Abstract: A non-magnetic case 3 made of acrylic acid or like synthetic resin has a case body 3a, a lid 3b and a right hexahedron shape. The case body 3a has a substantially spherical accommodation space 3c in which a spherical magnet body 2 having paired N and S poles arranged in a uni-axial direction is sealed together with oil or a like transparent liquid having a high specific gravity and also having a considerably high viscosity to provide buoyancy to the magnet body 2 and facilitate the rotation thereof with a lubricating action. The clearance between the magnet body 2 and the wall surface of the accommodation space 3c is set to be small such that the magnet body 2 can be rotated smoothly. The case 3 with the magnet body 2 therein is applicable to combination toys such as toy blocks and puzzle sets or various attracting articles having mutual attraction requirement. The thickness of a central portion of each side wall of the case is reduced to facilitate the attraction of the magnet bodies to each other.

Abstract: A magnetic toy is disclosed which uses two magnetic structures and a magnetic platform plate to allow the toy user to create a wide variety of designs from magnetic particles. The two magnetic structures are arranged so that the same magnetic polarity for each structure is adjacent to the platform plate. This feature allows the magnetic particles to be formed in either bridging designs or divergent, stand-alone designs.

Abstract: A combination breakable toy and puzzle. A ball comprises eight identical wedge-shaped elements, each having a resiliently deformable foam core and a smooth outer skin. Within the interiors of the individual elements, near the vertices thereof, magnets are mounted for interacting with magnets mounted on the interiors of other wedges, such that the ball can be magnetically assembled by matching opposite polarities of the magnets. The ball may be pried apart, or may be broken apart without structural damage by throwing it against a wall or the floor, and may then be reassembled. The ball may be used as a puzzle, challenging a child to assemble it in the proper fashion. Plus and minus signs may be provided on the faces of the wedge-shaped elements to assist in this task. Other configurations for the toy are cubes, pyramids and baby rattles.

Abstract: A security object system including a pillowcase with an opening across the back for inserting or removing a pillow and a stylized mother and father rendered on the front of the case. Removable pouches are attached at either end of the pillowcase and are dimensioned to receive one each of two dolls. The dolls are stylized to represent a son and daughter bearing family resemblances to the stylized mother and father depicted on the face of the pillowcase. Each doll incorporates a suction cup on its back so that it may be fastened to a smooth surface. The clothing for the dolls is removable.

Abstract: A building block having a metallic body, and a magnetic strip extending around the periphery of the body. The magnetic strip is affixed to the metallic body such that the flat surfaces of the metallic body are aligned with the edges of the magnetic strip. The metallic body has a first metallic cap and a second metallic cap aligned with the first metallic cap. The metallic body has corners of curved radius. A filler material is contained between the first metallic cap and the second metallic cap. The magnetic strip has multiple magnetic poles on the exterior surface of the strip. The magnetic strip is of a flexible material arranged in surface-to-surface contact with the periphery of the metallic body. The magnetic strip is laminated continuously around the metallic body.

Abstract: A set of building blocks having two subsets of rhombohedral blocks (B,Y) having respectively dihedral angles of 72.degree. and 36.degree. so that the faces of both subsets of blocks are identical. Each of the faces incorporates magnets (11) whereby juxtaposed faces of any two blocks will stick together magnetically in a predetermined angular orientation.

Abstract: A combination breakable toy and puzzle. A ball comprises eight identical wedge-shaped elements, formed of high-impact plastic with hollow interiors. Within the interiors of the individual elements, near the vertices thereof, magnets are mounted for interacting with magnets mounted on the interiors of other wedges, such that the ball may be magnetically assembled by matching opposite polarities of the magnets. The ball may be pried apart, or may be broken apart without structural damage by throwing it against a wall or the floor, and may then be reassembled. The ball may be used as a puzzle, challenging a child to assemble it in the proper fashion. Plus and minus signs may be provided on the faces of the wedge-shaped elements to assist in this task. Other configurations are possible, such as cubes, pyramids and baby rattles.

Abstract: This invention relates to a shooting toy and, in particular, to one including a base plate, two imitation figures, two guns and several pictures. When the imitation figures are pressed down to the end of a respective hollow barrel, air will be pressed into the guns through a pneumatic pipe and push a suction cup out to suck a picture out from an outer rotating shell to enjoy shooting fun.

Abstract: A multi-picture puzzle comprises a plurality of cubes. A portion of a picture is carried on each side of the cube. Each cube has a spherical chamber therein. A ball is freely movable within the chamber and forms a magnetic relationship with a tray upon which each of the cubes is placed thus removably securing the cubes in place. Such cubes may be used as status indicators for indicating the existence of one of a plurality of conditions.

Abstract: An educational toy including four geometric members arrangeable to form a plurality of stylized representations of animals. In one embodiment, the four geometric members are blocks sequentially rotatably connected, the members being arrangeable to form a square and to form an equilateral triangle, the stylized representations of animals being formed in positions intermediate the square and equilateral triangle configurations. In another embodiment the geometric members are made of cloth and filled with a stuffing material. Elements may be provided for detachable attachment to the geometric members, to further characterize the representations. A method for forming the stylized represention of animals is also disclosed.

Abstract: An educational toy and method for demonstrating characteristics of a latticework of spacepoints including demonstrating (a) the commonality of latticework between tetrahedron configuration latticework and octahedron configuration latticework, (b) that octahedron latticework merges with tetrahedron latticework, (c) the 13-plane structure of the common latticework, (d) how simultaneous twinning in more than one of the 13 planes can form multitudes of combinations of domains of tetrahedrons and octahedrons, and (e) the altering of latticework by appropriately selecting the dimensions of structure members that define spacepoints in the latticework. Preferably, the structure members are similarly dimensioned and oriented ellipsoidal elements which are gravity stacked and optionally connectable and wherein the centerpoint of each ellipsoidal element represents a spacepoint in the latticework.