Mattel, Inc.

James P Mills-Winkler

Richard B Manville

J Stephen Lewis

Jurgis Sapkus

Robert F Dyer

Janice E Rosenthal

Robert F Schroeder

Armen V Danielian

Charles D Clarke

A plurality of connecting bodies are formed in various shapes of a resilient material such as molded plastic or other resilient material. The connecting bodies each define a plurality of inwardly extending slots which form receiving mechanisms for the edge portions of a plurality of cooperating generally planar plate members. The plate members are assembled to form more complex structures utilizing the connecting bodies to form interconnection therebetween. In alternate embodiments, a complex structure for the inwardly extending slots includes flexible ribs on each side of the slots together with relief slots adjacent the ribs. In further alternate embodiments, the connecting bodies and plate members may be assembled to form complex fanciful figures utilizing specialized elements such as a fanciful head member which bears a fanciful face and leg elements.

Construction toy set having low insertion force connecting bodies

Design craft kit construction component&mdash;twin-slotted sphere

Craft kit construction component&mdash;side-slotted cube

Design craft kit construction component&mdash;complex quad-slotted sphere

Craft kit construction component - corner-slotted cube

Craft kit construction component-quad-slottted sphere

Design craft kit construction component&mdash;complex side-slotted cube

Craft kit construction component&mdash;complex twin-slotted sphere

A winking apparatus (10 ) includes a doll head (20) having an eye (38) provided on an outer surface thereof beneath an arcuate slot (40) in which an eyelid (42) is movably mounted by an eye-lid-mounting mechanism (52) pivotally mounted in head (20) and actuatable by an actuating mechanism (60) to impart winking motions to eyelid (42).

Winking apparatus for figure toy

A figure toy which includes a unique actuating mechanism which cooperates with a novel shoulder assembly which allows the toy to emulate a shrug or a wave and to perform other functions of the same sort in a very realistic manner. The shoulder assembly includes a member which pivots about one end when it receives pressure from the actuating mechanism. The other end of the assembly is attached to an arm. Thus, the motion of the shoulder assembly moves the shoulder upwardly and inwardly simulating very closely the raising of the human shoulder such as occurs during a shrug or a wave. The arrangement allows one or the other or both of the shoulders together to be raised.

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Long Beach, CA, United States of America

James P Mills-Winkler