Inventor: Burton C. Meyer

Address: Downers Grove, IL
No. of patents: 75
Last patent issue date: 07/20/1993

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5228880	Climbing vehicle A drive mechanism for a toy vehicle. The drive mechanism connects a drive shaft of the vehicle to a driven wheel having an axis of rotation. It includes a first arm affixed to the vehicle drive shaft for rotation therewith. A second arm is affixed to the ...	07/20/1993
5215509	Rope jumping device A rope jumping device, including a rope having opposite ends, a platform and an elongated handle. The arm is rotatably mounted on the handle near one end thereof. An anchor is pivotally connected to the platform. One end of the rope is connected to the ar...	06/01/1993
5102381	Bubble producing jump rope A jump rope which produces bubbles as it is rotated. A hollow liquid containing handle is located at each end of the jump rope. A bubble diffusor is positioned near each handle. A flexible liquid transporting tube connects each handle with its bubble diff...	04/07/1992
4707921	Extension handle for a handheld electrically powered tool An extension handle facilitating use of a handheld electrically driven grass shear from an upright standing position that removably attaches to the hand grippable portion of the grass shear by depending pairs of opposed, resilient, inwardly biased clamps....	11/24/1987
4623319	Figure including extrusion means actuated by figure appendages An activity toy with a body including a hollow cylindrical portions supported on a base and having pivotally mounted arms has a hollow upper member including a skull with extrusion openings. The bottom of the upper member has a loading opening for a plast...	11/18/1986
4571205	Express delivery playset An express delivery playset includes an airplane, a delivery van, a loading dock, packages, a cargo transporter, and cargo containers. The plane has a conveyor belt for movement of the containers between a hatched opening at the fore end and the aft end o...	02/18/1986
4571210	Toy playset elevator An elevator for a toy playset has a drum wound cable attached to a carrier for toy figures. The carrier includes an elongated, open bottomed shell into which is secured a folded piece of high density foam material, such as foam polyethylene. Compressed to...	02/18/1986
4566195	Magnetic drawing toy A drawing toy including a housing providing a raised support for a generally flat platen. Within the housing is a battery powered motor with the motor shaft extending up through the platen. The motor rotates a magnet beneath the platen. Magnetically coupl...	01/28/1986
4565537	Impact responsive toy An impact responsive toy has a part of the body that is movable to expose the part in its regular condition or in a damaged condition. A biasing force urges exposure of the hidden damaged condition while the part is releasably latched to expose the undama...	01/21/1986
4518367	Figure including means for extruding plastic substance An activity toy including a hollow skull extending from a hollow, tubular neck and having eye, nose, and mouth openings. Attachable about and spaced from the skull in relatively tight relation to the neck is a clear face and head mask formed of separable ...	05/21/1985
4508521	Impact responsive toy An impact responsive toy has a part of the body that is movable to expose the part in its regular condition or in a damaged condition. A biasing force urges exposure of the hidden damaged condition while the part is releasably latched to expose the undama...	04/02/1985
4496510	Activity toy An activity toy with which a child may create needle craft like textured designs using plastic or amorphous solid substances. In order to simulate the strands or nubs that create the textured design in neddle crafts a stand supported on a surface holds a ...	01/29/1985
4463518	Combination vehicle and top toy A top is releaseably carried by a vehicle for rotation about an axis upon an external force effecting linear movement of the vehicle and rotation of a drivingly related surface engaging wheel. If the wheel is suddenly stopped the momentum of the top will ...	08/07/1984
4397871	Amusement device for transmitting messages A amusement device for transmitting secret messages includes a central, generally flat, elongated core member for receiving the imprinting of messages thereon. A pressure sensitive sheet-like transfer element is wrapped around or placed adjacent a portion...	08/09/1983
4364104	Novelty light This invention relates to a novelty or foldable toy light having an appearance similar to that of a switchblade knife. The light includes a housing with an extensible element which rotates from a position within the housing to a position extending away fr...	12/14/1982
4335880	Electric eye actuated gun arcade A target shooting apparatus including an operator controlled simulated gun which projects a light beam of short duration toward a target each time the trigger is actuated. The simulated gun must be cocked between each "shot" which also resets a recoiling ...	06/22/1982
4322909	Toy food processor A toy food processor includes a housing and a bowl in the shape and appearance of a food processor. Various food items are provided which may be removably mounted in an accessible compartment of the bowl. Mounting of a particular food item within the comp...	04/06/1982
4310156	Round-about game A round-about game is designed for players to attempt to grab pegs from a playing surface when the pegs are randomly and selectively raised relative to the playing surface for a short period of time. The game includes a housing, the upper part of which de...	01/12/1982
4304063	Animated doll A figure toy is disclosed including apparatus for retaining the eyes alternatively in an eye open position or an eye closed position. The toy includes eyeball means disposed behind eyeball openings in the head and are longitudinally moveable with respect ...	12/08/1981
4296929	Electric eye actuated gun arcade A target shooting apparatus including an operator controlled simulated gun which projects a light beam of short duration toward a target each time the trigger is actuated. The simulated gun must be cocked between each "shot" which also resets a recoiling ...	10/27/1981
