...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7356951 | Inflatable dancing toy with music An inflatable toy may include a housing, a balloon-like structure, a blower mechanism, a drive mechanism, and a motor. The balloon-like structure may include a base, an inflatable portion, and an inlet. The base and the inflatable portion may define an air storage a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7264533 | Bubble-squeezing toy A bubble-squeezing toy includes a hollow body formed of flexible plastics material having low stretchability and an aperture; a liner formed of flexible plastics material having high stretchability and located within the hollow body and having a portion adjacent to ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 5100362 | Propellable articulating animal toy A propellable articulating animal toy having a flexible, pliable stuffed body which simulates an animal, preferably a puppy, having freely moveable body components. The body fits over a housing which includes at least one ground-engaging support wheel con... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4875885 | Engine noise simulating device for a bicycle A noisemaker for bicycles and the like includes a housing having a shoulder and a resonator plate seated in the housing on the shoulder. The resonator plate is biased against the shoulder by a compressed spring. A resonator chamber extends from the should... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4297809 | Chirping flying saucer A saucer shaped flying toy has imbedded therein a chirp producing whistle device which operates when the toy is thrown and spun in either direction. The whistle has a raised portion with an elongated sharp-edged opening. The raised portion extends into th... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4184286 | Damage-free actuating mechanism for an action toy A damage-free actuating mechanism for an action toy of the type in which an object is reciprocally moved between retracted and extended positions in response to the rotation of a pair of wheels. The actuating mechanism comprises a crankshaft secured to a ... | 01/22/1980 |