Abstract: An improvement is disclosed in those types of animated devices containing at least one animated toy figurine actuated by a plunger extending from the bottom of the figurine and a simulated structure, having a floor, such as a house, fire house, railroad station and the like, adapted to receive the figurine, and crank means associated with said structure for manually and remotely driving said figurine in which at least two crank means are associated with each simulated structure located at opposite ends of the structure and are operatively coupled together for joint movement, whereby operation of one of said crank means drives the other of said crank means as well as animating any figure properly placed within the structure, and in which each of the crank means includes means for coupling the crank means to a crank means of another structure of similar construction and purpose, whereby a plurality of crank means of a plurality of such structures may be coupled together for joint rotation and be driven through

Abstract: An expandable resin composition for puff molding shaped parts is disclosed. The composition includes a thermoplastic olefin resin such as ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA), a solid thermally activatable blowing agent, a solid thermally activatable cross-linking agent and an inorganic metal salt such as zinc borate which provides a finished part with high temperature strength enabling removal of the shaped part from a hot mold without tearing the skin.

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 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: 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: 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: Disclosed is a novel fastener for attaching flexible tape comprising a tri-laterally symmetric retainer and a receiving aperture such that a portion of the flexible tape wrapped around said retainer may be gripped and said aperture, the gripping force increasing when tension is supplied to said tape.

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: 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.

Abstract: Ductile filaments, such as 37-43 gauge plastic coated metal wire, are distributed throughout hair filaments in such a manner that a small number of ductile filaments may be used to hold a large number of hair filaments in a changeable-shape coiffure. The ductile filaments may be distributed throughout any body of living hair or hair which is attached to a base member.

Abstract: One end of an elongated launcher is placed on a rearwardly, downwardly sloping roof portion of a toy vehicle. The other end of the launcher is placed on the floor behind the vehicle so a child user may launch the vehicle by stepping on the launcher.