Abstract: A martial arts training device for practicing hand and foot strikes. The device has a striking pole with a cushioned end and intermediate portion which is propelled by one hand through a hand grip.

Abstract: A game apparatus, the game apparatus including a housing, the housing enclosing a playing chamber therewithin, at least one pair of substantially opposing impeller devices sharing a common longitudinal axis, each impeller being capable of impelling a projectile into the playing chamber.

Abstract: An interactive action game involving the selective collection of colored balls has a housing which supports a concave bowl with an electric battery motor driven foam paddle at the center of the concave surface. As the balls drop down to the center of the bowl, the balls contact the rotating foam paddle and are whirled about the concave surface of the bowl. Disposed over the top of the spinning foam paddle is a central shield. The top of the shield may contain a number of indentations, or separate pieces may be provided with indentations into which the players place the collected colored balls in a pattern to win the game.

Abstract: A toy vehicle and a handheld pneumatic launcher combination includes a piston and an elongated hollow cylinder with a flange adjacent one end of the cylinder providing grips for a child which simulate an airplane control yoke. While supporting lateral extensions of the flange with the fingers of each hand, the child's thumbs are free to press upon an actuator at one end of the piston forcing the piston head into the cylinder. Attached at the other end of the elongated cylinder, in pneumatic communication with the cylinder, is a launch tube that fits into a socket adjacent the bottom of a toy vehicle that is made predominantly of a lightweight plastic foam. The axis of the launch tube is preferably offset from the axis of the cylinder. In addition, the launch tube is tapered and has a closed end with perforations through the sidewalls of the tube adjacent the closed end.

Abstract: A toy vehicle launcher having a hand grip which can be squeezed to move expandable scissors members forward in order to launch a toy vehicle. The scissors members form an expandable parallelogram linkage which is slidable mounted inside the launcher. When the hand grip is squeezed, a trigger member pivotably mounted to the grip moves a sliding plate mounted inside the launcher. As the sliding plate moves, two pins attached to the sliding plate operably engage elongated slots in two of the scissors members, pulling the two members backward and causing the linkage to expand forward. A launching plate supported on top of the scissors members moves forward with the expanding linkage pushing a toy vehicle forward. Since the linkage expands forward in a relatively smooth and uniform manner, the toy vehicle is also launched in a relatively uniform manner, helping to avoid activating or damaging any impact-activated mechanisms in the vehicle.

Abstract: A recreational device 10 for impelling an object comprises a generally upright shaft 12 having a lower end 20 and an intermediate part 22; a lever arm 14 having a heel portion 40 and an upper actuation portion 42 pivotally connected to the lower end 20 of the shaft 12; a stabilizing link 24 pivotally connected to the intermediate part 22 of the shaft 12, and a linkage assembly 32 for urging the object forwardly in response to downward movement of the shaft 12, the reaction of the heel portion 40 against a surface, and the forwardly and downwardly swinging of the lever arm 14.

Abstract: There is provided a domino toppling toy which includes a movable member capable of moving toward and away with respect to the first domino piece in the domino train. The movement can be held at the position away from the first domino in a normal position and can push the first domino piece as operated to apply a toppling force thereto.