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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7222859 | Toy figure simulating a jump shot An easy to manufacture toy figure (10) for throwing balls or other aerial projectiles by emulating a jump shot in simulated games such as basketball. Resilient means (12) may be bent or compressed and then released to rebound substantially to their ori... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204455 | Motion assisting apparatus A drive assembly for use with a mechanical flying or walking device comprises an articulated member (7) having first and second portions (7a, 7b) arranged such that the portions move relative to each other, and a drive mechanism ( | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192331 | Figure kicking toy A figure kicking toy with a crank activated kicking leg with boot of the first figure pivoting to contact the posterior of the second figure. The kicking leg has a return spring for restoring the leg to upright position. The preferred embodiment offers rubberized ma... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182340 | Hockey player toy A hockey player toy with internal motion rail for puck hitting. The major component is a hockey toy player with special internal mechanism. When the head of the toy player is pulled up, the body, which consists of front piece and back piece, will spin to pull the ho... | 02/27/2007 |
| 6280285 | Projectile launching action toy having members capable of coordinated movement A first member is pivotally connected to a base for rotation about a first axis, and a second member is pivotally connected to the first member for rotation about a second axis. One end of a cable is attached to the base at a point spaced from the first a... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5836803 | Figurine with movable limb A figurine replica of a person such as a player of a particular sport. The figurine replica has a front housing member replicating the front portion of a body of a person except for one limb member, a rear housing member secured to the front housing membe... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5601471 | Skating doll platform A platform on which is mountable a doll resembling a figure skater, the platform serving as a stage simulating a skating rink. Housed within the platform in a finger-actuated mechanism operatively coupled to the lower end of a shaft extending through an u... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5458523 | Action character figure assembly An action character figure assembly includes a character figure, an elongated base and a control and mounting mechanism for releasably mounting the character figure on one leg thereof adjacent an end of the base. The control and mounting mechanism is remo... | 10/17/1995 |
| 4879989 | Toy stacking and kicking mechanism A toy stacking and kicking mechanism is disclosed having a support base, and a hollow post extending upwardly from the support base. The outer surface of the post is preferably designed and shaped as a brightly colored character, such as a clown or the li... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4605382 | Figure wherein leg movement produces wing-like movement of arms The toy action figure has a pair of arms mounted for movement in a wing-like manner and one leg mounted for rocking movement relative to the figure's other leg. An actuating mechanism contained within the hollow torso transmits the rocking leg movement to... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4578045 | Action figure with leg movement derived from arm movement The action figure includes two arms mounted to the figure's torso for rocking movement toward the torso about laterally spaced axes, the action figure also including two legs that are mounted for pivotal movement to the torso in a scissors-like fashion. I... | 03/25/1986 |
| 4512749 | System of articulated legs for toy figures An articulated leg system for a toy figure is disclosed in which the configuration represents the legs of an athlete when dressed in appropriate colors representing a sports team. Cylindrical rods, representing the legs of the toy figure, are integrally m... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4457100 | Figure kicking toy This toy has a kicking foot driven through a mechanical linkage from a battery-powered motor under the control of a manual switch. A toy figure in front of the kicking foot has an articulated leg which is part of a mechanical linkage coupling it to the mo... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4186518 | Kicking doll with detachable trigger means A doll with an intermittently movable limb, e.g. a leg that kicks when a trigger is pressed in simulation of a soccer player. The doll has a hollow torso and the limb extends from the torso. A toothed rack and at least one gear are mounted in the torso, w... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4182076 | Animated doll An animated doll configured in the form of a ballerina having a crown on the head thereof connected to an actuating member on the longitudinal center line of the doll, the other end of the member having a cam. One leg can be detented to a fixed position i... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4085540 | Mechanical toy athlete A mechanical toy athlete built on a base has a hollow body portion comprising the torso of the athlete. A slidable plunger extends from within and out the top of the hollow body portion. The head of the athlete mounts on the top end of the plunger. Downwa... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4031657 | Action figure A human-like figure actuable by an operator to simulate the movements of a human being. The figure is mounted near the front of a platform by means of one of its legs and is operated by means of a set of controls near the rear of the platform to move a pa... | 06/28/1977 |
| 3994092 | Figure toy having reverse gear ratio between limbs Driving gear on one limb has at least twice as many teeth as driven gear on other limb which is connected to driving gear by idler gears for negatively increasing gear ratio between limbs so that driven limb will swing through a substantially larger arc t... | 11/30/1976 |
