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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7350578 | Diverter plugs for use in well bores and associated methods of use Zonal isolation of well bores is often desirable for performing downhole operations such as stimulation operations. In certain embodiments, diverter plugs for achieving zonal isolation in a casing string in a well bore may comprise a mandrel having a first end and a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7288917 | Transmitter for radio-controlled toy A mobile toy is described. The mobile toy includes a wheel assembly having a hubcap for removably engaging a wheel of the wheel assembly. The mobile toy may also include a transmitter having a charging pad for charging of a radio-controlled embodiment of the toy. Th... | 10/30/2007 |
| 6913507 | Assembly for retaining a toy A mobile toy is described. The mobile toy includes a wheel assembly having a hubcap for removably engaging a wheel of the wheel assembly. The mobile toy may also include a transmitter having a charging pad for charging of a radio-controlled embodiment of the toy. Th... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6000992 | Toy vehicle trackset having rapid-fire launcher A toy vehicle launcher includes a launching station together with an aligned spring-driven striker shuttle for launching toy vehicles from the launcher. The launcher further includes a vehicle magazine having an inclined ramp for storing vehicles and sequ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5674105 | Self-propelled toy vehicle A self-propelled toy vehicle suitable to be given away as a promotional item includes a body shell, having a rear opening or key hole to an internal propulsion mechanism that contains a compression spring. The tip of a separate, key-shaped actuator is ins... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5525085 | Sparking toy vehicle and launcher therefore A toy includes a toy vehicle, a launching assembly, and a rotatable sparking mechanism for generating sparks before the vehicle is launched from the launching assembly. In a preferred embodiment, the launching assembly includes a base track having a rack ... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5316514 | Toy vehicle and launcher system A toy vehicle and launcher system includes a motor-driven toy vehicle having a wind-up spring-driven motor to provide forward motion thereof. The launcher is adapted to mount the vehicle and has a releasable latch for precluding forward motion of the vehi... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5254030 | Rapid action toy vehicle launcher A toy vehicle launcher includes a generally planar base having a pair of angularly disposed downwardly sloped toy vehicle feed ramps coupled thereto. A pivotally supported carriage defines a pair of angularly disposed launching stations for receiving toy ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5242323 | Air-pulse powered toy bow and arrow set An air-pulse powered arrow shooting toy set provided with at least one soft arrow whose shaft is formed of resilient, flexible foam material, the rear section of the shaft having an axial bore so that the arrow is slidable onto a launching tube which then... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5188556 | Ball rolling toy A toy (10) is disclosed including a spinner (34) having an annular member (38) formed of compressible material rotatably moveable relative to first and second, semiconductor walls (18, 28). A first track wall defined by walls (14, 16, 20) extends between ... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5064399 | Play set A toy is provided with a catapult having a launching surface, a plurality of interlocking figures, similarly shaped and sized to be launched from the launching surface, and a wave-like undulating surface with which the interlocking figures also fit.... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4946417 | Running toy shooting apparatus A running toy shooting apparatus having a toy holder which holds a running toy having a flywheel as drive wheel and is movable between a starting position and a shooting position located in front of the starting position, a spring for driving the toy hold... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4867723 | Toy simulated explodable shack A toy simulated explodable shack is disclosed that is actuated by a toy car running through the doors thereof. The shack includes a base, and a pair of shack frame members including side walls and doors pivotally mounted on the base for pivotal movement b... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4740187 | Robot vehicle carrier A toy robot having a handle, one or more small vehicle-receiving recesses provided in its head and/or on its torso and limbs and blade-like supporting posts for vehicle track members. Certain of the robot's vehicle-receiving recesses may have associated t... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4737135 | Toy with spring-loaded inner vehicle A toy is disclosed having a spring-loaded inner vehicle or projectile therewithin. An outer shell surrounds the inner vehicle, and the outer shell has a base at one end thereof constituting the rear of the shell. A spring is interposed between the inner v... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4733871 | Item jumping game A game in which players, in turn, lay down cards, or other distinguishable items, that are divided into two or more sets of two or more items each. The cards are laid down in lines with the goal of laying down an end card that matches the one at the other... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4732569 | Toy vehicle launcher A toy vehicle launcher used to propel a toy vehicle forward by pulling a flexible rack so that cam portions attached to the rack and launcher operably engage each other bending a flexible support downward in order to release the vehicle. A slider attaches... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4690654 | Toy vehicle carrying case and launcher A toy vehicle carrying case and launcher having a clip for carrying on the belt of the user. The clip retracts as the case is placed on a surface for launching. The vehicle and launcher are completely enclosed in the carrying mode. A ready button releases... