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Wireless musical figurines

Patent Number: 8444452
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method, system, and medium are provided for a wireless musical figurine belonging to a set of wireless musical figurines that play audio files in coordination with one another. One system of the musical figurine includes a wireless transceiver utilized to communicate with one or more musical figurines. The musical figurine also includes a set of master audio files of a first quality level, and a set of slave audio files of a second quality level. An audio player plays an audio file from ...

Puppet

Patent Number: 8444451
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A hand operated puppet includes a pair of characters that are interconnected such that when the first character is in a display orientation the other character is in a storage orientation inside the first character. The head of one character is shaped and dimensioned to compressibly store the head of the other character. The head of each character includes an elastic, resilient foam insert shaped and dimensioned to conform to the contour of the face of the ...

Method for alternately expressing color-memorizing photochromic function in toy element, and an alternately color-memorizing photochromic toy

Patent Number: 8444450
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A toy comprises a toy element comprising a photochromic layer which contains a photochromic compound having a photo memory function (color-memorizing photochromic property), maintains a coloring state by developing a color through the irradiation of ultraviolet rays or sunlight containing ultraviolet rays and changes into decolorizing state through its decolorization by the irradiation of visible light, and a color-changing means which contains at least one of an ultraviolet ray absorbent ...

Amusement apparatus and method featuring magnetic beads

Patent Number: 8444449
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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An amusement apparatus comprises a plurality of magnetic beads sized for receipt in one or both hands of a user and a bead receiving surface onto which the magnetic beads are to be thrown. The thrown beads are allowed to cluster together so that a shape or indicator formed by the clustered beads can be visually recognized for drawing of meaning therefrom. The surface may include markings or indicia of which one is individually indicated after a throw by clustering of the beads proximate ...

Shooting toy used in game for two or more players

Patent Number: 8439720
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
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A shooting toy used in a game for two or more players capable of allowing an opponent player to reliably receive an infrared ray signal even in an open air, e.g., under a scorching sun. The intensity of light included in a particular wavelength region around a toy is detected by an optical sensor 27. If the detected amount of light included in the particular wavelength region is large, an infrared ray signal generating section 31 increases the intensity of the infrared ray ...

Building block system and method of use

Patent Number: 8435095
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A building block system includes building blocks which have elongated grooves on opposite faces. An elongated connector is received by the grooves of two adjacent building blocks and serves to hold the building blocks together. The connector is slightly wider than the grooves so it can be press fit into the grooves to ensure a tight fit. The connector is flexible so that it can be received by curved grooves, and the connector also has chamfered ends to facilitate insertion into the grooves. ...

Modular toy vehicle

Patent Number: 8435094
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
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A modular toy vehicle design having a universal mating system between the body of the vehicle and the chassis such that multiple body styles will interchangeably mate with multiple chassis designs and where electrical interfaces are automatically established between the body and the chassis simply by mating and aligning the two together. The design allows for an electrical connection to be made in the process of mechanically mating and aligning the body of a toy vehicle to its chassis ...

Three wheeled toy vehicle

Patent Number: 8430713
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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A motorized toy vehicle comprising a chassis with opposing, top and bottom sides and opposing, first and second longitudinal ends and a central plane extending in a vertical direction and a longitudinal direction through the chassis and at least generally bisecting the sides and ends; first and second wheels coupled with the chassis proximal the first end so as to pivot with respect to the chassis and steer the first end, the first and second wheels being located on opposite sides of the ...

Track set

Patent Number: 8430712
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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A track set is provided. The track say may include at least two selectively positionable track arms each with a toy vehicle launcher, each track arm further defining a vehicle pathway, where each track arm may be positioned in at least an extended play configuration and a folded storage ...

Infant play gym

Patent Number: 8430711
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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An infant play gym including a mat, a first arched structure extending over the mat, a second arched structure extending over the mat, and a motion module. The motion module includes a housing couplable to both the first arched structure and the second arched structure, a power source, and a motor positioned within the housing and powered by the power source, the motor operable to cause the first and second arched structures to move with respect to one ...

Interactive toy vehicle and methods of use

Patent Number: 8430710
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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A toy vehicle set is provided having a toy automobile including an accessible compartment and defining an underside. A toy automobile component extends from the underside. A lift includes at least one post. The post engages the underside and a ground surface in a configuration to raise the toy automobile a predetermined distance from the ground surface such that the at least one toy automobile component is accessible for interaction during imaginative ...

Detachable propeller for flying toys

Patent Number: 8430709
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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A flying toy has a propeller rotated by the first motor mounted on the body. A propeller holder mounts the propeller. An end cap is located to the front of the propeller holder, and there is a snap joint between the holder and the end cap. The end cap is removable by disengagement of holder and end cap at the snap joint, and the propeller is releasable from the holder by a human hand and without a tool. When the toy crashes, the propeller is forced relatively free from the drive force ...

Large spill-proof bubble creation apparatus

Patent Number: 8430708
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
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The present invention is a large sized spill-proof bubble creation apparatus. The apparatus provides for the creation of significantly large sized bubbles without the otherwise attendant spillage of bubble solution and without the requirement of commensurately and impractically large quantities of bubble solution. By incorporating a separable bubble solution bottle as a portion of the container of the apparatus, storage of unused bubble solution is able to be performed quickly and ...