Patents Examined by Gregory Stone
  • Patent number: 5314369
    Abstract: A twirling toy includes an elongate shaft having a first end spaced from a second end in a longitudinally aligned relationship. The second end includes a bifurcated leg structure having a flexible cord directed through the leg structure and extending through a handle shaft bore orthogonally oriented relative to leg bores of each of the legs. Spheres are mounted at free ends of the cord, with the spheres arranged for rotation upon manipulation of the handle shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Inventor: Paul H. Gamble
  • Patent number: 5259806
    Abstract: A hula dancing doll which alternately moves its hips left and right while making a forward or turning motion on a performance stage and a Hawaiian melody is heard to give a lifelikeness that compares with a real hula dancer. The doll includes a body portion, a hip portion, and a base portion. The body portion resembles the head through waist of a human; the hip portion resembles the hip portion of a human. The body portion includes a conical housing with a base, a switch, a battery, a motor, a melody I. C., a speaker, a drive gear, a cam, a push rod, a rack gear, a hip gear, a drive wheel gear, two front wheels connected to an axle, two rear wheels connected to an axle, a shaft is connected at one end to the drive wheel gear and at the other end to a turning drive wheel. When the switch is turned on, the drive gear will turn the cam and drive wheel gear. The cam will move upward the push rod and the rack gear to turn the hip gear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1993
    Inventor: Kou-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 5254029
    Abstract: The articulated assembly consists, on the one hand, of a cross-shaped neck-and shoulder element (1) made of roundwoods (6, 7) which encompasses the neck (2) and shoulder articulations (3, 4) and, on the other hand, of foot articulation elements (31, 32). Each of said articulations (2, 3, 4) at the neck-shoulder element (1) is formed by a closed eyelet (13, 15, 16) and a loop (12, 17, 18) passing through it, which loop is secured by its free end to the one side of the articulation. The hip articulation is formed by a piping hem (27) into which a roundwood (28) has been inserted. The foot articulations consist of a roundwood (31, 32) which exhibits a slot (33, 34) below, in which an eyebolt (35, 36), supported by a transverse nail, dangles, which eyebolt can be screwed into a wooden foot or a wooden shoe (37, 38).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Glorex AG
    Inventor: Mel Myland
  • Patent number: 5248274
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a toy vehicle capable of shooting color ribbon crackers and is characterized by a master shooting member which is normally held by a retaining means. When the bumper of the toy vehicle collides with something else, it is pushed to cause an impact link to disengage the retaining means from said master shooting member, permitting the same to impact a secondary shooting member which has a percussion head that will in turn knock a color ribbon cracker pre-mounted on the toy vehicle. The percussed cracker shall explode and disperse colored ribbons or papers of different shapes or patterns contained therein, creating interesting and joyous air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventor: Kun-Meng Wang