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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 |
| 6231452 | Magnetic putter A golf club shaft is provided with a pressure actuated switch on the handle and is operatively connected by an electrical circuit to a training head that has electromagnets mounted in both its forward and backward faces. When the golfer presses down on th... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5438972 | Magnetic target toy A washer shaped magnetic missile is combined with a launcher having a probe which supports the missile by extending through its aperture. The washer and launcher magnetically couple but relatively weakly so that deceleration of a travelling launcher will ... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5247920 | Toy bow A toy bow has a frame with a central aperture for a captive arrow shank and a rearwardly facing central space. An elastomeric string extends between standards and the arrow shank is apertured to receive the bow string. The arrow head is of magnetic materi... | 09/28/1993 |
| 4860719 | Magnetic hold-down device for crossbow A hold down device for a crossbow arrow or bolt uses a magnet supported and adjustably positionable in the tray beneath the ferro magnetic arrow head to hold the arrow against the arrow rest.... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4794905 | Magnetic hand held ball throwing implement An improved ball throwing implement includes a flexible shaft and a retaining means. The retaining means includes a magnetic collar contacting the wall of a diametrical bore provided in a ball or similar game element to be thrown by the implement and a ma... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4454858 | Draw length indicator for hunting bow A hunting bow is provided with a device for repeatedly signalling the exact length of bow string draw for an archer. The indicator particularly includes magnetic switch disposed in a forward position with respect to the body of the bow so as to be able to... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4388914 | Crossbow with coil spring force developing means for projecting an article In a crossbow an elongated casing is connected at one end with a bowstring trigger release mechanism. A pair of bowstring interconnected wings are pivotally connected to the other end of the casing with the wings being normally biased forwardly in aligned... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4386598 | Sling shot apparatus The sling-shot apparatus includes a handle with lateral arms to which an elastic cord is attached to form a sling. A projectile holding member is connected to this sling and also, a guide structure provided for guiding the movement of the projectile holdi... | 06/07/1983 |
| 4343286 | Archery bow An archer's bow, the center of which is constructed to permit an unimpeded, dead center flight of the arrow as it leaves the bow. A magnetic, suspension type arrow rest holds the arrow directly in the center of the bow at full draw, the arrow rest being r... | 08/10/1982 |
| 3970311 | Impact gun with pellet positioning lever A target game is disclosed in the form of a box with the front wall made of a resilient clear plastic. The box may contain various rotating and spinning targets located toward the rear wall of the box. A single pellet normally rolls forward down the incli... | 07/20/1976 |
