Abstract: A projectile toy which may be thrown by a first player and caught by a second receiving player. The toy is designed to follow a generally horizontal stable flight path and to glide in a generally horizontal orientation, particularly through the latter portion of its flight to facilitate being caught by the receiving player. The toy includes an elongated shaft, a set of front fins mounted at the forward end of the shaft, and a set of rear fins mounted at the rear end of the shaft. Both sets of fins are circumferentially spaced around the shaft and extend outwardly therefrom. The fins are made of a readily deformable plastic material which tends to retain its deformed shape upon removal of deforming forces. The toy is of lightweight construction, particularly with reference to its weight versus fin area ratio.

Abstract: A competitive board game wherein two players propel a ball back and forth between them, each attempting to get the ball past his opponent. Each player has a mechanical energy-storing catch-and-propel mechanism which is coupled to the board for limited movement. When the ball is propelled toward a player, he attempts to catch it with his mechanism. The mechanism automatically returns the ball toward the player's opponent. Each catch and propel mechanism is manually cocked by a player after each discharge. The player directs the return to attempt to make it more difficult for the opponent to catch the ball. The play proceeds until someone misses. The players may be opposite one another with the board extending between them, or they may both face an upright wall against which the ball is rebounded. The ball is discharged automatically and essentially instantaneously each time it is caught by a mechanism. One illustrated form of the mechanism discharges the ball each time at a generally predetermined speed.

Abstract: A propeller-driven toy flying vehicle set which includes a hand-held launcher and a propeller-driven toy flying vehicle detachably mounted on the handle. The toy flying vehicle, which may be in the form of an airplane, has a body with wings and a propeller which is substantially oversized with respect to the body and wings of a conventional propeller-driven airplane. A gear-driven mechanism is included within the hand-held launcher which is actuated by pulling a member, such as a string, to impart rotation to the vehicle propeller while the toy vehicle is retentively held on the hand-held launcher. The gear train includes multiplier means, in the form of step-up gears, to increase the speed of rotation imparted to the propeller through the pulling of the string.

Abstract: An animal characterization for preschool children which may adopt a toy figure of unique design having articulated body components, as for example, the head, arms and legs. This character can be dressed or decorated to depict various occupations or professions or activities. In essence, the character figure includes first and second mating torso sections which are secured together to form a torso. Apertures in the torso accommodate articulatable arms and the torso section is also designed to accommodate articulatable legs. Feet may be provided with respect to each of the legs and movable with respect to the legs. Hands may also be provided for articulatable movement with respect to the arms. Finally, a head section is pivotally mounted on the torso and may be provided with any of a number of hats in order to depict a certain profession or activity or occupation.

Abstract: A toy game involving chance as well as strategy and skill which includes a playing structure having a pair of opposed spaced apart, generally parallel inclined ramps. The game is preferably played by two individuals, and each of which locate a playing piece, including a movable member, at the upper end of each of the ramps. Upon release of the movable members, they will roll down the inclined ramps toward each other. Each of the movable members removably carry a characterization figure, such that the movable member may adopt the design of a horse and the characterization figure may adopt the design of a man. Projecting elements, as for example, a lance, extend from each of the movable members. Moreover, camming means operate between the ramps and the projected elements to cause the projected elements to swing toward and away from the opposite ramp, so as to possibly engage the rider or other form of characterization figure on one of the movable members.

Abstract: An articulated toy figure has head, limb, and hip portions each jointed for pivotal motion. The hip portion is formed by a flat plate which is positioned adjacent to the bottom of the figure's torso, and is supported for rotation about the longitudinal axis of the torso. This hip plate has tab means extending normally from the bottom surface thereof, these tab means having knobs extending therefrom over which the upper leg portions fit in pivotal mating engagement. The upper leg portions of the figure, which are joined at one end thereof as just described to the hip plate, and are joined at the other end to the lower leg portions of the figure, have similar recessed joinder portions at each end, these joinder portions having receptacles formed therein into which knobs of the hip plate tab means and lower leg end portions matingly fit for relative pivotal motion.

Abstract: A toy vehicle target game including a propelling apparatus to propel a toy vehicle, as for example a miniature car, toward a selected target. The propelling apparatus employs a pneumatically operable ejector which propels the toy vehicle by pneumatic fluid under pressure, and includes an aiming device for directing the car from a ramp associated with the propelling apparatus toward the target.