Amusement devices: toys inventions 10/08

20080261480 - Interactive money box and child thrift method: An interactive money box fosters the habit of saving in children by displaying animated characters in response to insertion of coins into a money box. Characters may also be displayed in response to failure to insert coins for a period of time or at a given rate.... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080261481 - Hand thrown flying toy: A hand thrown flying toy is provided, which has a simple structure having a convex surface portion and a concave surface portion, which are connected by a plurality of linear edge portions. The convex and concave surface portions are configured to generate a plurality of general pattern of loci of... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080261482 - Method and kit for playing a game using figurines: A method and kit for playing a game using figurines. The method includes: providing a plurality of figurines; and providing instruction associated with linking the plurality of figurines according to a selected condition. Each figurine is formed to substantially include physical characteristics associated with the figurine, and each figurine is... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20080261483 - Boxer puppets and reproduction of boxing movements: “IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXER PUPPETS AND REPRODUCTION OF BOXING MOVEMENTS”, particularly of boxer puppets which include a series of movements ordered through commands mounted beside the ring and manually activated by two competitors, so that these referred puppets can provoke various blows, including with the arms, body and legs, creating a... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080261484 - Armature kit and construction: Described are novel armature kits, constructions and elements, providing increased flexibility in design and ease of use. In one aspect, inventive armatures include adaptations to isolate the tensioning of ball-and-socket joints occurring at either end of a motion segment. In other aspects, inventive armatures and kits include uniquely shaped plates,... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080261485 - Turkey call: A turkey call having a hollow housing with a top surface and a bottom surface. A slate side is disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface. A wood side is disposed at an opposed surface from the slate side between the top surface and bottom surface. The wood... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080261486 - Programmable toy sound module: A toy assembly capable of sound playback and other electronic animations comprising an electrical housing portion of a toy assembly having a sound module receptacle with an external facing access port where said sound module receptacle is communicable with a sound playback system. The invention can include a sound module... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080261487 - Toy vehicles: A toy vehicle configured to move across a support surface is disclosed. In some embodiments, the toy vehicle may include a body having a top portion and a bottom portion; a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the body and configured to rotatably support the body on the support surface... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080261488 - Wheel rim and wheel hub mount assembly: A quick mount and dismount design and method of installation for a toy rim and tire/wheel assembly comprising a tire/wheel having an outer tire portion and an inner core ring housing inside the outer tire portion, where the inner core ring housing has an interior cylindrical wall, where the interior... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080261480 - Interactive money box and child thrift method: An interactive money box fosters the habit of saving in children by displaying animated characters in response to insertion of coins into a money box. Characters may also be displayed in response to failure to insert coins for a period of time or at a given rate.... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20080261481 - Hand thrown flying toy: A hand thrown flying toy is provided, which has a simple structure having a convex surface portion and a concave surface portion, which are connected by a plurality of linear edge portions. The convex and concave surface portions are configured to generate a plurality of general pattern of loci of... Agent: Park Law Firm

