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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731563 | Transformable toy A transformable toy is presented. The toy includes a first member, a second member and a third member. A first surface of the first member is a first part of an exterior surface of a substantially spherical structure in a first configuration. A second surface of the... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7371148 | Automatically opening dollhouse In one example, the disclosure includes a playset. The playset may include a middle section having a movable front face; a first side section coupled to one side of said middle section, said first side section having a movable front face; a second side section coupl... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354272 | Manipulative tile as learning tool An arithmetical manipulative device comprises a plurality of tiles, each tile having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end and a second end, and a connector member for connecting the first end of one tile to the second end of a neighboring tile. The connect... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350950 | Safety device A safety device comprising a housing, an extendable tube located in the housing, and a light source for illuminating the extendable tube. The extendable tube is translucent and may be extended from a first position to a second position. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341122 | Actuator for a working element, particularly a walking robot and the method of controlling said actuator The invention relates to an actuator which is characterized in that the kinematic connection between the motor and the working element of the robot comprises a mobile link which is pivot fixed to the base of the actuator, a runner which is mounted to the mobile link... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331841 | Transformable toy The present invention provides a transformable toy of which a figure is transformed between a doll robot toy and a four-legged walking robot toy with rear-leg sections thereof of a more natural shape. One of a pair of leg sections 11 of the doll robot toy ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306504 | Transformable toy A transformable toy including a first movable member, a second movable member and a coupler positioned between and coupled to the first and second movable members. The coupler is adapted to enable the first and second movable members to independently move or pivot t... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7285034 | Toy play set A toy play set for use in a vehicle having a beverage cup holder includes a generally elongated body. At least a first longitudinal end is sized and shaped to fit at least partially into the cup holder sufficiently for the cup holder to support the body in a general... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258592 | Santa Claus visit kit A kit for creating an illusion that suggests a Santa Claus visit in a premises is disclosed. The kit includes items revealed to a child audience. These items include a displayer at which small items can be placed, and amusement items for use by at least a member of ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252107 | Pop up collapsible structures A foldable enclosure structure containing a fabric cover defining a desired shape when expanded to an expanded position; a first supporting frame fixedly attached to the cover and a second supporting frame provided within the cover and rotatably coupled to the first... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223152 | Wind propelled rolling toy Provided may be a wind propelled rolling vehicle with a self-adjusting sail that may be substantially formed in a relatively small, single sheet of material, or assembled onto a standard chassis. The exemplary embodiments may utilize bushings to spread dynamic loads... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7222466 | Foldable support structure with hinged sawtooth wall members A foldable truss member suitable for commercial displays includes a plurality of side members that are adjacently hinged together. The side members include support members and bridging members having extensions. The side members are joined into a foldable structure ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219871 | Pyramid easel A Pyramid Easel display holder for primarily flat objects includes ten main contiguous, triangular and polygonal (modified triangular) planes with additional contiguous triangular and trapezoid planes as part of optional base(s). On each of two display sides, object... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217170 | Transformable toy vehicle A toy vehicle includes a central housing having first and second oppositely disposed sides. A first wheel is rotatably mounted on the first side of the housing, and a second wheel is rotatably mounted on the second side of the housing. Each of the first and second w... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198536 | Water disc toy A toy throwing disc that is tossed between players has a unique feature of having the compartment in the center filled with a liquid or gel that creates a stabilizing effect. The water disc is a plastic molded flying disc with an outside molded rim and a sealed comp... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192328 | Toy for simulating character motion A method of simulating real-life motion of a character includes providing a toy having a plurality of interconnected links. The links are rotatably attached to one another and the character is attached to one of the links. The method also includes grasping the toy b... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188389 | Dirt collecting system for a floor care appliance The invention is a floor care appliance such as vacuum cleaner having several embodiments of a dirt particle separating and collecting system removably inserted and sidewardly disposed into a recess in the floor care appliance's housing. One embodiment of the dirt p... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7156716 | Apparatus, game and method for capturing articles with coil spring A coil spring toy with the ball-trapping tool attached to one or more ends is disclosed. The coil spring toy may be used with a game apparatus having a toy stairway, and a set of lightweight balls of a specific size. A method to play the game includes mechanically s... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144351 | Multi-configurable exercise device The invention is incorporated in an exercise device comprising three blocks: a “first block”, a “second block” and a “third block”. Each block has a horizontal platform (herein, “first horizontal plafform”, a “second horizontal platform” and a ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7103448 | Robot system A robot system capable of performing automatic updating of data inherent to a robot mechanism section or a mechanical unit thereof when changing the robot mechanism section or the mechanical unit. After changing the robot mechanism section or the mechanical unit, da... