Mattel, Inc.

Toshio Yamasaki

Eric C Ostendorff

J Stephen Lewis

Jurgis Sapkus

Janos Beny

Odette M Souza-Ferreira

A skateboard and remote control unit cooperate to provide remotely controlled movement of a skateboard in response to user commands. A doll is secured upon the upper surface of the skateboard in a standing position characteristic of typical skateboarders. The doll includes an upper torso freely pivotable upon a lower torso by a pivotal attachment therebetween. The upper torso further supports a pair of freely pivotable arms. An offset weight is secured within the doll upper torso to cause response to momentum changes by the skateboarding doll as the skateboard moves about. The doll upper torso and the doll arms freely move in response to momentum changes of the skateboard to provide a realistic appearing skateboarding doll.

Remotely controlled skateboard having motion-responsive doll riding thereon

A toy figure supports a pair of arm carriers pivotally secured within the torso interior near the shoulder of the toy figure. Each arm carrier includes an arm attachment apparatus and an inwardly extending arm shaft. A pair of pivot bearings pivotally support the arm shafts for pivotal motion in a horizontal plane. The arm shafts are carried within tight-fitting bores of the pivot bearings to facilitate rotational motion of the arm carriers and the supported arms about the shoulders in a vertical plane. A button is supported within the torso and extends outwardly through an aperture in the rear of the torso. The button is coupled to a pivotable yoke which is coupled to the interior ends of the arm shafts such that pivotal motion of the yoke causes pivotal motion of the arm shafts in a horizontal plane. A return spring urges the yoke and arm carriers toward the arms apart position of the figure and pressing the rear button pivots the arms forwardly to a hands together position which simulates a tambourine play.

Tambourine playing toy figure

A conventional doll receives and supports a combination diving mask and simulated snorkel unit. The combination diving mask and snorkel unit includes a mask body supporting a transparent faceplate and a snorkel mouthpiece. A snorkel body secured to the mouthpiece extends upwardly alongside the mask body and supports a resilient air bladder having a fish shape. The snorkel further includes a bubble blowing mechanism which is operative in response to squeezing of the fish-shaped air bladder to produce a plurality of bubbles emanating from the upper portion of the snorkel body.

Simulated diving mask and snorkel for doll

A toy vehicle includes a generally rectangular hollow supporting chassis and a replica vehicle body pivotally secured to the chassis at the front portion. A return spring resiliently biases the rear portion of the truck body in a generally horizontal position. A battery power unit and electric motor are supported within the vehicle chassis and coupled to the vehicle wheels by a gear coupling mechanism. The gear coupling mechanism is engageable and disengageable by a shift lever extending upwardly from within the vehicle chassis to beyond the vehicle body. A sound unit includes a sound drum and a flexible reed supported closely thereto. A plurality of extending tabs within the drive gear system are operative upon motor rotation to flex and release the spring reed against the drum head sound unit to produce engine sounds. A heavy flywheel is coupled to the motor drive system and produces gradual slowdown when the motor is disengaged. An electric switch is interposed between the battery power unit and the motor and is operable by either pivotal motion of the truck body when the user presses downwardly upon or by the positioning of the shift lever in the engaged position.

Toy vehicle having motor sound

A toy vehicle launcher includes a generally planar base having a pair of angularly disposed downwardly sloped toy vehicle feed ramps coupled thereto. A pivotally supported carriage defines a pair of angularly disposed launching stations for receiving toy vehicles from the feed ramps. An operative mechanism is coupled to a slidable handle supported upon the base to pivot the carriage back and forth between the feed ramps to alternate each launching station between a vehicle receiving position in alignment with a feed ramp and a launching position. A movable spring-loaded striker is operative in response to handle motion to strike the toy vehicle positioned within the launch position and drive the vehicle outwardly from the launcher.

Rapid action toy vehicle launcher

A toy vehicle having front opening gates and an ejectable flywheel seat which may be used as a gyroscopic top or to propel the vehicle. The flywheel seat is removably mounted to the top of the vehicle. A launching level rotatably coupled to the front axle of the vehicle may be used to simultaneously eject the flywheel seat from the toy vehicle and open two gates at the front of the vehicle. Downward movement of the level causes a tiltable box to rotate resulting in the seat being ejected from the vehicle. Movement of the lever also causes a sliding plate to move forward forcing the front gates to open. A flywheel is rotatably mounted inside the flywheel seat. When the flywheel seat is mounted on top of the vehicle, gears coupled to the front axle and mounted inside the tiltable box cause the flywheel to rotate inside the seat as the front wheels of the vehicle rotate. As such, the kinetic energy of the flywheel may be used to propel the toy vehicle forward. The flywheel seat functions like a gyroscopic top after it is ejected from the vehicle.

Toy vehicle with ejectable flywheel seat and opening gates

A toy vehicle having a plurality of leg members driven by a motor, with a ramp at the rear end thereof positionable between a first position enabling loading of other vehicles thereon, and a second position for supporting the vehicle in an upright position, with actuation of the rear leg members engaging the supporting surface to rock the figure while motion of the other leg members simulate a boxing figure.

Walking toy vehicle with ramp

A roller skating doll is disclosed. The doll has a roller skate attached to each foot, and the skates are in turn driven by motors positioned in the adjoining legs. The legs and one foot of the doll are articulated and may be secured in various positions so that the doll may skate on both legs or skate balanced on one leg. A skate may be fixed in different steering positions so that the doll may progress forward or in a circle. The skate drive motors are remotely controlled and are energized alternately in a fashion that emulates the movements of a human roller skater. An alternate embodiment is also disclosed which permits the skates to be removed from the doll.

Skating doll

A unidirectional clutch mechanism for use in a toy vehicle or the like having an inertia motor energized by a spring-return drawstring mechanism having a drive spool receiving the drawstring and the return spring, the drive spool having a drive disc portion with an integral square shank loosely encircled by a clutch disc with a circumferentially disposed slot engaged by an arcuate projection on the surface of the drive disc, the projection being shorter in length to allow relative motion between the discs. The opposite surface of the clutch disc is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed bearing members, each pivotally receiving a pawl of a unitary spring member having a square portion engaging the square shank with spring portions extending therefrom to pivot said pawls upon relative motion between the shank and the clutch disc. A drive gear is rotatably mounted coaxial with the drive disc and clutch disc, the drive gear having a drive disc portion with a cylindrical recess having inwardly extending drive lugs configured to be engaged by the pawls only when the drive disc portion is displaced relative to the clutch disc thereby pivoting the pawls. The drive wheel is coupled to an inertia flywheel and to an intermediate clutch wheel and other clutch means which can be coupled through intermediate gears to either a first or second drive wheel.

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Long Beach, CA, United States of America

Toshio Yamasaki