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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357764 | Torso exercise methods and machines A torso exercise machine includes a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface; a seat pivotally mounted on the frame; at least one handlebar pivotally mounted on the frame; and a link pivotally interconnected between the seat and the handlebar. The link constrains... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7229333 | Method and system for the distribution and maintenance of entertainment-related objects and devices A method for distribution and maintenance of entertainment-related objects and devices. A predetermined operational location is provided with toys and a toy station that serves as a hub for toy deployment for the on-site use of the toys by people at the location. Ea... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7086923 | Transformable toy furniture and room system A system and method for simulating a wide variety of different toy furniture items including a plurality of three-dimensional predetermined shaped members wherein at least some of the predetermined shaped members are adaptable to be positioned and repositioned adjac... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6964595 | Child's infant-care play center A child's infant-care play center includes a table having a recessed bath tub and a changing-table/bed removably disposed over the tub. Upstanding dividers and a headboard demarcate respective bathing/changing/sleeping and washing-sink/eating areas on the table. A f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6848747 | Article of furniture formed from slotted planar members An article of furniture formed from a plurality of slotted substantially planar members joined together at their respective slots is disclosed. The planar members can be formed into a chair, a bench, a bed, or a table. In a preferred embodiment, the furniture is dol... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6740015 | Torso exercise methods and machines A torso exercise machine includes a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface; a seat pivotally mounted on the frame; at least one handlebar pivotally mounted on the frame; and a link pivotally interconnected between the seat and the handlebar. The link constrains... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6692092 | Transportable play center A transportable play center that has a center housing and two side housings attached to opposite sides of the center housing is provided. The play center is configured to provide a child with multiple play opportunities. The play center can be configured ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6672659 | Convertible toy chair and vanity combination A toy that is easily convertible between a toy lounge chair and a toy vanity for a doll. The toy has a main body with a base and a pair of sides with a number of movable sections secured to the base. The main body has two faces, one of which forms portion... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6656009 | Doll lounger A lounger, bed, cradle, swing or the like for dolls or infants. The lounger includes a basic body, a casing therefor and a structure for correctly positioning the lounger when in use. The basic body has a shell-like design and is made of a soft foam mater... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6607418 | Discovery toy and method of use A discovery toy/play feature apparatus, for use with water and sand, or other particulate or granular material is provided. The apparatus allows the user to play in both sand and water in such a way as to learn and discover physical and engineering princi... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6589058 | Child's learning chair The learning chair helps to teach a child important tools for life, such as how to tell time and days of the week, how to organize a daily wardrobe, and develop communication and organizational skills. The chair is shaped in the form of a fictional charac... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6537129 | Toy doll bed having jumping doll A generally square-shaped doll bed includes a square base supporting a quartet of vertical posts at its corners. The base defines a center recess within which a platform is supported by a pivoting arm. The pivoting arm is secured to a further pivoting arm... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6506056 | Event planner with visual seating chart organizer A room floor plan and visual seating chart organizer. Room floor planning involves arranging type, size and position of room fixtures, such as table, stages, podiums, lighting, dance floors, music/disc jockey area, doors, emergency exits, room walls, and ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6439957 | Electronic toy kitchen and a method of using the same The toy kitchen of the invention has a variety of play features, including a countertop, a stove top arrangement, a sink, an answering machine and telephone, and a cookbook. The toy kitchen includes a control system that receives and processes inputs from... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6358113 | Doll nursery A nursery includes a frame, a bassinet, a swing, a single drive unit and a coupling mechanism. The bassinet, the swing, the drive unit and the coupling assembly are supported by the frame. The coupling assembly is operably coupled to the drive unit and ha... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6346024 | Bath toy with thermally erasable drawing surface A thermally erasable bath toy for enabling a user to create and erase drawing figures in a wet environment. The bath toy includes a drawing desk with a drawing surface that incorporates thermochromic material. A user can draw on the drawing surface by ind... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6048251 | Flip over toy A toy is provided in which a first entertaining environment is provided when the toy is in a first position and a second entertaining environment is provided when the toy is in a second position. The toy is transformed form the first position to the secon... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5961364 | Building set for a toy building A building set for a toy building comprising a number of building module frames (1,1a,1b,2) and a plurality of fittings (10,17,18), and wherein each of the building module frames (1,1a,1b,2) comprises a bottom plate (3,4,19) with a superstructure that def... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5941805 | Children's weight lifting bar and bench combination A children's weight lifting set for simulating proper chest muscle exercises includes a bench construction and a lifting rod assembly. A pair of prop arms extends upward from the a support platform of the bench construction. The prop arms include contoure... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5938281 | Seating structure for child A seating structure for a child is provided. The seating structure includes a box open at an upper end. The box includes a bench positioned within the box.... