Abstract: A toy assembly line for toy motor vehicles comprises a base having an elongated assembly line for movement of the vehicles during assembly at a plurality of spaced apart assembly stations along the line. A mechanism is provided for moving the vehicles in partially completed condition between the assembly line stations along the line and an initial assembly station at one end of the line includes a mechanism for positioning a chassis of the vehicle ready for movement along the line towards the next station.

Abstract: A manually operable buoyant tub toy simulating a jet powered boat or boat dashboard includes a manually operable air bubble and wake generator, a manually operable bow spray generator and a sound generator responsive to rotation of a steering wheel. A floodable compartment located under a hatch in the deck of the toy boat has a transparent top wall and contains miniature simulations of various aquatic life forms. A manual handle located toward the rear of the toy boat is suitable for carrying the toy boat or propelling it through the water. Functional or simulated nautical instruments and implements such as a compass, a speedometer, and horn are provided on the toy boat.

Abstract: A toy cash register for young children and the like includes a housing having an indicia display window formed on a portion thereof with an indicia display disc mounted behind the window having a plurality of different indicia thereon for selective display through the window. An electric motor is provided for driving the display disc and a plurality of push button controlled, momentary contact switches are provided for connecting the motor with an electric power source for rotating the display disc for random periods of time when the contacts are closed. The cash register includes an indexing system for automatically indexing the nearest set of indicia on the disc with the window after the disc drive motor is deenergized. A sound generator is activated by rotation of the display disc and the cash register also includes a weighing scale, a credit card facility and a manually controllable cash drawer along with a remote, hand held implement simulating an electronic tag reader.

Abstract: A toy vehicle is disclosed including a vehicle body or housing including a front projectile receiving channel and a separate top projectile exit channel. The housing includes a wheel actuated impeller for carrying the projectile from the front projectile receiving channel to the top projectile exit channel. An impeller stop member is provided to temporarily stop the flexible impeller to bias the impeller until sufficient biasing force is accumulated in the impeller to snap the impeller beyond the stop member and strike the projectile with the snapping force of the impeller to propel the projectile out of the projectile exit channel and thereby out of the toy vehicle.

Abstract: A novel toy simulating a crusher for compressing junk cars includes in combination, one or more small toy cars having a hollow body shell formed of readily deformable, thin, sheet material and a crushing mechanism including a guideway with a slide movable in the guideway to press a first wall against a toy car placed therein. A second wall is movable into and out of a stop position between sides of the guideway and faces the first wall. A manually operable mechanism is provided for moving the slide toward the second stop wall and shell of the toy car disposed in the guideway is compressed or crushed and thereafter the mechanism is operated to remove the crushed car from the guideway. A sound generator is activated by movement of the slide when crushing a car sheel to provide a realistic sound effect of a car being crushed.

Abstract: A fluid actuated toy includes a housing with a fluid inlet and outlet and a fluid container pivotally mounted within the housing. A biased pop-up member is slidably mounted within the housing and includes an element for engaging an extension on the fluid container while the pop-up member is in a locked position. The toy further includes a biasing member urging the fluid container to a first position from which the container moves and releases the pop-up member upon accumulation of a predetermined amount of fluid. A platform is pivotally mounted on the housing to be engaged by the pop-up member and a figurine is removably mounted on the platform so as to be ejected upon the impact of the platform member by the pop-up member.

Abstract: The present invention provides an inflatable toy vehicle including a main housing or chassis supported by a plurality of rotatably mounted wheels for peripherally engaging a suitable surface. A rear cargo portion includes a plurality of apertures or windows and encloses a flexible, inflatable sack. Collapsible portions of the sack adjacent the windows are decorated and formed to appear as animal heads so that internal pressure will cause the formed portions to expand outwardly and take the predetermined shape. A pump in the form of a bellows is provided in the front portion or cab of the vehicle and operated by manually reciprocating a figure mounted on the top thereof for inflating the sack.

Abstract: A mechanical construction toy for children of preschool age which can be assembled to form a robot. The construction toy has several parts which may be arranged in order to construct or build the robot. Three of the parts form a plane of carriage upon and about which the weight and moment of the toy rest and travel. The various parts are engageable with one another to provide several slip-type joints which permit the toy to take a variety of shapes or poses. The toy, when constructed, takes the shape of a robot and is an object of amusement as well as an education to the child.

Abstract: A space toy in the form of a vehicle includes a base and rotatably mounted vehicle body. The body of the vehicle rotatably mounts a plurality of exterior pods and includes removable, shuttle craft portions. A manually operable rack mechanism is operative to rotate the vehicle body in one direction while rotating the pods in an opposite direction. A plurality of toy figures are provided and cooperatively engage portions of the vehicle body, pods and shuttle craft to provide a realistic and operative space vehicle. Shock absorbing cushions on the base portion are provided with sounding mechanisms which are actuated upon manual operation of the body rotating rack mechanism.

