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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118635 | Enclosed vapor pressure oscillation device A mechanical toy having two enclosed chambers, one positioned above the other, connected by a tube; a vaporizing medium contained within the enclosed chambers and tube; means for rotationally supporting the tube and chambers; means for exciting the vaporizing medium... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7686667 | Internal displacement vapor pressure rotation device A mechanical toy having two enclosed chambers, one positioned above the other, connected by a tube; a vaporizing medium contained within the enclosed chambers and tube; an object within each chamber to displace the vaporizing medium; a rotational shaft centrally con... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7431654 | Play apparatus Play facility that can be safely played on by preschoolers, and that can be set up indoors. The play facility (1) includes hollow play structures (2) and (8) having a play surface on which a play participant can engage in play, the play surface ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7150670 | Enclosed vapor pressure rotation device A mechanical toy having two enclosed chambers, one positioned above the other, connected by a tube; a vaporizing medium contained within the enclosed chambers and tube; means for rotationally supporting the tube and chambers; means for exciting the vaporizing medium... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6997773 | Moveable toy with corresponding audio and visual outputs A toy is provided having a motion detector that detects motion of the toy and generates a signal indicative of the motion. There is a visual display that is capable of selectively producing a visual output and an audio system capable of producing an audible output c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994556 | Electronic educational apparatus incorporating the detection of objects An apparatus is provided for determining the identification of selected objects for use in connection with an electronic children's toy, which apparatus includes a plurality of objects, each of the objects including several object contact elements, and an identifica... | 02/07/2006 |
| 5184569 | Animated wild animal feeder A wild animal feeder which combines animal feeding with a decorative, fanciful shape and, further, is also animated by activity of the feeding animals, composed generally of a pair of fancifully shaped sidewalls, a feeder component situated between each o... | 02/09/1993 |
| 5182822 | Child's sink apparatus A cabinet structure includes side walls, a floor, and a rear wall, and a top wall mounting a concave sink therewithin. The sink is operative through a manually operative pump and an underlying reservoir to direct fluid into the sink, with a drain associat... | 02/02/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4919636 | Water toy An educational water toy for children, which incorporates a first water tank (1) fitted to a base plate (2) and having at least one outlet opening (21, 22). The base plate further has additional water tanks (3, 4) provided below the outlet opening (21, 22... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4778430 | Water slide toy A water slide toy including: a downwardly inclined slide having an upper end and a lower end; a carrier for moving separate discreet objects such as human or animal figures from the lower end of the slide back up to the upper end of the slide so that the ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4496329 | Water jet toy A toy adapted to be activated by water from a garden hose. A nozzle assembly at the bottom of a bowl directs water into and agitates water in the bowl while directing a jet of water vertically upwardly from within the bowl. Balls floating on the agitated ... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4206565 | Liquid activity toy A liquid activity toy having a housing with one or more reservoirs into which the child user can introduce a liquid, such as water, to operate one or more actuators to cause one or more actions or activities to occur. One of these activities is the rising... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4205483 | Delayed return devices A device in which a displaced member will automatically return to its rest position after a delay comprises a container partially filled with a viscous fluid. The container is mounted so that it can be moved between a first, stable (rest) position and a s... | 06/03/1980 |
