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Cap Toys, Inc.

Prime Time Toys, Ltd.

Cal-side (usa) Ltd.

Brian K Lapointe

James E Routzong

James A Lapointe

A bubble-making toy provides a container structure having a main compartment for containing bubble solution and an outside compartment within which a bubble forming ring can be positioned. The main compartment and outside compartment can be opened to one another by way of a valve so that the bubble forming ring can be brought within the bubble solution and where the main compartment and outside compartment can be closed to one another during bubble generation by a user. Such a bubble-making toy reduces the possibility of bubble solution spillage during non use or storage of the bubble-making toy and during the time of bubble generation. Moreover, the design allows easy access of the bubble forming ring to the bubble solution. The provision of an adequately sized outside chamber also advantageously permits a bubble ring with a filling of bubble solution to be shielded until the time when a user intends to create a bubble. An actuator connected with the bubble forming ring is easily manipulated by a user that be used in opening and closing the valve provided between the main compartment and the outside compartment. A bias force is also preferably utilized to urge the valve toward a closed position between the main and outside compartments so that a normal closed position if provided to minimize spillage possibilities.

Bubble-making toy having multiple compartments

A jumping device having a high rebound platform, a flexible tether operatively connected at a first end thereof to the high rebound platform, and a handle located on the tether. A method of jumping, including providing a jumping device having a high rebound platform, a flexible tether operatively connected at a first end thereof to the high rebound platform, and a handle on the tether, mounting the jumping device by placing a user's foot on the high rebound platform, grabbing the handle, pulling the handle away from the high rebound platform, and jumping so that the high rebound platform alternates between compressed and uncompressed states.

Jumping device having a flexible tether and method of using the jumping device

Jumping device having a flexible tether and method of using the jumping

An improved computer security system including a portable, electronic Key, an Access Device with Touch Pad, a Lock, a Lock Server and Server Device, and a Master Device. The Access Device provides a means to validate the user to the Key. The Lock is physically located with, and connected to the host computer. Improved security is achieved through the use of 'throw-away' passwords, which are generated in a random fashion by the Lock Server, and then loaded directly into volatile memory of Keys, but transferred to a Master Device for loading into volatile memory of Locks. These throw-away passwords are used in a process of cross validation between the Lock and Key, a requirement before access to the host computer is granted. A user specific 'touch-print' provides a more secure and more user friendly way of preventing the use of Keys by unauthorized persons. Sensors, e.g., photosensors, within the Key, Lock and Master Device guard against physical attacks. Additional security is obtained by locating the Lock external to the host computer, thereby preventing an unauthorized user from defeating the host computer operating system security.

Computer security system

A toy set that can be assembled into roughly polyhedral shapes, the toy set including a number of toy pieces each made from a relatively thin, flexible material, each having a defined edge shape, and each including at least three non-radial slots communicating with the edge and sized and shaped to hold another toy piece inserted in the slot, to allow the toy pieces to be interfitted and assembled into roughly polyhedral shapes.

Flexible toy piece set for assembly into polyhedral shapes

A bubble producing toy which resembles a spinning baton. It includes a handle and a cross-member rotatably mounted on the handle. A liquid bubble solution is stored in a reservoir in the hub of the cross-member. A pair of oppositely extending arms form part of the cross-member. A bubble diffuser is attached to the outer end of one of the arms and an imitation bubble diffuser is attached to the outer end of the other arm. The bubble diffuser arm is hollow and functions as a conduit to deliver the liquid bubble solution to the diffuser. The diffuser has a rotating wand which is driven by the rotation of the cross-member relative to the handle. The wand wipes a film of liquid bubble solution across elongated openings in the bubble diffuser. Air passing through passages in the rotating wand and the bubble diffuser creates bubbles from the liquid bubble solution film.

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Rockport, MA, United States of America

Brian K Lapointe