Abstract: Included in a toy construction set is a special block having an axle projecting therefrom, the axle having a slot providing a pair of resilient legs with a groove formed near the free end of each leg. A hub has a bore so that the hub can be journaled for rotation on the axle, the bore having an annular rib therein to provide a releasable snap-action retention. A resilient tire is provided so that it can be mounted on the hub to provide a wheel assembly. Also, a crank unit is provided so that it can be attached to the hub to provide a winch assembly, a locking pin then being available to either allow or prevent rotation of the hub on the axle.

Abstract: A toy figure includes a hollow torso. The arms of the figure are each provided with a ball having a shank extending inwardly therefrom. At the free end of the shank is a disk that is received in an arcuate slot formed by first and second pairs of ribs. The first pair of ribs function to retain the disk so that the ball of each arm is pulled against a beveled annular seat formed in the torso, whereas the second pair of ribs are sufficiently resilient so that they frictionally engage the disk to hold the disk in various positions when the arm with which the disk is associated is swung into various angular positions, thereby retaining the arm in whatever posed relation it has been moved into.

Abstract: The toy vehicle is comprised of a chassis composed of a relatively hard plastic and a body composed of a relatively soft, elastomeric plastic. The chassis includes a box-like frame having upstanding walls, each of said walls having an outwardly issuing flange adjacent the upper edge thereof. The body is formed with walls forming a downwardly facing recess, each wall having adjacent its upper edge an outwardly directed groove for receiving therein the various flanges on the upstanding walls of the box-like frame. Owing to the elasticity of the body, the walls forming the downwardly facing recess can be flexed or stretched so as to permit the flanges on the upstanding walls to be introduced into the grooves and retained therein when the elastomeric material constituting the body is allowed to contract or return to its non deformed condition. In this way, the chassis and body are firmly held together and constitute for all intents and purposes a unitary structure with which the child can play.