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One pet-friendly inventor patented "a device for watering pets, e.g., a dog or cat." The device, he helpfully noted, "has the general shape of a toilet."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7094126 | Toy kitchen set with repositionable island A toy kitchen including a main unit and at least one island. Each island is removably coupled to the main unit in one of at least two positions. The island includes a frame and a coupling mechanism attached to the frame. The coupling mechanism is configured to remov... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6918964 | Mechanized anthropomorphic car wash apparatus An automated car wash system is provided comprising an anthropomorphic robot that serves to spray and clean cars prior to their entering into, or within, an automated car wash so as to remove surface dirt from the car, using a high-pressure spray gun. The robot is c... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6679749 | Telescopic doll structure A telescopic doll structure comprises a base, a top stage, and a telescopic rack. The telescopic rack is composed of at least two hollow pipes with one pipe being able to be straightly shrunk into another pipe. The base is assembled to one end of one pipe... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6626730 | Foldable device suited for toys A foldable device suited for toys comprises a connecting rod and a retractable cylinder both sleeved by a toy shank support, wherein a bottom end of the connecting rod is connected to a transmission device that can force the connecting rod to move downwar... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6572432 | Telescopic mascot A telescopic mascot includes a head core, a shoulder supporting the head core and a body having a pair of upright telescopic tube assemblies adapted to support the shoulder. Each of the upright telescopic tube assemblies has a plurality of tubes, slidable... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6540580 | Yo yo having removable toy figures and container playset A yo yo toy is formed of a pair of substantially disk-shaped body halves joined in a spaced arrangement by a center shaft. A quantity of string is secured to the center shaft and wound within the space. Each body half includes a receptacle and a cover piv... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6146234 | Ascending/descending mechanism An ascending/descending mechanism in which a face gear is rotated to drive two symmetrically arranged cylindrical gears, whereby two eccentric shafts fitted with the cylindrical gears are rotated in reverse directions. Two driven slide blocks are fitted w... | 11/14/2000 |
| 5766056 | Transmission structure of toy fire engine A transmission structure of toy fire engine including a casing in which a power source is disposed and connected to a driving shaft for rotating two cams disposed in the casing and two cams disposed outside the casing. The outer cams serve to drive two la... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5676374 | Toy staircase game apparats and method The game disclosed includes a movable staircase assembly that moves characters from one location on the staircase assembly to another. A spinner directs a player to place a character on the staircase at a specific location, to skip a turn, or remove an op... | 10/14/1997 |
| 4878875 | Novel climbing toy This invention is a climbing toy which features simple structure, life-like action and stronger attraction. Orbiting friction wheels hold clothing or other material, and the toy climbs up in the direction of moving of these wheels. A balancing is achieved... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4875887 | Mobile toy An animated toy which consist of a fixed supporting structure and a figure which moves relative to the fixed structure. The fixed structure includes an inclined ramp which has a downwardly extending zig-zag slot. The figure includes a body, a pair of spac... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4861308 | Drive control mechanism for spring-driven toy A spring driven toy is described, including a base; an operation member movably mounted on the base; a spring unit for moving the movable operation member relative to the base; a speed control mechanism connected to the spring unit; a lever selectively mo... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4728312 | Lift device for toy track way An endless toy track way is described, including a lift device; a rail connected at its ends to the lift device; and a moving body which rolls via gravity on the rail and is lifted by the lift device. The lift device includes a pair of parallel, spaced, f... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4295543 | Fire escape apparatus A fire escape apparatus comprises a vertically extending channel member defining a channel into which opens a slot formed between flanges constituting a front wall of the channel member. Rows of staggered projections within the channel are formed by bolts... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4291488 | Hoppity toy systems Hoppity toy systems formed by the combination of a hoppity toy with a variety of mechanical devices, such as an elevator and other moveable objects. The hoppity toy is directed by a track which confines the hopping motion to a prescribed route that includ... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4245486 | Retractable charm device A retractable charm device having a two part body formed in a desired shape, movable appendages extending from the body, mechanical mechanism mounted within the body, the mechanical mechanism including two support panels attached to each other, a pluralit... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4161081 | Amusement set An amusement set (for use particularly by children) comprises a carrying case including a pair of mating, hollow housing members pivotally connected along one edge to open and close around a peripheral seam line of each member. Each of the housing members... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4150507 | Toy for loading a vehicle The invention set forth pertains to a toy in which a vehicle is moved past one side of a leading station as an object is transferred from the loading station to the vehicle. An inclined ramp is located on the loading station; a carrier is movably mounted ... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4139967 | Amusement set An amusement set for use particularly by children comprises a carrying case having a pair of mating hollow housing members which are hingedly attached together to open and close along a peripheral seam line. Preferably, each of the housing members is form... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4051624 | Control tower and track toy assembly A control tower and track set includes individual track segments and a three-part control tower. The control tower base incorporates a power transmission assembly that is capable of deriving power from a vehicle when it is restrained on the base member. A... | 10/04/1977 |
