Mattel, Inc.

Other

Cine Coasters, Inc.

Keith Alan Hippely

Jon L Stern

Larry R Wood

Terence A Choy

Brian E Walsh

Mark Trageser

Mark S Mayer

Gary R Swisher

George Soulakis

Mike Andrews

Chris Down

Richard S Katz, Jr

Eric C Ostendorff

Anthony M Martino

Wayne R Halford

Philip W Crain

Eric So

Michael T McKittrick

Kevin W Gray

Samuel M Goldstein

William R O'Keefe

Jill E Barad

Edward Wong

Philip O Riehlman

Bryan Ray Benedict

Bill O'Keefe

Derek Gable

Alessandro Ioviero

Randolph Cyr

John Cook

John L Stern

Michael Lee

Judy M Greenfeld

Patrick Chu

Madhusudan Joshi

Joseph Wu

Denise Wong

Marlin He

Prodromos Papavasiliou

The present invention is directed to a device for attaching items to a surface, including attachment devices for attaching the device to the surface and pressure components connected to the attachment device, the pressure component having an upturned lip. The device may comprise a rib on a bottom surface to receive the attachment device such as adhesive, putty, fasteners, magnets, suction cups, etc. Pressure components may be biased toward the surface or a plate. Pressure may be applied between the pressure components and the surface or plate due to a curved lip on the pressure component. The pressure component and plate may be biased toward each other. The device may comprise an attachment core configured to receive the attachment device and attach to the pressure components. The device may include promotional designs or markings, and/or may be configured to hold items in a substantially non-coplanar arrangement with the surface.

Device for attaching items to surface

A toy vehicle is provided. The toy vehicle having: a vehicle chassis defining a first interior region; a leg movably secured to the vehicle chassis for movement from a first position to a second position, wherein the leg and a wheel rotatably secured to the leg is extended away from the chassis when the leg is moved to the second position; a spring for providing a biasing force to retain the leg into the first position; and an actuation unit received within the first interior region of the chassis and operably coupled to the movable leg member and a body portion movably secured to the chassis, the actuation unit being configured to overcome the biasing force of the spring and move the leg to the second position when the body portion is moved with respect to the chassis.

Toy vehicle

A toy vehicle includes a vehicle body configured for moving along a support surface when disposed in a first orientation. A platform is rotatably coupled to an underside of the vehicle body, and a lever is pivotally coupled to the platform. The lever is movable between a first position disengaged from the support surface and a second position engageable with the support surface when the vehicle is disposed in its first orientation. The lever causes the vehicle to be overturned from its first orientation when the lever is moved from its first position to its second position.

Toy vehicle with flipping mechanism

A toy vehicle storage case may be placed in a racing configuration with a toy vehicle raceway deployed and supported by the storage case, or a transport configuration with the storage case containing the toy vehicle raceway.

Toy vehicle storage case with race track

A toy vehicle includes a body supported by a plurality of wheels. The body also includes a roof and rear window supporting a plurality of user inputs. Within the toy vehicle body, a microprocessor controller drive and steering mechanism is operative. The operation of the microprocessor is set by the user inputs. The body further supports a movable bumper mouth and movable eyes and eyebrows behind the windshield.

Toy vehicle having fanciful facial expression

A playset includes a launching device and one or more accessory toys. The launching device includes a launch tube and a bellows system operable to generate a flow of air through the launch tube. The accessory toys may include vehicles such as air-launched vehicles and surface-launched vehicles. Each accessory toy may include a port that receives the launch tube. In use, an accessory toy is mounted onto the launch tube and the bellows is compressed, causing the air to propel the vehicle into the air or along a surface. In another embodiment, the launch tube may include and interference assembly that selectively prohibits the mounting of an accessory toy onto the launch tube, or prevents the launching of accessory toys already mounted onto the tube. The launching device may further be incorporated into a carrying case or a transport vehicle toy.

Fluid driven vehicle playset

A toy vehicle includes a body supported by a plurality of wheels. The body also includes a roof and rear window supporting a plurality of user inputs. Within the toy vehicle body, a microprocessor controlled drive and steering mechanism is operative. The operation of the microprocessor is set by the user inputs. The body further supports a movable bumper mouth and movable eyes and eyebrows behind the windshield.

A toy vehicle having a plurality of play configurations, comprising a frame; a vehicle body moveably coupled to the frame with at least two degrees of freedom of movement, said two degrees of freedom of movement including a longitudinal translation of the body relative to the frame for selecting at least a first play configuration of the plurality of play configurations; and a rotation of the body relative to the frame for selecting at least a second of the plurality of play configurations.

Toy vehicle with improved animated function

A toy. The toy includes a body and a plurality of tethers moveably coupled to the body. The toy also includes a corresponding plurality of tethered pieces coupled to the plurality of tethers and moveable between a retracted state in which the plurality of tethers hold the tethered pieces proximate the body and an extended state in which the plurality of tethers hold the tethered pieces away from the body. A triggering mechanism operatively is adapted to move the plurality of tethered pieces from the retracted state to the extended state responsive to a triggering event.

Toy with tethered pieces

A playset for use with a toy vehicle including an elongate track defining at least one travel path. In some examples, the playset includes a switching mechanism for switching a toy vehicle between different travel paths. In some examples, the playset includes an obstacle mechanism for selectively deploying an obstacle in at least one travel path. In some examples, the playset includes indicator mechanisms, including an active indicator mechanism and a passive indicator mechanism.

Playset with obstacles and lane switches

A toy vehicle having an interactive feature, the toy vehicle comprising a body at least two wheels rotatably coupled to the body; and a tongue actuation mechanism moveably coupled to the body, the tongue actuation mechanism including a tongue extender having an engagement portion, the tongue actuation mechanism is adapted to enable selective movement of the tongue extender from a storage position to a capture position, where in the capture position the tongue extender extends downwards approaching a ground surface for capture of an object to the engagement portion of the tongue extender.

Interactive toy vehicle

A toy motorcycle body supports a pair of front-to-back extending chassis shafts in a pivotal attachment. A front wheel and a rear wheel are each formed of respective wheel halves and supported by the pivotable chassis shafts. The chassis shafts each support respective lever cams which cooperate with a pivotally supported lever actuated by the user. The chassis shafts also support a pair of spring cams which cooperate with a return spring. The action of the spring upon the spring cams pivots the chassis shafts to place the front and rear wheel halves together configuring the toy motorcycle as a conventional motorcycle. The manipulation of the pivotally supported lever by the user overcomes the spring force and pivots the chassis shafts so as to move the respective wheel halves to a split outwardly extending configuration to mimic a hovering device.

Toy motorcycle configurable as a hovercycle

A toy airship includes an elongated hull having a generally. circular cross section which includes a pair of panels. The panels are movably supported with respect to the remainder of the airship hull by a plurality of pivotally supported arms. The interior ends of the pivotally supported arms are secured to a movable slide which is positioned by a return spring so-as-to pivot the supporting arms of the panels forwardly and outwardly thereby extending the movable panels to reconfigure the toy airship in a hydrofoil craft configuration. A movable button is operative coupled to the slide and is used to drive the slide forwardly against the return spring and thereby pivot the panel supporting arms rearwardly and inwardly. As the arms are pivoted rearwardly and inwardly, the panels are configured into a closed position resulting in reconfiguring the toy airship in its airship resembling configuration.

Toy airship alternately configurable as a hydrofoil craft

A receptacle for use in receiving and supporting an admission ticket or admission stub is formed of a planar sheet of heavy paper or cardboard or similar material cut to define a plurality of panels joined along fold lines. The ticket receptacle is foldable along the fold lines to place the panels in overlying relationship and to define a corner pocket configured to receive an admission ticket or ticket stub. The various surfaces of the panels support pluralities of images elements which are suitable for communicating the desired information to the ticket recipient.

Admission ticket receptacle bearing information and promotional material

A tray body preferably fabricated of a molded plastic material defines a generally rectangular recess having at least one support member extending downwardly therefrom. The tray body further defines a center cup receptacle having a receptacle wall extending downwardly beyond the tray body. A pair of side cup receptacles are formed on opposed sides of the center cup receptacle. In one embodiment, additional support members extend downwardly from the side cup receptacles. In an alternate embodiment, a pair of spaced apart support members are formed in the recess in place of the cup receptacle supports.

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Manhattan Beach, CA, United States of America

Keith Alan Hippely