Amusement devices: toys inventions 05/07

20070123137 - Construction system: A construction system is described and which includes a construction element having at least one passageway extending therethrough; a fastener body telescopingly received in the passageway; and a locking member cooperating with the fastener body and which, in a first position, allows the fastener body to be received in the... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070123138 - Puppet book reading system: A puppet of any size can hold a book of any size. The system requires an attachment method that connects the arms of the puppet to the cover of the book. The preferred embodiment envisions slots near the edge of the book cover that the arms of the puppet fit... Agent: Nathaniel Gordon-clark

20070123139 - Self-propelled hydrodynamic underwater toy: Self-propelled hydrodynamic underwater toys with integrated propulsion mechanisms are described. In some embodiments, the propulsion mechanisms is partially or completely within an internal compartment in the toy's body. The propulsion mechanisms are adapted to be charged with a volume of fluid and to thereafter discharge the volume of fluid under... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20070123140 - Illuminating balloon inflatable with air: The present invention concerns a balloon inflatable with air and containing a light source (lamp) inside. The balloon (1) consists of a plurality of segments (5, 5′, 5″, etc.) made from polyester or polyamide (nylon), which along a meridian line (6, 6′, 6″, etc.) are mutually connected. This connection according... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070123141 - Inflatable child activity center: A child activity center has a body structure that can be deflated and inflated. The body structure has a bottom end and a top end spaced upward from the bottom end when inflated. An opening is in the top end of the body structure and a child retaining region is... Agent: Lempia Forman LLC

20070123142 - Realistic coordinating of specific body part movements in mechanical toys: A realistic electromechanical toy that can replicate lifelike resting and active positions and movements of animals and other creatures while they are supported on a surface as well as when they are picked up by a user by coordinating the positioning and movement of specific body parts. To this end... Agent: Perry Hoffman & Associates P.C.

20070117491 - Bubble generating assembly: A bubble generating assembly has a housing shaped as an animal and defining a mouth, with a stationary member secured to a permanent location extending across a portion of the mouth. The assembly includes a reservoir provided inside the housing and retaining bubble solution, a trigger mechanism, a bubble generating... Agent: Raymond Sun

20070117492 - Flying toy for propeller launching with liquid dispersing parts: A flying toy has a handle and a driving mechanism to spin a propeller assembly for launching, the propeller assembly having blades on the top end and a freely rotatable conical sleeve on the bottom end. The handle comprises a plurality of pinch rollers surrounding the driving mechanism such that... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070117493 - Inflatable bag with pattern printed according to personal preferred design: The present invention is to provide an inflatable bag with pattern printed according to personal preferred design comprising a bag member having a dye adhering layer formed on a surface thereof. The bag member is adapted to place on a paper tray of a compact graphics output device. The graphics... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070117494 - Wobbly supports for removable toy figures for use individually, in toy vehicles, and in playsets, including earthquake playsets: An action mechanism that enables individual toy figures to be placed upon, removed from and interchanged upon wobbly supports. The individual toy figures are used both freely and separately on their own and can also exhibit an animated and enlivened wobbly action when placed upon the action mechanism. The action... Agent: Kenneth Sheller

20070111630 - Image display toy with dual scrolling screens: A toy display that includes a first rolling screen, a second rolling screen and a light source that illuminates the screens. The first screen may contain viewing images and the second screen may have background images. The moving screen provide varying images that are viewed by a user. The toy... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070111631 - Recreation facility with multiphase combination: A recreation facility with multiphase combination is composed of a combination member connected to a connection member. A rectangle fastening portion is extended from an end of the combination member. The rectangle fastening portion has two first planes and two second plane which are vertical to the first plane. The... Agent: Law Offices Of Lai & Associates, P.C.

20070111632 - Stuffed toy or other shaped member with an audio communication device disposed therein: A stuffed toy equipped with an at least one audio communication device. The toy has a body including a head having a face, a torso and a plurality of limbs. A device for activating a prerecorded message. Another mechanism mounted within the body for playing the prerecorded message and still... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20070111634 - Ball cluster construction system, basic construction unit and method of making: A preferred embodiment of the Basic Construction Unit (BCU) has a center ball with four spaced apart longitudinal cylinder members (stalks) of equal length and transverse cross sections. The stalks proximal ends are fixed symmetrically around a circle disposed on one hemisphere of the center ball, perpendicular to the central... Agent: Gary L. Rosenzweig

20070111633 - Decorative balloon holder for holding party favors or decorative material: A decorative balloon holder for use at a party comprises a container formed generally in the shape of a geometric pyramid of a light-transmitting material of color and having a central opening. A removable closure is provided for the central opening to enable the container to be filled with festive... Agent: Law Office Of Gerard F. Dunne, P.C.

