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Class 446/90 - Including motor


Subclass of Class 446 - Amusement devices: toys
Definition: Device including mechanical means for operating the device
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 02/12/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7329166Automotive toy comprising flexible elements
An automotive toy (1) constructed from a number of toy building elements, of which a plurality are configured as functionality modules (2, 3, 4, 5), each of which being configured with technical means for performing a specific functionality in the auto...
02/12/2008
7288917Transmitter for radio-controlled toy
A mobile toy is described. The mobile toy includes a wheel assembly having a hubcap for removably engaging a wheel of the wheel assembly. The mobile toy may also include a transmitter having a charging pad for charging of a radio-controlled embodiment of the toy. Th...
10/30/2007
7146890Annular octagonal hand held pushing tool for use with cutting and abrasive tools
A hand held pushing tool for use with cutting and abrasive tools is formed as a planar disk. The disk has a first side surface, a second side surface, a first predetermined thickness and an outer peripheral edge. The outer peripheral edge has at least one notch. The...
12/12/2006
7137862System and method for controlling multiple model vehicles
A system and method for controlling multiple model vehicles while using only a single remote control transmitter. A remote control signal transmitter is provided for transmitting control signals. The transmitted control signals are received by a single master model ...
11/21/2006
7104863Product cycle project development
A method for teaching production cycle project development utilizing a construction set having at least one construction set component designed to be alterable (e.g., robot) for constructing a user-definable apparatus. The teaching may include providing instructions...
09/12/2006
6957996Toy car kit
A mobile toy is described. The mobile toy includes a wheel assembly having a hubcap removably engaging a wheel of the wheel assembly. The mobile toy may also include a transmitter having a charging pad for charging of a radio-controlled embodiment of the toy. The tr...
10/25/2005
6952196Methods and systems for providing programmable computerized interactors
A computerized interactor system uses physical, three-dimensional objects as metaphors for input of user intent to a computer system. When one or more interactors are engaged with a detection field, the detection field reads an identifier associated with the object ...
10/04/2005
6923277Solar-powered transmission device
A solar-powered transmission device includes a casing, a cover, a drive unit, and a solar collecting panel. The casing is formed with a hole unit. The cover cooperates with the casing so as to confine a component receiving space, and has a transparent portion that p...
08/02/2005
6585553Toy building set
A toy building set with interconnectible building elements and comprising an energy source, an energy accumulator and a consumer of energy as separate units which may be built together with the building elements, wherein the energy accumulator may be coup...
07/01/2003
6561866Moveable and sectional block toy
A moveable and sectional block toy, including: a main frame which has a motor operating by receiving the input of a switching signal from the external and driving gears rotating by receiving the driving force of the motor; a plurality of gears which rotat...
05/13/2003
6412362Toy gearing system
A toy gearing system comprising a drive unit and at least one gear unit. The drive unit comprises a body, a gearwheel supported by the body and having at least some of its teeth exposed for gear engagement, an electric motor for rotating the gearwheel and...
07/02/2002
5779515Construction toy support base
A base for a modular multi-part construction toy is disclosed which has a surface which permits the assembly of a number of toy modules thereon to form an erected toy. The base further includes a number of mechanically movable elements which are used in a...
07/14/1998
5738558Motor for toy construction system
A motor for a toy construction set of the type having a plurality of connector elements and rod-like struts engageable with the connector elements to form a coherent structure wherein the connector elements have a center hub portion and a plurality of pai...
04/14/1998
5411428Block units for a block toy
A block unit for a block toy contains a block body having protrusions and recesses through which the block body is freely connectable to other block units; a rotary shaft rotatably supported in the block body in such a manner that the rotary shaft is exte...
05/02/1995
5346420Gearing and drive mechanism for construction toy system
A gearing and drive mechanism is provided for a construction toy system, in which a coherent structure can be assembled from a series of rod-like struts and hub-like connectors, wherein the struts have specially contoured ends engageable by lateral, snap-...
09/13/1994
5241875Multiblock-robot
A robot system with robot specific effects. Reconstructable for other fields of activities with few manipulations by the users themselfs. This objective is achieved in accordance with the present invention by standard robot-block parts of nearly the simil...
09/07/1993
5154615Educational toy
An educational toy for use with children in an age range of about 4 to 12 as a mounting base with an upper surface on which various action modules are mounted. The action modules include a DC power source, and a switch. The action modules can include a nu...
