Abstract: A lead-acid battery having a unique arrangement for making electrical connection to the battery. The arrangement includes L-shaped lugs molded into the upper surface of the casing. The lugs have cylindrical apertures extending horizontally therethrough for mating with the connector posts of the battery plates. Threaded pin terminals insert through a receptacle which is slidably mounted with a slot in a side wall of the battery. The pin terminals are threaded into nuts which are cast within the L-shaped lugs.

Abstract: A manufacturing machine such as an automatic assembly machine is disclosed which includes a work station which can include linear motion devices and rotary motion devices. A conveyor system is disclosed for transporting a workpiece to and from the work station, and positioning means are disclosed for precisely positioning the workpiece to the work station.

Abstract: A child's tricycle having a generally U-shaped frame member mounting a steerable front wheel at its center and a pair of caster-mounted rear wheels at its open ends. The tricycle has a seat which mounts to the rear of the frame and depends therefrom so that the tricycle has an extremely low center of gravity and provides protection for the child on all sides.

Abstract: An electronic maze game having a housing containing control circuitry and supporting a matrix of position keys. When energized, the control circuitry generates a unique, invisible maze through which the players are required to proceed.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the control circuitry positions a treasure to be captured by the players within the maze and controls the movements of a monster which hunts the players during their progress through the maze.

Abstract: A portable electronic card game simulator having a housing mounting a display and input keys and containing electronic data processing circuitry organized to provide, at various skill levels, the automatic play of a hand of Gin Rummy, Go Draw, or Thirty-Three, in opposition to an operator. The simulator deals a hand to the operator and to the electronic opponent. The play of the electronic opponent is controlled by circuitry to simulate the play of a human in accordance with the rules of the game. The display includes indicia representing each of the cards in a single deck of cards. These indicia are used to display either the operator's hand, the opponent's hand, or the score of the game.

Abstract: An electrical board game is disclosed which includes a track described on a foldable game board and having starting and finishing points and dividing into multiple parallel paths at various points along the track.The players moves a players piece along one of the multiple paths and the game detects which path was chosen by the use of electrically conductive circuitry on the board in conjunction with a conductive players piece.The game includes the ability of the players to randomly designate which of the parallel paths are safe and which are danger through the use of conductive switching elements placed on the game board in a physical orientation which determines the designation of the paths.An electronic sound generator is provided which is placed on the board and electrically responds to the players choice of path and the designation of that path, and generates either a safe or a danger sound.

Abstract: A toy casting machine including a base which has mounted thereon a crucible into which plastic materials may be placed for melting. The crucible is rotatably mounted to a sidewall and may be duped by an actuating mechanism which also moves a predesigned mold into position below the crucible. The crucible and machinery are entirely covered by transparent material to allow viewing the operation and to protect a child operating the machine. An isolating loading apparatus is provided to allow the machine to be loaded with raw material and molds without endangering the operator.

Abstract: A toy which generates bubbles and shapes those bubbles into a recognizable form. The toy has a unique pump mechanism which injects air under pressure into a stream of liquid soap then forces the aerated stream through a screen to break up the stream into a multiplicity of bubbles. A removable shaper is arranged at the exit for bubbles from the pump mechanism. The shaper has an exterior which is the incomplete shape of an object recognizable to a child and a series of conduits which conduct the bubbles into porisions in which they complete the recognizable form.

Abstract: A manufacturing machine such as an automatic assembly machine is disclosed which includes a work station which can include linear motion devices and rotary motion devices. A conveyor system is disclosed for transporting a workpiece to and from the work station, and positioning means are disclosed for precisely positioning the workpiece to the work station.

Abstract: A game construction including a game board having a plurality of positions to be occupied by playing pieces belonging to different players, the positions during a path to be followed from a start to a finish. The game has a number of different identifiable playing pieces which are molded from a pliable material. Various ones of the positions are identified with the different ones of the playing pieces, and a piece landing on a position identified as that of another player is flattened by the owner of the space. The degree of flattening caused is measured to determine later movements of the piece on the game board.

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.

Abstract: A toy for playing a number of different games having a housing containing a sound generating circuit and a number of removable game boards providing connections to the circuit. A laminate path affixed to the board and a probe provide means for connecting a resistor to the circuit and for carrying the value of resistor to change the frequency of the sound generated. In specific embodiments the path is broken so that a graphite path defined by a pencil may connect the parts of the circuit. The path is included in each of the games as a key to the play thereof.