20080261482 - Method and kit for playing a game using figurines: A method and kit for playing a game using figurines. The method includes: providing a plurality of figurines; and providing instruction associated with linking the plurality of figurines according to a selected condition. Each figurine is formed to substantially include physical characteristics associated with the figurine, and each figurine is... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20080261483 - Boxer puppets and reproduction of boxing movements: “IMPROVEMENTS IN BOXER PUPPETS AND REPRODUCTION OF BOXING MOVEMENTS”, particularly of boxer puppets which include a series of movements ordered through commands mounted beside the ring and manually activated by two competitors, so that these referred puppets can provoke various blows, including with the arms, body and legs, creating a... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080261484 - Armature kit and construction: Described are novel armature kits, constructions and elements, providing increased flexibility in design and ease of use. In one aspect, inventive armatures include adaptations to isolate the tensioning of ball-and-socket joints occurring at either end of a motion segment. In other aspects, inventive armatures and kits include uniquely shaped plates,... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20080261485 - Turkey call: A turkey call having a hollow housing with a top surface and a bottom surface. A slate side is disposed between the top surface and the bottom surface. A wood side is disposed at an opposed surface from the slate side between the top surface and bottom surface. The wood... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080261486 - Programmable toy sound module: A toy assembly capable of sound playback and other electronic animations comprising an electrical housing portion of a toy assembly having a sound module receptacle with an external facing access port where said sound module receptacle is communicable with a sound playback system. The invention can include a sound module... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080261487 - Toy vehicles: A toy vehicle configured to move across a support surface is disclosed. In some embodiments, the toy vehicle may include a body having a top portion and a bottom portion; a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted to the body and configured to rotatably support the body on the support surface... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080261488 - Wheel rim and wheel hub mount assembly: A quick mount and dismount design and method of installation for a toy rim and tire/wheel assembly comprising a tire/wheel having an outer tire portion and an inner core ring housing inside the outer tire portion, where the inner core ring housing has an interior cylindrical wall, where the interior... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080254705 - Dispensing device: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for dispensing a substance. The device may include a body portion in the shape of an airfoil and includes a region to contain the substance to be dispensed. The device may include one or a plurality of ports which may include... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20080254706 - Systems for constructing sand structures: Systems for constructing sand structures. The system comprises a plurality of mold blocks that can be assembled together such that their inner surfaces combine to form a internal cavity in the shape of a desired sand structure. There is also an external support used to retain the mold blocks in... Agent: Gibbons P.C.

20080254707 - Modular toy vehicle: A modular toy vehicle design having a universal mating system between the body of the vehicle and the chassis such that multiple body styles will interchangeably mate with multiple chassis designs and where electrical interfaces are automatically established between the body and the chassis simply by mating and aligning the... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080254708 - Modular toy vehicle accessory mounts: A toy vehicle design having two distinctly different methods to attach accessories. Accessories that attach to the front, sides, rear and bottom of the vehicle can connect to the chassis via a tab and slot system. Strategically positioned slots on the chassis undercarriage can accept tabs that extend from those... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20080254709 - Toy motocross track: A toy track. A contoured track having simulated jumps, mounds and banks is mounted in a frame. Course marking devices are preferably used to mark the route of the track. Preferably, the track is made by the following method: first, a rough approximation of a track is fabricated. A hardening... Agent: Ross Patent Law Office

20080254710 - Balloon inflation device: A device for inflating a balloon or other inflatable structure is disclosed. A neck of the inflatable structure fits through an annular mouthpiece of an oral inflator, and a check valve assembly is inserted therein, compressing the neck of the balloon between the check valve assembly and the mouthpiece and... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20080254711 - Adult novelty items: Adult novelty items include a body defining an at least open object region and means for cleansing, lubricating, and/or stimulating an object received in the object region.... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080248711 - Yelp saver: The present invention is direct toward a yelp saver constructed from spring wire and having two distinct sections or portions. The two portions have rounded sections that allow the user to place the yelp saver into the game call without damaging the reeds or poking holes in the reeds and... Agent: Paul Roath

20080248712 - Amusement device for entertainment of a child: An amusement device for entertainment of a child is provided. Said amusement device is releasably attached to a child seat. Said amusement device includes a first panel for providing entertainment to a child sitting in said child seat, a second panel for providing support to said amusement device, and an... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20080248713 - Magnetic valance for hanging toys from infant carriers: The present invention is a magnetic valance for attachment to baby carriers, strollers, infant car seats and other baby travel systems, to which an array of toys can be easily secured for the baby's enjoyment and stimulation. The valance comprises a fabric panel having an array of magnets sewn directly... Agent: Royal W. Craig Ober, Kaler, Grimes & Shriver

20080248714 - Fan attachment arrangement: An attachment arrangement for use in connection with an existing ceiling fan having a plurality of rotatable fan blades. The arrangement includes a connecting arrangement for attaching an object to at least a portion of at least one of the fan blades, such that, as the fan blade rotates, the... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20080248715 - Toy launcher and method: A recreational toy launching assembly and method for launching a toy are provided. The launching assembly includes a wing member slidably disposed along a structure which is employed for launching a toy. The wing member is coupled to an elastic member that is engaged to the structure. The method for... Agent: Law Offices Of John W. Carpenter

