Abstract: The present invention relates to a toy vehicle provided with an energy storage mechanism for propelling the vehicle. The vehicle is provided with a frame, an axle having wheels secured thereto, the axle being mounted for rotation with respect to the frame, an energy source consisting of a housing provided with a gear, a spring having one end attached to the housing and coiled within the cavity, and a second gear provided with a stem positioned within the cavity and to which the other end of the spring is attached, a gearing mechanism that is activated by the rotation of the axle in one direction to rotate the first and second gears in opposite directions to store energy in the spring by coiling same, the release of the axle thereafter releasing the stored energy causing the axle to rotate in the opposite direction to propel the vehicle.

Abstract: A toy building block construction comprises at least one building block element which includes three quadrangular discs of substantially equal size disposed to intersect each other in median planes and forming a cube which has longitudinally, transversely and horizontally crossing discs. Each top, bottom and side and end of each cube presents a cross-shaped end face. At least one connecting disc comprising a single quadrangular disc body having respective opposite sides provided with four spaced apart projections on each respective opposite side which bounds a cross-shaped recess sized to receive and interengage with the cross-shaped face of the building block element.

Abstract: An aerodynamic toy comprising a disc shaped aerodynamic throwing implement of the type adapted to rotate about its axis upon an airborne flight and a member which detaches from the implement after a predetermined number of revolutions of said implement. The member carries a nut which threadably engages a threaded shaft coaxially secured to the rotational axis of the implement. An air foil is rotatably coupled to the threaded shaft and prevents the rotation of the member despite rotation of the implement during flight. Following a predetermined number of revolutions of the implement, the member unscrews from the threaded shaft and descends to the ground via a parachute attached to the member.

Abstract: An amphibious toy such as a marine helicopter assembly is provided. The toy assembly includes a transparent spherical cockpit that is rotatively mounted on a fuselage and driven by a pivotal transmission gear assembly. A removable motor can be mounted in the fuselage to rotate the spherical cockpit about an axis transverse to the longitudinal plane of the fuselage. Alternatively, the motor can be mounted with a propeller and positioned on the outside of the fuselage for driving the toy through the water when appropriate floats are positioned on the fuselage. As a further alternative embodiment, the fuselage can take the form of a yoke for mounting the motor with a propeller to simply drive the spherical cockpit through the water.

Abstract: A toy vehicle consisting of a vehicle body and a plurality of wheels rotatably mounted thereon includes means for receiving and containing a simulated parachute therein and ejection means for selectively ejecting the parachute in response to a predetermined sequence of positions attained by the vehicle body during movement along its path of travel.

Abstract: This invention relates to a toy for active children. It consists of four major parts: a grooved handle, a housing unit resembling a chute, a roller or dowel and a small wheel or disc approximately eight inches in diameter. The wheel or disc and its function, become the principle object of this related toy. The wheel is without attachments and is separately set in revolving motion on the ground, as later described in the preferred embodiment. With the remaining major parts assembled, this device is brought to use grip in hand at the rear of the revolving wheel, simultaneously roller or dowel is brought in contact with rim of revolving wheel. When such contract is made, a constant pressure in nudging fashion is maintained at this point, thus forcing wheel to continue revolving forward along a selected route.Guide panels of former mentioned chute aid in guiding and balancing the wheel in its forward revolving motion, while participant increases or decreases rate of pace.

Abstract: A skinner tool especially effective for skinning catfish, but also effective for skinning other fish and animals, comprising: a pliers-like implement having a lower relatively flat jaw terminating in a relatively sharp front penetrating edge, and a curved upper jaw terminating in a blunt edge for gripping skin against the upper surface of the lower jaw adjacent its tip. The handle members are thickly dip-coated with a tough and preferably somewhat resilient plastic material and are shaped to provide more comfortable gripping. The lower handle member is curved to partly embrace the hand of the user as an aid to the pulling action. The gripping edge of the upper jaw may be flat, roughened or serrated.

Abstract: A method of bonding a fluid-porous, fibrous, woven or non-woven web to a substrate and products made thereby. The porous web is overall or pattern coated with an extremely low level of hot-melt adhesive by causing the hot-melt adhesive to be wiped from a controlled thickness hot-melt adhesive source by the individual projecting surface fibers and fiber junctions of the porous web. Hot-melt adhesive globules are formed on the individual projecting surface fibers and fiber junctions which, when the porous web and substrate are passed through a preset clearance nip roll assembly, provide a product wherein the porous web is bonded to the substrate with excellent bond strength, the porous web remaining flexible and completely transparent to fluid transmission.

Abstract: An animated toy includes a hollow base which supports a hollow upright animal figure communicating with the base and having a pair of swingable arms. A housing communicates with and is located on the base in front of the figure and has a top slot through which housing located panels are vertically slidable and on which a compartment member carrying receptacle is separably coupled. A plurality of levers are housed in the base and have exposed buttons. A lever is coupled to each arm and a lever is coupled to each panel to individually swing the arms and raise and lower the panels. One of the arms carries a magnet for lifting magnetic pieces from the compartment member as well as retaining a cover cloth by a metal bar secured within a fold of the cloth to hide from view the movement of the panels. A water reservoir and lever operated pump are housed in the base, the pump outlet being connected to a nozzle on the figure. A retractable wand is carried by one of the figure arms.

