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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7699682 | Exercise and play advocate device A hoop-rolling device is used by children and adults for fitness and recreation. An illustrative embodiment includes a hoop and a shaft, with a generally square-shaped ring retaining the hoop, which is used to propel and control the hoop. The ring defines a small ap... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7074169 | Wheel-guiding device and methods of use thereof A wheel-guiding device comprises a handle connected to a member of a U-shaped member and the handle is preferably essentially perpendicular to a plane of the U-shaped member for guiding the motion of a preferably wheel. The handle is extendable for adjusting the len... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6366869 | Rolling circle A recreational and exercise device which includes electronic features added to a rolling circle game including a liquid crystal display of the time, distance traveled, speed of travel, and the user's pulse rate. The device includes a open hard rubber circ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 5730639 | Wheel and control stick toy A wheel and control stick toy includes a wheel defining a transverse axis and a control stick for manipulating the wheel on a horizontal surface. The wheel includes a centrally disposed, transverse axle which is coaxial with the transverse axis of the whe... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5679051 | Rolling toy device An improved rolling toy device (10) which comprises a circular hoop (12). A component (14) is for loosely engaging the circular hoop (12). A person (15) can hold an end of the loosely engaging component (14) to push and pull the circular hoop (12) along a... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5299970 | Guided rolling circle game A game having a ring with a peripheral outer surface to be engaged with and rolled over a subjacent surface supporting the ring and a pusher for propelling the ring by rolling thereof. The pusher is a rod having a proximal and a distal end with the proxim... | 04/05/1994 |
| 4917650 | Hoop type toy Are is disclosed a hoop toy and guide control therefor in which the guide control includes an outwardly curved bifurcated handle which has a removable brake pin thereon as well as control elements which ride only on the external peripheral rim of the hoop... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4913677 | Guide stick and hoop toy A toy hoop and guidestick inexpensive to fabricate giving increased control of the hoop is provided by an improved stick with a specially shaped yoke that permits changing movement of the hoop to the left or to the right by wrist motion only.... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4861310 | Amusement device The device includes a shaft provided with a handgrip at one end and a cross head of bent wire construction at its remaining end. Rails extend parallel to the shaft and are offset therefrom a suitable distance to enable the upright support of a ring to ena... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4575353 | Counterweighted and self-extending mobile A toy or novelty is disclosed which is in the form of standing mobile and has a series of parts each pivoted to another and each provided with eccentric weights. The weights and the arrangement of the pivots may be operative to pivot the parts from a posi... | 03/11/1986 |
| 4227341 | Ring toy A ring toy including a generally T-shaped first member having a wheel rotatably mounted thereon, so that the toy can be advanced over the ground to impel a rolling ring, and a generally T-shaped second member pivotally connected to the first member for pi... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4211032 | Toy hoop device A toy hoop device includes a hoop having a flat, rolling surface, and a roller cage disposed peripherally of the hoop. A handle releasably received into the roller cage is employed to guide the hoop and produce an initial rapid hoop spin, if desired. When... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4173841 | Toy hoop guide rod A guide rod, for rolling a toy hoop, formed of a squared U-shaped guide portion with a short shaft portion arranged approximately perpendicular to the plane of said guide portion and integral with the free end of one of the legs of the guide portion. An e... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4102077 | Hoop and selectively disengageable trundling apparatus A hoop and selectively disengagable trundling apparatus includes an elongated rigid bar element having a handle element fixedly secured at one end thereof and a pair of complementary arcuate jaw elements disposed on the other end thereof. The jaw elements... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4070792 | Game device for launching and pushing a rolling wheel This invention relates to a toy for active children. It consists of four major parts: a grooved handle, a housing unit resembling a chute, a roller or dowel and a small wheel or disc approximately eight inches in diameter. The wheel or disc and its functi... | 01/31/1978 |
