Abstract: In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided, and includes a housing, an inner object (which may, in some embodiments, be a toy character) inside the housing, a tether, and a breakout motor. The breakout motor is operatively connected to the tether such that operation of the breakout motor drives the tether to rip a hole in the housing to open the housing.

Abstract: A storage-size-adjustable play tunnel for children includes a supporting frame constituting a tunnel structure, and a cloth cover. End openings at two sides of the tunnel structure communicate each other. The supporting frame is formed by bending a spring steel wire. The spring steel wire is bent to form a plurality of continuous loop parts. Both ends of the spring steel wire are provided with a locking mechanism. By means of the locking mechanism, the two ends of the spring steel wire can integrally slide along the spring steel wire and be fastened onto any positions of the spring steel wire. With sliding of the two ends of the spring steel wire, the supporting frame is adjustable in a radial direction as a whole.

Abstract: A room installation is provided having at least three walls, a ceiling and floor, all of which are covered in a mirrored surface. At least one transparent window allows ambient light into the room installation. A plurality of mirrored balloons are arranged within the room installation, and filled with helium, but otherwise weighted, to float substantially within a middle height of the room installation.

Abstract: The plastic toy building block is provided with electrical contacts to determine its position. The block has a basic body having recesses extending from top to bottom in its interior. In these are each inserted, combined into packets, several discrete elastically resilient conductor wires clamped between plastic strips. Elastically resilient conductor wires protrude downward into the recess. Contact points protrude from the plastic strips at the top. Several electrical cables are led from each nub to the underside of a nub plate to discrete contact points. Except for the nub surfaces, the nub plate can be covered by a cover plate and hereafter can be placed with the nub plate on the basic body of the toy building block. The lower contact points on the film then make electrical contact with the upper stubs and thus with contact points of the conductor wires.

Abstract: A bubble creation device is disposed in a sole of a shoe and include a soapy water container for storing soapy water, a bubble blowing module, and at least one tube having two ends connected to the soapy water container and the bubble blowing module respectively and being in fluid communication therewith. The bubble blowing module includes a channel in a housing and having an outlet open to the atmosphere, and an air inlet open to the atmosphere; a blowing unit in the housing for flowing air from the channel to the outlet; a film forming unit through the outlet and communicating with the at least one tube; a power unit in the housing for supplying power to the blowing unit; and an on/off switch on the sole for controlling an activation of the blowing unit.

Abstract: A turkey call includes a top housing having a first magnet overlying an inner surface of the top housing and aligned with a rotation axis and a strike shaft affixed to the top housing and radially offset from the rotation axis, and a bottom housing having a second magnet overlying an inner surface of the bottom housing and aligned with the rotation axis and a call element affixed to the inner surface of the bottom housing opposing the strike shaft, where the top housing is magnetically coupled to the bottom housing.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mini-figure that may be used with existing and standard toy block systems and also have the appearance of a sports figure. Improvements over traditional mini-figures include additional separate components in the arms and feet, an optional variation in torso shape, accessories which create visual impression of sports figures in natural use, unique markings identifiable by specific player or production, and a unique method of marketing and distribution.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of toys, including children's construction sets, and can be used during the production of elements of children's construction kits for making three-dimensional models. The present construction set element is a convex body and is provided with studs on its upper part, main grooves on its lower part, additional grooves on its side faces, and a locking button. The element is made from a contoured blank having uniform thickness of the surface formed from a pulp based on a fibrous substance. The universality of a construction set element and the combination possibilities of the elements are increased, the coupling efficiency of the construction set elements with one another is increased, and the technique for manufacturing the element is simplified.

Abstract: A base plate for supporting a plurality of interlocking building bricks includes a planar sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, with a plurality of nodes projecting from the top surface. The plurality of nodes includes a node having a vertical cylindrical wall and a horizontal top wall, the vertical cylindrical wall tapering along its vertical height; the node also having a bevel extending around a circumference of the node at an edge where the vertical cylindrical wall transitions to the horizontal top wall. A method of assembling a composite base plate includes securing two component base plates to one another via a common backing material. A method of printing on a base plate includes applying ultraviolet ink to at least the top surface of the base plate from an ultraviolet light printer, the base plate having a plurality of studs or nodes projecting from the top surface.

Abstract: A removable device for control of a hand puppet is described. A hand puppet includes a head having a superior cavity and an inferior cavity that corresponds to the jaw of the hand puppet. A first appendage of the removable device is configured to be inserted into the superior cavity, and a second appendage of the removable device is configured to be inserted into the inferior cavity. Further, a control of the removable device is configured to control rotation of the second appendage such that the second appendage causes the hand puppet's mouth to open and close by moving the jaw.

Abstract: An anatomical teaching model includes a replica of male anatomy having a replicated penis integrated with a replicated scrotum. A first cavity is formed in the replicated penis, where the first cavity is adapted to receive an inflatable body of a penile prosthesis. A second cavity is formed in the replicated scrotum, where the second cavity is adapted to receive a pump of a pump of the penile prosthesis. An access port is formed in a distal surface of the replica of male anatomy for access to the first cavity.

