Class 446/166 - OPERATED BY GRAVITY-FED FLUENT MATERIAL

Subclass of Class 446 - Amusement devices: toys
Definition: Device including dynamic means powered by a falling stream
No. of patents: 21
Last issue date: 05/22/2007

Number	Title	Issue Date
6773264	Teaching apparatus for mechanics principles A mechanically propelled apparatus for teaching principles of mechanics. The apparatus includes a drive wheel disposed on a first axis of rotation and a power drum disposed on a second axis of rotation. At least one flexible tensile member transmits energy from a we...	08/10/2004
6607418	Discovery toy and method of use A discovery toy/play feature apparatus, for use with water and sand, or other particulate or granular material is provided. The apparatus allows the user to play in both sand and water in such a way as to learn and discover physical and engineering princi...	08/19/2003
6135843	Novelty device with flowable particulate A novelty device comprised of a transparent body defined by a chamber. First and second horizonal partitions having a plurality of openings depicting text or design traversing said chamber. The first and second partitions in a generally spaced parallel re...	10/24/2000
5921841	Swirlee pop The swirlee pop is a candy holding device including two parts. A main housing comprising a hollow cylindrical tube containing a luminescent colored liquid that flows freely from one end to the other end while being captured by an air trap in both ends as ...	07/13/1999
5577945	Child-transportable portable toy-assembly set A portable toy-assembly set that in a disassembled state is of a sufficiently miniature size as to be transportable by a child and assembled by a child, as water tank-like vessel having a sufficiently large upper water addition opening as to enable a chil...	11/26/1996
5460561	Toy kit of stackable geometric shape pieces to form a structure A toy kit for forming a structure. Individual pieces include at least a cylinder, cone, cube and prism, and at least one additional piece. The piece can be assembled to form a structure, e.g. a sand castle. The pieces are hollow and open bottomed and incl...	10/24/1995
5385472	Construction water toy A educational water toy designed for mounting on a vertical surface, such as a bathtub wall, is disclosed. It consists of a variety of interlocking parts which can be arranged in various sequences. The various parts are designed to conduct water; control,...	01/31/1995
5367805	Apparatus for hydraulically powering a moving display Provided is an apparatus and method for hydraulically powering a moving display. In accordance with the apparatus, there is provided a housing having an actuating member affixable thereto. There is further provided a reservoir means in fluid communication...	11/29/1994
5336122	Educational apparatus with pump for use in bathtub An apparatus for use by children includes a hand operated pump provided with a hose for the delivery of water from a bathtub to a wall-mounted system of water conduits. The pump includes a hand crank with meshed gears to provide a positive displacement fl...	08/09/1994
5167560	Toy fire fighting display A toy fire fighting display is disclosed which includes a toy building having areas of structure simulating that the building is on fire. Spraying of water at some of these areas causes a chamber to fill with water causing a float to rise causing changing...	12/01/1992
5049080	Waterwheel demonstrating apparatus A chaos waterwheel teaching device is provided for demonstrating and illustrating to students that random appearing phenomena occurring in natural systems such as biological, chemical, physical, and mathematical may actually reflect the action of simple u...	09/17/1991
4959819	Regenerating power unit This invention relates to a regenerating power unit employing a flowable medium to drive a rotatable wheel and attached axle with various attachments being utilized on the rotating axle for educational and/or amusement purposes. The power unit 10 is provi...	09/25/1990
4949385	Apparatus and method for making precipitation audible A series of substantially horizontally disposed and extended chimes are mounted upon a bracket and positioned to interrupt the fall of rain adjacent a building. The impact of rain or other precipitation upon the chimes gives forth a pleasing sound which i...	08/14/1990
4708686	Eccentrically weighted rolling device returns uphill A sealed container with a movable weight therein is eccentrically mounted within a light rollable object on a guideway. Liquid mercury, powered metal, or metal pellets or spheres would move within the container to shift the center of gravity. Maintaining ...	11/24/1987
4506892	Ball and tube game apparatus and method A toy or game comprising an elongated transparent tube, the tube containing a column of sand and a sphere or ball. According to the method of the invention, the sphere is moved through the column of sand from one end of the tube to the other....	03/26/1985
4476648	Float activated toy vehicle A motorized toy vehicle actuated by liquid such as water is provided. The toy vehicle includes a frame having wheels rotatably supported thereon and a motor operatively coupled to the wheels for rotating the wheels. A reservoir having a float disposed the...	10/16/1984
4282020	Method of using a waste glass collector and cullet dumper A receiver for waste molten glass, which automatically dumps the glass as cullet in lump or fragment form. The receiver comprises primarily a hopper or bin, with a central partition which divides the hopper into two compartments. The hopper or bin is pivo...	08/04/1981
4219198	Amusement device This invention relates to an amusement device which will provide an amusing series of events, in a chain reaction fashion, culminating in the entrapment of a playing piece. A first element is selectively actuated which causes the release of a first ball d...	08/26/1980
4057244	Child's play seat apparatus A child's play seat comprising a support frame structure having a play area including an open box member having an upstanding wall secured thereto and a relatively deep removable open tray disposed in the box, and a seat member secured to the frame struct...	11/08/1977
3987307	Particulate material powered prime mover There is disclosed a prime motive means powered by the tailings of mines, the crushed material emanating from quarries and/or the earth removed in strip mining operations. The system takes advantage of the fact that in any mine-like operation a relatively...	10/19/1976

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Class 446/166 - OPERATED BY GRAVITY-FED FLUENT MATERIAL