20070111635 - Powered toy: The invention relates to a toy vehicle, which can be propelled along a surface via one or more wheels provided as part of the toy. The toy includes first and second parts, and a propulsion force generating means mounted within at least one of the parts. Relative movement, such as... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070111636 - Foam battle swords, spear and shield: This application is for 4 complimentary weapons embodying an arsenal for safely practicing medieval battle skills against an opponent: (1) A lightweight foam covered sword for single handed or younger child usage, (2) A heavier foam covered broad sword for two handed use, (3) A foam covered throwing spear and... Agent: John Hatherley

20070105474 - Radio control flying toy: There is disclosed a radio control flying toy in which an airframe can be easily floated and a running direction can be easily controlled. The toy is provided with: an airframe 11 formed into a rectangular plate shape having a flat bottom surface on a lower side; first to fourth... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070105475 - Radio control helicopter toy: The present invention provides a radio control helicopter toy including a mast mounted projecting to the upper side of an airframe so as to be rotated by a main motor, a rotor mounted on the upper part of the mast via a rotor head with the blade surface of a... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070105476 - Inventive towable novelty water cannon: A novelty water spray method that receives water at an intake co-located with a boat-towable and user-supportable device, passes water from the intake to a user-directable delivery component, and expels water through the user-directable delivery component. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring... Agent: Steven Thrasher

20070105478 - Motor yo-yo: The invention is a yo-yo in which at least one of the yo-yo's sides includes a powered rotation system capable of maintaining the yo-yo's rotation when the yo-yo is sleeping at the end of its tether. The system functions by converting one of the yo-yo's sides into a motor, and... Agent: Gubernick Associates Franklin L Gubernick

20070105477 - Water-spraying yo-yo: A wet play toy yo-yo that is adapted for absorbing water prior to use and for spraying that absorbed water out as the yo-yo spins during play. More specifically, a yo-yo having absorbent foam pads in each side of the yo-yo body which are immersed in or soaked with water... Agent: Francis Edward Marino

20070105479 - Toy vehicle: A toy vehicle comprises a lift mechanism which allows the toy vehicle to be lifted from a support surface in a lifting motion and roll end over end over end. The lift mechanism includes a lift arm pivotally mounted to a housing of the toy vehicle. A lift arm actuating... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070105480 - Kit for making a toy gun, including instructions: A kit for making a toy gun. The kit can include a set of instructions instructing the user on the proper process for making a toy gun, and a proper process for learning about gun safety while making the toy gun. The kit can comprise a plurality of blocks which... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070099534 - Pinata yo-yo stand: A novel apparatus for mounting a piñata at least includes: a portable frame member; a pulley member at least having a pulley; a coupling member coupled between the portable frame member and the pulley member, the coupling member adapted to allow the pulley member to rotate about an axis orthogonal... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070099535 - Water throwing toy: A throwing toy is disclosed for skipping across the surface of a body of water. The toy is generally disk shaped having an upper surface and a lower surface with at least one of the upper surface and lower having a convex shape. The toy is constructed of generally soft... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20070099536 - Oscillating apparatus for ornament: An oscillating apparatus includes a box, two opposite oscillating members each having a mediate portion provided with a rotation portion and a drive shaft and an upper end provided with a magnet, an actuating mechanism mounted on the box for actuating the magnet of each of the two oscillating members,... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070099537 - Electronic toy set with a controllable figure: A toy game set that includes a plurality of buttons coupled to a housing. The housing includes a processor and speaker that can generate music. The buttons can be depressed by the user to move the figure. The user can move the figure in rhythm with the music. The figure... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070099538 - Toy doll: An interactive toy doll is described for performing and displaying realistic facial expressions and ordered sequences of visual and aural effects upon activation. The doll includes at least one sensor disposed thereon, a position orientation switch, at least one motor and at least one pair of contact switches functionally connected... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20070099539 - Plush toy with stretch interface: A plush toy is provided having its surface generally covered with multiple panels of fur fabric or plush fabric, which is non-stretching but soft to the touch. The toy includes a center body, a head, two ears and four legs. Eye and nose members may also be added as appropriate... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070099540 - Bobble head candy: The present invention is a candy lollipop device that can be converted to a humanoid or character figure with a wobbling head after consumption of the candy. The device comprises a body, a head and a flat base for support. The body includes a stick-like protrusion from the portion representing... Agent: Edwin Tarver

20070099541 - Hand-launchable fluid-boosted toy vehicle: A toy vehicle is provided for launching comprising a body with a chamber. The chamber has an opening. The chamber releasably holds a power source (e.g., fluid) under pressure. A covering mechanism is disposed adjacent the chamber, and is biased to a first position to cover the opening. The covering... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.