Abstract: A vehicle toy makes an imagination of an appearance of a second mode which is transformable from an appearance of a first mode difficult. A vehicle toy transformable between a first mode and a second mode includes a base member having a front surface forming part of the first mode and a back surface forming part of the second mode, at least two or more rotating members each rotatably coupled to the base member and having different features on the front surfaces and the back surfaces thereof so that the front surfaces form the first mode and the back surfaces form the second mode, and have connecting portions disposed at respective ends of at least two of the rotating members connecting to each other and retain the vehicle toy in either the first mode or in the second mode.

Abstract: A tape winding device can wind a decorative tape in a spiral onto the circumference of a cylindrical object. When a cylindrical object is inserted and pushed in the axial direction into a rotating and forwarding mechanism, the cylindrical object is forwarded and given a rotation in one direction by the rotating and forwarding mechanism. When the end of a decorative tape, which is drawn out from a tape ring held in a decorative tape holding mechanism, which is mounted at an inclination to axis line of cylindrical object, is stuck to the starting part for winding the tape on to the cylindrical object and cylindrical object is again pushed and rotated and forwarded in the axial direction, decorative tape is pulled out consequent upon this rotating and forwarding and wound in a spiral on the circumference of the cylindrical object.

Abstract: The invention is an improved yo-yo that features two side assemblies that sandwich a center axle onto which the yo-yo's tether may be secured. According to a first embodiment, each of the side assemblies preferably includes a releasable, disk-shaped rim piece. By replacing one set of replaceable rim pieces with another, a user can quickly and easily change the yo-yo's shape, look and/or functionality. To remove a rim piece, one first removes a lock ring that is secured to the rim piece and blocks a number of openings that lead to grooves in a center-located hub. Next, one employs a twisting movement of the rim piece to cause a number of tabs attached to the rim piece to slide in the hub's grooves until the tabs are aligned with the openings. The rim piece can then be disengaged from the yo-yo.

Abstract: Display control is made so that meteor blocks (101-104) falling from the outer space are piled up on the surface of earth. When the player operates a cursor (106) for piled up meteor blocks (105) to designate them as objects to be operated, and presses a button, the meteor blocks are vertically re-arranged. When the meteor blocks of the same type line up as a result of re arranging, they can be ignited and launched. When the meteor blocks rise up to the outer space, they can be cleared. On the other hand, when the meteor blocks stall halfway, they cannot be cleared, and fall on the surface of earth again.

Abstract: To provide an eraser moulding toy with which it is possible to mould an eraser having a coloured pattern or design, a plurality of thermofusible eraser members 1 of differing colours are placed in succession inside a moulding container 2 so as to form a required pattern or design etc., and the moulding container 2 is heated in order to fuse the surfaces of the eraser members 1 together to mould an eraser P having a coloured pattern or design in the mould shape of the container.

Abstract: A computer game which makes the player operate a falling object that falls in a predetermined display area, and clears the falling object and falling stop objects by combining the falling object and falling stop objects under a predetermined condition. If falling stop objects including blocks that stop falling include a group of blocks which meet a predetermined clear condition, the group of blocks are registered as blocks to be cleared, and the control waits for a clear waiting state. Even in this waiting state, the next falling object begins to fall. After that, when a sequence bar (701) which moves vertically or horizontally in synchronism with a music output along with the progress of the game has passed the blocks to be cleared, these blocks are cleared.

Abstract: A coin insertion device with a shutter, where the device has a simple structure, can be produced at low cost, and does not require the use of electricity. A coin insertion device (1) is provided with a shutter member (30) for opening and closing a coin discharge opening (11) of a coin passage (12) and holding means (56) for holding the shutter member (30) in a non-rotatable state with the coin discharge opening (11) closed. The shutter member (30) comprises releasing means (40) with which a coin (C) inserted from a coin insertion opening (10) comes in contact. When the coin (C) is in contact with the releasing means (40), the shutter member (30) is released from the hold of the holding means (56) and becomes openable/closable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a button manufacturing device that is lightweight and robust, and that can be operated even at an unstable location and in a small space. A button manufacturing device comprises a base, a slide platform disposed on the base for reciprocating movement, first and second lower dies provided on both sides of the slide platform in the reciprocating directions, a press screw shaft capable of moving in the axial direction by screwing into a female screw section provided on a beam fixed to the upper part of struts, fixed on the base, an upper die provided on a lower end of the press screw shaft for joining to the first lower die or the second lower die, and an operating handle provided on an upper part of the press screw shaft.

Abstract: A torso, around which clothes can be wound, includes a curved incision on the backface. Preferably, an elastic member is provided at least on the periphery of the incision. The torso may also include a first opening on the backface, an elastic member formed to cover the first opening, and a curved incision on the elastic member, where the incision is exposed from the first opening. Preferably, the incision is formed along the longitudinal direction of the first opening. Furthermore, the first opening may include at least two projections formed on its periphery, and the elastic member may include at least two holes formed at positions opposing the projections, respectively. A fixing member may be provided for fixing the elastic member, and the fixing member includes a second opening having the same shape and size as those of the first opening and formed at a position opposing the incision.

