Abstract: The embodiments disclose an apparatus including an interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device configured for displaying a dynamic rotating seasonal image theme pattern, a motorized base configured for extending, rotating and retracting the interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device inserted into the motorized base, a counter rotating device coupled to at least one cartridge pole link of the interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device configured for rotating extended thin metal rods with collapsible patterns in an opposite direction of that of a rotating collapsible center pole, an interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device QR code display for allowing a shopper to download a seasonal decoration app for receiving interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device sales and specials, and a near-field transmitter coupled to the interchangeable seasonal holiday decorative device QR code display for transmitting automatically shopper seasonal decoration time spent, date, time of day,

Abstract: An illuminating, spinning device that includes a housing containing a motor that is electrically connected to a power source and a shaft that extends vertically from the motor. A printed circuit board is connected to the shaft and contains a LED display secured thereto. A base is also connected to the shaft, preferably atop the printed circuit board, and the base and the printed circuit board rotate about the shaft in synchronization. An object is secured to the base adjacent to an LED. The LED display produces a moving animation when rotating about the shaft. The base, object and printed circuit board are further surrounded by an enclosure.

Abstract: A ball game includes a base frame; a bed disposed on the base frame; a plurality of legs attached to the base frame and extending downward to place on a support surface; a ring lamp secured to the base frame; and a plurality of holes each through one of the legs.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment, a dimmable circuit for operating a lighting fixture may be provided. The dimmable circuit may be capable of regulating the output intensity of a connected light source via the rotational angular displacement of an arm fixture. The dimmable circuit may include a housing, an arm fixture with at least one light source mounted thereto, a rotatable shaft that provides angular rotational movement of the arm fixture about the housing, an encoder, an electrical control unit, and a slip ring. The rotatable shaft may support multiple complete rotations of the arm fixture, as well as rotations below and beyond 360 degrees. Further, a programmable microprocessor may be used to manipulate various light characteristics of the light source according to predetermined dimming patterns.

Abstract: A toy bar for placement over or in front of a child to provide entertainment. The toy bar includes a tube component and first and second support members. The tube component generally includes a first end and a second end, and the first and second support members are generally removably attached to the tube component. Optionally, an LED light component fitted within the tube component. Optionally, at least one of the support members includes an electronic module, and wherein the electronic module can be programmed to activate one or more of a plurality of entertainment or soothing features including playing sounds, the LED light component, or a vibration unit. Optionally, one or more toys, loops or fasteners are coupled to the tube component.

Abstract: Devices such as exercise hoops are detailed. The hoops may include multiple, serially-connected sections designed to receive internal weights and configured so as to accept both differing numbers and masses of weights as desired. At least some sections, furthermore, may comprise multiple detachable pieces, with complementary pieces exposing one or more weight-receiving compartments when detached.

Abstract: The invention is a light up toy with two or more lights manipulated by one or more strings to create patterns of light and light shows. The lights have covers to protect the lights from breaking and can protect the user or a bystander from the impact of the lights as well. The toy can be made with battery sections so that a dead battery can be changed and the toy can continue to be used with fresh batteries.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved hoop-type amusement device adapted with a counter for counting the number of revolutions achieved by the user. The counter is preferably adapted for attachment to any of a variety of hoop type devices, including the HULA HOOP, as well as specially configured hoop type devices, such as the type that may be formed from a plurality of variously sized and shaped connectable components that are selectively interconnected by the user to form a simple or complex hoop configuration of a particular desired size and shape. The counter functions to count the number of revolutions achieved by the user thereby allowing the user to monitor and gage performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides the advantage of allowing a user to actively participate in the creation of a sound and light show by utilizing a radial element placed around a central shaft, which defines the axis of rotation for said radial element, and having such radial element connected to light and sound systems. The present embodiment of the invention, which is a handheld spinning toy, relies on the user setting the toy in motion (e.g., rotating the handle in a circular fashion, which causes the radial element to spin around the central shaft) in order to activate the lighting and sound systems contained within the present invention.

