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Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust
A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946902 | Articulated walking toy An articulated walking device, configured for movement across a surface, includes a frame and a plurality of leg assemblies movably coupled with the frame so as to at least partially support the frame for movement across the surface. Each leg assembly includes a leg... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7467986 | Transformable toy The present invention provides a transformable toy capable of transformations which are more unpredictable than those according to the prior art. A neck section (19) is constructed to be extended and contracted in a direction where a first to fourth component... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7326100 | Marble building toy This application discloses a toy construction apparatus that can be used to make posable toy figures. The apparatus includes structural pieces, called “bones,” which can be connected to a plurality of other bones by joints that can be formed by a marble or simil... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7247079 | Toy figure, in particular, functional doll A toy figure, particularly a functional doll, includes a central torso provided with a body shell surrounding a hollow space inside the torso and several extremities such as a head, arms, and legs, which are disposed on the torso. At least the arms and legs are made... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7147537 | Historic wooden adventure system and figures Action toys and methods of assembling and using the toys. A first aspect the invention includes assembleable sectioned portions of background play scenes that are easily assembleable and rearrangeable into virtually endless diorama-like arrangements using a speciali... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7077717 | Doll with angled and jointed torso A doll with an angled and/or jointed torso. In some embodiments the doll includes a torso, at least a portion of which is asymmetric about a midline such that an angle formed between a left lateral contour and the midline substantially differs from an angle formed b... | 07/18/2006 |
| 6962518 | Motion toy A motion toy is disclosed to have a swinging mechanism adapted to simulate the swinging action of the wings of a bird, the swinging mechanism including a driving module, two swinging arm assemblies symmetrically coupled the driving module at two sides, two endpieces... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6929527 | Doll and infrastructure therein A joint for use in toys, such as dolls, includes a first member including at least a portion of a ball and a second member including a socket which receives the at least a portion of the ball. A protrusion is formed on the first member adjacent to the ball such that... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6817921 | Action figure An action figure includes a body, limbs extending from the body and each comprising proximal and distal limb segments articulated to one another by a joint comprising two intermediate pivotally interconnected members. The first member is attached pivotally to the pr... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6752683 | Animated figure An animated figure is provided with a body and at least one jointed appendage that is pivotably coupled thereto. Motive force is provided to a shaft having a cam which is coupled to a follower formed within the appendage to pivot the appendage with respect to the bo... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6692332 | Toy figure having plurality of body parts joined by ball and socket joints An articulated toy figure 1000 comprising a plurality of body parts each operatively adapted to be adjoined one to another by a ball-socket joint arrangement 25, each ball-socket joint arrangement 25 having a ball portion 10 protruding from a region of a ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6601326 | Human-figure display system A repositionable display system in the shape of a human figure that can be used to communicate information by holding signs or by making simple gestures; or it can be used to support various items such as clothing or accessories. The repositionable displa... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6537130 | Jointed support system and method of constructing same A support system is made up of a plurality of alternating rods and sleeves. Each sleeve forms a pair of sockets configured to movably receive and retain one of the first or second ends of adjacent rods, forming a bendable linkage. A cover is provided to s... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6494763 | Life-like doll A life-like doll has a soft body to better simulate the characteristics of a human body. The doll has an internal structure, which allows for life-like movement and positioning or posing. The internal structure includes sections or segments connected toge... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6478653 | Poseable figure and spine system for use therein A poseable figure has a spine system that is capable of a wide range of life-like movement and capable of being positioned and maintained in numerous life-like poses. The spine system includes a plurality of mating spine segments engaged, in a friction fi... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6439952 | Swing posture doll A swing posture doll includes a bent-forward chest member 5 on a waist member 4 supported by a pair of leg members 2, 2a. Right and left arm members 6, 7 are attached to shoulder portions on both sides of the chest member 5 so as to be capable of taking a... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6422916 | Toy doll This invention discloses a toy doll which can be moved and rotated like a human being. Once a pose is taken the pose is maintained. The toy doll comprises an upper body, an abdomen portion constructed of an upper abdomen and a lower abdomen and a lower bo... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6224456 | Doll having an arm movement mechanism using a rear-facing lever A doll includes a pair of arms, a pair of legs and a head supported by a doll torso. One of the doll arms is secured to the torso at a shoulder joint which includes the outer end of an arm movement mechanism. The arm movement mechanism includes an arm sha... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6220922 | Molded soft-skinned figures with articulating members An inanimate figure having soft, resiliently deformable skin defining a body and limbs, at least one of the limbs housing an articulating limb structure comprising at least two substantially rigid limb frame members joined by at least one articulating joi... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6210249 | Mechanical model of an animal The invention relates to a mechanical model of an animal, especially a toy dog with forelegs and hind legs which are pivotally arranged around a first pivot with a rotation axis perpendicular to the direction of movement of the animal model, wherein the f... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6110002 | Poseable figure and spine system for therein A poseable figure has a spine system that is capable of a wide range of life-like movement and capable of being positioned and maintained in numerous life-like poses. The spine system includes of plurality of mating spine segments engaged, in a friction f... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6082139 | Jewelry article with universally moveable appendages A jewelry article, such as a charm or pendant, includes a hollow body having plural generally spherical bearing recesses for receiving bearing parts of plural appendages which are secured to the body by respective retaining pins having truncated spherical... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6074270 | Support system and flexible integument for dolls A doll having a natural appearance, a natural feel, and natural motion has an internal support system covered by a flexible integument. The support system has a forward section corresponding to a shoulder girdle and a rearward section corresponding to a p... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6042522 | Mounting and release mechanism for a mannequin A releasable connecting member for a mannequin having a resiliently deformable first contact member with a contact area, connected to one of a support end and object attachment end, and a second contact member, connected to the other of the support end an... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6033284 | Form of articulated structures for dolls or puppet bodies Improvements in the form of articulated structures for dolls or puppet bodies are disclosed. The improvements include a structure or skeleton-like framework in which the various elements and members which comprise it are connected with one another at thei... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5906531 | Doll provided with movement of an arm and head The doll has the peculiarity that the movement towards the right or towards the left of one of its arms carries with it the same movement of the head and also of the eyes. Likewise, the movement upwards or downwards of the arm carries with it the movement... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5897417 | Construction system A construction system where elements have connection components for a ball-to-socket or socket-to-socket connection. The ball-to-socket connection "locks" at orientations when one or more detents in the interior of the socket protrude into one or more of ... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5842906 | Walking mechanism for toys A walking mechanism for a toy doll or character having at least one pair of legs. Each leg has a hip end and a foot end. A pair of elliptical idler gears are mounted for rotation about a common shaft, 180 degrees out-of-phase. A second pair of elliptical ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5628669 | Toy figure with spreading legs A toy figure has a body of a downwardly open body shell. Arms are attached to the body shell. A support member is inserted from below into and attached to the body shell. The support member carries legs. The legs are allowed to assume a spread-apart posit... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5620352 | Flexible tube having a number of joints A flexible tube includes a number of joint members each having a neck portion of reduced diameter formed between a spherical member and a semi-spherical member. The joint members have a hollow passage for engaging with electric wires. The spherical member... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5456625 | Dolls formed in the likeness of the Lord Jesus with a movable head and extremities A doll formed in the likeness of the Lord Jesus with a movable head and extremities comprised of a torso section including a loin cloth molded into its lower portion and a pair of movable leg sections. The lower ends of the leg sections have a pair of fee... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5257873 | Articulated doll joint An apparatus for movably connecting proximal and distal workpieces such as the limbs of a doll or mannequin is disclosed. A first shank has a first positioning means at one of its ends and a second shank has a second positioning means at one of its ends. ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5142803 | Animated character system with real-time contol A system includes a control station for remotely controlling an animated character. Radio frequencies are used to transfer audio, video and other control signals to the animated character to provide speech, hearing, vision and practically any movement in ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5044960 | Model construction A model skeleton comprises a plurality of interconnected members, hinge joints joining some at least of the adjacent members for relative articulation between those members and a skeletal torso such as to effect partial simulation of animal movements. Eac... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4988324 | Toy figure with ball and socket joint In a toy figure with body parts movable in various directions the body parts (in the embodiment shown the legs) are connected with the body in a manner known per se by means of a socket (13) designed to receive a ball (6). To ensure long-term frictional s... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4968282 | Poseable doll A doll which can be posed in various life-like athletic positions. The doll is constructed of sub-units connected to one another by ball and socket joints. A skin which encloses the sub-units is secured to the sub units by insertion of appendages into soc... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4954118 | Flexible bodied dolls A doll or similar toy is divulged comprising a flexible body (1) and rigid or semi-rigid members (5, 6). This doll comprises, embedded in its body (1), at least one metal rod (7) each end of which carries a rigid ball (8), each ball being capped with slig... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4952189 | Spinable doll A spinable balleria doll having a body, legs, feet arms, hands and a head. A pushrod extends through the body and out of the head. The pushrod is mounted for reciprocal movement relative to the doll. The pushrod engages a square drive nut located in the b... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4790789 | Toy figure having adjustably movable joints A toy figure is provided with joints having adjustable mobility. Threadably movable rings provided at each joint are used to limit the degree of associated limb movement, and ball sockets are provided with integral stops to control directional movement.... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4738649 | Figure toy with punching arm mechanism An action toy figure has a spring-powered rotatable arm which is capable of simulating a pummelling action. It employs a spring motor, with a pawl-activated ratchet-clutch arrangement which permits full winding while protecting the mechanism against damag... | 04/19/1988 |
