Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7309213 | Wind sail receptor A wind sail receptor for turning in a wind or water flow to operate a power generator that includes from six to ten identical, equal spaced blades, that are formed from two flat sections of a stiff material and are arranged between a rear hub and spaced apart forwar... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7156044 | Antenna-mounted sign for vehicles An apparatus conjoinable to a vehicle antenna includes an anchor section formed from STYROFOAM (polystyrene) and provided with a vertically registered sleeve extending along a longitudinal axis. The sleeve extends upwardly from a bottom surface of the anchor and ter... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7089731 | Rotating motorcycle exhaust pipe A an improvement in a two wheel motor vehicle having an internal combustion motor and a wheel drive mechanism, wherein the motor has an exhaust system connected thereto, includes a) an exhaust system having a first exhaust pipe and a second exhaust pipe with the fir... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086224 | Rotating motor vehicle tail pipe A motor vehicle having at least three wheels, an internal combustion motor and a wheel drive mechanism, wherein the motor has an exhaust system connected thereto, includes a) an exhaust system having a first exhaust pipe and a second exhaust pipe with the first exha... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6957946 | Kaleidoscopic wind machine A kaleidoscopic wind machine for visual entertainment and other uses. The framework of the wind machine includes a vertical mast and a horizontal axle that can swivel about the mast. One or more wheel structures are rotatably attached to the horizontal axle. Each wh... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6769951 | Wind-actuated novelty device A wind-actuated, spinning novelty device enabling a user to quickly, easily and interchangeably mount and transport a dual-head rotational device on a vehicle and to enjoy an active display along with coincident display of a selected logo, mascot depiction, design a... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6678979 | Wind indicator A wind indicator is described that includes a body with a frame including a spindle axis and a web. A pivot is connected to the frame to permit the body to rotate about a pivot axis. A spindle is disposed on the spindle axis and is rotatable about the spi... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6679927 | Dog bone toy with variable sound emitters A toy which emits sounds as it is moved, comprising: a toy body; and a plurality of mechanically-operated sound tubes carried within the toy body, each sound tube including a sliding whistle which moves along the tube by the force of gravity, and each sou... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6592424 | Device and method for securing movable sections of wind indicator devices and kites The invention discloses colorful wind indicator toys and kites having an improved mechanism for securing a hollow rotatable rod containing mechanisms for various rotatable wind collecting parts of the wind indicators and kites. More specifically, it is pr... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6530816 | Pinwheel with a generator A pinwheel has a body, multiple lighting devices, a securing base, a securing cap and a generator. Multiple blades extend outward from the body and each has a lighting device mounted on the blade. The securing base and the securing cap are securely attach... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6475056 | Device and method for securing movable sections of wind indicator devices and kites The invention discloses colorful wind indicator toys and kites having an improved disk structure for securing various rotatable wind collecting parts of the wind indicators and kites.. More specifically, it is proposed that a hub lock be used instead of a... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6398614 | Pinwheel assembly A pinwheel assembly has a polygonal main body, and a rotating device disposed in a center of the polygonal main body. The rotating device has a bearing and a hollow shaft. A plurality of support rods are connected to the bearing. The hollow shaft is inser... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386939 | Pinwheel device A pinwheel device has a main shaft, a rotating wheel connected to the main shaft, and a first support rod, a second support rod, and a third support rod connected to the rotating wheel. A first decoration wheel is disposed on the rotating wheel. A second ... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6231419 | Pen-cap propeller toy A pen cap that has a propeller attached to the shirt clip found on many pens. The propeller is designed to rotate about a fixed shaft as an amusing diversion for small children or bored executives. An alternative design has a hinge mounted at the top of t... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6206747 | Wind indicator toy The invention discloses a colorful wind indicator toy, suitable for use by children, which will both educate and entertain them. The wind indicator toy comprises a tail section for catching the wind, a front section for indicating the direction of the win... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6068534 | Ball with a plurality of mechanical sound-producing devices A toy ball which emits sounds as it is rolled, comprising: a ball body; and a plurality of mechanically-operated sound tubes carried within the ball body, each sound tube including a sliding whistle which moves along the tube by the force of gravity, and ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5659988 | Dual directional rotating device A dual directional rotating device (10) comprising an elongated slender flexible line (12). A wind wheel (14) is provided. A double bearing unit (16) is between the line (12) and the wind wheel (14), to cause the wind wheel (14) to rotate clockwise and co... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5626503 | Article for holding accessories An article for holding annular elastic hair ties, hair clips and earrings in a decorative fashion in which the hair ties, hair clips and earrings appear to form the clothing of the article. The article has an elongate body and face. The body has a hair ti... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5288258 | Wheeled toy A wheeled toy utilizes a pair of wheels mounted on an axle and moveable by an attached broom handle. A wire support straddles the two wheels, fitting over the outer ends of the axle, and a string assembly attached to the wire support facilitates a turning... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5267525 | Reflector device A device for attracting the attention of an observer having first and second pairs of arms mounted on a body at different elevations and at right angles to each other with air scoops and light reflectors on each of the arms so that the motion of air relat... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5111576 | Method of making a flexprop A grenade device for use with and for ejection from an artillery shell is ovided. The device includes a stabilizing propeller and a grenade body. The propeller has two opposite blades disposed on opposite sides of a rotation axis. Each blade has an upper ... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4986185 | Grenade device A grenade device for use with and for ejection from an artillery shell is ovided. The device includes a stabilizing propeller and a grenade body. The propeller has two opposite blades disposed on opposite sides of a rotation axis. Each blade has an upper ... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4936809 | Sound-producing toy having deformable body A sound-producing toy having a hollow body formed of resilient material, whereby when the body is depressed and deformed by a player, this action produces a honking sound. The body envelops an air-filled cavity at one end of which is an air-intake valve w... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4907800 | Bat swing practice apparatus The training aid has a handle with a fan section at its far end. The fan section provides resistance to swinging the handle. The fan section has a rotatable fan and a friction element which varies the rotational resistance of the fan.... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4620385 | Rotatable wings for water fowl decoys A pair of rotatable wings are slidably and rotatably received and secured on the axle of a bracket carried by a water fowl decoy to extend laterally outward from the decoy body. The wings have a series of circumferentially spaced blades which are shaped t... | 11/04/1986 |