Abstract: The present is a mobile celebration device consisting of a movable object capable of descending down a straight article (or simulating the descend) and including a transportable base apparatus securing the straight article in a vertical position. The mobile celebration device is incorporated with the transportable base apparatus in a vertical position allowing the movable object to descend and to reset thereon. The transportable base apparatus can take the form of eyeglasses, a hat, a tiara, a handle and finger ring or clip.

Abstract: An interactive toy for interacting with a user while a story is being read aloud from a book or played from a movie/video. The toy includes a speech recognition unit that receives and detects certain triggering phrases as they are read aloud or played from a companion literary work. The triggering phrase read aloud from the book or played in the movie/video may have independent significance or may only have significance when combined with other phrases read aloud from the book or played in the movie/video.

Abstract: A soft, flexible, illuminating flying disk toy may be used for recreation by adults and children and as a fetch toy for animals. The disk is designed as an improvement to existing soft, flexible flying disks by incorporating an illuminated outer edge, typically battery powered. This illuminated outer edge, while sewn into a durable, light weight, tear resistant translucent material, will also provide the semi-rigid support needed to create and maintain stable flight. The illuminated outer edge which is sewn into the translucent durable material is then sewn onto a slightly over-sized central circular disk shaped section of the same or similar material which, when thrown, creates an aerodynamic lift providing stable flight. By incorporating the illuminated outer edge into a soft flying disk, visibility and additional safety are provided when using the disk in dimming light conditions and during the dark of night.

Abstract: An interactive amusement device and a method therefor are disclosed. The device plays a musical soundtrack in a first game iteration. A sequence of user input actions received during this learning mode is detected, and an output signal is generated in response. Timestamps for each of the user input actions is stored into memory. Additionally, the output signal is generated on at least one interval of the user input actions based on the stored timestamps, and is coordinated with the play back of a second musical soundtrack during a second game iteration.

Abstract: A toy having a looped string and three handles, each of the handles having a grip section, an eyelet through which the string passes, and a swivel between the eyelet and the grip section. The swivels allow the eyelets to rotate relative to the grip sections so that a handle can be held at the grip section and one or both of the other handles can be rotated without resulting in tangling of the string about the eyelet of the held handle. The grip sections are considerably larger and more massive than the eyelets so that the centers of mass of the handles are generally displaced from the string. In an alternate embodiment a pivot is included between each grip section and associated eyelet. A wide variety of motions and maneuvers can be performed by swinging one or more of the handles while holding or releasing one or more of the handles and/or holding or releasing one or more sections of the string.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mobile for an infant, and more particular, to a mobile available of both sides, comprising a mobile body including a lower face formed as a black and white face (11) and an upper face formed as a color face (12); rings (20, 20?) formed, respectively, on the centers of the black and white face (11) and the color face (12); and a rim (30) formed suturingly on an outer peripheral surface of the mobile body (10).

Abstract: An interactive toy for interacting with a user while a story is being read aloud from a book or played from a movie/video. The toy includes a speech recognition unit that receives and detects certain triggering phrases as they are read aloud or played from a companion literary work. The triggering phrase read aloud from the book or played in the movie/video may have independent significance or may only have significance when combined with other phrases read aloud from the book or played in the movie/video.

Abstract: A hoop containing lights (LEDs or EL wires) that vary output, based on, for example, movement of the user, through the use of electromechanical and electronic sensors and switches is disclosed. Different movements, circuits or programs cause the lights to respond differently to the same signals. The signals generated by the onboard sensors also are sent by radio signal to a receiver and through a computer and modulate volume, pitch, pan and tempo and also create distinct sounds and combinations of sounds. The coherent pattern of sounds and lights coming from the movements of the body creates a synergy of perception. The interactive synthesizer hoop is an instrument that allows one to paint pictures of feelings, and hear sounds associated with the whole range of human movement and can function as an audio-visual-kinesthetic mirror and communication tool.

