Patents by Inventor James I. Tucker, Jr.

James I. Tucker, Jr. has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Toy vehicle playset
    Patent number: 4715843
    Abstract: A toy vehicle playset includes a roadway, a booster for impelling a vehicle along the roadway, a ramp positioned in the roadway to provide a path for an impelled vehicle to leap a predetermined distance, a catcher positioned in the roadway to catch a vehicle jumping the ramp, and a return portion of the roadway slanted to stop the vehicle and return it to the end of the roadway at which the booster is situated, the ramp being designed to pivot so that it allows a toy vehicle to pass along the roadway in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1987
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric C. Ostendorff, James I. Tucker, Jr.