Abstract: A toy racing set including at least one powered vehicle, a length of flexible track, and a carrying case. The carrying case folds out to form a track upon which the vehicle may run. The case may also be used when closed with the flexible track to provide a loop-the-loop track for a powered vehicle.

Abstract: A crib toy having a shaped outer shell with a downward facing U-shaped aperture adapted to fit over a crib rail. The shell houses an automatic reversing mechanism which drives an output roller positioned in the aperture for moving the toy back and forth along the rail.In a preferred embodiment, the reversing mechanism includes a motor which rotates first and second cam surfaces at a first speed and first and second cam followers at a second speed causing the cam followers to drive first and second gears to operate the output roller. The preferred embodiment combines a music box with the reversing mechanism to provide a synthesis of music and movement for a child.

Abstract: A toy toilet includes a toilet bowl, a seat supported by the toilet bowl, a hinged cover for the seat, and a reservoir. Positioned in the reservoir is a cylinder and piston arrangement having a fluid conduit to the toilet bowl and a mechanical linkage to the cover so that the movement of the cover moves the piston to "flush" the toilet.

Abstract: A liquid dispenser and applicator for use with a squeeze-type container having a neck portion with a neck member affixed thereto, the neck member having an opening for passage of fluid and a generally outwardly axially extending needle-shaped portion. A generally hollow frusto-conical cap member threadably engages the neck member, the cap portion having an aperture at the apex thereof for receiving the needle-shaped portion therethrough with the cap member fully threaded to thereby seal the container. A brush member is affixed to the apex end of the cap member, the brush member having an aperture in alignment with the aperture of the cap for dispensing liquid therethrough into contact with the bristles of the brush.

Abstract: A figure toy which includes a unique actuating mechanism which cooperates with a novel shoulder assembly which allows the toy to emulate a shrug or a wave and to perform other functions of the same sort in a very realistic manner. The shoulder assembly includes a member which pivots about one end when it receives pressure from the actuating mechanism. The other end of the assembly is attached to an arm. Thus, the motion of the shoulder assembly moves the shoulder upwardly and inwardly simulating very closely the raising of the human shoulder such as occurs during a shrug or a wave. The arrangement allows one or the other or both of the shoulders together to be raised.

Abstract: A novel construction toy includes at least one substantially planar sheet containing a printed pattern on its surface; a plurality of colored interstacking blocks capable of intercoupling, such as frictionally interlocking, with one another to form a pattern corresponding to the pattern printed on said sheet; an elongate grid block capable of intercoupling with said blocks, and a support structure for holding said grid block and said pattern sheet with the latter in a position underlying said grid block; which support structure includes a first elongated member containing a first planar surface and a second planar surface recessed from said first to define a ledge; means for mounting the grid block in a position on said first member so as to protrude into a position overlying said second recessed surface and thereby define a channel for receiving an edge of the sheet; and a second member coupled to said first member for holding the sheet member from said other end; whereby said intercoupling blocks may be bui

Abstract: An aircraft battery having a polypropylene casing for receiving the lead plates and acid therein, the polypropylene casing is configured for fitting within an aluminum housing in close fitting relation, the cover portion of the casing having a peripheral lip or ridge in close, spaced relation with the interior of the aluminum housing for receiving a silicon adhesive sealant for bonding the casing to the interior of the housing. A fence or ridge portion on the cover, in conjunction with the interior of the housing, encircles the terminal conductors of the battery for receiving an epoxy for providing mechanical rigidity as well as sealing at the terminal portion of the battery.

Abstract: An electrical connector for receiving printed circuit boards or the like, the connector having a body portion having molded therein in alignment a plurality of upwardly extending and inwardly bent resilient spring contact members terminating on a common line, the body having a recessed ramp portion into which the printed circuit board may be inserted without contact and then pivoted to engage the contact members and then moved forward to a co-planar ridge for maintaining the electrical contact. The body may be provided with a pair of pins configured for engaging matingly contoured holes in the printed circuit board, the pins being engagable when the printed circuit board is moved toward the contacts upon engagement with the ridge for locking the parts in assembled relation.