20080248716 - Toy track system: Embodiments of a toy track system and methods of using such embodiments are described. In general, the system may include a track that has a longitudinal passage with an insert disposed in the longitudinal passage. A toy may be positioned adjacent the track so that it is proximate to the... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080248717 - Zen stick: A Zen Stick manufactured from a wood selected from the group consisting of Black and White Ebony, Olivewood, Bocote, Cocobolo, Purpleheart, Zebrawood, Tulipwood, Kingwood and a blend of Ebony, Olivewood, Cocobolo and Bocote., having a length of approximately eleven inches and a cylindrical outer surface of approximately one and a... Agent: William S. Dorman

20080242184 - Device for collecting and playing with circular and spherical objects with launching ramps thereon: Disclosed is a device for collecting and/or playing with circular and spherical objects. The device comprises: a base comprising an open top portion and a closed bottom portion; an open top main body comprising a rim portion, and a circular portion extending downwardly and inwardly from the rim portion to... Agent: Jay M. Schloff Intellipex PLLC

20080242185 - Flicker-type flying toy device: A flying toy (10) includes a planar body defining an outer edge (16). A recess (18) extends inwardly from die outer edge and includes an undercut section (22). The body defines a hook section (24) adjacent the undercut section of the recess, and a finger engagement section (28) opposite the... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson S.c.

20080242186 - Toy aircraft with modular power systems and wheels: Toy aircraft may include an airframe, a modular power system, first and second wheel supports, and first and second wheels. The modular power system may be configured for selective use with and selective removal from the airframe. The power system may include a propulsion unit operable to propel the toy... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080242187 - Stimulating and comforting security item for children: A child's body of fabric article wherein at least one triangular shaped attachment is securely sewn into a seam along at least one edge. In other embodiments the body of fabric article may optionally include a pocket or a developmental closing mechanism. The pocket allows a child to safely insert... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080242188 - Inflatable construction set: An inflatable construction set comprising a plurality of inflatable modular blocks in various shapes and sizes for easy construction of various structures is provided. Each inflatable modular block has substantially planar top and bottom surfaces and an attachment means on each of the top and bottom surfaces so that a... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20080242189 - Intelligent toy for children: An intelligent toy for children includes a body and a pattern element. The body has a base, a stud, two rotating elements and two magnets. The base has an upper surface, a front section, a rear section, a front end face, a rear end face and a positioning channel. The... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080242190 - Novelty led-projection message balloon: Described herein is a novelty led-projection message balloon for allowing a delightful and novel method of communicating endearing messages and/or animation. The inventive device includes a circuit board, lens assembly, housing, and power source. The circuit board consists of LEDs, a microcontroller, interfacing circuitry, spring brushes, a position detector, and... Agent: Russell Hofer

20080242191 - Plush character having spinning nose elements: A plush toy that has a spinning nose construction. The plush toy includes a plush character form made of a sewn body shell that is filled with soft stuffing. The sewn body shell terminates along open seam edges in a head section. The open seam edges define an opening. A... Agent: Lamorte & Associates P.C.

20080242192 - Remote control snowboard: A radio controlled snowboard system having a steerable snowboard and an erect figurine. The erect figurine is pivotally attachable to the steerable snowboard. The steerable snowboard includes a plurality of steering edges and a steering system configured to control the movement of the snowboard by relative weight transitions relative to... Agent: K.p. Correll And Associates, L.L.P.

20080242193 - Toy vehicle booster and track set: A booster for accelerating toy vehicles. The booster includes a rotation source and first and second wheels operatively coupled to the rotation source. Each wheel includes a thin-walled member configured to engage toy vehicles passing between the wheels as the rotation source rotates the wheels in opposite directions. The thin... Agent: Alleman Hall Mccoy Russell & Tuttle LLP

20080242194 - Four-wheel drive model car: A miniature gasoline engine is installed at the rear section of the model car. A first transmission gear is connected to and driven by the axle of the miniature gasoline engine, which in turn engages a parallel, second transmission gear, which is mounted at an end of a first transmission... Agent: Leong C Lei