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100333 | Loop assemblies having a central link Improved reversibly expandable structures are formed from novel loop assemblies comprising a plurality of links, each of said links having at least one center pivot joint and a plurality of end pivot joints, each of at least two of said plurality of end pivot joints... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101249 | Wiggle flyer A flying toy has a spiral-shaped tail to which a head portion is coupled to effect a wiggling flight pattern of the toy. In preferred embodiments, the spiral-shaped tail is fabricated from a material that maintains the spiral shape of the tail during flight, and has... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090557 | Ornamental display using wind motion A mobile constructed from a single sheet of material having alternating cut lines and fold lines so that wind striking the mobile causes the intervening panels to undulate. ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7063587 | Building block A building block includes two perpendicularly connected square frames, and a hypotenuse frame extended between outer edges of the two square frames. Each of the square and hypotenuse frames has an outer frame portion and an inner cross-shaped rib portion having a th... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7018267 | Transportable play assembly A transportable play design assembly with an open operative position, an alternative closed position and which may be folded to enclose play items therebetween when play time is concluded. The open operative position is utilized as a play surface. The alternative cl... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014267 | Modular furniture system A modular furniture system including a plurality of generally, straight elongate bars, a plurality of connectors for connecting the bars to one another, the connectors including rounded, non-sharp corners and being constructed of an elastomeric material, and a plura... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011308 | Joystick maze Joystick Maze is an educational labyrinth game with the objective of demonstrating mechanical linkage while moving a steel ball across a game board from point A to point B. The game board consists of two parallel connected surfaces with the upper surface incorporati... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6966814 | Hoop-type amusement device An improved hoop-type amusement system is disclosed wherein a plurality of variously sized and shaped connectable components may be selectively interconnected by the user to form simple and complex hoop configurations of a particular size and complex geometric shape... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6926020 | Vertically stacked collapsible structures Collapsible structures are provided having at least one lower panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material substantially covering the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6921314 | Intercleaving spatially dichotomized polyhedral building blocks and extensions The invention is a system and set of intercleaving (interfitting and adhering/clinging) toy or real polyhedral construction elements which may be implemented either directly in physical form or indirectly in a virtual reality via the hardware of a computer system. T... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6896577 | Configuration for a collapsible throwing toy and its associated method of manufacture A toy assembly and its method of manufacture. The toy assembly is a spherical object that can be temporarily compressed into a disc. A short time after compression, the toy pops back into its original ball-like shape. The toy assembly has arcuate sections that join ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863588 | Collapsible throwing toy and its associated method of manufacture A toy assembly and its method of manufacture. The toy assembly is a spherical object that can be temporarily compressed into a disc. A short time after compression, the toy pops back into its original ball-like shape. The toy assembly has shell sections that join al... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6835113 | Structure of a decorative article A structure of a decorative article including a base device, a motor, a guiding device and a transmission device is disclosed. The motor including a driving shaft is mounted on the base device. The guiding device including a guiding means with a guiding track is mou... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6830430 | Fan with a separable flying disc A Frisbee™ fan comprises a fan body made from a fabric bordered by a flexible strip on the peripheral rim thereof and a folding plate clamping the fan body for generating a strong air flow. The fan body may be printed with a selected pattern. The fan body may be s... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6786797 | Double layer blocks capable of turning endlessly Disclosed is a double layer block assembly comprising four single layer blocks, two first double layer blocks, two second double layer blocks, four outer stickers, and four inner stickers. An upper layer section of the assembly comprises two single layer blocks, two... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6769950 | Wind operated toy in the shape of a fish or the like The present invention relates to a wind operated device in the shape of a fish or the like. The device comprises at least two generally planar or segmented constructions of a lightweight material, each of the segments being flexibly connected to the other and a supp... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6766815 | Collapsible structures A collapsible structure has a first panel and a second panel, each panel having a foldable frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, with a fabric material covering portions of the frame member to form the panel when the frame member is in the unfold... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6761609 | Toy building set with flexible toy building sheet element A toy building set comprising a plurality of toy building elements (1, 3) provided with complementary coupling means. At least one of the toy building elements (3) is/are provided with at least one groove (4) provided in an outwardly facing face... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6715255 | Foldable support structure with hinged sawtooth wall members and rigid end cap A foldable truss member suitable for commercial displays includes a plurality of side members that are adjacently hinged together. The side members include support members and bridging members having extensions. The side members are joined into a foldable structure ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6694994 | Collapsible structures Collapsible structures include one or more add-on panels chat are coupled to the underlying collapsible structure to improve the variety of play, entertainment value, and utility of these collapsible structures. Each of these collapsible structures incorp... | 02/24/2004 |
