Shelcore Inc.

Manfred Strauss

Action ball toy

A toy having a transparent hollow outer shell is formed in the shape of a surface of revolution with an axis of symmetry and contains an object visible through said shell. The object is clear of the inner surface of the shell. A flexible elastic band having spaced points of connection to the shell and located on said axis of symmetry is fixed to and supports the object between said connection points. The object's center of gravity is below said band. Rolling of the shell about its axis twists the band as the center of gravity of the object remains below the band. When the band has stored up enough energy, it untwists and spins the object first in one direction and then reversely.

Spinning toy

Simulative driving toy

An inflatable nursery toy typically consisting of a large generally barrel-shaped inflatable outer bag composed of soft, limp, flexible and non-resilient sheet material such as plastic, with donut-shaped cuffs at either end thereof. A smaller, separately inflatable cylindrical tube, usually composed of the same plastic material as the outer tube, is located within the barrel and is inclined lengthwise of the barrel relative to the axis of symmetry thereof. A plurality of balls are located within the cylindrical tube, and these balls travel lengthwise due to gravity, as a child rolls the barrel along the floor.

Inflatable nursery toy

A driving simulator toy realistically duplicates the actual driving environment of an automobile. The toy has a tunnel-like structure which accommodates the outstretched legs of a seated child to thereby simulate a low-slung bucket-seat environment.

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Randolph, NJ, United States of America

Manfred Strauss