Patents by Inventor Otto L. Gabler

Otto L. Gabler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Push toy vehicle with operable mouth
    Patent number: 4568307
    Abstract: A push toy vehicle (10) having a rear section (14) in the shape of a half track vehicle (42) and a front section (12) with the operating jaws (22,24) of a shark or other type monster. The jaws are selectively operable by operating means (33) supported within the vehicle, upon actuation by a child pushing or applying a downward force to the rear section of the housing. The downward force rotates the rear of the housing toward the surface over which it is being moved in the forward direction, whereby the operating means is engaged to slowly open the upper jaw (24) until it reaches a release position whereby it snaps shut, in the manner of a shark or other monster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1986
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Otto L. Gabler, Ronald L. Torres
  • Launching platform for inertia vehicle
    Patent number: 4483096
    Abstract: A toy vehicle energizer and launcher (10) having a draw string energizing mechanism (30) with a drive spool (40) receiving a draw string (38) and a return spring (46). The drive spool (42) is connected to a toothed driving wheel (54) by a one-way clutch (67) which allows a vehicle (34) held in the launcher (10) to be energized by a number of pulls on the draw string (38). A retaining and release means (32) coacts with a drive wheel (56) of the toy vehicle (34) and a toothed driver (54) to allow the vehicle (34) to be held within the launcher (10) during energization, and to be released after energization by manual actuation of the retaining and release means (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1984
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Otto L. Gabler, Wayne R. Halford, Eugene J. Kilroy, Michael T. McKittrick
  • Ball throwing machine
    Patent number: 4291663
    Abstract: A machine for throwing a ball with a cylindrical aperture. The machine comprises an arrangement for mounting a rod which carries the ball and which is rotatably mounted to fall from an initial vertical position to a selected angular position after a preselected period. At the selected angular position, a spring drive projects the ball through the air. In a preferred embodiment the ball, which may be of any type, is projected with a spiral motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1981
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon H. Buck, Otto L. Gabler, Eugene J. Kilroy, Richard Leoncavallo
  • Air turbine operated vehicle accelerator toy
    Patent number: 4174587
    Abstract: A toy for accelerating unpowered toy vehicles along a roadway, the accelerator having a base with a roadway portion formed therein, the base having opposing elongate slots on either side of the roadway portion with vehicle engaging rollers rotatably mounted within the base and extending through the slots for engaging the vehicles sides. An air pump is provided, depression of which operates turbine means coupled to drive the rollers in opposite directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1979
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Marius J. Morin, Otto L. Gabler, Eugene J. Kilroy