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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7762862 | House toy and display A house toy and display including a base having a base fitting, and a plurality of room modules, each of the plurality of room modules having a floor and at least one wall. The floor has a room module fitting complementary in shape to the base fitting to retain the ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7442106 | Reusable piñata system and method of operation A reusable piñata system having a hollow body with an open bottom end. Slots are disposed in the hollow body. An end cap is provided to obstruct the open bottom end of hollow body. A support element is coupled to the end cap. The support element extends into the ho... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7433933 | Apparatus and process for a computer input device A computer input device is described as being in the general form of a computer mouse with standard computer mouse functions in addition to having the capability of allowing the user of the computer input device to access a vendor's Internet web page, domain name, o... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7310841 | Stationery assembly A stationery assembly includes a body and a partition formed on a bottom of the body for closing the body. A sound device is received in the chamber. A stapler is upwardly secured on a bottom of the body. A lighting device is mounted in a front end of the body. A fi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7264531 | Method and apparatus for facilitating the construction of a snow man/woman A building component for facilitating a construction of a snow man/woman. A spherically-shaped body is provided that has an outer surface and an interior, the interior substantially lighter than when the interior is filled with snow. An adhesion surface is provided ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7244073 | Travel toothbrush assembly A toothbrush assembly has two main sections, a toothbrush head that incorporates toothbrush bristles and toothpaste holder. The toothbrush head has a bristle end and a shaft with an enclosed channel connecting the bristle end to a threaded end. A flexible tube exten... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234207 | Novelty figurine and carabiner storage assembly A novelty figurine and carabiner storage assembly is provided. The figurine comprises a head portion, a body portion located proximate to the head portion, and at least one carabiner attachment assembly extending from the body portion for selectively allowing the fi... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7169008 | Method and apparatus for reducing risk that a closure on stuffed toy will injure or be damaged by an animal An animal toy is configured to stimulate at least one sense of an animal during play by said animal. The toy includes a shell formed of a first pliable material and having an interior; a pouch formed of a second pliable material and contained within the shell during... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7056183 | Work and play station The present invention relates to a work and study station comprising an upper part and a lower part (1), said upper part (2) substantially comprising the container of the graphical and modelling instruments, and said lower part (2) substantially... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7037165 | Container for holding component parts of a construction toy A container for holding component parts of a construction toy. The container preferably is a suitcase or briefcase configuration, with a carrying handle at the top. An access cover, comprising a large portion of the front wall of the container and a portion of the b... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6973686 | Corrugated cardboard crib Disclosed is a baby crib or cradle constructed from foldable material, preferably corrugated cardboard that forms multiple elements from a single sheet of material, and supports the baby above the ground. In kit form, the crib may be supplied in a partially assemble... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6948997 | Elastic drive motor with force isolation Disclosed is a method and system for providing an elastic drive mechanism in which the compressive force and torque created by the twisting of an elastic member used to power an aircraft are isolated from the fuselage, and specifically isolated from the flight contr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6923705 | Play structure and structural building elements for building a play structure Building elements for constructing a play structure comprise polyethylene members. In one embodiment, the members are extruded cylinders and include notches or other interlocking features. In another embodiment, the members are flat panels and include notches, teeth... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6904719 | Storage attachment for deck railing A storage shed for attaching to the railing at the edge of a deck, such shed having an enclosure assembly mounted on the deck railing while being held in place by doors. The shed preserves deck floor space by hanging principally within and on the outside of the deck... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6872116 | Musical baby bottle An improved baby bottle adapted with handles and a sound-generating module for generating audible sounds. A generally cylindrical baby bottle is adapted with longitudinally extending slots on opposing sides of the bottle. The slots receive and retain a removable han... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6797346 | Decorative pumpkin kit A kit of decorative pumpkins is disclosed where one of the pumpkins incorporates a rear opening large enough to allow the other pumpkins comprising the kit to be introduced therethrough for convenient storage within the one pumpkin. Each of the pumpkins can also inc... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6786792 | Stuffed toy with replaceable play-stimulation item A stuffed toy (10) for play by an animal is taught. The stuffed toy (10) has an outer pliable shell (12) formed of a first fur (54), an inner pliable shell (56) formed of a second fur (54′) located within the outer pliable... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6763681 | Combination ring and object holder with integral spring A combination ring and object holder with an integral spring is designed to secure and retain an object, such as a lollipop. The combination ring and object holder includes a ring, preferably fabricated from plastic, with a substantially flat upper surface to which ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6761612 | Digital sports pop-up A digital sports pop-up apparatus in which the apparatus is representative of a predetermined sport. The apparatus comprises a stand member with a substantially hollow member engageable with an upper portion of the stand member, the substantially hollow member being... