a dump truck and a fork lift. A body receiving and dispensing support is provided which, when the toy vehicle chassis passes through carrying... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4188748 | Toy vehicle and housing set A toy vehicle and housing set, the toy vehicle having a body with a shell member positionable thereover, the shell member being configured for simulating a body of another type vehicle. The housing has a track section for traversal of the vehicle thereove... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4120118 | Semi-disassemblable toy vehicle A semi-disassemblable toy vehicle is disclosed and claimed. In general, the vehicle includes a body having a hinged, openable hood and a hinged, openable trunk lid. When the toy user opens the trunk lid, a trunk compartment recess is disclosed, in which a... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4114312 | Toy vehicle A toy in the form of a miniature vehicle characterized by a replaceable hood, as found on a conventional automobile, truck, or the like, spring-urged into a normal operating position upon assembly. The hood may be made of deformable material, e.g., alumin... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4061339 | Movable puzzle A movable puzzle comprising a plurality of puzzle elements having a substantially planar configuration which together form a completed image on at least one planar face when juxtaposed in a desired relative generally planar orientation. The puzzle pieces ... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3962820 | Connection for miniature toy vehicle parts A connection for use in connecting a rigid sheet material part in a toy vehicle with a relatively more resilient part wherein the rigid part is provided with a round aperture and the resilient part has an expansion collar thereon which is somewhat greater... | 06/15/1976 |