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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361074 | Rotating light toy A non-battery operated rotating light and/or noise making toy apparatus is disclosed. The system includes a handle to which is connected an electro-mechanical LED power generation chamber. One or more LEDs are electronically connected to the power generation chamber... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7325872 | Rocker and method of using the same A rocker that may be used to entertain an infant. In one embodiment, the rocker includes a seat portion, an activity portion and a connector. The connector is coupled to the seat portion and to the activity portion. In one embodiment, the seat portion and the activi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7251957 | Musical jewelry apparatus A musical jewelry apparatus is disclosed. The musical jewelry apparatus comprises a front member, a rear member, a hinge member, a musical and a power source. The hinge member is partially disposed on a portion of the front member and a portion of the rear member; a... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7250565 | Automated musical instrument An automated musical instrument includes at least one tine, circuitry, a switch, and a trigger. The tine produces a first audible sound when vibrated. The circuitry produces a second audible sound when activated. The switch is connected to the circuitry and is opera... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7238026 | Activity device A multiple-sided activity device for toy blocks is disclosed. The activity device has a first side including a first activity adapted to interact with at least one of the plurality of toy blocks. The activity device also has a second side distinct from the first sid... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7103309 | Educational device An audio-visual educational device including a housing including a plurality of separate viewable indicia each representative of an object which produces a distinctive audible sound associated with the corresponding object. A sound emitting area is also provided in ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 6995680 | Level/position sensor and related electronic circuitry for interactive toy A sensor for use in an interactive electronic device. The sensor comprises a housing having a side wall defining an inner surface, a top plate attached to the side wall and defining an inner surface, and a bottom plate attached to the side wall and also defining an ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6960711 | Inventive structure of spring driving musical movement reduction device An inventive structure of the reduction device of the spring driving musical movement comprises a musical movement base, a gear fixed base, a step spur gear, a bilateral gear and a friction unit; wherein the gear fixed base, formed from project plastic material, ins... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6936757 | Performance apparatus There is provided a performance apparatus that is capable of reducing mechanical noise by a simple construction. Rotary picks are disposed in the vicinity of and in association with respective ends of a plurality of reeds, and four driving nails are formed integrall... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6933431 | Performance device of music box or the like type Each of a plurality of TG (tone generation) units includes a plurality of TG elements corresponding to a plurality of tone pitches. A plurality of resonant boxes are provided in corresponding relation to the TG units, and each box is formed of a material having a ch... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6919096 | Cake-shaped cookie package and display Apparatus for serving bakery products including an upright cake-shaped body having an upper wall and product-receiving slots descending downwardly from the upper wall. The upper wall includes one or more slots descending downwardly therefrom and which are smaller th... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6858789 | Musical instrument equipped with automatic player for performing music without harsh tone A music box includes daisy reed wheels, the reeds of which are respectively associated with player's fingers, and the player's fingers are selectively energized for plucking the reeds for generating tones; the reeds of the daisy reed wheels form reed groups respecti... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6588585 | Musical presentation and storage box A musical presentation and storage box having a display pedestal mounted directly below a door located on the top of the box, a sound (music) module for playing various songs or spoken words, and a mechanism for presenting and storing jewelry or other obj... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6576821 | Music box transmitting mechanism A music box transmitting mechanism for a music box includes a bottom rotating member rotating in one direction and a top rotating member having an inner rotatable member rotating in a direction opposite to that of the bottom rotating member. Furthermore, ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6531650 | Musical toy with electrical generator A musical toy with electrical generator is composed a base, a musical set, a string roll, and a cover. The musical set comprises a coil base with a coil at the bottom portion, and a magnet on a spindle of the musical set. When the spindle spins, the magne... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6469236 | Ornamental display assembly Disclosed is an ornamental display assembly which includes a base, first and second coaxially arranged support members, a common drive mechanism mounted on the base and coupled to the first and second coaxially arranged support members, wherein the drive ... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6427368 | Device that will enable the decoration on a music box to sway front and back while it moves up and down A device that will enable the decoration on a music box to sway front and back while it moves up and down, particularly to a type of device that will enable the decoration on a music box to sway to front and back while it moves up and down. It is mainly c... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6398618 | Motorized transmission for imparting motion to a display A toy consists of a base, a cap and a toy model. The base has stationary wheels and a movable wheel located on the bottom section thereof. The movable wheel may be driven through a gear set by battery power for moving the base around. The cap has a hollow... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386940 | Motion toy transmission mechanism A motion toy transmission mechanism includes a bottom plate, a clockwork-driven musical box fixedly mounted on the bottom plate, the clockwork-driven musical box having a clockwork shaft and a handle fixedly fastened to the clockwork shaft and spaced belo... