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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275974 | Magnetic top toy A wheel-shaped top with magnetic spindles projecting from the body. A circular disc with a beaded rim is mounted on each end of a shaft; the rims of the discs forming a two-rail track encircling the shaft. A handle has two legs attached to opposite ends of the shaft... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7037168 | Removable game tray for baby walkers A removable game tray for baby walkers which includes a main tray including an upper cover and a lower cover which is fixedly mounted on the upper cover, the lower cover having two tongues at one side thereof and two rails at a bottom thereof, a handle slidably enga... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6461695 | Bellows-shaped article The invention provides a bellows-shaped article made of fiber reinforced plastics.... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6083076 | Illuminating and sound producing string activated rotatable toy An illuminating and sound generating string rotatable toy comprising a sponge disk affixed near one end of a shaft penetrating a sphere. This disk may be rotated by pulling a string that extends perpendicularly from the shaft through a hole in the diamete... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5007877 | Novelty magnetic top A permanent magnetic top is arranged to rotate on one or more surfaces, of a toy induction turret, which are in close proximity to a coil. An electric circuit is arranged to switch the coil in such a manner so as to accelerate the top. A handle is connect... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4948136 | Spinning top game A spinning top game wherein a rounded head or "point" on a top allows the top to spin continuously on a supporting board as long as the operator correctly alters the tilt of the board so that the top is always proceeding downwardly.... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4713039 | Gyroscopic toy A battery driven toy top containing a motor rotated flywheel enclosed in a domed housing. The top may be spun on either the dome or preferably on the opposite end of the tubular housing and contains noise generators and flashing lights controlled by a nov... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4645471 | Busy ball child's toy A busy ball child's toy including a generally spheroid structure having a plurality of openings, at least some of the openings being configured for captive yet rotatable retention of a generally hollow ball therein. Some of the balls may be at least parti... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4568303 | Toy for electronically playing rhythmical melody upon rotation or revolution thereof A tune playing rotary toy comprises a centrifugally-actuated tune player comprising a casing (10) having a centrifugally-operable switch (30), an music synthesizer (32), and an energy cell (28). Upon rotation of the toy, it will experience centrifugal for... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4308685 | Top with actuator rod A toy comprising a hollow member and a rod for operating the hollow member. The hollow member has an opening at one of two ends thereof, a smooth circular boundary edge at said one end at the inside of the opening, a spherical rotationally symmetrical sur... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4211030 | Space toy A space toy in the form of a vehicle includes a base and rotatably mounted vehicle body. The body of the vehicle rotatably mounts a plurality of exterior pods and includes removable, shuttle craft portions. A manually operable rack mechanism is operative ... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4015365 | Child's toy Upper and lower casings, each provided with a dome and an annular portion, are fixedly coupled together. The coupling of the upper and lower casings is substantially water-tight. The upper casing is transparent. A disk is housed within the upper casing. A... | 04/05/1977 |