Abstract: A marionette toy is provided with a container to accommodate a marionette, a lid for the container, a plurality of suspending members and a driving mechanism. One end of each of the suspending members one is connected to the marionette to suspend the marionette. The driving mechanism drives at least one of the suspending members and is arranged inside the lid.

Abstract: Article retrieval equipment (1) having a portion used by customers arranged at the front of a device body and a portion used by sales persons arranged at the rear of the device body and particularly suitable for use while the sales persons and customers are positioned face-to-face with each other, comprising an article storage chamber (3) for storing articles (A) and a control room (5) for storing a power transmission means (95) and a coin selector (100), wherein a rotary disk (36) for feeding the articles (A) to an article outlet (72) is fitted to the bottom wall (6) of the article storage chamber (3), the article outlet (72), an operation part (81) for rotating the rotary disk (36), and a coin inlet (102) are formed at the front of an equipment body (2), a controlling opening (60) for controlling the power transmission means (95) and allowing a coin storage case (115) to be withdrawn and an access opening (16) for accessing the articles (A) in the article storage chamber (3) are formed at the rear of the eq

Abstract: A button making device capable of simply exchanging a first pressed mold, a second pressed mold, and a pressing mold so as to produce buttons of different sizes; a polygonal button whose front surface plate is dome-wise curved and has its shape fixed; and such a button making device, are provided. The button making device has a sliding platform, two pressed molds, a fixed member, a pressing shaft, a pressing mold, and an operation mechanism. The pressed molds are provided on an attachment member which is removably attached to the sliding platform. The pressing mold is removably attached to a lower end of the pressing shaft using magnetic force. The present invention can be used for a button making device which can easily form a metal button by press processing which can be used as an accessory adhered to clothes or the like by a pin or the like.

Abstract: There is provided a game apparatus, which includes a storage unit and a communication unit which communicates with another game apparatus. This game apparatus controls the storage unit to store a character group including two characters of a first type and one or more characters of a second type, and to store a parameter value indicating a relationship between the character group and that of the other game apparatus. Furthermore, when the parameter value satisfies the predetermined condition and when one of the one or more characters of the second type is selected, the character group is updated so that the selected character and a predetermined character of the second type of the other game apparatus are set as new, two characters of the first type, and only newly generated one or more characters of the second type are set as the one or more characters of the second type.

Abstract: The coin identifying device is provided where the number of coins stored can be changed and a coin can be returned without a return button, and thus it is simple and inexpensive to make. The device has a coin slot, a coin outlet, and a rotating body. The rotating body has a coin containing section which can store multiple coins inserted from the coin slot, a switching member which changes the number of stored coins in the coin containing section, and a coin passage which is connected with the coin containing section and in which the coin falls to the coin outlet. A partition member inside a body of the device divides the coin containing section and the coin passage and does or does not prevent the coin in the coin containing section from falling to the coin passage depending on the direction of the rotation of the rotating body.

Abstract: A portable game apparatus which gains the acceptance of senior elementary school children is realized. A portable game apparatus includes, for example, a general-purpose interface used to connect a personal computer, and a communication interface used to communicate with another portable game apparatus as an opponent of a fighting game. An execution control unit executes the fighting game with the other portable game apparatus connected via the communication interface using game data received via the general-purpose interface.

Abstract: A coin insertion device with a shutter, where the device has a simple structure, can be produced at low cost, and does not require the use of electricity. A coin insertion device (1) is provided with a shutter member (30) for opening and closing a coin discharge opening (11) of a coin passage (12) and holding means (56) for holding the shutter member (30) in a non-rotatable state with the coin discharge opening (11) closed. The shutter member (30) comprises releasing means (40) with which a coin (C) inserted from a coin insertion opening (10) comes in contact. When the coin (C) is in contact with the releasing means (40), the shutter member (30) is released from the hold of the holding means (56) and becomes openable/closable.

Abstract: A trip made by a virtual creature being fostered in a virtual creature breeding toy 101 is rendered. On the virtual creature breeding toy 101, an operation can be performed to simulate a trip made by a virtual creature being fostered on the toy 101. The operation causes a passport number to be displayed on the toy 101. A user inputs the passport number on a display panel presented by a mobile application 102b being executed on a mobile terminal 102. The mobile terminal 102 sends a virtual creature code and an item code included in the number to a server 103. The server 103 combines a virtual creature image 103b with a background image 103a, both of which can be retrieved using codes associated with them. The composite image is associated with the user of the mobile terminal 102 that has sent the codes and is stored as a collected image 103d. The mobile terminal 102 can access the collected image 103d through a browser 102c and display the composite image.