Amusement devices: toys inventions 12/06

20060292956 - Animal or character coin bank: A toy bank in the shape of an animal, doll, or character with an accompanying sound that correlates to the animal, doll, or character when a coin is deposited into the bank is provided according to the invention. The sound is provided by an integrated circuit inside a sound module... Agent: Moss & Barnett P.A.

20060292957 - Flying apparatus: This invention provides a small lightweight glider that is hollow and made from a molded thin film material. Typically the glider is formed in the shape of a bird or a plane. The body of the glider comprises top half and a lower half, which form a hollow fuselage, a... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20060292958 - Telescoping glider: A toy is provided including a gliding portion and a launching portion configured to releasably connect with the gliding portion. In some embodiments, the gliding portion includes a gliding body and a wing structure having a compact configuration in which the wings are substantially parallel to the body, and a... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060292960 - Apparatus for gastight sealing and detachable fastening of an inflated air balloon: The apparatus has a fork (4), attached to one end of a rod (1) and the fork carrying over its both arms a ring (5), which is provided with an opening (8). A stiff tongue (6), which extends up to the middle of the ring, is placed on the ring... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20060292961 - Ornamental sound module for a balloon: An ornamental sound music module for a balloon has an ornamental suitably raised face with a peripheral lip or flange. A backer board is adhered to the rear of the ornamental face creating a housing. A central aperture is within the backer board with an annular support rim for supporting... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20060292959 - Ornate adjustable weight for helium balloon: An adjustable balloon weight attached to a balloon. The balloon weight is a ribbon having a length of sufficient weight in itself to prevent the balloon from flying away. The balloon weight includes a snap-on connector integral with the ribbon and attaching the balloon to the ribbon. The balloon weight... Agent: Briggs And Morgan P.A.

20060292962 - Toy figure with gyroscopic element: A toy having an internal gyroscopic element is disclosed, including ways of using the toy. A toy having a gyroscopic element is intended to provide an entertaining play experience by providing resistance to movement of the toy when it is used in, for example, a role playing situation. Movement of... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060292963 - Accessories for toy figures: The present disclosure is directed to an accessory for a toy figure having at least one receptacle and to a play kit. The accessory includes a housing configured to be selectively attached to the at least one receptacle of the toy figure. In some embodiments, the accessory includes an audio... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060292964 - Projectile toy: A projectile toy may include an elongate body that may extend from a forward end to a rearward end and have a length. The projectile toy may include an elongate sheet of material that may have a first end attached to a forward region of the elongate body. The elongate... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060292965 - Toy figures: The present disclosure is directed to a toy figure. The toy figure including a body; a first limb including a first upper member and a first lower member; a first gear assembly operatively connected to the first upper member and the first lower member and configured to move the first... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060292966 - Low center-of-gravity chassis for a model vehicle: A method of configuring components on a chassis of a model vehicle is provided, comprising providing a vehicle chassis, mounting an engine to the vehicle chassis such that the engine crankshaft is positioned at a first height relative to the chassis, and mounting a transmission to the vehicle chassis such... Agent: Carr LLP

20060286891 - Fold-out playsets with pop-up structures: Playsets having pop-up structures. Pop-up structures may be adapted to transition to an erect configuration when the playset is in an open configuration, in which at least a portion of the pop-up structure may extend outside of a perimeter of the playset, and to a compact stowed configuration when the... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060286892 - Visual display: Outer and inner inflatable members and a motor assembly including a fan are disposed on a base member. Air provided under pressure by the motor assembly including the fan passes through vents in the base member to inflate the inflatable members. Flakes are disposed in the space between the inflatable... Agent: Venable LLP

20060286893 - Child entertainment and learning device for use with a high chair tray: A child entertainment and learning device may comprise a tray-shaped insert having interactive buttons placed thereon for use by a child. Program selection buttons may be provided and may be in the shape of letters, numbers, shapes, animals, musical instruments, etc. to allow a user thereof to select a desired... Agent: Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP

20060286894 - Compact styling head: A toy container is provided including a multiple portions. In some embodiments, the device has several portions that are movable from a closed configuration, in which the portions overlay one another, to an open configuration, in which a doll section and cosmetics are accessible.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060286895 - Talking doll: A doll having a body and a speech mechanism within the body, wherein the speech mechanism plays a first emotional speech phrase upon the activation of a switch at a first location within the doll's body and a second emotional speech phrase at a second location within the doll's body.... Agent: Mark F. Smith

20060286896 - Play set with toy vehicle-related assembly: A toy vehicle play set may include a toy vehicle and a track assembly including a track along which the vehicle may travel. In some examples the vehicle may include a drive mechanism that is adjustable for changing the speed of the vehicle, and a play set may include a... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060286897 - Toy play set with moving platform: The present disclosure is directed to a toy play set for use with a toy vehicle comprising a platform attached to a support structure. In some examples, the play set may include a base and a support structure pivotally attached to the base with the support structure adapted to pivot... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20060286898 - Play toy system using remote controlled traveling toy, remote-controlled traveling toy, and play board: A play toy system using a remote-controlled traveling toy, which enables the remote-controlled traveling toy to make a movement that is more unexpected than before. The remote-controlled traveling toy includes one front wheel and two rear wheels. The traveling toy is remotely controlled by remote control signals and is so... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20060281386 - Fashion design doll and method for making the same: A kit including a doll with means provided on its backside for attaching an outfit designed to be shown on the front side of the doll; at least one flat pattern including at least one free end; at least one fabric designed to be cut in the form of the... Agent: Ms. Judy Jenkins

20060281387 - Method and articles for providing education related to human diversity and aquatic wildlife preservation: A mermaid doll is uniquely designed, so that a collection of dolls may be acquired, which individually come from the different seas of the world. The collection provides playmates for young children and serves as an educational tool. Each mermaid doll may have an accessory attached to it, such as... Agent: Andrea And Nicholas Mcmahan

20060281388 - Game call device and method of use thereof: A game call device and method of use thereof, comprising a plurality of rattlers of varying diameter tethered about a common handle, wherein positional manipulation of the handle results in the rattlers clashing or striking (i.e., rattling) against each other and/or the handle, and thus, aurally-simulating the clashing or striking... Agent: Myers & Kaplan, Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20060276100 - Interfacings between block type and rod and connector type construction toy sets: A multi-part construction toy incorporating rod and connector elements, as well as block elements, modified in a way to accommodate the building of hybrid structures utilizing both types of building components. Specialized adapter blocks are provided with openings for receiving special adapter rods. A connector element may be attached in...

20060276101 - Radio-controlled toy two-wheeled vehicle: A radio-controlled toy two-wheeled vehicle where a front wheel support body is installed on a vehicle body without steering angle limitation and a doll portion is installed swingably on the upper part of the vehicle. The doll portion is moved by radio control vertically to an advance direction of the...

20060276102 - Toy vehicle and track system: The vehicles of toy vehicle and track system are guided by magnetic coupling of a pilot magnet with a metal wire, or a metal band of a guiding track embedded in a roadway along this said track. By means of an additional, remotely controlled steering mechanism foreseen in each vehicle,...