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4642066 | Toy vehicle launcher and sound generator An apparatus for launching toy vehicles utilizes a hexagonal magazine, rotatably mounted on a frame, having a plurality of pairs of open-ended chambers therein. The magazine is rotated to align a pair of chambers having toy vehicles therein with, respecti... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4639236 | Toy vehicle and launcher A toy formed as a small vehicle which is propelled from a simulated explosive such as dynamite. The simulated dynamite is inserted in the rear of the toy. The toy vehicle is released from the simulated explosive by a cable attached to a plunger type deton... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4564197 | Portable toy racing set A portable toy racing set is disclosed which includes a booster for accelerating toy vehicles around a curved track. The booster includes an arm which pivots about an axis perpendicular to the track and offset from the center of a curved portion of the tr... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4540377 | Toy vehicle conversion accessory A 4×4 conversion accessory for vehicles including a pair of spaced apart axles secured to an elongated transverse central frame member. Relatively large lugged wheels are attached to the ends of each axle for rotation with respect to the frame member. Mo... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4501567 | Elongated wand-type wind-up and trigger-released separable actuator for motorized toy For use in conjunction with a toy of the kind that includes a body having a motor of the flywheel/friction motor type, or of the wind-up spring motor type, a powering-up and releasing device is provided. This device includes an elongated wand which the us... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4483096 | Launching platform for inertia vehicle A toy vehicle energizer and launcher (10) having a draw string energizing mechanism (30) with a drive spool (40) receiving a draw string (38) and a return spring (46). The drive spool (42) is connected to a toothed driving wheel (54) by a one-way clutch (... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4464860 | Launching apparatus for resilient drive mobile toy A launching apparatus for a resilient drive mobile toy having a driven wheel. The launching apparatus includes a receptacle for accommodating the mobile toy, the receptacle including an opening for passing the mobile toy and a floor plate having a slot fo... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4443966 | Toy car A toy car which includes an internal tubular spring retainer which extends from one end of the car to the other, and a coiled spring mounted within the retainer. A key is inserted into the rear end of the retainer to compress the spring, and the key is la... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4429677 | Disk launching system for games A mouth-blown pneumatic system for launching disks used to play games, and the like, which includes a hollow housing having an air reservoir therein, a hose with one end connected to the air reservoir and the other end connected to a mouthpiece for blowin... | 02/07/1984 |
| 4425735 | Toy vehicle device A toy vehicle device includes a toy vehicle and a vehicle track in the form of a belt having a buckle that releasably retains the vehicle on an outwardly facing surface thereof. The buckle further includes a propulsion mechanism for propelling the vehicle... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4413443 | Toy vehicle device A toy vehicle device having the general configuration of a ring wearable on a human finger includes a platform upon which a toy vehicle is mounted for propulsion. The toy vehicle is propelled from the platform by a spring compressed between the vehicle an... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4403440 | Toy vehicle accelerator A toy vehicle accelerator is disclosed which includes a housing, an opening in the housing of a width to fit a particular toy vehicle, and an impeller mounted to slide in the opening as well as to rotate freely in a horizontal plane. The impeller includes... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4345402 | Toy vehicle and launcher A toy vehicle and a launcher includes an integral latch mechanism for holding the vehicle in a biased position and an actuating member for selectively releasing the latch. The vehicle includes an elongated tube of substantially dense, rigid material defin... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4267661 | Multiple vehicle launcher A launching device for launching toy vehicles or other objects includes a mechanism for sequentially launching of a plurality of the vehicles. The landing device includes a handle with a launching ramp defined thereon. Rotatably mounted on the handle is a... | 05/19/1981 |
| 4188748 | Toy vehicle and housing set A toy vehicle and housing set, the toy vehicle having a body with a shell member positionable thereover, the shell member being configured for simulating a body of another type vehicle. The housing has a track section for traversal of the vehicle thereove... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4146991 | Toy trackway A toy trackway featuring a platform having an upper level and a lower level, the upper level provided with a trackway terminating at each end in a locking member, the lower level provided with two trackways each terminating in a locking member, and two fl... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4134228 | Inflated toy balloon launcher A projectile launching toy simulating a space gun, which has a generally flat disc-like body is provided with a forwardly biased shaft moved against spring tension by a trigger for releasing a projectile. The projectile comprises an inflated toy balloon h... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4120117 | Articulated figure toy A figure toy adapted to change its posture upon impact includes a central body or mid-torso portion having an upper torso or body portion and a lower torso or hip portion pivotally coupled thereto. The figure toy further includes a bistable, force-applyin... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4067308 | Spin ejector The disclosure relates to an apparatus for spin ejecting a body having a flat plate base containing bosses. The apparatus has a base plate and a main ejection shaft extending perpendicularly from the base plate. A compressible cylindrical spring is dispos... | 01/10/1978 |
