Amusement devices: toys inventions 08/08

20080207079 - Transformable toy vehicle: A remotely controlled transformable toy vehicle that is remotely transformable from a standing position to a flying position, where the toy performs like a helicopter and also to a driving position, where the toy performs like a wheeled vehicle. Transformations are carried out on-the-fly by remote control and the toy... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20080207080 - Delivery device: In accordance with the invention, there is provided a lightweight delivery device, in order that children of all ages can experience the joy of watching payloads such as parachutes, confetti, and the like, being delivered to significant heights and returning slowly to the earth. This is accomplished by providing a... Agent: Brian Lapointe

20080207081 - Toy aircraft: A toy glider aircraft is assembled using a recycled beverage container. Portions of a box containing a plurality of the beverage containers can include airplane parts such as wings and a vertical stabilizer. Other parts for the toy glider can be fit to the glider using the beverage container neck... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.c.

20080207082 - Construction kit: A building element (14, 16, 18, 20) is described which is securable to other similar building elements for creating model structures. Each element comprises a block having similarly proportioned side faces (15, 17) and two similarly proportioned end faces each of which includes at least one opening (28, 30, 32,... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080207083 - Illuminated balloon with an externally mounted, rear projector: An illuminated balloon assembly. The assembly includes a balloon having a front wall and a transparent rear wall or a rear wall including a transparent area. A projector is mounted on an exterior surface of the rear wall. The projector has a housing with an outlet proximate to the transparent... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080207084 - Display device with flying objects that hover randomly and in flight patterns: An apparatus hovering winged objects. The apparatus includes an elongate support and a driver with an output shaft that supports a first end of the support. The driver imparts an oscillating displacement to the first end of the support. A body is mounted at a second end of the support... Agent: Disney Enterprises, Inc. C/o Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080207085 - Novelty figurine and carabiner storage assembly: A novelty figurine and carabiner storage assembly is provided. The figurine comprises a head portion, a body portion located proximate to the head portion, and at least one carabiner attachment assembly extending from the body portion for selectively allowing the figurine to be attached to or removed from another item... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.l.p.

20080207086 - Children's toy, particularly children's vehicle with bucket: The children's vehicle comprises a bucket which is held on two arms arranged side by side, which are pivotably fastened about an axis to the vehicle body and can hold the bucket in a raised position, in which the arms are locked on the toy body, and can lower the... Agent: William P. Oberhardt

20080207087 - Activity center and portable activity case formed therefrom: The present invention relates to an activity center comprising a flexible sheet having a plurality of activity sections. Each section comprises at least one means of temporarily securing an activity, and various types are described. Also, a portable activity case, formed by folding or otherwise collapsing, the activity center of... Agent: Robert M. Amici

20080200090 - Magnetic construction toy: The invention relates to a geometric construction toy for building geometrical structures and consists of a multiplicity of spherical magnetizable bodies which may be magnetically coupled to a connecting member. The connecting member has an upper boundary surface which is a concave surface of revolution and a lower boundary surface... Agent: Frederick Gotha, Esq.

20080200091 - Wood construction toy: The present invention is wood blocks with holes that may be ¼ inch in various permutations, each hole one-half the depth of the wood dowels one example of a dowel length is approximately one inch which blocks can be attached to each other with the dowel connectors in various formations,... Agent: Michael Ries

20080200092 - Magnetic item and toy comprising the same: The present invention provides a magnetic item comprising a container having an end; a base portion having a cavity and a first end connected with the end of the container; a first magnetic means movably received in the container; a second magnetic means arranged at the end of the container... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080200093 - Promotional piece with a pop-up feature and method for making the same: A promotional piece with a pop-up feature is provided to effectively capture the attention of consumers. The promotional piece with a pop-up feature is movable from a closed to an open position and includes a backing substrate and a presentation substrate. The presentation substrate is selectively joined to the backing... Agent: Gallagher & Dawsey Co., L.p.a.

20080200094 - Light show controller for an inflatable doll: A light show controller for an inflatable doll, which has at least lone light stream mounted inside of the body, has a processor having inner memory having multiple light show modes, at least one electronic switch driven by the processor, an input device used to select one light show mode... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates

20080200095 - Foldable fortable stage assembly and origami set: A stage and origami assembly provides at least one origami object and a stage assembly upon which the origami object is connectable. The stage assembly includes a base tray and a stage insert removably insertable therein. The stage insert provides a stage surface having an origami object slit into which... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Equinox Protection

20080194170 - Toy airplane having elastic landing gear: A toy airplane includes a fuselage, a main wing and a stabilizing fin and a rudder fin extended from the fuselage, and a landing gear having an arm extended from the fuselage and one or more wheels attached to the arm. The arm includes one or more depressions formed in... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20080194171 - Flexible ornamentation for bathroom and kitchen accessories: A bathroom and/or kitchen accessory holder is disclosed which comprises a support base having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a thickness disposed there between, wherein the bottom surface is configured to rest on a generally horizontal surface and at least one posable figure having at least one flexible... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080194172 - Re-configurable doll/stuffed toy: A re-configurable doll for use as a teaching aid or an article of entertainment comprises a torso, a head attached to the torso, and arms and legs attached to the torso. A plurality of external components are removably mountable on the head of the re-configurable doll. Further, in another aspect... Agent: Thomas K. Hong

20080194174 - Amusement device: An amusement device having a rotating carriage and means for rotating the carriage. A plurality of spaced apart sliding members is connected to the rotating carriage. A plurality of magnetic actuators, act upon the sliding members as the sliding members rotate relative to the magnetic actuators. An electromagnetic force applied... Agent: B. Craig Killough

20080194173 - Spinning novelty toy powered by the manipulation of a handheld platform: A spinning toy system and its method of providing rotational energy to a spinning toy. A platform is provided having a bottom surface and a friction ring that encircles the bottom surface. A spinning toy assembly is provided that has a point upon which it spins in a balanced condition.... Agent: Lamorte & Associates P.c.

20080194175 - Interactive toy providing, dynamic, navigable media content: A media player device is disclosed. The media player device has at least one input device configured to receive input from a user of the media player device and to generate a signal indicative of the input; a communication interface configured to selectively connect the media player device to a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080194176 - Means of simulating natural movement and poses in posable figures: The present invention is directed to a posable toy figure having realistic articulation, the ability to hold a pose and be repeatedly posed at multiple joints in the legs, head and/or neck, and longevity with resistance to failure. The toy figure includes a posable internal skeletal structure having a main... Agent: Grimes & Battersby, LLP

20080194177 - Mailbox game: A mailbox game includes a mailbox having a rectangular container or box with an opening, a lid and a hinge that attaches the lid to the box to cover the opening. The game also includes play stamps having an adhesive backing. The mailbox may have a rotating flag that is... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

20080188158 - Toy construction set: A construction set comprising components for building a temporary miniature structure, intended to enable and encourage young architects to build toy building structures of recognizable conventional appearance as they choose. The set comprises structural components of easily distinguishable shapes; and of various sizes, to make it simple for each young... Agent: Robert E. Massa

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20080188160 - Interactive motion apparatus: An interactive apparatus has a base and a motion unit. The base has a first curved surface with a concave facing. The motion unit is located on the first curved surface and has a second curved surface with a convex facing contacting the first curved surface. In addition, the second... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch