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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4591347 | Wheeled miniature toy vehicle with control element that is squeeze-operated at sides Accessible at both sides of this toy vehicle is a shifter element that enables a user to control the vehicle using only one hand, and without picking the vehicle up or even obstructing its forward travel. The shifter element may be used to turn the vehicl... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4526554 | Toy motorcycle and launcher apparatus Toy motorcycle play apparatus comprising a toy motorcycle having an energy-storing drive-train mechanism, and a launcher for imparting energy to the mechanism and then releasing the motorcycle for forward movement. The motorcycle comprises aligned rotatab... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4511343 | Wheeled miniature toy vehicle with easily selectable plural modes of use This toy car has a selector on its sides for use, without picking the vehicle up, in selecting operation: (1) as a conventional electrically powered toy vehicle, at at least one speed, on a flat surface; (2) as an electrically powered climbing toy with particu... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4449665 | Adjustable track This toy track is adjustable in its vertical contour, and holds itself in the vertical contour to which it is adjusted. The track is made up of numerous short sections. Each track section carries connectors that fixedly but releasably lock that section to... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4421415 | Coin clock A clock mechanism displays the time by accumulations of counting tokens visibly within generally vertical but zigzag-shaped channels. A synchronously driven belt carries projecting pins which push the tokens along a path from an enclosure near the bottom ... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4395041 | Ball transfer and capture game and method A game-playing method and apparatus, which includes a frame, one or more sets of balls, and a series of at least three wheels rotatably mounted adjacent to each other on the frame in a common horizontal plane. Each wheel includes a plurality of peripheral... | 07/26/1983 |
| 4373290 | Wheeled turbine-powered toy vehicle and launcher apparatus A wheeled toy vehicle and launcher apparatus. The toy vehicle has: a drive mechanism including at least one drive-wheel, a flywheel and an air turbine operatively coupled to each other, and an air delivery tube having a mouthpiece for the user to blow air... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4363186 | Toy motorcycle and launcher Toy motorcycle play apparatus comprising a toy motorcycle having an energy-storing drive-train mechanism, and a launcher for imparting energy to the mechanism and then releasing the motorcycle for forward movement. The motorcycle comprises aligned rotatab... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4363482 | Sound-responsive electronic game An electronic game apparatus facilitates the playing of a parlor game. The game apparatus generates a series of player-interrogation signals, and defines a corresponding "correct" sequence of auditory and switch-closure responses by the players (or player... | 12/14/1982 |
| 4358278 | Learning and matching apparatus and method An electronic learning apparatus and methodology is disclosed wherein answer codes to a plurality of questions or tasks are disposed on the periphery of a disc. The answer codes are photo-optically read from the periphery of the disc as the disc is rotate... | 11/09/1982 |
| 4356658 | Multiple and varied motion stage apparatus for doll figure Stage apparatus for use with a stand-up doll figure where the doll figure not only moves across the stage area, but rotates successively in opposite directions and for different degrees of rotation to simulate life-like as distinguished from mechanical mo... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4356657 | Toy car wash apparatus and method A toy car wash for advancing a toy car along a car washing line, applying water to the car, brushing the car, and then rapidly spinning the wet car to remove water. The water is essentially confined within the toy by use of a transparent top cover, a wate... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4349984 | Preschool assembly toy A simple preschool assembly toy for young children which comprises at least three relatively large parts that are assembled together by the child to provide a representation of a recognizable object such as a toy vehicle and driver. A first and a second p... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4344249 | Play set A play set comprising a three-dimensional doll figure and a variety of flexible, resilient clip-on pieces representing clothing for the doll to wear, vehicles and animals for the doll to ride in and/or on, etc. The doll has an original appearance, i.e. or... | 08/17/1982 |
| 4336935 | Musical game apparatus Disclosed is an electronic game apparatus that in its preferred embodiment may be used either to play a game of musical concentration or else as a musical instrument. The apparatus is provided with an on-off switch, four mode buttons and a 5 by 5 keyboard... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4319424 | Play house apparatus A doll play set including a doll figure and a doll house. The doll house is open access, having a circular floor and three radially-extending upright walls defining three areas for play within a generally hemispherical outline or outer shape. The doll hou... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4309035 | Action game apparatus with rotating disc dispensing unit An action game comprising a unit for automatically and sequentially dispensing play pieces such as discs to a plurality of player stations. The players each attempt to match indicia, such as cutouts, on the discs dispensed to his or her station with indic... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4309030 | Electronic competitive player response game apparatus Disclosed is a presently preferred embodiment of an electronic competitive player response game apparatus having at least three and preferably four player stations. Each of the disclosed stations is provided with a lamp for designating which one of the st... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4306375 | Self-powered four wheel drive vehicle A toy vehicle only slightly longer than a "penlight" battery, and with chassis less than twice the width of such a battery, is able (traction permitting) to climb any grade on which it will not tip over backward--grades up to about 40°--and to negotiate ... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4300762 | Surprise action game A surprise action game comprising a play area which may depict an environment such as a spider web and includes electrically conductive portions. Play objects, as for example toy insects, having at least some electrically non-conductive portions are dispo... