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US Patent 6881119 - Actuatable toy containing deformable bladder
US Patent Issued on April 19, 2005
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
January 5, 2024Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
January 5, 2024Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA toy or article containing an elastomeric and deformable bladder therein that facilitates in actuating a component of the toy or article such as a tail or an arm when squeezed or otherwise deformed is disclosed. The actuatable toy generally comprises a deformable bladder containing a fluid substance and is deformable proximate to the actuatable component upon application of pressure thereon. In addition, the actuatable toy comprises a flexible outer covering enclosing the deformable bladder, where at least a portion of the outer covering comprises a movable material disposed proximate to the actuatable component of the toy, whereupon actuating of the movable material and deformation of the bladder facilitate actuation of the actuatable component upon application of pressure on the toy. | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 10753982 filed on 01/05/2004US Classes:446/185, Including external fluid-operated accessory or means to move figure portion446/183, Squeezable figure446/221Having separately inflatable partsField of Search446/220, INFLATABLE446/226, Figure446/176, OPERATED BY RELATIVELY MOVING FLUID OR PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL446/180, Including variable-size fluid chamber to move fluid446/185, Including external fluid-operated accessory or means to move figure portion446/221, Having separately inflatable parts446/183, Squeezable figure446/72, Including figure toy446/73, Diverse article is container, holder, or support446/74, Diverse article is fluid container or handbag446/76, Container having shape of specific article446/99, Alternative figures446/267, HAVING ENCLOSED LIQUID446/308, Leaping or projected figure or accessory446/309, Figure446/369, Fabric-covered stuffed figure446/199, For changing or moving figure or figure part446/371, Including hinge feature connecting parts473/594Having loose internal element, containing or adapted to contain liquid, or comprising spherically configured ball having variable or eccentric center of gravityExaminersPrimary: Miller, Bena B.Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References494410, 1196649, 1324646, 1352047, 1490614, 1618571, 1806053, 2526619, 2631407, 2668394, 2731768, 2854788, 2960794, 3153881, 3445955, 3462876, 3481070, 3600845, 3601923, 3616101, 3676387, 3827999, 3882631, 3996695, Sneezing dollIssued on: 12/14/1976 Inventor: Sapkus , et al.4067138, Pneumatically actuated walking doll Issued on: 01/10/1978 Inventor: 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International ClassA63H003/28 |