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6361394 | Lollipop holder A lollipop holder simulative of other objects encourages sanitary behaviors with animated responses generated by use of the holder. The holder includes a storage compartment for partly used lollipops and a drawer for holding garbage, such as wrappers and ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6329580 | Two-tiered music box with revolving figurines A decorative display device comprising figurines arranged in tiered first and second scenes, one scene being placed above the other. Each of the upper and lower tier scenes is coupled to a wind-up drive and music box mechanism and when rotated appears to ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6323404 | Music box device A music box device whose constitution member is put together into a unit is provided. A pedestal housing 36 for storing therein a spring 38 as well as a pedestal 30 for supporting a spring gear 58 and speed increasing gear trains 32, and 33 of a governor ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6300548 | Music timer A music timer comprises a timing unit, a music box unit and its mounting frame, a music control wheel (29) that has a gap (291) along its edge is driven to rotate by a driving gear through rotary axis of the driving spring of the timing unit; one end (3a)... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6291749 | Mechanical musical movement with electronic light control A musical movement in which a drum has a series of pins that engage the reeds of a vibration plate to play a tune. The movement includes a cam disk which rotates with the drum. A switch is activated by the cam to energize a circuit for flashing a pluralit... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6268554 | Music box comb structure for playing duets A comb mounting apparatus for a music box includes a frame, a plurality of musical combs, an actuator drum, and a comb mount assembly, wherein the comb mount assembly includes a base mount, a middle mount and a top mount for mounting, securing and positio... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6262352 | Controlling device of music bell in the pearl box A music bell controlling device of a pearl box comprises a controlling device, a rotary shaft, and a gear set, etc. The gear set is installed between the bottom and base of the music bell. An elastomer is installed at the upper end of the longitudinal axi... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6204439 | Transmission mechanism for music box ornament A transmission mechanism for a music box having a plurality of ornaments coupled thereon includes a driving mechanism having a rotary wheel with an eccentric rod and disposed in the music box, a first support mounted in the music box and having a through ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6174215 | Double deck rotational music box A double deck rotational music box includes a base, a musical kit, a seal cap and a rotational upper cap. A spring knob is located above the base and engages the upper cap. Through turning a spindle and the spring knob, the upper cap and the ornament of t... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6172286 | Transmission structure for stimulating the actions of a cradle A transmission structure for simulating actions of a cradle is disclosed. The transmission structure comprises a frame, gears, a slidable seat, and other components. The frame is fixed above a music bell. A driving gear is installed at the groove of the f... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6103960 | Musical movement A musical movement in which a drum has a series of pins that engage the reeds of a vibration plate to play a tune has an improved design which, among other things, provides three separate rotational outputs to engage and move objects such as toy figurines... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6057497 | Two-tiered music box with revolving figurines A decorative display device comprising figurines arranged in tiered first and second scenes, one scene being placed above the other. Each of the upper and lower tier scenes is coupled to a wind-up drive and music box mechanism and when rotated appears to ... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6045038 | Double panel boxes A box includes a plurality of outer panels collectively bounding an accommodation space for accommodating at least one item. At least some of the outer side panels have integrally formed inner side panels. The inner side panels may be automatically distan... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6038798 | Internal rotary structure of a crystal ball seat An internal rotary structure of a crystal ball seat having a base plate, a rotary disk, gears and other components; characterized in that: a circular platen is formed on the center of the upper surface of the base plate; a rotary disk is installed on the ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5986189 | Music carrousel structure with various dynamic actions A music carrousel structure with various dynamic actions, including several decorative articles, a stem and a base. The power mechanism of the music box is fixed on a support tray. The power output shaft is engaged with a gear which is engaged with a toot... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5980355 | Transmission mechanism for music box ornament A transmission mechanism for music box ornament includes a music box which houses therein a wind-up spring and a barrel as a power source, a holding frame attached to the body has a pair of spaced flanges holding a sleeve therebetween and a drive wheel at... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5977461 | Transmission structure for decorative objects A transmission for a decorative object having a music unit and a supporting frame mounted over the music unit, a plurality of spindles mounted between the supporting frame and the music unit and a plurality of gears mounted on the spindles and engaged wit... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5949004 | Compact music box A music box is arranged for increased compactness. The music box includes a comb having vibrating teeth, a drum with a rotational axis with a plurality of pins on an outer surface for engaging ends of said teeth, a coil spring having a winding shaft for d... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5886271 | Power external output mechanism in music box A power external output mechanism in muic box comprising a music drum in which a power external output shaft (4) is inserted thereto and integrated with each other in the axial and rotary directions, wherein an engaging means is provided in a drum body (1... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5877438 | Transmission device to provide reciprocating and returning motion A transmission device to provide reciprocating and returning motion, which comprises a music box, a doll, and a motion assembly with a rotative shaft; the doll is mounted on the rotative shaft; the lower end of the rotative shaft is furnished with a rotat... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5877439 | Music box A music box comprises a comb having vibrating teeth, a drum having elements for plucking the comb for playing music, a driving source for rotating the drum, a speed governor for regulating rotation speed and a frame for supporting the comb, drum, driving ... | 03/02/1999 |