Abstract: A perpetual spinning toy is described. The spinning toy includes a body component and a motor housed within the body component. A power source is housed within the body component and electrically connected with the motor. Finally, a spinning wheel is connected with the motor. Thus, when the motor is activated, the motor spins the spinning wheel, thereby causing the toy to spin. The toy also includes an impact trigger and stop mechanism, both of which are connected with the body component The stop mechanism is also operably connected with the impact trigger. The stop mechanism includes a latch that is connected with the impact trigger and a plurality of spring-loaded wings that are pivotally connected with the body component, such that upon impacting the impact trigger, the wings are released from the catch, causing them to swing outward.

Abstract: A soother device for calming infants and children and inducing sleep. The soother includes a light source and a rotating image bar through which light from the source is projected to generate a soothing light pattern visible to the infant or child, for example in wave form or having the appearance of moving water or light reflecting from moving water.

Abstract: A toy vehicle is disclosed. It has a main vehicle body portion and a display device rotatably mounted to the main body portion, the display device being configured to create a plurality of images via a persistence of vision effect. A mechanism is also present for rotating said display device. An actuator is included and is attached to a sensor for determining when the actuator is depressed. A microcontroller is in operable communication with the sensor and the display device; the microcontroller changing the appearance of at least one of the plurality of images when the sensor determines the actuator has been depressed.

Abstract: A rally towel spins about an axis and is adapted to be hand held for use at sporting events or other gatherings. The towel has the shape of an air foil with a leading edge that is thicker than a trailing edge for improved lift and longer duration of rotation about the axis. The axis may be in the form of a pin that attaches the towel to a grip. The grip may have a shape that coincides with the sporting event or other arena in which the rally towel is used. The rally towel may include lighting and attachment mechanisms for additional advertising.

Abstract: A light module for signaling comprising an assembly module (1), defined by a body with any geometry and ordinarily in the form of a box (2), including a rear closing (3) and a frontal lens (4) and, between said parts, an electronic circuit (5) and a corresponding set of light emitting diodes (6), being said electronic circuit (5) constituted by the following blocks: a source (7) to regulate the feeding voltage of other blocks within five volts with low quiescent current; synchronism (8) for electrical conditioning if an eventual reference signal for foreign synchronism occurs; blinking sequence generator (9) with means to define the period of time during which the set of lights (6) is on and off.

Abstract: The invention is a light up toy with two or more lights manipulated by one or more strings to create patterns of light and light shows. The lights have covers to protect the lights from breaking and can protect the user or a bystander from the impact of the lights as well. The toy can be made with battery sections so that a dead battery can be changed and the toy can continue to be used with fresh batteries.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for applying a glowing trail onto a surface on a playmat of material that glows in the dark, which lasts only for a limited time depending on the type and strength of the light and playmat material. The trail can be generated by a game piece that moves on the playmat, or a game board.

Abstract: An apparatus and related method for conveying information associated with containers. The apparatus comprises a container supporting modification means which when selectively altered effectively changes the appearance of the container such that a unique visual communication is produced. The related method comprises selectively altering the modification means supported by the container thereby providing a unique visual communication.

Abstract: An embodiment of a baton apparatus may include a grip having an inner ring and an outer ring. The inner ring may have a handle. The outer ring may be mounted concentric to the inner ring and be movable/slidable with respect to the inner ring. A ratchet assembly that is positioned on the grip may also be provided for driving the outer ring in a predetermined direction. In addition, at least two arms may be provided that are mounted to, and extend radially outward from, the outer ring. In operation, the ratchet may function to permit the outer ring to remain substantially stationary as the inner ring is rotated in a first direction, and then function to permit the inner ring to drive the outer ring as the inner ring is rotated in a second opposite direction.

Abstract: A dreidel has a flasher that visually enhances the experience of play. The dreidel can include a rotatable body having four sides, the rotatable body including at least one flashing device; each of the four sides having a transparent or translucent window, each window being marked with a Hebrew letter selected from ?(Nun), ?(Gimel), ?(Hei), ?(Shin) or ?(Pei); and a handle protruding from the rotatable body, the handle being configured to turn the flashing device on and off.

