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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7364489 | Electromechanical toy A toy includes a body, a motor within the body, an appendage coupled to the body of the toy, a tail device coupled to the body of the toy, and a neck device coupled to the body of the toy. The appendage is actuated by the motor to move along a first path. The tail d... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7270589 | Resilient leg design for hopping running and walking machines A leg for use on hopping, running, jumping and walking machines. As incorporated into the bow leg hopper robot, a thrust actuator provides elastic energy to the leg which is automatically released during stance to control hopping height. Lateral motion is controlled... | 09/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 6926580 | Robotic toy A robotic toy has a pedestal, a first casing assembly, a first transmission device, a mounting shaft assembly and a toy assembly. The pedestal has a speaker and a battery container. The first casing assembly is trunk-like and is mounted on the pedestal. The first tr... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6926579 | Toy rocket launch pad with directional safety valve Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for launching a toy rocket that includes rotating a launch tube about an axis that is parallel with a connecting tube, which is rotatably connected to the launch tube; extending the launch tube in a perpendicular direction... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6752681 | Apparatus with bellows for calling game A game call having a bellows coupled to a reed for producing sound, together with a reed controller which is operable by contact with the bellows, thereby changing the pitch of the sound produced. ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6648716 | Apparatus and method for calling game A game call having a bellows coupled to a reed for producing sound, together with a reed controller which is operable by contact with the bellows, thereby changing the pitch of the sound produced.... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6575804 | Manually manipulable game call apparatus A game call apparatus requires an airflow across a sound-producing reed, which may be produced by a bellows, to create a variety of sounds that simulate the sounds of wildlife animals. The game call apparatus may include, in one embodiment, a pressure poi... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6422912 | Novelty item with user actuated noise maker A novelty item includes a deformable hollow body having an air intake opening and an air exhaust opening. A scented article is contained in the hollow body between the intake and exhaust openings. A noise maker is attached to the body, and cooperates with... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6328623 | Apparatus and method for calling game A game call having a bellows coupled to a reed for producing sound, together with a reed controller which is operable by contact with the bellows, thereby changing the pitch of the sound produced.... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6240671 | Game caller kit and method This present invention relates to a kit for making a bellows operated game caller, for use in hunting wild game animals and waterfowl, and more particularly to a weapon mounted wild animal game caller. This weapon mounted wild animal game caller finds par... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6110001 | Animated toy doll An animated toy doll having a substantially hollow head and an adjoining body, said head containing external facial features which include a mouth, said animated toy doll housing an operating device which comprises a pair of levers which are hinged togeth... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6062940 | Dual diaphragm game call having ruggedized diaphragm mountings and efficient method of manufacturing the same A dual diaphragm hand-held game call having a sound chamber therein with a diaphragm at each end wherein the diaphragms each include a latex diaphragm sandwiched between relatively rigid opposing plates with the opposing plates having sonic energy focussi... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6042447 | Hand operated animal call A hand operated animal call includes a vibrating reed sound generator positioned to vibrate within a hollow reed housing. The reed housing is positioned within an air impervious pouch which has a restricted opening. An elongate sound modifying tube is att... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5842899 | Footprint generating toy A toy device that leaves a liquid footprint as the device is moved along a surface. The device includes a housing that resembles a duck. Attached to the bottom of the duck is a roller that can rotate relative to the housing, so that the toy can be pushed ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5816885 | Deformable sound-generating electronic toy A deformable toy is provided for generating sounds having variable acoustic characteristics. The toy includes a deformable body which changes shapes depending on external pressure applied to the body and a sound-reproducing device for playing back either ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5712452 | Sound generator An improved sound generator includes a vibrating plate and a casing. The vibrating plate may become concave upon pressure and may return to its convex shape automatically to generate vibration and thus sound. An elastic plate is attached to the convex sur... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5704154 | Weapon mounted game caller This present invention relates to apparatus for use in hunting wild game animals and waterfowl, and more particularly to a weapon mounted wild animal game caller. This weapon mounted wild animal game caller finds particular application in attracting deer.... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5613891 | Foot operated animal caller An animal caller including a pouch-like housing having top and bottom walls and an opening for forming a pouch pocket, and attachment means on the bottom wall for securing the pouch-like housing to a surface. The animal caller also includes a bellows asse... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5571037 | Noise making toy A noise making toy in the shape of a hammer. A handle is attached to a collapsible plastic bellows. The bellows has a striking base closing one end and an opening at its opposite end. A sphere closing the opening is attached to the striking base by a teth... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5549498 | High sound quality game call A game call for providing a high sound quality. The game call has a weighted undulated bellows to provide adequate air flow to allow three or more pitch generators to be powered for obtaining three or more different sound pitches whereby to obtain a more ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5490672 | Golf swing practice/training device A golf swing practice/training device configured to generate a signal when the power arm of a golfer is properly moved from the top of the backswing to the slot position in the downswing comprising an attachment element to mount the golf swing practice/tr... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5419730 | Sounding toy with pop-out action A sounding toy constructed of a hollow, resilient body having a rigid, tubular valve member extending through a body wall and a toy balloon located inside the body receiving an inner end of the valve member by the neck of the balloon being trapped between... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5375843 | Golf swing practive/training device A golf swing practice/training device configured to generate a signal when the power arm of a golfer is properly moved from the top of the backswing to the slot position in the downswing comprising an attachment element to mount the golf swing practice/tr... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5360362 | Footprint generating toy A toy device that leaves a liquid footprint as the device is moved along a surface. The device includes a housing that resembles a duck. Attached to the bottom of the duck is a roller that can rotate relative to the housing, so that the toy can be pushed ... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5056249 | Sound-sensitive dancing toy In an artificial-flower toy apparatus operative in response to sensing of external sound, a sound-sensing operational unit is contained within a container and includes a motor which has a driving shaft. The sound-sensing operational unit senses the extern... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4917645 | Doll with sound generating mechanism A doll is provided with a sound generating mechanism which includes a cavity-defining enclosure in the head, a sound generating bladder in the enclosure, a compressible pillow in the torso, and a conduit extending between the pillow and the bladder. When ... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4843905 | Handle bar socket with air blowing and sounding function An air blowing and sounding handle bar socket connects onto the end of handle bars of bicycles and the like. A whistle inserted in the handle bar socket makes a pleasant sound when the handle bar socket is squeezed. Two semicircular air chambers are conne... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4799913 | Game call having a two-diaphragm sounder and lip structure A hand-operated game call having a sound chamber, a handle including a horn at one end of the chamber, a bellows at the other end of the chamber and openings in both chamber ends; the chamber including a diaphragm normally closing each chamber, each diaph... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4768989 | Toy teakettle with handle mechanism A toy tea kettle or the like has a spout and whistling means to simulate the sound made by steam escaping from a boiling kettle. The spout has a lid, and the kettle has a toothed rack coupled to the lid for oscillating the lid to simulate the action of an... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4576584 | Wild turkey call A turkey call capable of realistically imitating both the gobbling and clucking sounds made by wild turkeys. A hollow body has an internal sound chamber covered at one end by a vibratile diaphragm. An air bulb is mounted on the opposite end of the body an... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4391061 | Musical toy A musical toy having audio-visual characteristics. A plurality of identical pneumatic systems, each for actuation of one of a plurality of vertically moveable ornaments, are positioned in the interior of a housing. Each of the pneumatic systems consists e... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4389811 | Bird action toy A bird action toy in which a bird toy body capable of inclining forward and returning to the upright position on a perch and of performing such actions simultaneously as opening and closing its bill, producing chirping sounds and swinging its tail is deta... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4332101 | Toy kitchen assembly A toy stove assembly includes a housing member configured to simulate a stove with an upper burner portion. A cooking vessel has an apertured false bottom connected to a conduit that extends to the exterior of the cooking vessel. Pressurized air is genera... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4282678 | Toy to simulate heartbeats and a stethoscope A toy stethoscope including a flexible yoke with earpieces on the outer ends of the arms thereof, flexible tubes respectively extending along the arms from the earpieces to one end of a cylinder having a reciprocable plunger therein to produce sounds simu... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4271744 | Musical toy A musical toy includes a bellows for creating a flow of air and an air tube connecting the bellows to a musical instrument such as a harmonica or a plurality of whistles. The musical instrument is selectively moved relative to the outlet of the air tube t... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4191370 | Pneumatic exercising device A toy seat comprises a base with a seat mounted for movement between different levels above the base and a fluid chamber in the form of a bellows supports the seat on the base to move up and down. A hand pump is provided for supplying pressurized fluid to... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4121373 | Sounding mechanism for toy animals A sounding mechanism for a toy animal for producing a continuous animal sound of varying tonal quality such as the whinny of a horse. The sounding mechanism comprises a sound housing having an air inlet chamber, an air outlet resonator chamber and an air ... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4114501 | Musical toy A musical toy consisting of a plurality of separately operated dolls each having a flexible bellows provided with an air chamber having an outlet, and a passageway connecting the opening of the bellows and the air chamber, the air chamber and passageway o... | 09/19/1978 |
