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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038502 | Toy figures, play set, and play set accessories The disclosure relates to toy figures, corresponding play sets and play set accessories. In particular, the toy figures have a body portion comprising at least two articulated appendages and a magnetic base portion disposed at the bottom of the body portion, wherein... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7517269 | Building element for constructing a modular substructure A building element suitable for use in supporting model building sets. The building element is configured to be removably secured to a plurality of like or similar building elements to form a modular substructure for supporting model building sets. To that end, the ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7390237 | Learning toy A learning toy includes a board assembly having a plurality of perforations, and at least one toy element provided with a stud member for insertion into one of the perforations so as to attach the toy element onto the board assembly. The board assembly includes a ba... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7364487 | Structure building toy A structure building system is described that utilizes a mat, a set of connectors and a set of structural members to build a structure. In a preferred embodiment, magnetic coupling/connection may be used to connect the piece of the structure together. The system may... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7340868 | Universal structural element The invention describes a universal structural element (1) for the purpose of forming in particular, three-dimensional structures, which structural element can be manufactured in a convenient manner efficiently, cost-effectively from the most varied materials... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338046 | Multiple tetrahedron picture display system A picture display system, such as for a table top display, utilizing a plurality of tetrahedronal shaped blocks which feature four planar faces of equilateral triangles. In the system, the blocks are positioned within a tray-like housing, preferably six-sided, where... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7273571 | Molded table and its method of manufacture A plastic table structure includes a tabletop comprising a thin polymer shell layer surrounding an expanded foam core. The multiple layers of the finished tabletop are molded concurrently in a one-pass biaxial or centrifugal rotational molding process, and cured in ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7229334 | Toy house assembly A house-building toy comprises element blocks that include floor foundation blocks (2) functioning as the foundation of a house model and structuring a floor portion of the house model, wall blocks (3) structuring a wall portion of the house model, roo... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214118 | Rotatable disk illuminated picture board with disk offset engaging and orienting structures An image generating apparatus includes an image display board having an array of member ports; a light source behind the display board; a translucent pigment sheet positioned between the image display board and the light source, the translucent pigment sheet includi... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7166011 | Block toy sorting Building block toy sets having pieces with similar shape can be segregated into proper toy sets by providing each building block toy set with a distinctive dye code material responsive to optical radiation of a specific wave length. When block pieces of diverse buil... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7146084 | Fiber optic light source for display devices A light source includes at least one optical fiber having a length and first and second ends and at least one electromagnetic wave source disposed along at least a portion of the length of the fiber for transmitting electromagnetic waves through a side surface of th... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140612 | Cubic assembly puzzle and support structure A game or puzzle including a plurality of polyomino assembly pieces and a support base. The support base may comprise a polygonal bottom member, one or more towers, and side walls. The support base aids the user in visualizing the shape of the puzzle to be assembled... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7140944 | Connecting toy A toy includes a base member and coupling member. In one embodiment, the base member has, for example, three attachment posts. The coupling member is configured to be removably coupled to any one of the attachment posts. The coupling member is also configured to be ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7104805 | Board to board current connection A connector for providing a high current connection between printed circuit boards. The connector comprises a fastener, an electrically conductive spacer, and a nut. The fastener extends through a through-hole in each of the printed circuit boards. The spacer is dis... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7028965 | Method and apparatus for retaining model structural members A method and apparatus for retaining model structural members during construction includes a base member having a plurality of recesses therein, at least one and preferably a plurality of retainers, and advantageously at least one clip having a plurality of edges an... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6926624 | Hockey practice system A hockey practice system for improving a hockey player's shooting skills in an entertaining manner. The hockey practice system includes a panel having a plurality of openings, a first support and a second support pivotally attached to the sides of the panel, and a p... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6874291 | Universal structural element The invention describes a universal structural element (1) for the purpose of forming in particular, three-dimensional structures, which structural element can be manufactured in a convenient manner efficiently, cost-effectively from the most varied materials... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6860784 | Image retainer A device for retaining a three-dimensional image includes a retainer capable of arresting displacement of pins in a position corresponding to a contour of a load applied to the pins. ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6800012 | Picture board with array of individually pivotable color transmission members and pigment sheet and method An image generating apparatus includes a pigment sheet having an array of translucent pigment clusters, each pigment cluster being formed of a number of pigment regions, each pigment region containing an individual pigment differing in radiated color from that of a ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6729932 | Toy with illuminated polyhedron An illumination toy may be provided having an illuminated polyhedron that may include a base and a plurality of apertured sides extending upwardly from the base. Each apertured side of the illuminated polyhedron may have a plurality of apertures. The illuminated pol... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6659836 | Figure data input device An figure data input device is provided, by which prompt and accurate simulation learning is realized by automatically reading out type identifying data and location data of a figure piece when the piece figure is placed on a mounting board. The education... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6645038 | Toy with flexible light-transmitting elements A toy includes an at least partially translucent member. The member includes a flexible, elongate portion, and a first peg portion and a second peg portion on opposite ends of the elongate portion. A toy includes a toy assembly and a flexible peg. The toy asse... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6634920 | Thermoformed toy building plate A vacuum-shaped toy building plate with a substantially plane building surface arranged with coupling means for being interconnected with toy building elements having complementary coupling means. The toy building plate is also provided with downwardly pr... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6491562 | Automation designing kit A kit that can be assembled to make a moving toy comprises a container having at least one wall portion movable between a closed position closing an opening in the container and an open position allowing access to the inside of the container through the o... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6443796 | Smart blocks A child's construction set contains virtual intelligence, is interactive and smart, characteristics that may be exhibited to a player during player construction activity with the set and, thereafter, during continuing play and instills a sense of unpredic... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6412362 | Toy gearing system A toy gearing system comprising a drive unit and at least one gear unit. The drive unit comprises a body, a gearwheel supported by the body and having at least some of its teeth exposed for gear engagement, an electric motor for rotating the gearwheel and... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6283818 | Toy building set A toy building set comprising walls (1, 2) having at least one door opening (12, 13) which extends from the lower edge (15, 16) of the walls (1, 2,) and upwards in the position of use of the walls (1, 2) at a height and with a width corresponding to a doo... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6280283 | Doll kit A doll kit comprises a body having a torso and a head, body covered with material that releasably holds hook fastening material. Facial features, body features, clothes and accessories having mounting surfaces covered, at least in part, with hook fastenin... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6224453 | Modular building blocks with color coding A color coded set of building blocks including a plurality of nesting blocks with diamond cross sections and at least one octahedron cap block. The blocks in each set are progressively sized so that when the individual blocks are stacked, they nest within... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220919 | Assembled building block for forming various geometrical shapes with corners having angles 60 degrees, 90 degrees and 120 degrees An assembled building block formed by nineteen unit assemblies and a plurality of round holes for forming various geometrical shapes with corners of angles 60 degrees, 90 degrees and 120 degrees. The unit assemblies are formed by 1 and 3 to 6 small units ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6190228 | Toddler toy system and method An educational and recreational toy system for toddlers including a plurality of toy components having various shapes and sizes. The various shapes and sizes of the components are based upon a unit measurement. Toy structures are provided, including a bal... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6183332 | Toy An intellectual training toy has a large freedom of arrangement and enables connection between the driven ember and the rotary driving member even while the rotary driving member is rotating. The toy includes a base member which has a driving mechanism bu... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6129605 | Modular base units for a toy building set The modular base for a playing structure, such as a toy building set, includes a first planar member, or tile base, having attachment fittings on its bottom for removable attachment to a substructure, such as a lattice. The top of the first planar member ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6000983 | Display panel and method of making the same A display system is shown which comprises, in combination, a display panel and a modular multi-layer three dimensional figure which can be readily disassembled and re-assembled in different forms. The display panel has a structural member with a first and... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5971830 | Constructable spinning top maze A constructable spinning top maze kit having a base upon which rail pieces may be removably mounted to form a maze through which the spinning top may travel when launched from a launcher. Multiple bases may be joined together in a single plane to create a... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5961364 | Building set for a toy building A building set for a toy building comprising a number of building module frames (1,1a,1b,2) and a plurality of fittings (10,17,18), and wherein each of the building module frames (1,1a,1b,2) comprises a bottom plate (3,4,19) with a superstructure that def... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5954562 | Building block assembly Various constructions may be formed from a plurality of different geometric blocks having mortises formed therein for receiving correspondingly shaped connecting and axial rods which permit the blocks to be assembled in both longitudinal and transverse di... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5951356 | Modular lattice substructure for a toy building set having columns and foundations The modular lattice substructure for a playing structure, such as a toy building set, includes a planar frame having a plurality of exterior corners and a column having a height greater than the height of the frame. The column includes a lower portion and... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5928052 | Cube toy blocks The set of blocks in this invention comprise "slot blocks" and "key blocks." A slot block is a cube having two slots on each face. Each slot crosses the entire face and bisects a pair of opposite edges. The cross section of each slot is a square whose wid... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5924905 | Modular terrain for a toy building set The modular terrain for a playing structure, such as a toy building set, includes a plurality of terrain pieces. Some of the terrain pieces have a flat exterior edge. The flat exterior edge is only matable with a flat exterior edge on another of the terra... | 07/20/1999 |