Abstract: An amusement device consisting of a vehicle provided with wheels, first continuously rotating gears, and a stationary second gear mounted concentrically about one of the first rotating gears; and a trackway engaged by the wheels of the vehicle and provided with a carrier for the vehicle which is mounted to rotate between spaced apart end portions of the trackway and normally biased against one of the end portions such that after the vehicle enters the carrier its momentum causes the carrier and the vehicle to be rotated to the other end portion of the trackway to continue its movement along the trackway, and a tower positioned along the trackway having upstanding side portions provided with continuous racks to be engaged by the rotating gears of the vehicle to propel the vehicle upwardly therealong and an abbreviated rack provided on one of the upstanding side portions to be engaged by the stationary gear to cause the vehicle to perform somersaults as it moves upwardly along the tower.

Abstract: A self-powered toy comprises a relatively small toy animal and a relatively large toy animal having an openable mouth. A reel provided inside the large animal is connected to a drive and has a line connected to it that extends out the mouth of the large animal and is attached to the smaller animal. In addition the large animal, which may be constituted as a floatable fish or the like, is provided with means for propelling it through the water so that the drive unit can propel this large animal through the water and simultaneously reel in the small animal. Thus the large animal will appear to pursue and then eat the small animal as it pulls the small animal into its openable mouth.

Abstract: An electrically powered scale model airplane is disclosed in which a rechargeable electric storage battery is positioned within the aircraft fuselage to balance the weight of a nose mounted direct drive motor. A switch for energizing the motor driving the propeller is arranged to be adjusted from an "off" position to an "on" position by remotely operated control cables acting through a bellcrank assembly used to change the orientation of the aircraft elevator during flight, thus allowing the aircraft to be operated by a single individual. The switch may be manually operated to an "off" position from the outside of the aircraft fuselage in preparation for recharging of the battery.

Abstract: A flying toy in the form of a large, lightweight glider and a launcher therefore. In one form, the glider is formed of a lightweight cellular plastic and contains a rigid plastic attachment or insert connected to its body and defining a hook or retainer for the end of a loop of rubber band which is connected to the launcher and is released upon the pulling of a trigger. In a particular form the launcher is composed of an elongated rod shaped guideway containing left and right hand grips located respectively at the central portion of the guideway and near the rear end thereof with a trigger means pivotally supported by the rear grip and connected to an arm adapted to urge the hook shaped fitting of the glider out of a retaining portion of the launcher to permit the tensioned rubber band to forwardly propel the glider along and away from the launcher.

Abstract: A puppet of resilient material is formed of separate parts adapted to be assembled by snapping enlarged projections of some parts into restricted openings of other parts to hold them assembled while permitting relative movement between them.

Abstract: An improved bubble generator. A bubble ring supported centrally in an air tube is wet by a bubble forming liquid flowing from the hollow interior of the ring through holes of approximately 0.031 inches in diameter. Mounting means attach the bubble generator to a bicycle, motion of which provides an air flow through an air tube which generates the bubbles. The generation of bubbles is controlled by movement of a priming pad into and out of engagement with the bubble ring. The movement of the pad is effected by an arm, on one end of which the pad is mounted and the other end of which is attached to a pivot. A rigid lever means actuates the movement of the arm about the pivot. The pivot comprises a plate attached to the under side of the air tube and having an arcuate identation, a yoke which fits over the pivot plate and an axle which is fixed across the yoke and rotates in the arcuate indentation.

Abstract: A doll simulating a warm-blooded human baby or other mammal form is provided with an internal vessel containing an exothermic salt and means to introduce water into the vessel to activate the salt to release heat. The heat is transferred to the wall of the doll to provide a feeling of body warmth.

Abstract: A toy airplane launcher having a launch platform adapted for supporting two toy airplanes, each of the airplanes having a rubber band engaging portion and a depending projection for abutting against an airplane engaging post positioned adjacent the surface of the launcher. A single trigger is provided for displacing the post relative to the platform for disengaging the airplane to permit it to be launched under the force of the rubber band. The platform, post, and trigger are so constructed to permit the sequential launching of the airplanes upon slow movement of the trigger and to provide virtually simultaneous launching upon rapid actuation of the trigger. In a first embodiment the airplanes are positioned along generally parallel runways with the airplane engaging posts for each airplane being offset from one another, the posts disengaging from the airplane as they move along a line perpendicular to the plane of the platform.

Abstract: A toy vehicle, which is driven by the inertia of the rotation of a fly-wheel, wherein the combination of gears connecting the driving wheel and the fly-wheel can be changed by operation of a lever so that the direction of the movement of the vehicle may be changed while the fly-wheel is rotating in one direction, or the driving wheel and the fly-wheel may be disconnected so as to let the fly-wheel idle, is disclosed.

Abstract: A noisemaking toy, more particularly, a simulated firecracker is presented which includes an elongate hollow cylindrical body and an elongated cord extending from one end; a piston assembly located within the body attached to the cord; a compression spring is provided for driving the piston; and a cap detonating assembly is located at the remote end of the body, the assembly containing a trigger mechanism which extends within the cylinder in the path of travel of the piston; and a sound generating means for emitting a whistle is coupled to the piston; whereby withdrawal of the cord to retract the piston and compress the spring, followed by release of the cord, allows the piston to travel forward along the axis of the body at a controlled rate, providing a whistling sound for a predetermined interval of time followed by the actuation of the cap detonating means.

Abstract: A substantially spherical or ball-shaped toy is provided and includes a number of press- and snap-fitted spherical sections which may be removed from a base member and attached at various positions on the base member to form various other toy configurations. The base additionally encloses an electric motor and driving assembly to provide motion in the various configurations.