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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5499940 | Fluid powering and launching system for a toy vehicle A system (10) simultaneously directs compressed fluid to a turbine while compressing fluid to disengage a locking mechanism that restrains movement of the toy vehicle (11). A primary tube (20), attached to the toy vehicle body (12), forms a primary chambe... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5421763 | Apparatus for producing noise for use with a child's toy An apparatus is provided for use in connection with a child's toy which selectively generates a noise. The apparatus includes a chamber within a child's toy for holding a volume of air. Adjacent the chamber is a noise-making member, such as a reed, constr... | 06/06/1995 |
| 4820232 | Voice making device for moving animal toy and moving animal toy using the voice making device A voice making device for a moving animal toy, wherein an air is drawn in by a fan through air suction slits and delivered to a voice generating member with a vibrating piece through an air flow controlling cock, and the air suction slits are opened and c... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4185533 | Toy musical instrument A musical instrument is disclosed which is capable of being operated in either of two different ways--through the use of a rotary record member, or through the manual manipulation of individual keys. The instrument disclosed includes a windchest used to s... | 01/29/1980 |