Abstract: A rally towel spins about an axis and is adapted to be hand held for use at sporting events or other gatherings. The towel has the shape of an air foil with a leading edge that is thicker than a trailing edge for improved lift and longer duration of rotation about the axis. The axis may be in the form of a pin that attaches the towel to a grip. The grip may have a shape that coincides with the sporting event or other arena in which the rally towel is used. The rally towel may include lighting and attachment mechanisms for additional advertising.

Abstract: A hand-held light-up toy including a see-through housing, a handle connected to the see-through housing, a light source assembly rotatably mounted within the see-through housing, the light source assembly comprising a housing and a printed circuit board mounted within the housing, a plurality of light sources mounted on the printed circuit board, a power source disposed within the handle, motor disposed within the handle and connected to the power source, having a motor shaft extending therefrom, a rotation means disposed within the handle and connected to the motor shaft, and to the printed circuit board assembly for rotating the printed circuit board assembly when the motor is turned on, and an on/off switch assessable on the handle for selectively activating the power source and the motor.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a spinning or rotatable flexible disk toy is disclosed. The spinning or rotatable flexible disk toy includes a hand-held housing, an electric motor, a switch, and a flexible disk. The electric motor is mounted in the hand-held housing and has a rotatable shaft. The switch is mounted in the hand-held housing and electrically coupled to the electric motor to selectively provide power to the electric motor. The flexible disk is coupled to the rotatable shaft of the electric motor.

Abstract: An electronic cake includes an inner base, an outer base, a driving device, a bottom shell, a rotatable platform, a number of candle-like lamps, a controlling device and a power source. The outer base is loosely sleeved on the inner base forming a predetermined guiding groove there-between. The bottom shell is rotatably received in the inner base by the driving device. The rotatable platform is attached on the bottom shell. The candle-like lamps are slidably attached on the rotatable platform. Each candle-like lamp has a supporting leg extending out from a side wall of the rotatable platform and received in the predetermined guiding groove. The controlling device is positioned in the rotatable platform. The power source is electrically connected to the driving device and the candle-like lamps via the controlling device for supply driving electric power to the driving device and the candle-like lamps.

Abstract: A light-up toy including a housing, a base connected thereto, a light source assembly rotatably mounted within the see-through housing, the light source assembly comprising a housing and a printed circuit board mounted within the housing, a plurality of light sources mounted on the printed circuit board, a motor disposed within the handle and connected to the power source, a power source disposed within the base for supplying power to the motor, a unit disposed within the handle and connected to the motor and to the printed circuit board assembly for rotating the printed circuit board assembly when the motor is turned on, a fan extending outwardly from the light source assembly, and a plurality of particles contained in the housing formed of a light-weight material, wherein when the light source assembly rotates, the plurality of particles are blown about the housing by the fan, to simulate snow fall.

Abstract: An amusing display ornament is provided with at least one support rod disposed on a base, and a toy figurine or model suspended ornament disposed on each of the support rods. A bottom portion of each of the support rods is connected to a transmission module driven by a drive module positioned within the base. When the drive module is actuated, the support rods are caused to rotate or move in an up and down fashion by means of the transmission modules, thereby causing synchronous movement of the toy figurines or the model suspended ornaments disposed on the support rods. The base can be further installed with a control unit and connected to a USB (Universal Serial Bus) port of a computer, thereby enabling power and musical digital data to be acquired through the USB port, and enabling the suspended ornaments to play music when moving.

Abstract: The invention described herein provides game systems or devices that typically include a projector for projecting a plurality of images or colors at different positions in space, a source of music, and a controller configured to coordinate the presentation of the images or colors with the music.