10/13/1992
5112263Modular liquid flow device, in particular a water construction kit
A modular device including: a receptacle (1) suitable for containing a liquid; a support (5) connected to the receptacle to define, together with the receptacle, a structure extending in part above the level of the liquid contained in the receptacle, said stru...
05/12/1992
4940442Connectable self-powdered mobile toy
A connectable mobile toy wherein a plurality of such toys can be interconnected front to back and side by side. The front-to-back connection allows swiveling so that a string of interconnected toys can negotiate turns and surface irregularities. Propulsio...
07/10/1990
4889516Plug-in module for motorized toy vehicle
A power module which when plugged into an open compartment in the body of a motorless toy vehicle and switched on, then acts to drive the vehicle in a selected direction. The compartment is disposed above a coupling gear mounted on a wheel axle. The case ...
12/26/1989
4869700Toy 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
4861306Toy cog railway
A toy cog wheel railway is provided having a track with smooth driving faces and a center cogging member with two opposed vertically extending racks thereon. The associated train has an engine with a driven chassis and further cars with undriven running c...
08/29/1989
4813903Block toy with integral drive shaft
A running toy having an integral and concealed transmission member permits easy construction of running toys having a desirable appearance. A block unit of the running toy includes a hollow cube or block having a concave portion for receiving other block ...
03/21/1989
4600355Modular robotics system with basic interchangeable parts
A modular, multi-configuration robotics system having basic interchangeable component parts including a base (10), turret (110), rails (20), mounting blocks (30), motors (80), arm links (60) as the primary components and also including bearings (180), pil...
07/15/1986
4571202Electrically powered modular toy set
The present invention concerns a toy set consisting of a base unit (10) having a chassis (11) supporting an electric motor (12), and two axles (15). At least one of the axles has a pair of wheels (14) and the other axle has one or two wheels (14). At leas...
02/18/1986
4515571Moving toy capable of being non-permanently assembled
A toy which can be assembled in a non-permanent manner has a body which includes a first and second body section. Each of the first and second body sections includes a mating face. The mating face on each of the body sections is complementary to the matin...
05/07/1985
4374493System for model rocket construction
A system and method of construction is described for use in the field of model rocketry. Large sizes of model rockets can be achieved for purpose of visibility and accuracy of simulation by use of a structural framework of disks, ribs, and lightweight cov...
02/22/1983
4291490Moving toys
Structures which are considered to be primarily useful as toys can be constructed utilizing members or arms adjustably mounted on a rotating shaft within the body of such a structure. By shifting the positions of such members or arms the type of movement ...
09/29/1981
4248006Reconfigurable moving animal simulating toy
A toy having an upper and a lower body section is disclosed. The lower body section is operatively attachable to the upper body section in a plurality of configurations. A container capable of holding a liquid is included in the upper body section. A comp...
02/03/1981
4224758Structural element of an assembly kit
A structural element of an assembly kit, for mounting a motor to a supporting plate having holes, has a body portion with an inner hollow for receiving a motor, fixing elements on the body portion for fixing the motor to the latter, a plurality of project...
09/30/1980
4214402Toy assembly with reconfigurable parts and removable appendages
A toy assembly capable of locomotion on a solid surface and having reconfigurable component parts is disclosed. A fuselage of an airplane or rocket includes a front section configured to simulate a mobile cockpit which can be launched from the remainder o...
07/29/1980
4189864Self-powered toy vehicle chassis and automatically interchangeable bodies
A self-powered toy vehicle chassis adapted to removably receive a plurality of different types of bodies, such as a dump truck and a fork lift. A body receiving and dispensing support is provided which, when the toy vehicle chassis passes through carrying...
02/26/1980
4167830Random indicator amphibious vehicle assembly
A combination toy assembly having individual removable component parts is provided to form a versatile toy for a child. Mounted within the body member is a randomly activated indicator member capable of providing random values for a game of chance and the...
09/18/1979
4144669Multiple function water-going toy
A toy aqua-plane includes a number of reconfigurable parts. One of the parts is a removable tank member which provides a second interesting puzzle toy. The puzzle toy may interact with a magnet included in another of the toy parts. The toy also includes a...
03/20/1979
4109398Construction type educational and amusement device
A construction type educational and amusement device having as its basic element a generally spherical hollow module or capsule and adjuncts which may be interconnected and operatively assembled into a large number of different relations to form power-dri...
08/29/1978
4057929Mobile reconfigurable spherical toy
A substantially spherical or ball-shaped toy is provided and includes a number of press- and snap-fitted spherical sections which may be removed from a base member and attached at various positions on the base member to form various other toy configuratio...
11/15/1977
 
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