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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7037171 | Entertainment device An entertainment device for use with at least one toy block is provided, wherein the entertainment device comprises a housing including a block support surface for the at least one toy block. The at least one toy block includes at least first and second planar surfa... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033243 | Card interactive amusement device The present invention provides an amusement device having a body, wherein the body has features, at least one motor for powering the device and at least some of the features, and an information receiving structure for receiving information from an information carryi... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6149494 | Toy with a moving body movable on a platform A toy includes a platform, a moving body, and a balance bar. The moving body has front and rear wheels rotatable about horizontal rotary axes, a turning wheel, and a drive unit coupled to the turning wheel and one of the rear wheels to drive movement of t... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6039628 | Self-mobile cat toy A self-mobile cat toy capable of simulating intermittent life includes a rodent-like shell partially or wholly containing an electrical power source mechanically and electrically connected to motor-powered wheels or a tread mechanism for moving along the ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5971832 | Skate toy A toy having a toy body, and a roller skating accessory integral with a part of the body, with a rigid or a freely rotating wheel.... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5334078 | Toy vehicle having articulated jaws A toy vehicle includes a chassis supported by a plurality of wheels. A body includes a jaw which supports a plurality of teeth and is pivotally secured with respect to the chassis. A lever mechanism is coupled to the body and jaw and operates in response ... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5041049 | Action toy A directional control for small action toys. The toy includes a spherical ball lead element which directs the movement and direction of the toy in a downhill gravity path and a pair of trailing ground wheels which bear the weight of the body and chassis o... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4938481 | Incrementally advancing toy apparatus The illustrated action toy apparatus comprises an incrementally advancing catcher unit that may be in the form of an animated character such as a shark. The unit moves along a succession of areas of a path. Objects which may represent fish or the like are... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4708688 | Skiing toy A toy having an upright toy body standing on a pair of skis to resemble a skier. Each ski is provided with a driving wheel operable by an electric motor in cooperation with a driving mechanism built within the toy body to rotate so as to enable the toy to... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4705487 | Movable toy automatically swingable between an up position and a down position A movable toy which automatically swings between an up position and a down position is disclosed, which includes an elongated toy body, a pair of driving wheels arranged at a bottom of the toy body, a pair of arms swingable from their vertical position to... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4673371 | Robot-like toy vehicle A robot-like toy vehicle is provided, including: a self-propelled base having a power source; a housing for reciprocally rotating relative to the base; a pair of arms mounted on opposite sides of the housing for swinging movement; a support attached to th... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4623320 | Flywheel controlled toy A moveable toy which includes a motor for producing motion. Associated with the motor is a motor controller for accelerating and deaccelerating the motor. A rotary element is driven by the motor. Associated with the rotary element is a flywheel which is c... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4454679 | Toy figure convertible into toy vehicle A toy having two portions mountable to one another in two relative configurations, is disclosed. In a first configuration the toy effectively simulates a person, toy character, figure, animal or the like in a substantially upright standing configuration. ... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4424978 | Vehicle for children A vehicle for children is constructed so that a child sits on it with the legs on either side and drives it with leg strokes kicking the ground. A hood-like portion (2) forming the front top of the body (1) of the vehicle is tiltably attached to the front... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4422261 | Toy capable of pivotal movement on a support surface A toy capable of pivotal movement on a support surface has an articulated body divided into a lower and upper section. A motor is located in the body and drives a set of drive wheels to propel the toy across a support surface. A member is associated with ... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4318242 | Rail track chasing toys The present invention relates to a kind of rail track toy comprising a relatively large self-driven predator that blows a current of air and a relatively small prey driven by the propulsion of the air current, in which the predator is provided with a mech... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4307891 | Remote control robot with person supporting platform A humanoid appearing robot adapted for movement relative to a ground support surface includes a removable passenger carrying platform attached to a base portion thereof. The platform serves to both provide the robot with a passenger carrying capability th... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4272916 | Proximity responsive toy A wheel-supported figure toy in the form of a pup has a driving motor to propel it in a forward direction. Proximity sensors in the form of capacitor plates control operation of the motor. When a child's hand or the like approaches the rear of the figure,... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4216612 | Toy vehicle A wheeled vehicle having the appearance of an insect, such as a spider, includes a main body portion housing a drive mechanism for propelling the vehicle across a suitable supporting surface. The drive mechanism is shiftable for operating a cord winch for... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4141175 | Action toy An action toy is provided in the form of a robot having an upstanding body portion, a head portion mounted on top of the body portion, and a base at the bottom of the body portion. The toy has a plurality of wheels on the underside of the base portion rot... | 02/27/1979 |
| 4114310 | Self-powered toy animal with openable and closable eyes A self-powered toy animal comprises a relatively small toy animal and a relatively large toy animal having an openable mouth. Drive means is provided inside one of the animals connected to a line having its other end connected to the other animal and pass... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4107872 | Action toy for land and water An action toy for children of tender years useful on land and water comprises a body having an outer surface shaped to resemble a human form in a generally horizontal position as in riding the surf. The body includes a pair of forwardly extending spaced a... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4095367 | Articulated robot assembly An articulated doll figure, such as a robot, having removable appendages and capable of locomotion is provided. The robot figure is particularly adaptable to be separated into subcomponents to form individually or in conjunction with accessory items, inde... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4051623 | Mobile reconfigurable robot toy A toy is provided configurable as a robot whose appendages are press-fit attached to the body and may be removed and attached to other press-fit connection points located on the body or on other complimentary toy assemblies to form various other toy confi... | 10/04/1977 |