Abstract: An amusement game device includes an endless loop of elongated flexible cord having an upper and a lower run. A first pulley assembly is provided to support one end of the loop and is adapted to be connected to a relatively fixed object such as a door or piece of furniture. A hand held, movable control pulley assembly is provided to support the opposite end of the loop and includes a manually rotatable sheave for moving the cord of the runs toward and away from the fixed object. A trolley is supported for movement on the cord of one of the runs of the loop to move back and forth in response to rotation of the hand held pulley. A toy aerial balloon is carried by the trolley and includes a basket with a grappling hook hanging downwardly thereof for picking up various play objects in the surrounding play area as the aerial balloon is moved around by changing the position of the hand held control pulley and by rotating the control pulley to move a balloon back and forth along the run of the loop.

Abstract: A self-propelled wheeled toy includes a housing defining an external body portion and an internal chamber. A spring-type drive motor is mounted in the internal chamber and drivingly connected to the wheels. The motor is cocked by a manually actuatable lever pivotally mounted within the chamber and extends through a slot. A projectile capturing member is pivotally mounted on the housing to provide a target for a projectile directed toward the toy. Once an object is captured, the projectile capturing member pivots due to the weight of the object and engages a switch actuating the motor and causing the toy to move across a suitable supporting surface. As the motor operates, the lever is rotated and engages the capturing member causing the member to pivot and discharge the object.

Abstract: An amusement set (for use particularly by children) comprises a carrying case including a pair of mating, hollow housing members pivotally connected along one edge to open and close around a peripheral seam line of each member. Each of the housing members includes internal wall structure defining a plurality of rooms at different levels and a hollow elevator shaft is mounted in coaxial alignment with the axis of pivotal interconnection between the housing members to extend between the different room levels. Openings are provided in the elevator shaft walls at different levels and an elevator is provided for manual movement up and down within the shaft between the different room levels. The amusement set includes a plurality of toy figurines which represent fictional play characters such as bugs and/or insects. The upper walls of the housing members are formed to resemble the surface of the ground and a plurality of openings are provided for access to the rooms within the housing members from the top.

Abstract: An action toy is provided in the form of a robot having an upstanding body portion, a head portion mounted on top of the body portion, and a base at the bottom of the body portion. The toy has a plurality of wheels on the underside of the base portion rotatably mounted thereon, with two front wheels and a manually steerable rear wheel for pushing the robot over a support surface such as a floor. The robot has limbs from which projectiles may be launched and from which a flexible tethered-type crane mechanism can lift accessory items upwardly from the support surface and into compartments in the body and head of the robot. A manual crank is provided for driving one of the front wheels of the robot and a missile-type projector is provided on the top of the robot for projecting disc-type objects outwardly therefrom.

Abstract: An amusement set for use particularly by children comprises a carrying case having a pair of mating hollow housing members which are hingedly attached together to open and close along a peripheral seam line. Preferably, each of the housing members is formed of integrally molded plastic material and includes a bottom wall, an outer side wall and a top wall which are shaped to form the outside wall and roof structure of a toy castle. A handle is provided for the carrying case including a band which is formed in a loop and pivotally attached to one of the housing members for movement between an upright position for use in transporting the case and its contents and a generally horizontal position wherein the band forms the wall of a lookout tower for a tree house. The amusement set includes one or more toy figurines representing fictional play characters such as are developed in the theme of a television show for children and the like.

Abstract: A figure toy adapted to change its posture upon impact includes a central body or mid-torso portion having an upper torso or body portion and a lower torso or hip portion pivotally coupled thereto. The figure toy further includes a bistable, force-applying element that pivots the upper and lower torso portions relative to the central body portion upon impact to the figure toy. The figure toy further includes a pair of arms, pivoted to the upper torso portion and a pair of legs, pivoted to the hip portion, which are actuated by the force applying element. A launching device is provided including a biased figure toy mounting platform which is held in a prelaunching position by a latch. The latch is depressed by a selectively actuable element to release the platform and launch the figure toy. A second launching device is disclosed which includes a figure toy mounting platform pivotally coupled to a base.

Abstract: A carrying case fabricated of sheet material which includes a box-like rear compartment having an open front defined partially by a pair of generally parallel vertical side edges. A pair of box-like front compartments each have an open side defined partially by a generally vertical edge hinged to one of the edges of the rear compartment. Each front compartment is approximately one-half the size of said rear compartment and is pivotable about the hinged edge between a closed position closing the open front of the rear compartment and an open position whereat the interior of all three compartments are exposed. A handle is provided on the top front edge of the rear compartment.