The Quaker Oats Company

Robert J Boggs

David E Moomaw

Janet E Snell-Kelly

Wade A Maple

A teeter-totter is disclosed that simultaneously incrementally rotates as it pivots up-and-down. The teeter-totter comprises a base having a fulcrum about which a beam is pivotally mounted for up-and-down movement. The beam is coupled to the fulcrum by a mechanism that simultaneously incrementally rotates the beam upon movement of the beam in at least one of the up-and-down directions.

Incrementally rotatable teeter-totter

A toy simulated flash camera is disclosed for simulating the flash exposure of a real camera. The toy camera has a flash housing containing a light reflecting member which is visible through a front opening in the front wall of the flash housing. The toy flash camera further has a top opening in the top wall of the flash housing. A flash shutter mechanism is provided for the top opening which is movable between a normal shutter closed position for preventing the passage of ambient light through the top opening into engagement with an outer surface of the light reflecting member, and a shutter open position allowing the passage of ambient light through the top opening. A flash shutter actuating mechanism is provided for momentarily moving the flash shutter mechanism to its shutter open position causing the ambient light momentarily reflected from the outer surface of the light reflecting member through the front opening to simulate a real flash lamp exposure.

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East Aurora, NY, United States of America

Robert J Boggs