The Little Tikes Company

Matthew R Fuligni

John Jeffrey Norton

John Richard Nottingham

John Spirk

Patrick W Brown

William K Ford

Eric A Fobean

Paul Madan

Raymond J Fritz

A collapsible activity center (10) includes a frame (12) which has pivotally connected thereto a wall (14) and a wall (16). The frame (12) includes a support leg (24) connected to a hinge leg (26) by a cross-piece (28). The hinge leg (26) is provided with a pair of transversely extending ribs (54) that engage a rib (84) extending from each wall (14, 16) to allow pivotal movement of each. A latitudinal detent (94) is provided on the rib (84) to engage the hinge leg (26) to allow the walls (14, 16) to be selectively held in position with respect to the frame (12). The cross-piece (28) includes a handle opening (30) while the support leg (24) includes a lip (46) to assist in carrying the walls (14, 16) when they are closed and the frame (12) is lifted.

Collapsible activity center

Child's activity center

Toy golf club

Combined ball tossing and teeing device

A toy golf club (10) is disclosed comprising a handle (12), a hollow shaft (14), and a club head (16). The shaft (14) defines an internal ball magazine chamber (34) sized to receive and store multiple toy golf balls through an upper aperture (40). The balls are ejected one at a time through a lower aperture (42) that extends through a lower bevelled surface (45) at the heel portion of the head (16). Sequential ejection of the balls is controlled by a gate assembly (58) comprising a lower hood member (60) pivotally mounted to the bottom of the shaft (14) within the chamber (34); a linkage arm (62) connected at a lower end to the hood member (60) and extending within the shaft (14) to the handle (12); and a trigger member (64) that is attached to the upper end of the linkage arm (62) and projects through an opening (30) in the handle (12). Reciprocal upward and downward movement of the trigger member (64) pivots the hood member (60) between an open orientation wherein a ball can be ejected from the lower aperture (42) and a closed position in which the lower aperture ( 42 ) is obstructed.

Golf club with integral ball storage

Playground activity apparatus

Slide toy

Toy vehicle

Growing community of inventors

Twinsburg, OH, United States of America

Matthew R Fuligni