Abstract: A projector for an arrangement for three-dimensional optical measurement of objects (6) with the aid of a topometric measuring method in which images of projection patterns (2) projected onto an object (6) are acquired and evaluated, the projector having an illumination unit (4) and a carrier (1), provided with projection patterns (2), for projecting the light structures. The object is achieved by virtue of the fact that projection patterns (2) are arranged on the carrier (1) in the form of repeating geometrical individual structures, and the carrier (1) with the projection patterns (2) is movably arranged in such a way that during the movement and illumination selected regions of the projection pattern (2) are displaced into the beam path (7) between the illumination unit (4) and object (6), and a stripe-shaped pattern is imaged on the object (6) by means of the movement unsharpness.

Abstract: Apparatus for creating a number of display images comprises a first rotating element provided with a plurality of mounting means, each of said mounting means rotatably carrying one or more second rotating elements each provided with a number of display surfaces in which the mounting means are arranged such that they define a shape with substantially straight edges, and in which two or more second rotating elements can combine to create a changeable display surface substantially parallel to each substantially straight edge of said shape, and in which in use each second rotating element is rotated independently of all other second rotating elements.

Abstract: A plush toy that has a spinning nose construction. The plush toy includes a plush character form made of a sewn body shell that is filled with soft stuffing. The sewn body shell terminates along open seam edges in a head section. The open seam edges define an opening. A motor is positioned in the head section of the plush character form. The motor is positioned so that the shaft protrudes out of the head section through the opening. To prevent the motor from moving, the open seam edges of the sewn body shell are fastened directly to the motor. A nose structure is provided that is coupled to the motor. The nose structure includes a proboscis and a plurality of elongated elements that radially extend from the proboscis. An array of lights can be attached to at least one of the elongated elements.

Abstract: A sequencing game is provided with a housing and a microprocessor disposed within the housing. A plurality of manually operable controls are affixed to the housing and are in communication with the microprocessor. The microprocessor generates and sensorially renders a sequence of events, wherein each event is related to one of the manually operable controls. Each manually operable control is externally acutable by a participant for responding to said sequence of signals. The microprocessor further compares the participant's response to said sequence of events for determining the correctness of the participant's response. The difficultly of the game is increased with a motor that drives wheels which move the game while the sequence of events are being sensorially rendered.

Abstract: A non-battery operated rotating light and/or noise making toy apparatus is disclosed. The system includes a handle to which is connected an electro-mechanical LED power generation chamber. One or more LEDs are electronically connected to the power generation chamber. The power generation chamber contains a series of gears that drive a magnet through a rotational frequency dependent on the gear ratio. The magnet, in turn, induces a current into an induction coil with each rotation of the magnet as it rotates in a circular fashion via its positive and negative poles. The induced current consists of a positive and negative current. Current is fed into one or more LEDs or any type module such as a noisemaker, creating a standing pattern lighting effect and/or noisemaker. The frequency of the lighting of one LED is a function of the gear ratio with respect to the primary gear rotation to magnet rotation.

Abstract: A wrist exercise includes a casing composed of upper and lower casing members mating each other to form a hollow sphere, a retention ring fixed between the upper and lower casing members, a rotor rotatably supported inside the casing by the retention ring. Cavities are formed in opposite sides of the rotor and are each divided into chambers by partitions fixed in the cavities. Holes are defined in an outside surface of the rotor and are in communication with the chambers, whereby, in operation of the wrist exerciser, the rotor is rotated and high-speed airflows are caused between the holes and the chambers due to centrifugal forces induced by the rotation of the rotor, which airflows generate sounds, thereby effecting sound generation of the wrist exerciser.

Abstract: A display ornament includes a transparent or translucent container for hanging on a Christmas tree or support, a light source, an ornament in the container, a driving mechanism, a circuit board with a solenoid for causing the driving mechanism to rotate the ornament, and a solar panel for collecting light energy from the light source and converting light energy into electrical energy for the working of the circuit board.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the invention, a spinning or rotatable flexible disk toy is disclosed. The spinning or rotatable flexible disk toy includes a hand-held housing, an electric motor, a switch, and a flexible disk. The electric motor is mounted in the hand-held housing and has a rotatable shaft. The switch is mounted in the hand-held housing and electrically coupled to the electric motor to selectively provide power to the electric motor. The flexible disk is coupled to the rotatable shaft of the electric motor.

