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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7247076 | Pulse width modulation drive and method for ornaments with movable components A decoration device may include a low-friction drive line and a PWM controlled motor that reduces or eliminates the gearing needed to achieve appropriate speed and torque at the motor output shaft. In preferred embodiments, the decoration device is an ornament that ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7077301 | Apparatus for organizing and displaying clothing An apparatus for organizing and displaying clothes having a three-dimensional, humanlike form supported by a base, the form having at least one projection from which to suspend clothing, hangers, accessories, or other suspendable articles. The form also has hands ha... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6773768 | Novelty with spring attached appendages A spring novelty item which has a head and appendages attached to a body by means of a spring connecting means so as to add dynamic and aesthetic beauty to any garden, kitchen or other setting. ... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6645034 | Mechanical swinging doll A mechanical swing doll has a housing having a first chamber defined therein. A seat is mounted in the housing, and has a second chamber defined at a lower part thereof. A gear assembly is installed in the second chamber. A motor is mounted between the ho... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6601326 | Human-figure display system A repositionable display system in the shape of a human figure that can be used to communicate information by holding signs or by making simple gestures; or it can be used to support various items such as clothing or accessories. The repositionable displa... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6500043 | Animated toy An animated toy comprising a toy body which itself includes at least one shoulder member and a pair of waist members, the upper ends of which are pivotally connected to the shoulder member. The toy body further includes a pair of leg members having upper ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6398618 | Motorized transmission for imparting motion to a display A toy consists of a base, a cap and a toy model. The base has stationary wheels and a movable wheel located on the bottom section thereof. The movable wheel may be driven through a gear set by battery power for moving the base around. The cap has a hollow... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6375536 | Electric swayable toy An electric swayable toy includes a body, a shoulder swayably and pivotally on an upper portion of the body, a pair of legs swayably and pivotally mounted on a lower portion of the body, a pair of arms swayably mounted on the shoulder, a head swayably mou... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6244925 | Motion toy A motion toy, which includes a toy body, and a power drive unit, the toy body having a front body shell and a rear body shell fastened together, two arms coupled to the body shells at two opposite lateral sides, a head pivotably mounted in the body shells... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6071170 | Dancing toy device A dancing toy device has a trunk, a head portion connected to the trunk, and a base portion connected to the trunk. An outer casing covers the trunk. The base portion has a base panel, two pivot joint devices connected to the trunk, and two connection lim... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5695382 | Transmission mechanism of a motion toy doll A transmission mechanism of a motion toy including two reversed rotary members turned by a motor through a transmission gear train via a transmission shaft, each rotary member having a triangular eccentric block and a circular eccentric block, two actuati... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5603177 | Animated display An animated display comprises a frame (16), arms (46) pivotted to an upper part of the frame and articulated legs (36, 54, 55) pivotted to a lower part of the frame. The arms and legs are pivotted and articulated by a common drive which includes a rocker ... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5424484 | Music box transmission mechanism A music box transmission mechanism comprised of a music box, a shell connected to the casing of the music box on the outside to hold a base frame, a movable plate connected to the base frame by a connector, a link coupled to a rod on one end of the pinned... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5371318 | Motion generation mechanism for a music box A motion generation mechanism particularly adapted for use in a music box is mounted in connection to the driving spring of a music box so as to permit the motion generation mechanism to actuate the head and limbs of a doll-like object to motion in tune w... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5247753 | Doll apparatus with an AC motor connected with a string-set This invention is related to an AC motor with larger torque which is adapted to plug into a lamp socket of a string-set of series connected decorative lamps directly so as to utilize the output of the AC motor to drive the transmission means of the doll a... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5102366 | Animated toy An animated toy simulates a flying animal-drawn carriage with rider. The toy has a fixed toy body mounted on a first vertical transparent plate. Movable toy parts are carried by the toy body. A second vertically reciprocable transparent plate is mounted a... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5040319 | Sound sensitive toy assembly including reciprocating mechanism A toy band assembly including a stage assembly, a plurality of movable toy figures, such as toy frog figures, a plurality of toy musical instruments, a sound pick-up unit, a stage lights assembly, power supply, a power supply switch, an integrated circuit... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5011450 | Sound producing toy with drive mechanism for movable figure It is a toy transmission device, which includes a U-shaped frame being mounted with a spring motor. The spring motor is engaged with gear train and a shaft, on which a music code roller and a number of cam wheels are mounted. Each of the cam wheels is eng... | 04/30/1991 |
| 4901459 | Swing device for dolls in groups The present invention provides a doll which has a pair of legs and a frame, with a generally horizontal slotted follower, fixed onto the top of the legs. A movable support frame for supporting the upper torso of the doll is pivotally mounted at its upper ... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4803796 | Animated figure The invention has reference to an animating mechanism for appendages of a toy figure where different appendages are given different motions. When applied to a winged figure, by way of example, the wings are given an up and down flap-like motion and the ar... | 02/14/1989 |
