The Ertl Company

Breslow, Morrison, Terzian & Associates, L.l.c.

Mark F Reyner

Donald A Rosenwinkel

Christopher Thompson

Steve Hilko

John Maxim

A combination toy vehicle and book having a toy vehicle with an inner rigid frame and an outer flexible three-dimensional shell that alleviates possible pinch points when the vehicle is opened to reveal the book and the internal book has page tabs that extend out of an opening in the toy vehicle to assist opening toy vehicle when desired.

Toy vehicle with an internal book

A hair beading tool has a handle, a spindle joined to the handle, and a string joined to the spindle. A resilient bead is slid over both the spindle and string and other beads follow. A loop is formed in the string through which a lock of hair or clothing is inserted. With the loop drawn tight around the hair, the beads are pushed off of the spindle and string and onto the hair with the resilient bead last to bind the hair and restrain other beads from sliding off.

Hair beading tool

A toy ball in accordance with this invention includes a hollow sphere with spaced apart resilient knobs extending outwardly from the sphere and an internal mechanism that causes a random motion and bouncing of the ball. A safety switch is also provided to prevent injury to a user or damage to the toy while it is disassembled.

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Oelwein, IA, United States of America

Mark F Reyner