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5887950 | Modular toy toddler car seat A modular toy toddler car seat includes a seat member, a backrest and two armrests. Each of the armrests is a plastic unitary piece and has an inner surface formed with a generally V-shaped open-ended slide slot and a plurality of blind holes which are lo... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5706613 | Playhouse with pivotally attached seats A walk-in child playhouse having pivotally attached seating surfaces. In one embodiment, the walk-in child playhouse comprises an enclosed rotomolded plastic structure having walls, a roof, and at least one chair or seat member pivotally attached to the p... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5696333 | Music jewelry cabinet A music jewelry cabinet having a space left behind a top drawer thereof for mounting a music-producing means therein. A spring winding shaft projects from the music-producing means to extend out of a back of the cabinet so that it is easily accessible for... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5661941 | Constructional building set A building element for a constructional building set having coupling means for coupling to other building elements included in the building set by cooperation with their coupling studs arranged with mutual modular measures, said coupling means comprising ... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5564960 | Toy bed and bank apparatus A toy bed and bank apparatus includes a first mattress support assembly, a plurality of drawers supported by the first mattress support assembly, and a second mattress support assembly selectively connected to or disconnected from the first mattress suppo... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5547412 | Children's stepstool with automatic electronic message mechanism The present invention is a stepstool for children with an automatic electronic message mechanism. The stepstool comprises a main housing including a horizontal step and a substantially vertical support having a bottom which rests on a compressive pod whic... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5509720 | Alphabet block chair kit An alphabet block kit comprising a series of blocks that have letters of the alphabet inscribed or formed on the faces thereof and wherein the respective blocks can be assembled to form a chair and further can be readily disassembled.... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5509844 | Legless storage and play table for use by children The present invention comprises legless storage and play table for use by children, comprising a first member operatively arranged to form a first side of the table, the first member having a trough-like section extending outwardly with respect to the tab... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5446235 | Drawer and lid activated musical rotating ornament A musical article of furniture, here jewelry armoire (10') which includes a pivotal lid (38') for activating and deactivating a musical movement (19). Mechanical spring wound musical movement (19) is attached to a supporting surface (14') which in turn is... | 08/29/1995 |
| 5435769 | Play house for use with construction toy blocks A play house for use by children to play with dolls or toy figurines. It has a base, a plurality of lateral walls and a roof which altogether define an openable enclosure externally shaped as a house. It also has one or more floor members within the enclo... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5422429 | Drawer activated musical rotating ornament A musical article of furniture, here jewelry chest (10) which includes at least one slidable drawer (12) for storage of articles and for activating and deactivating a musical movement (19). Mechanical spring wound musical movement (19) is attached to a su... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5182822 | Child's sink apparatus A cabinet structure includes side walls, a floor, and a rear wall, and a top wall mounting a concave sink therewithin. The sink is operative through a manually operative pump and an underlying reservoir to direct fluid into the sink, with a drain associat... | 02/02/1993 |
| 5160288 | Convertible toy table A toy table including a table top, a central portion of the table top being separately mounted from the remainder of the table top, apparatus for mounting the central portion of the table top to rotate and provide a first surface to the top and a second s... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5085608 | Collapsible desk with dollhouse A portable, multi-use, self-storing, wall mounted fold down desk/work center providing interior storage with applications for home, office and institutional uses. A box-like storage cavity is mounted on a wall and may be positioned at various selected hei... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5004445 | Dollhouse within a dollhouse A toy in the shape of a dollhouse which can be opened to reveal a furnished house containing diminutive appliances, fixtures and furniture. Some of the diminutive applicances, fixtures and furniture may also be opened to reveal rooms having even more dimi... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4879800 | Method of producing a columnar support structure A method of manufacturing a support structure, or leg, for a piece of furniture such as a table or the like. A blank of planar sheet material is provided with a rectangular opening adjacent one end and bent about an axis extending through the opening to f... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4854913 | Toy crib apparatus Toy crib apparatus which includes a crib housing having at least one hollow rail member supporting a sliding toy member and one hollow wall member. A drive mechanism housed by the hollow wall member is connected to a flexible rod member that extends in a ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4804349 | Reconfigurable toy A reconfigurable toy simulates a school bus when assembled in a first configuration. In a second configuration the constituent components of the toy bus may be selectively arranged to simulate a schoolroom enclosure having figurines and simulated school d... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4682827 | Combination toy box-drafting table The box-table combination includes a lower open topped toy box with central storage space, and an upper open bottomed drafting table releasably secured to the top of the box and nestable therein when disconnected therefrom for easy transportation. The dra... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4624649 | Toy furniture device, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A toy furniture device adapted to be converted from a couch arrangement to a fold-down bed arrangement. The device includes a main frame member within which a bed member is pivotably supported, the bed member being pivotably movable between a stored posit... | 11/25/1986 |
