Abstract: A novel structure for an easily assembled and disassembled toy backdrop display for simulating a room or rooms of a house includes at least two wall panels hingedly coupled together along one edge and a plastic beam of U-shaped cross-section having at least first and second pairs of notches spaced from one another for receiving within and holding said first and second wall panels to hold said wall panels at a predetermined corner angle.

Abstract: Pressurizing a bellows moves doll's head to a rear position, whereupon bellows is relieved so that the doll's head will move forwardly under the influence of a spring while air from bellows is simultaneously directed to a reservoir forcing water out through the doll's nose.

Abstract: A first lever has an end which engages the fixed member, a second lever has an end which will dig into the movable member and a link is pivotally connected to each lever adjacent its working end so that both levers may be squeezed together causing the working end of the second lever to dig into the movable member. The second lever may then be moved axially to pull the movable member.

Abstract: Platform is provided with an opening in which a hollow cylindrical member is mounted. The cylindrical member includes an opening for admitting a small animal to the platform and carries a post on which a dome is rotatably mounted with its encompassing sidewall coacting with the platform to cage the animal. The dome carries food compartments depending to a position closely adjacent the platform. An opening in the bottom of each food compartment permits food to be dropped onto the platform beneath the compartment in a position such that the animal must push against the compartment to rotate the dome and expose the food.

Abstract: A compact, multi-purpose power machine which can be safely used by children, including a housing with deep, narrow slots that prevent the insertion of a human finger therein, and cutting tools located within the slots so a child cannot touch them.

Abstract: Revolvable, hollow spheroid has a pair of tubes communicating with its interior 180.degree. apart. The free ends of the tubes may be closed with caps to prevent the animal from escaping. A housing mount rotatably mounts the spheroid and serves as an access opening for an animal of the rodent type. The animal may rotate the spheroid by running on its inner surface or by entering one of the tubes. The housing mount includes a fitting for connecting the spheroid to a tube communicating with an animal cage.

Abstract: Two side-by-side tracks form a closed loop having a curve at each end; the tracks support vehicles each of which moves around the closed loop as a result of impulses supplied to it by an improved vehicle-propulsion device located entirely within one of the curves for manual actuation by a child-user, and characterized by a novel propulsion arm which tilts upwards into its operating position about a fulcrum in response to an actuating force transmitted by a flexible tape which also causes said arm to rotate horizontally about a shaft.

Abstract: Pressurizing a bellows moves doll's head to a rear position, whereupon bellows is relieved so that the doll's head will move forwardly under the influence of a spring while air from bellows is simultaneously directed to a reservoir forcing water out through the doll's nose.

Abstract: Lower torso member includes a waist member having a lower portion and an upper portion so that pliable, rubber-like upper torso waist member may be slid from lower portion of lower torso waist member where it simulates waist of pre-teenager to upper portion of lower torso waist member where it simulates waist of a teenager while simulated breasts are simultaneously pressed outwardly against upper torso member causing bulging of the rubber-like material to form a simulated bustline.

Abstract: Driving gear on one limb has at least twice as many teeth as driven gear on other limb which is connected to driving gear by idler gears for negatively increasing gear ratio between limbs so that driven limb will swing through a substantially larger arc than, and in a direction opposite to, the driving limb.

Abstract: Lower torso member includes a waist member having a lower portion of a first girth and an upper portion of a second, lesser girth so that pliable, rubber-like upper torso waist member may be slid from lower portion of lower torso waist member where it simulates waist of pudgy pre-teenager to upper portion of lower torso waist member where it simulates trim waist of a teenager while simulated breasts are simultaneously pressed outwardly against upper torso member causing bulging of the rubber-like material to form a simulated bustline.

Abstract: An amusement device or toy is disclosed having a figurine positioned adjacent simulated toy machinery, such as a spinning wheel or potters wheel, with the machinery containing a rotatable component part or element. At least two spaced cam surfaces or lobes are included on the rotatable element. The arm of the figurine is placed so that the attached hand is placed proximate said rotating element so that when the part is rotated the cam lobes engage the hand of the figurine and undulates or shuttles the hand creating additional action for the amusement of the user.FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to an improved animated amusement device or toy.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONAnimated amusement devices of various types have heretofore been widely known and appreciated. In these types of devices means are employed to impart motion in toy machines and figurines to create action to interest and amuse the observer.

Abstract: Fuel compresses air in a bell mounted in fuel tank; compressed air is conducted to a gauge on instrument panel in a vehicle. The gauge includes an adjusting screw which is in an exposed position on the instrument panel so that a driver may readily calibrate the gauge to reflect the amount of fuel in the tank regardless of the size of the tank.

Abstract: A figurine is disclosed having an arm rotatably mounted to a torso; a hand carried on a shaft, which shaft is received within the hollow of the arm; means located within the hollow of the arm for latching said shaft in a first position and biasing means located within the hollow of said arm for urging sad shaft forward out of said hollow arm; and means responsive to manual actuation of a torso portion for unlatching said shaft to cause said hand to extend to a position remote from the end of said arm. A gauntlet of a sleevelike nature surrounds the arm and is coupled at an end to the hand so as to obstruct visibility of said shaft when said hand is in the extended position to thereby simulate an increase in length of said arm. Specific novel structure in the provided means is also disclosed.

Abstract: As the knitting needle reciprocates between two stationary, upstanding fingers, a notch on the needle loads a loop of yarn onto the fingers and the nose of the needle passes down inside the loop during the down-portion of one stroke and moves up outside the loop to unload it from the fingers during the beginning of the up-portion of the next stroke.

Abstract: Single, soft, polymeric-foam impeller is rotated into engagement with objects to be picked up and flips them up a ramp into a collection container. The impeller is releasably connected to grippers and is reinforced by a tough polymeric sheet sandwiched between two layers of polymeric foam.

Abstract: Tuned reed-type sound producers are mounted in different parts of a figure toy and are identified by indicia so that different tones may be produced in a predetermined sequence by depressing the indicia. The sound producers may produce musical notes, vowels or the like.

Abstract: Machine places substantially flat, open-throated elements on rods by passing open-throat portions of the elements past the rods transversely to the major axes thereof. Elements and rods are automatically moved from storage areas to assembly areas.

Abstract: Edible material is dispersed in a pad of nesting material. The pad may be placed in a container housing an animal, such as a bird or a rodent, so that the animal may discover food when it pulls tufts of nesting material from the pad.

Abstract: A wheeled push toy, which may simulate a lawn mower, has an impeller which is rotated into engagement with objects to be picked up and flips them up a ramp into a collection container. The impeller is made of soft spongy material and is supported from the ends without provision of a center shaft. The device has a ring gear for driving the impeller, and may simulate a lawn mower.