Amusement devices: toys inventions 07/09

20090191783 - Apparatus, system, and method for display container: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for a display container. The display container is configured in the shape of a children's toy and contains a cavity and transparent covering disposed over the cavity. An object is disposed in the cavity and enclosed by the transparent covering. The transparent covering... Agent: Kunzler & Mckenzie

20090191784 - Construction system and applications thereof: A construction system includes a plurality of construction elements having body member and a plurality of coupling members, each of said coupling members having an exterior portion and an interior locking device of hermaphroditic type. The interior locking device includes protrusions and a receiving block. A first coupling member belonging... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20090191785 - Surf toy action figure and simulated surfing game: The present invention provides a miniature live-action surfing attraction and associated surf game specifically adapted for use with one or more surf toy action figures. The surf toy action figures are mountable to a surf board appropriately sized and weighted to provide relatively stable or semi-stable surf-riding action upon a... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090191786 - Wild game call apparatus and method: Alternatively, a wild game call may include pipes of variable lengths attached to a splitter, which combines two pipe openings into one pipe opening. Also, a front pipe may be attached to the one pipe opening of the splitter. Additionally, a wild game call may include a mouthpiece attached to... Agent: Pate Pierce & Baird

20090191787 - Led embedded balloon: A balloon having superior luminosity comprising an inelastic balloon having LEDs mounted on the inside surface of the balloon is provided. The balloon further comprises a power supply having a manually operated switch mounted on a tab on the periphery of the balloon for accessibility and replacement of the batteries.... Agent: Ruth Eure

20090191788 - Caster mounting arrangement for ride-on toy: A children's ride-on toy includes at least two casters. The ride-on toy has a first caster mount connected to the body, wherein the first caster mount comprises a first caster receptacle, and a second caster mount connected to the body, wherein the second caster mount comprises a second caster receptacle.... Agent: Patent Group C/o Dla Piper US LLP

20090186553 - Interlocking toy bricks: Toy brick or block elements in particular of artistic and educational type, in which a plurality of brick elements made of a variety of different colors and a variety of different shapes are interlocked between each other by means of tongues and corresponding grooves to build a great variety of... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090186554 - Pad printing with vitreous enamels: An improved ink composition and method for printing such inks on smooth, flat, curved uneven and/or irregular surfaces and substrates is disclosed. The ink may comprise a vitreous enamel in dry powder form; a clear vinyl based ink; and a thinner, wherein the ink is able to be utilized in... Agent: Dilworth Paxson LLP

20090181595 - Block for building a toy: There is provided a block for building a toy, including a body, a case provided in the body, a holder with a sliding-prevention part, provided movably and rotatably within the case, and a magnet with south and north pole faces, installed in the holder. The blocks, each with this construction,... Agent: Ked & Associates, LLP

20090181596 - Hovercraft toy: Disclosed is a hovercraft toy including: a body, which includes, a fan for sending air in order to allow the body to hover and propel; a motor for rotationally driving the fan; an accumulator battery for supplying electric power to the motor; a base for supporting the fan, the motor... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090181597 - Animal puppet: The present invention is a hand-manipulated puppet of the type simulating an animal that is manipulated by placement of the hand and forearm into a cavity. The body is cast of a first flexible polymeric foam and the legs of the puppet made a denser flexible polymeric foam so that... Agent: Passe' Intellectual Property, LLC

20090181598 - Method and apparatus for performing try-me and normal play routines: A toy includes electronics which generates a plurality of routines and is configured to operate in a first mode and in a second mode, a first sensor and a second sensor, each sensor operably connected to the electronics. Actuation of the first sensor causes the electronics to generate a first... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090176432 - Electronic banking toy: An electronic banking toy is provided. The toy may include a housing defining a storage compartment with an adjoining slot for depositing coins. A controller may display graphical and auditory representations of activities on a display screen based on the sensed location of an icon moveably mounted in a track.... Agent: Charles H. Devoe Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20090176433 - Method and apparatus for body-worn entertainment devices: A light-weight toy is attached to a player via a near-invisible fixed-length tether, typically using a low-tack adhesive at the ends of the tether. In especially preferred embodiments, the toy has a mechanism that creates an appearance of plausible possibility of flight without actually providing sufficient lift and/or propulsion for... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090176434 - Method and apparatus for near-invisible tethers: One or more ready-to-use near-invisible fixed-length tethers are provided on a carrier such that each tether can be removed from and reattached to the carrier without tangling. Most typically, such attachment is facilitated by modifying the ends of the tethers with a low tack adhesive and by winding the tether... Agent: Fish & Associates, PC Robert D. Fish