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6719606 | Soft sculpture shellfish animal toy and accessories A soft sculpture shellfish animal toy comprises a soft sculpture of an oyster accented with features to give it “personality” and “hugability” to children and humor to adults. Such features include hands and feet, a head and eyes. Being an oyster there is a ... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6663458 | Tub toy receptacle An ornamental device for holding wet bathtub toys near their point of use and in such a manner as to allow them to dry between uses. To attain this, a receptacle base designed to rest against the inner bathtub sidewall includes a character head and a hook... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663457 | Stuffed toy with replaceable play-stimulation item A stuffed toy (10) for play by an animal is taught. The stuffed toy (10) has an outer pliable shell (12) formed of a first fur (54), an inner pliable shell (56) formed of a second fur (54') located within the outer pliable shell (12), a pouch (58) formed ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6647693 | Three-dimensional structures of sheet material A construction assembly in which a plurality of interconnected three-dimensional elements each has at least one wall and the elements are connected by loops or tongues of material of one element extending into windows of another element and held in place ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6620019 | Magic egg The present invention relates to a magic egg, which mainly comprises a hollow egg-like membrane having the color of egg white, and features of contractibility and stickiness, and besides, an opening is set at the top portion to let the diaphanous liquid a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6589096 | Apparatus and method for creating and destroying a solid exterior/liquid interior toy An apparatus and method for creating and destroying toys having a solid exterior and liquid interior are disclosed. The apparatus and method entail the creation of an impression within a supply of modeling compound using a form having a desired shape. The... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6551170 | Spring loop novelty device A novelty device has a compacted spring loop in a container. During an effort of a person to remove the loop from the container, the loop under stored spring energy expands toward its extended configuration to assist in opening the container or to fly out... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6491562 | Automation designing kit A kit that can be assembled to make a moving toy comprises a container having at least one wall portion movable between a closed position closing an opening in the container and an open position allowing access to the inside of the container through the o... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6409568 | Packaged toy product A packaged toy product in which a number of toy elements are packaged. The packaging comprises a box wherein the top face of the box is provided with a transparent opening. The packaging is also configured with at least one compartment under the transpare... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6325691 | Packaged toy A packaged toy is provided in which toy egg sets of nested hollow toy eggs are held within a modular transparent egg carton. The modular transparent egg carton has a tray which holds the toy egg sets and a lid with a ceiling and a circumnavigating lip def... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6296540 | Container, character toy, and toy combination A container shaped as a toy raft has a body wall with a member protruding therefrom for mounting a character toy on the member. A character toy has a cavity formed in an exterior portion thereof for positioning the character toy on the member. A toy combi... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6283762 | Bubble pack toy containing comestibles A toy peripherally formed of flexible bubble packing material in a shape simulating an object defines an internal cavity that is stuffed with a plurality of relatively smaller pieces of comestible material such as candy to provide a three dimensional shap... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6250985 | Hollow breakable object having a breakable dye absorptive coating A hollow breakable object having a first shell section and a second shell section encapsulating a novelty item when the shell sections are affixed to each other. The sections are typically affixed by press-fitting, gluing, or taping the sections together.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6231415 | Pager popper A play pager combined with a lollipop which combines candy with pager sounds. The pager includes an integrated circuit programmed to produce different pager sounds as different switches are closed. An amplifier amplifies the signals and a speaker produces... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6231345 | Shape fitting toy A shape fitting toy comprising: a plurality of blocks having different types of shapes from each other, and a block selection part having a plurality of block passing holes each of which has a shape corresponding to one of the blocks having a plurality of... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6176705 | Solar system teaching aid A solar system teaching aid for teaching relationships between astral bodies of the solar system. The solar system teaching aid includes a bracket having a securing means. The securing means is adapted for securing the bracket to the ceiling. A plurality ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6030274 | Toy and transparent packaging assembly suitable for mailing A combination toy and packaging assembly which is suitable for mailing without additional packaging includes a toy, preferably a plush toy animal, having predetermined areas thereon for receiving mailing and return addresses, and for indicating proper pla... | 02/29/2000 |
| 5984098 | Surprise box for containing objects The invention relates to a surprise box for containing objects. According to the invention, the surprise box is essentially constituted by a hollow body made of deformable material, provided with an opening zone giving access to the inside of the hollow b... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5971829 | Motorized ice cream cone A novelty amusement eating receptacle for supporting, rotating and sculpting a portion of ice cream or similarly malleable food while it is being consumed comprising: a hand-held housing, a cup rotatably supported by the hand-held housing and adapted to r... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5954561 | Play material container having plural play features A play material container includes a base having an interior cavity, a sidewall and a cookie-cutter edge defining a predetermined shape. A lid is configured to be snap-fitted upon the base to provide container closure. An extrusion die is formed in the co... | 09/21/1999 |
