Class 472/7 - Having article completely supported by rotating tether, arm, or suspending structure

Subclass of Class 472 - Amusement devices
Definition: Subject matter wherein the entire object is carried by a
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 05/10/2011

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7938730	Rotating swing device The Rotating Device (1) comprises a rotating shaft (1000) being bearing interrelated to a nipple/coupling frame. The rotating shaft (1000) supports swing arms right and left from which are suspended swing seats. The nipple/coupling frame extends...	05/10/2011
7373902	Automated pet toy A device for amusing a cat or other pet is provided that has a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion, a motor disposed in the housing, a belt attached to the housing via an upper shaft and a lower shaft, a string having a first end attached to the belt a...	05/20/2008
6907688	Flying and simulated wounded mechanical bird decoys and method Bird decoys for attracting predators, one of which decoys may be rotatably deployed on a rod with one wing folded, the other wing extended and both moving to simulate a wounded bird. Other embodiments include a mechanical flying bird supported on a rotating arm in a...	06/21/2005
5941196	Amusement device for pets A method and apparatus for amusement of pet animals, which includes a base member, a stand mounted on the base member, a first arm mounted on the stand, a drive member mounted on the first arm, a second arm mounted on the first arm and engageable with the...	08/24/1999
5632107	Display with undulating rigid track on which a balancing figure travels An undulating display includes a rigid track, a pair of linking members secured to the track, a first pivot member having first pivot axis and a second pivot axis, and a second pivot member pivotally supported on the second pivot axis of the first pivot m...	05/27/1997
5505463	Game toy A game toy provides amusement that cannot be obtained with games simulating actual contests, so that players can compete over the number of pieces held by avoiding loss of pieces. The game toy has piece retention means 2a, 2b, 2c and 2d for keeping the pl...	04/09/1996
5400534	Decoration with improved rotary rings A decoration includes a hollow base assembly, a bulb, a sound generating unit, a motor, a mounting ring fixed on the base assembly, several superposed intermediate rotary rings disposed between the mounting ring and the base, and an upper rotary ring disp...	03/28/1995
5203743	Ornamental carousel assembly An ornamental carousel assembly is disclosed which simulates the movements of a full-size carousel by supporting various carousel figures that both reciprocate vertically and revolve around a central vertical support column along with a canopy. The rotati...	04/20/1993
5103770	Pet exercising device An improved pet exercising device comprising a toy suspended from a motorized arm having an electronic control capable of actuating the device at predetermined or random intervals and for varying the speed and direction of movement of the toy to provide m...	04/14/1992
5078386	Ornamental carousel assembly An ornamental carousel assembly is disclosed which simulates the movements of a full-size carousel by supporting various carousel figures that both reciprocate vertically and revolve around a central vertical support column along with a canopy. The rotati...	01/07/1992
4998364	Visual display and amusement device A visual display and amusement device is provided which will give an illusion that a miniature airplane model is pulling a curved banner with a message thereon about an upper transparent portion of a housing. The device will convey the message over and ov...	03/12/1991
4934712	Weighted objects with tether and means for twisting tether to raise and lower objects A weighted object is attached to a tether and the tether is twisted to cause the weighted object to spin and to change in vertical position. The apparatus which causes the tether to twist can also orbit through a path to cause horizontal motion of the wei...	06/19/1990
4928955	Toy having sliding rail A toy includes a base, a curved sliding rail having a first end and a second opposite end, a tower having thereon a waved continuous guiding surface, a rotatable shaft in the tower, a flying piece guided to revolve along the waved guiding surface, and a s...	05/29/1990
4761006	Aircraft landing game An aircraft landing game apparatus (10) comprising a housing unit (11) having a first motorized unit (12) including a closed loop track member (24) operatively connected to a miniature airplane (13) which makes a circuit around a horizontally disposed ele...	08/02/1988
4573939	Toy music box A toy music box including a table having an ornament. The table is journaled in a freely rotatable manner and is rotated by the mechanism of the music box. The toy music box is designed such that a rod is journaled in a freely rotatable manner on the tabl...	03/04/1986
4568077	Toy aircraft A toy comprising a motor assembly mounted on an elevated support from which a toy aircraft is suspended by a flexible cable. The cable has a coiled wire sheath having one end connected to the support and the other to the aircraft. The cable hangs freely t...	02/04/1986
4493669	Motorized toy A motorized toy is described which consists of self-propelled toy vehicles, station sections which can be incorporated along the course of a track for the vehicle and toy objects with movable parts which can be coupled with the station sections. Each toy ...	01/15/1985
4363181	Electronic musical mobile A mobile is rotated by an energy storage device to which energy is periodically transferred by a motor which is in turn controlled by an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit simultaneously controls a loudspeaker to produce a wide variety of music wi...	12/14/1982
4358104	Tethered toy vehicle control apparatus A tethered vehicle control apparatus is described which includes a control station and a remote station. A strand connecting the control station to the remote station exits from the remote station through an aperture for connection to a self-propelled toy...	11/09/1982
4266369	Toy cableway A toy cableway assembly in which an endless cable is strung over pulley wheels which are rotatable on standards that are detachably mounted on a vertical wall. The standards project laterally from the wall at selected sites therein to determine the travel...	05/12/1981
4154443	Racing game A racing game in which one or more racing objects traverse a closed loop path under the influence of gravity. Each racing object is supported on the free end of a pivotally mounted rod which pivots in a generally horizontal plane about a generally vertica...	05/15/1979
4137665	Children's marionette theatre An improved children's marionette theatre for self-propelled puppet-like objects utilizing a housing formed from collapsible sides, back and ceiling members that may be readily collapsed into a relatively flat compact structure for ease of transport and s...	02/06/1979
4043406	Chance device for board racing game A game which can be played by two or more people wherein a circular racetrack is provided having a plurality of lanes, each lane having the same number of segments therein positioned about each lane. A toy vehicle is made to traverse the track in a circul...	08/23/1977
4012038	Magnetic toy A toy for use by one or more players utilizing magnetic repulsion and attraction consisting of a casing, a pivotal member rotatably mounted on top of the casing having a plurality of apertures in its periphery into which are inserted one or more pivotal m...	03/15/1977
3984105	Game apparatus An amusement device or toy which includes a vehicle, such as a toy motorcycle, attached by a tethering arm to a generally upright base support in the center of a game board. A path of travel for the vehicle is defined on the game board about the base supp...	10/05/1976

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Class 472/7 - Having article completely supported by rotating tether, arm, or suspending structure