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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976356 | Toy vehicle A boom assembly for a bucket of a toy vehicle comprises at least one bucket bearer, which is articulated to a frame of the toy vehicle by a first swivel joint, and at least one telescopic support with two telescopic elements, which can be displaced in telescopic man... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7241197 | Steering system for movable toy vehicles A wheeled vehicle for small children with a steering wheel on a long steering column that extends upward and backward to about waist level of a child walking behind the vehicle. The child propels and steers the vehicle by pushing on the steering wheel and turning th... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7195271 | Pinch-resistant hitch assembly and children's ride-on vehicle assemblies including the same Children's ride-on vehicle assemblies that include a leading vehicle, a trailing vehicle, and a connection apparatus, such as a hitch assembly, that selectively interconnects the leading and trailing vehicles. At least the leading vehicle includes a drive assembly a... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6827627 | Magnetic steering assembly for a toy vehicle The invention relates to a toy vehicle having steerable wheels, to a steering mechanism for such a vehicle, and to a steering module incorporated in the steering mechanism. The steering module includes a coil having a first end and a second end with a central axis e... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6786795 | Remote-controlled tractor trailer toy A toy vehicle has a tractor and trailer that is countable to the tractor. The tractor includes a tractor hitch assembly and an operating assembly for propelling the tractor in forward and reverse directions and for turning the tractor 360° in place. The trailer has... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6672936 | Toy truck A toy vehicle (10) comprising a part (12) resembling a truck tractor, a part (14) resembling a truck trailer and a pivotal connection (16) therebetween. The pivotal connection (16) is positioned between a platform portion (20) of the tractor part (12) and... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6520829 | Toy racing set A model racing toy including a convertible model transport vehicle, a model vehicle and model vehicle accessories. The model transport vehicle may be converted by means of a push button or other such device into a model racing pit stop. The convertible tr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6439954 | Weight transferring sled toy A weight transferring sled toy for simulating a weight transfer sled used in truck and tractor pulls. The weight transferring sled toy includes a main body portion that has a main body base and a pair of tracks that extend upward from the main body base. ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6110003 | Radio control transport hauler A trailer is provided including a neck adapted for engaging a towing structure. A frame is fixedly attached to the neck. A plurality of wheel assemblies are coupled to the frame. Also included is a deck pivotally attached to the frame.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5989096 | Toy fork lift vehicle with improved steering A remotely-controllable motorized toy vehicle having a highly-maneuverable skid steering system driven by single or dual motors, having a separately motorized lift device pivotally secured to the chassis of the vehicle operative to lift and transport tran... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5879221 | Toy bulldozer with blade float mechanism A remotely-controllable motorized toy bulldozer vehicle has a highly-maneuverable skid steering system and a motorized blade lift mechanism pivotally secured to the chassis of the vehicle operative to permit the blade to free float at its lower positions ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5846120 | Toy tow trailer with self-leveling hitch assembly A toy trailer for towing or hauling transportable elements including a unique tow hitch assembly and suitable for use with remotely-controllable motorized toy vehicles having a highly-maneuverable skid steering systems driven by single or dual motors, hav... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5512001 | Toy vehicle A toy vehicle includes a sound generating mechanism for generating realistic vehicle engine sound and a smoke generating mechanism for generating simulated smoke vapors. The sound generating mechanism and the smoke generating mechanism are simultaneously ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 5433645 | Remote controlled model trailer A model trailer is provided of the type for hauling trash from a collection point to a disposal site. The trailer has a frame, a hitch at one end of the frame and wheels at the other end. The trailer also has a trailer body including a base, a front wall,... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5328402 | Toy dump trailer apparatus A toy trailer including a hopper, with the hopper including bottom wall doors pivotally mounted and arranged for closing and opening relative to cables directed to a winding axle is provided. Trailer wheels are mounted below the trailer floor, that in tur... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5232393 | Toy trailer A toy trailer (10) for releasably engaging and being pulled behind a toy vehicle (24), and for being supported by and moved over a selected travel surface. The toy trailer (10) includes a bed portion (12) defining an upper cargo supporting surface (13), a... | 08/03/1993 |