20090176435 - Flexible flying disc: A toy disc having a recess formed by an upstanding edge connected to a bottom structure. A stabilizing member is disposed in the recess. The toy disc may be thrown in a desired direction.... Agent: Law Offices Of John W. Carpenter John W. Carpenter

20090176436 - Toy disc and method: A disc spinning device centrally located/secured to a flexible soft flying disc encouraging/facilitating spinning a disc on one's finger for technique/amusement. While spinning a disc on one's finger can be difficult, the disc spinning device has recessed dimple(s) to place one's finger(s), greatly improving disc spin with less friction than... Agent: Law Offices Of John W. Carpenter John W. Carpenter

20090176437 - Combination stuffed toy with characteristics of multiple kinds of entities: A combination stuffed toy contains features of both a plant and an animal or another combination of entities. Preferably, the toy is a stuffed plant-animal combination comprising a cover with a plant component and an animal component which stores a stuffing material. Plant-animal combination toys are not only aesthetically pleasing... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20090176438 - Gift card delivery device: The invention described is a novelty gift card delivery system. The novelty gift card delivery system is spring loaded so that during an actuation event a gift card is delivered.... Agent: Forrest L. Collins

20090176439 - Multi-functional waveable toy: A multi-functional waveable toy, comprises a cylinder made of a soft hollow cylinder; an interior of the tube wall being a receiving chamber; one end of the receiving chamber being formed with an opening and another end thereof having a through hole; a holding rod having a holding section and... Agent: Willy Chen

20090176440 - Luminous device that is easily fitted and removed fabric of a doll's clothes: This invention is an easily fitted and removed luminous device that is fixed in a placing space inside the photopermeable fabric of a doll's clothes. The luminous device includes a box, a number of LED and a power supply device. An already-activated luminous device can be placed in the placing... Agent: Chia-ho Lei

20090170395 - Integrated remote control and storage housing: An integrated remote control and storage housing is herein described. The housing is for controlling and storing a remote control toy flying object such as a helicopter. The housing comprises a body, the body having controls on an exterior face. The controls are for at least controlling the directional motion... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20090170396 - Portable magnetic toy construction kit: An embodiment of the present invention provides portable magnetic toy construction system having a base plate upon which to build magnetic toy constructions, the base plate configured to accept and hold in position ferromagnetic or magnetic base elements, such as ferromagnetic balls. The base plate comprises at least one flexible... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090170397 - Ball assembly: A soccer ball assembly (10) includes a central mounting core (14) defining thirty-two holes and thirty-two construction elements which are mountable to the central mounting core in an arrangement wherein the construction elements extend radially outwardly therefrom. Twenty of the constructions are hexagonal elements (18) which are hexagonal in cross-section... Agent: Joel D. Skinner, Jr. Skinner And Associates

20090170398 - Figurine recognizable by having illuminated face: A decorative object in the general form of a figurine having a body portion made of opaque metallic sheet and a head, including a face portion made of a transparent material such as a transparent plastic which permits passage of light therethrough. The figurine is decorated by a network of... Agent: James W. Badie, Esq.

20090170399 - Doll of football game table: A doll of football game table for mounting on an operation rod of the football game table. The doll includes a first main body and a second main body which are detachably latched with each other to hold the operation rod. The doll further includes at least one fixing member... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090170400 - Doll of football game table: A doll of football game table for mounting on an operation rod of the football game table. The doll includes a first main body and a second main body. First ends of the two main bodies are detachably latched with each other. A connecting member detachably connects second ends of... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090170401 - Toy systems with separate accessory pieces engageable by part of a plaything: A toy system with a body part insertable into an opening substantially defined by a separate band, retains the band to accessorize playthings by pushing them into a separate piece bearing accessories on the outer surface. Retention is by frictional or magnetic engagement. For frictional engagement, resilient material is used.... Agent: John S. Pacocha