4295294	Toy lawn mower A toy lawn mower shaped like a conventional wheeled lawn mower and including an enclosure in the shape of a grass catcher which simulates a real grass catcher. The enclosure, which has at least one transparent side, includes a mechanism located near its b...	10/20/1981
4282848	Batting practice apparatus Batting practice apparatus for projecting balls upwardly into the air to be hit by a bat comprises trough for holding a plurality of balls to move in a sequence toward a feed position adjacent a stop at a lower end. A holding ring is mounted adjacent the ...	08/11/1981
4279100	Sounding toy A sounding toy for producing musical tones and other sounds includes a reciprocating element which may be repetitively struck by the user in order to produce the sounds. The sounding toy includes a vertically reciprocating cylindrical member which moves w...	07/21/1981
4279098	Toy airplane The invention comprises a preschool toy airplane including a fuselage housing a spring motor mechanism which is wound by turning a handle located at the tail. The spring motor rotates the propeller and the winding handle relative to the fuselage of the pl...	07/21/1981
4265047	Vehicle instrumentation and control apparatus A simulated vehicle instrumentation and control apparatus includes sound effects generating arrangements, indicators and displays that are controlled to simulate realistic driving conditions in response to the operation of various vehicle controls by the ...	05/05/1981
4263743	Novelty toy A novelty toy in the shape of a skull includes a cranial shaped housing and a pivotal jaw portion. The jaw is biased to a closed position by a biasing element and includes a grip portion to be gripped by the user of the device to move the jaw to an open p...	04/28/1981
4262443	Pop-up whale A toy vehicle is disclosed including a vehicle body or housing including a front projectile receiving channel and a separate top projectile exit channel. The housing includes a wheel actuated impeller for carrying the projectile from the front projectile ...	04/21/1981
4261564	Practice apparatus for punting, passing or kicking a ball Practice apparatus for use in measuring azimuth angle, equivalent distance and angle of elevation of a ball that is punted, passed or kicked comprises a base including means for securing the device in fixed position on the ground or other surface. A tethe...	04/14/1981
4253669	Game apparatus with object receiving receptacles and object engaging member A game apparatus includes a stationary base with a playing surface and housing rotatably mounted thereon in driving engagement with a spring motor. The playing surface includes a hemispherical central portion and a centrally mounted chute for dropping pla...	03/03/1981
4248009	Toy motor vehicle A toy motor vehicle includes a body supported by wheels for rolling movement over a supporting surface. The body is provided with a first compartment having a transparent wall segment and a second compartment in communication therewith having opaque walls...	02/03/1981
4246824	Musical toy A musical toy includes a plurality of tone producing, whistle-like structures arranged in pairs, each tone producing structure connected by a passageway to an hermetically sealed deformable hollow cavity or bulb. Each bulb includes a top generally flat su...	01/27/1981
4244144	Toy motor vehicle A toy motor vehicle includes a body with a front end section, a read end section and an intermediate section for slidably interconnecting the front and rear ends for movement between a retracted, adjacent, position and an expanded, spaced apart, position....	01/13/1981
4244568	Game apparatus A game apparatus includes a cross shaped base having a plurality of radially directed legs and an operable player actuated capturing element at the end of each leg, each of which is designed to appear as a frog. A rotatable arm is mounted at the center of...	01/13/1981
4244138	Animated action toy bird An animated action toy in the form of a prehistoric bird comprises a hollow body having a head at one end and a tail at the opposite end adapted for use in holding the toy in the hand for manipulation thereof. A pair of flappable wings are mounted on the ...	01/13/1981
4240224	Toy vehicle The present invention provides an inflatable toy vehicle including a main housing or chassis supported by a plurality of rotatably mounted wheels for peripherally engaging a suitable surface. A rear cargo portion includes a plurality of apertures or windo...	12/23/1980
4230317	Sound actuated competitive game apparatus A skill type game having a playing area and two goal areas at opposite ends of the playing area includes a sound actuated flipper at each goal area for selectively blocking and propelling a playing object. The game players control the operation of each of...	10/28/1980
4219198	Amusement device This invention relates to an amusement device which will provide an amusing series of events, in a chain reaction fashion, culminating in the entrapment of a playing piece. A first element is selectively actuated which causes the release of a first ball d...	08/26/1980
4216612	Toy vehicle A wheeled vehicle having the appearance of an insect, such as a spider, includes a main body portion housing a drive mechanism for propelling the vehicle across a suitable supporting surface. The drive mechanism is shiftable for operating a cord winch for...	08/12/1980
4213612	Shiftable game target and projectile launching device for actuating same A competitive action game includes a playing field which is inclined downwardly from its center to first and second player stations at opposite ends. Shooting assemblies are positioned at the player stations to shoot projectiles at one of two targets moun...	07/22/1980
4213268	Multi-stage vehicle toy A multi-stage toy vehicle includes a front portion having wheel means supporting the vehicle for rolling movement and a separate, rear portion initially nested with the front portion and also having wheels for supporting the vehicle. A detachable connecto...	07/22/1980

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