Abstract: Gastrointestinal tract simulation system and compartment therefor. The compartment comprising a vessel having an open top surrounded by a peripheral edge portion and an air-tight lid system configured to be placed onto the peripheral edge portion. The lid system comprises a body with a plurality of passageways extending through the body and providing access to the interior of the vessel, the plurality of passageways comprising passageways for fluid transfer tubes and passageways for mounting at least one sensor component. The lid system is provided with releasable sealing elements for sealing the plurality of passageways and at least one pressing element which is common to at least a number of the sealing elements and configured for applying pressure to each of the respective sealing elements to effect the sealing of the respective passageways.

Abstract: A magnet holder insert comprising a magnet and magnet holder housing designed with internal wall features capable of keeping the magnet properly positioned in the holder device, and external wall features capable of keeping the magnet holder device securely mounted in the finished part. The internal and external fastening elements of the magnet holder housing are designed in such a way as to promote rapid and secure assembly of both the magnet device and the finished part. The exposed surface of the magnet holder device can be configured with flat or dome shaped exposed contact surfaces, depending on how secure or flexible the magnetic joining feature is intended, capable of attaching to another magnet device or a material susceptible to magnetic attraction.

Abstract: A packaging arrangement for a wearable ornament, such as a pin-backed figurine that is supplied with a loop backer enabling the figurine to be coupled with a rope or chain, includes a post for display of the figurine using with the loop backer when not being worn. The figurine on the post may be snapped into a base, the base having a base top and base bottom that are separable from one another. A transparent cover encloses the figurine on the post atop the base, with a backing held in place behind the figurine in the packaging by retention tabs proximate to top corners of the transparent cover, by alignment ridges of the base top and by support posts inside the base bottom. The figurine may therefore be worn either through being pinned or on a rope or chain, or may be displayed either on just the post or on the post atop the base.

Abstract: A bionic stress relief toy, including a plurality of splicing bodies connected in sequence. The splicing body includes a funnel-shaped main shell, wherein a peripheral edge surrounding the main shell obliquely extends from a front side edge of the main shell rearward and outward, a center in the main shell is concavely provided with a female connector, and a rear end of the main shell is provided with a male connector corresponding to the female connector. During assembly, the male connector of one splicing body is rotatably connected to the female connector of the next splicing body, and a rear section of the peripheral edge of one splicing body is located outside a front section of the peripheral edge of the next splicing body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cubic element for construction toys, including three, straight, open-ended channels each formed on an adjacent different face of the cube between two opposite faces of the cube and extending in orthogonal opposite directions to each other (X,Y,Z). Each channel includes a bottom wall and two upwardly extending parallel sidewalls, wherein the width of the bottom wall and the distance between the face which is distal to the channel that is extending orthogonally from the same cube face, and the sidewall adjacent the distal face, are substantially equal.

Abstract: A loop track for toy vehicles comprising a baseplate and an extensible helical loop connected to the baseplate. The baseplate includes an inlet pathway and two or more outlet pathways positioned laterally along the baseplate. A first end of the helical loop is connected to the inlet pathway. A second end of the helical loop is removably connected to one of the two or more outlet pathways by laterally extending or contracting the helical loop. The loop track has a plurality of configurations and the configuration of the loop track is determined by the outlet pathway connected to the second end of the helical loop.

Abstract: A child's toy transformable between a book position and a ball position, including a pair of end covers which each have round outer surfaces and planar inner cover surfaces, and a plurality of disc-shaped pages that have opposed circular planar surfaces with viewable indicia thereon. At least one flexible hinge in operative connection with each end cover and each page. In the ball position, the planar inner cover surfaces are in opposed facing relation and the plurality of disc-shaped pages are in abutting sandwiched relation therebetween. A releasable clasp may be engaged to hold the covers and pages in the ball position so the toy is readily rollable, and the clasp may be released to transform the toy to the book position in which the end covers are disposed away from one another and pages are individually movable to view indicia thereon.

Abstract: Toys having interchangeable parts are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a toy includes two or more toy components or modules that can be releasably coupled together. Each toy component can include a (i) a body defining a sound-reflecting chamber having an opening and (ii) a fastener assembly coupled to the body. The fastener assembly can include a base and a fastener positioned in a recess of the base. The base can be positioned over the opening of the sound-reflecting chamber and coupled to the body. The fastener is configured to generate sound when the fastener is engaged to and/or disengaged from the mating fastener of another toy component, and the sound-reflecting chamber is configured to reflect the sound out of the body.

Abstract: A toy package is partially submerged in liquid to cause the toy package to move from a closed configuration to an open configuration. The toy package includes a first portion supported by a second portion. At least one of the first portion and the second portion being movable relative to the other one of the first portion and the second portion from the closed configuration to the open configuration. A toy is disposed in the toy package. A buoyancy system assists the toy package to move from the closed configuration to the open configuration when the buoyancy system is submerged in the liquid. The toy package can further include a water soluble film sealing the first portion to the second portions.