Figure And Carriage Patents (Class 280/1.16)
  • Patent number: 7073800
    Abstract: A shopping cart carrier attachment for carrying at least one child, the child carrier having a main body with an entrance and a support platform or seat to support the child, the main body being removably attachable to the basket of the cart and to the lower frame of the cart such that the main body extends forward from and is suspended from the front of the cart. Most preferably, the child carrier is configured as a real world object, such as a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Inventors: Mark D. Shaw, J. Tad Heyman, Laurence M. Bierce
  • Patent number: 6805367
    Abstract: A wagon assembly configurable to resemble one of many vehicles or other ornamental objects. The wagon can be arranged with separate integral side panels, temporarily, but securely, fixed to the horizontal bed member of the wagon by removable threaded knobs. The wagon is easily converted from one vehicle style to another by changing the side panels. The wagon, while configured to represent a vehicle, is capable of carrying passenger(s) or articles resting within the body of the wagon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Inventor: John E. Heller
  • Patent number: 6695327
    Abstract: A convertible toy walking or riding device or mechanism includes a body portion and a seat portion coupled to the body portion. The seat portion is moveable relative to the body portion to position the device in a walking configuration or in a riding configuration for use by a child.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert P. Maggiore, Carol D. Snyder
  • Patent number: 6522244
    Abstract: A ride-on vehicle for children comprising a body with a seat, a plurality of wheels rotatably coupled to the body, a steering mechanism operable by a child seated on the seat, and a frame forming a portion of the body. The frame includes a plurality of interconnected frame members, with at least one of the frame members comprising an audio-visual device configured to emit at least one of a light and a sound upon the occurrence of a triggering event. The audio-visual device has opposing end regions that are connected to other frame members such that the audio-visual device forms a portion of the frame and maintains other frame members in a spaced-apart relationship. In some embodiments, the frame at least partially defines a riding space, and the audio-visual device is configured to be activated by a child seated within the riding space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Mattel, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt J. Huntsberger, Daniel J. Damon