Abstract: A board game has a polyhedron-shaped member which includes a plurality of non-coplanar playing surfaces. A transparent plate covers each playing surface and at least one playing piece is moveable between the playing surfaces and the transparent plates. An inlet and an outlet is associated with each playing surface, and the inlets and outlets of the various playing surfaces are interconnected by a passage. An actuator associated with each playing surface propels the playing piece or playing pieces towards the outlet of each corresponding playing surface. Once passing through the outlet, the playing pieces are directed by the passage to the inlet of the next adjacent playing surface.

Abstract: A toy which can be assembled in a non-permanent manner has a body which includes a first and second body section. Each of the first and second body sections includes a mating face. The mating face on each of the body sections is complementary to the mating face of the other body section, such that the sections can be positioned in association with one another by juxtaposing the respective mating faces. A motor capable of producing an output is held in a motor cradle formed in part in one of the sections and its remaining part formed in the other of the sections. The sections are maintained together utilizing a fastening mechanism which includes one of the sections having an opening in its mating face and the other of the sections having a first joining member which is capable of passing through the opening and a second joining member capable of frictionally engaging the first joining member.

Abstract: A toy vehicle has a body, and attached to the body is a chassis which is movably mounted thereon so as to move vertically up and down relative to the chassis. A motor is located within the vehicle and aside from propelling the vehicle forward over a support surface, the motor additionally drives a mechanism which raises and lowers the body relative to the chassis. When the body is raised relative to the chassis, the vehicle is propelled forward over the support surface by the motor; however when the body is lowered to the chassis, the drive connection between the driving wheel of the vehicle and the support surface is severed, inhibiting forward progress of the vehicle. The vehicle performs the above noted functions in a cyclic manner, repeating one after the other.

Abstract: A toy has a body which is divided into a main section and a supplemental section. The supplemental section is movably mounted on the main section between a first and second position. A motor is located within the main section and connected to the motor are a set of drive wheels. The drive wheels extend out of the bottom of the main section and are positioned such that one of the drive wheels is on one side of the longitudinal center line of the main section and the other of the drive wheels is on the other side of the longitudinal center of the main section and both of the drive wheels are located on one side of the transverse center line of the main section. A guide wheel is located on the main section and is positioned such that at least a portion of the guide wheel extends below the main section and is located on one side of the longitudinal center line of the main section and is on the opposite side of the transverse center line from that of the driving wheels.

Abstract: A toy capable of pivotal movement on a support surface has an articulated body divided into a lower and upper section. A motor is located in the body and drives a set of drive wheels to propel the toy across a support surface. A member is associated with the motor and is capable of pivoting the upper body section side to side with respect to the lower body section. The upper body section includes a left side extension and a right side extension. Both of these extensions extend downwardly from the upper body section toward the support surface and are capable of either contacting the support surface or being lifted upwardly from the support surface in response to the side to side movement of the upper body section with respect to the lower body section. The toy will pivot to the left during motion when the left side extension contacts the support surface and the toy will pivot to the right when the right side extension contacts the support surface as the toy is propelled on the support surface.