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4298915 | Night light apparatus A child's night light in the form of a holdable doll figure having a movable portion such as an arm which may be raised and lowered. The arm may hold an object such as a representation of a lantern or candle that holds a light bulb which automatically goe... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4290228 | Toy vehicles with automatic banking Several types of toy vehicles are provided which automatically lean when negotiating turns. One such vehicle is a radio-controlled toy motorcycle, which carries two outriggers with supports that extend downward from the typical positions of a rider's feet... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4266774 | Competitive game apparatus A competitive game apparatus comprised of a game board having a playing surface with a plurality of intersecting playing paths on which playing pieces may be positioned. Two or more players are each provided with a set of the playing pieces which are dist... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4266776 | Multi target-shooter game apparatus A multitarget shooter game apparatus comprising a light beam gun and a plurality of separate targets in the form of light sensitive cells which can be positioned at substantial distances from one another, preferably in different directions from a shooting... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4257600 | Tiltable game table with time controlled locking mechanism A time reaction game apparatus having a tiltable playing surface which is at least slightly convexed and has a goal located at or near the high point thereof. The goal may be in the form of a recess adapted to receive a playing ball. A timer is set and a ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4255894 | Eye assemblies for dolls A doll and an eye assembly, intended for use in a doll, wherein the assembly comprises a combined representational eyeball and eyelid movable mounted relative to a carrier or retainer, and weighted, in such a way as to tend to occupy a first positional re... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4249334 | Toy hovercraft apparatus A toy hovercraft apparatus and which includes a toy hovercraft and a launcher therefor. The hovercraft comprises a frame having an outwardly flaring skirt with a downwardly projecting peripheral lip to form an air chamber therebeneath. A motor, e.g., an e... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4237650 | Preschool play apparatus A preschool play apparatus comprising a base having a wall defining a plurality of different shape holes. There is a translucent viewing window in the wall adjacent each of the holes. There are also a plurality of plugs or inserts having shapes which matc... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4237649 | Toy animal figures representing parent animal and offspring Toy mother and baby animal figures which simulate the giving of birth to the baby animal. The mother animal figure includes a hollow body having an interior chamber with an exit opening. An openable door is provided over the exit opening. The toy baby fig... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4227340 | Play set A play set comprising a three-dimensional doll figure and a variety of flexible, resilient clip-on pieces representing clothing for the doll to wear, vehicles and animals for the doll to ride in and/or on, etc. The doll has an original appearance, i.e. or... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4206565 | Liquid activity toy A liquid activity toy having a housing with one or more reservoirs into which the child user can introduce a liquid, such as water, to operate one or more actuators to cause one or more actions or activities to occur. One of these activities is the rising... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4206925 | Board game with chance operation and random striker A surprise action game apparatus comprising in a presently preferred form a game board defining a plurality of pathways, one for each player, and each having a starting end and extending longitudinally therefrom to a finish line. There are a plurality of ... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4198050 | Game device with release ramp and scoring recesses A competitive game device which comprises a frame having a rippled playing surface. The rippled surface is formed by a plurality of transversely extending spaced apart recesses separated by arcuately shaped transversely extending ridge portions. The vario... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4198068 | Movable amusement toy A movable amusement toy in the form of a vehicle adapted for pulling, and which is also provided with a seat for a user to push the vehicle with his legs while sitting on the same. The vehicle could also be adapted for pedalling action. A "popper" or ejec... | 04/15/1980 |
| 4192092 | Toy eating animal utilizing conveyor A three-dimensional toy representation of a figure such as an animal, e.g. a goat, which includes an outer body and a head pivotally mounted on the body which may be manually shifted between an upright and a lower position. The head includes an opening re... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4186925 | Competitive toss game A competitive toss game where each player has tossable play objects such as bean bags and there is a target apparatus with one or more receptacles each having a pivotally mounted flippable lid. Each lid is provided with an opening large enough for a bean ... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4185413 | Toy milkable animal figure A toy milkable figure representative of an animal of the type capable of dispensing milk. The figure has a pivotally mounted head which may be pushed downwardly from an upper position to a lower position where a mouth opening in the head is immersed in li... | 01/29/1980 |
| 4183535 | Game with inclined surfaces and interceptors A game which includes a downwardly inclined primary pathway or track. The track may be serpentine and a first player attempts to roll an object such as a marble down the track. One or more interception devices are positioned along the track. These devices... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4171806 | Play apparatus A play apparatus for producing a simulated explosion or other sudden action. The apparatus has a plurality of pieces that are releasably assembled together to form an interior chamber. An expandable bag such as a balloon is disposed in the chamber and con... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4164092 | Toy milkable animal figure A toy milkable animal figure such as a cow which includes a chamber for liquid, an inlet to the chamber, and an outlet from the chamber. The chamber defines a flexible udder having at least one teat with an openable aperture. The aperture comprises the ou... | 08/14/1979 |