Abstract: A toroidally shaped hoop such as a hula hoop or juggling ring has a plurality of independently powered and motion-activated lights spaced around a periphery of the hoop. Rotation of the hoop causes the lights to energize and illuminate.

Abstract: An automatically rotatable lamp ball includes a power unit provided with a motor having its downward shaft driving two rollers to rotate and its upward shaft driving a lamp arm to rotate. The lamp arm is disposed thereon with a plurality of LEDs, and the integral body of the power unit and the lamp arm is received in the interior of a transparent outer casing and actuated to rotate therein for pushing the outer casing to roll freely at the same time. When the lamp arm is actuated to rotate, the LEDs installed thereon will simultaneously give out flickering lights in sequence and at intervals and, due to visual persistence, presenting freely movable stereoscopic light patterns or letters. So the invention is innovative and exclusively original in structure and having excellent entertaining effect.

Abstract: A novelty item that spins at least one array of lights to produce a predetermined changing pattern of lights. The device has at least one array of lights that is supported by at least one flexible arm. The arms radially extend from a spinning hub. Consequently, when the arms rotate, the various lights in the array of lights rotate about the hub in a variety of circular pathways. A control circuit is provided in the hub that spins with the arms. The lights in the array of lights are coupled to the control circuit. The control circuit selectively flashes the lights in the array of lights in a manner that is synchronous to the speed at which the various lights are traveling in their circular pathways. As a result, the control circuit can cause the spinning array of lights to produce any desired pattern, display or alphanumeric message.

Abstract: A top with a lighting device includes a hollow body and a cover detachably inserted into a top of the hollow body. The cover has a grip upward and centrally extending from a top of the cover and a through hole defined therein. A skirt centrally and downward extends from a bottom of the cover to define a cavity for receiving a battery. An L-shaped electrode plate is mounted to the skirt and electrically connected to a first electrode of the battery. The lighting device has a lighting element received in the through hole. The lighting element has a first electrode electrically connected to a second electrode of the battery and a second electrode selectively electrically connected to the L-shaped electrode plate for lighting the lighting element.

Abstract: A swinging bob toy having two bobs constrained to, yet slidable along, a string. Each end of the string has a pair of low-mass, spaced-apart stoppers which allows the end of the string to be easily grasped so that smooth transitions can be made between various modes of operation. The string is smooth enough and thick enough that it slides over the fingers and wrists with a minimum of friction and abrasion. The even number of bobs on the string allows for configurations with a symmetrical weight distribution so that one bob may act as an exact counterweight to the other bob.

Abstract: A wrist exerciser includes a casing comprised of upper and lower casing members mounted together to form a substantially spherical shape. A rotor has opposite shafts rotatably received in the holes defined in the casing for rotatably supporting the rotor in the casing. Illumination elements are mounted on an outside surface of the rotor. A power source is fixed in the rotor for powering the illumination elements. A control circuit is in electrical connection with the power source and the illumination elements for selectively lighting the illumination elements. A transmission device is mounted in the rotor and has an interface circuit connected to the control circuit and a socket connector in connection with the interface circuit.

Abstract: A rotating toy is provided, the rotating toy having a rotation data measuring means. Data, such as rate of rotation, concerning the rotation of the toy is used to implement amusing games. Various embodiments of the toy of the present invention include a top provided with a synchronized display, a top provided with a transceiver and a top that “walks”.

Abstract: An interactive apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a interactive ball includes (a) a plurality of indicia, (b) a processor and memory unit operatively coupled to the plurality of indicia, (c) an audio output unit operatively coupled to the processor and memory unit, (d) a first outer surface; and (e) a second outer surface that is recessed with respect to the first outer surface, wherein the plurality of indicia are present at the second outer surface.