| 4869700 | Toy combination resembling a tractor trailer The toy combination includes a self-powered toy vehicle with driven wheels adjacent the front thereof and a toy trailer with non-driven wheels and with a receptacle on the trailer in front of its wheels releasably receiving the rear of the toy vehicle. Th... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4708683 | Toy car carrier A toy car carrier having handles which are movable between inoperative and operative positions. When in operative positions, the handles may be held to carry or propel the toy car carrier and to confine the toy cars to the toy car carrier. When the handle... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4698044 | Articulated toy vehicle An articulated toy vehicle capable of negotiating a difficult terrain such as a terrain characterized by successive troughs and peaks and other irregularities. The articulated vehicle is composed of a wheeled tractor section and a series of wheeled traile... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4661082 | Promotional truck assembly A display article comprising a promotional truck assembly which is made entirely of corrugated fiberboard materials. A uniquely engineered series of cuts and score lines permits the article to be shipped in a completely flat or knockdown position. Upon re... | 04/28/1987 |
| 4615223 | Increasing frictional resistance measuring apparatus A frictional resistance measuring apparatus having a platform (28) attached to a frame (20). A pair of tandem wheels (36) are also attached to the frame (20), the combination providing a resistance surface and a rotational drive source when placed upon th... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4599078 | Transformable toy assembly A transformable toy assembly is disclosed which provides at least two assembly elements separable and combinable with respect to each other and independently reversibly transformable between at least two forms different from each other. The assembly eleme... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4596533 | Toy work vehicle and trailer assembly A toy vehicle having a rear hitching element engageable by a dynamic coupler at one end of a sled-type trailer which may be more or less loaded by a player. The coupler is attached to a spring-biased piston slidable within a box projecting from the traile... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4571211 | Toy pull accessory for self-propelled toy vehicle A toy pull-sled accessory for a self-propelled toy vehicle is supported for towing on a play surface by a forward friction pad and freely rotatable rear wheels. Friction with the surface is increased by a weight with a pivotally depending pawl movable alo... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4545777 | Dioramatic running toy A dioramatic running toy including a running member and a dioramatic panel removably attached to the running member so as to enable the dioramatic panel to run with the running member. The present invention further relates to a dioramatic running toy asse... | 10/08/1985 |
| 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 |
| 4516948 | Reconfigurable toy assembly A reconfigurable toy assembly having foldable portions to allow the toy assembly to simulate a toy combination vehicle having a tractor unit and a trailer unit separatably connected to each other. The tractor unit when separated from the trailer unit is r... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4505686 | Convertible toy A toy transport set is disclosed which includes a toy truck having a cab and a trailer for carrying one or more toy vehicles, such as toy cars. The trailer is convertible from a transport configuration in which the trailer is releasably coupled to the cab... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4389810 | Metering toy for selecting a self-propelled vehicle of greatest strength A load-measuring device for a self-propelled toy truck vehicle, or the like, comprises a movable platform having a set of wheels and a friction sled mat movable on the surface upon which the vehicle is propelled. The strength of the vehicle is measured by... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4372075 | Apparatus for coupling and uncoupling toy tractors and semitrailers An improved reciprocating dock for coupling and uncoupling a toy semitrailer and a toy tractor. The dock includes a reciprocable slide and a rotary cam arrangement. During an uncoupling operation, the slide is contacted and displaced by the semitrailer fr... | 02/08/1983 |
| 4366645 | Steering mechanism for toy vehicles A toy vehicle (12) including a tractor (14) and a semi-trailer (16) is steered by a steering wheel (84) rotatably mounted to the semi-trailer (16) and linked to the rear end of the tractor (14) laterally of its 5th wheel pivot (52) by a rod (88) which swi... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4304066 | Apparatus for coupling and uncoupling toy truck tractors and semitrailers The apparatus provides for the automatic uncoupling of a toy semitrailer from a toy tractor truck and provides also for automatic coupling of a toy semitrailer to a toy tractor truck. The uncoupling utilizes a ramp in a roadway which is inboard of the tra... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4187636 | Camping trailer The toy camping trailer includes a trailer box supported on a pair of wheels. The trailer has a two-piece pivotal top which may be collapsed to a travel position or raised to a camping use position. One top piece may include an open zone to permit access ... | 02/12/1980 |
