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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1997
Truman J Gilbert, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Mary Ellen Fosbenner, Riverton, NJ (US);
Lisa A Gilde, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Ernest D Baker, Jr, Medford, NJ (US);
Mattel, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Abstract
A toy kit includes a ring base, a ring gem and/or a ring dome, and preferably a plurality of each component. A first work station for assembling a toy ring base with either a toy ring gem or a toy ring dome includes a base and an upright support structure attached to the base. A ram is movably mounted to the support structure so as to move between a most distal position with respect to the base and a most proximal position with respect to the base. The toy kit further includes a hollow, flexible tube having at least one open end, a particulate substance sized to pass within the open end of the tube and a liquid substance, and preferably a plurality of each. A second toy work station for assembling the tube with particulate or liquid substances includes a base and an upright support structure attached to the base and having a passage sized to accommodate particulates. A carriage is movably mounted to the support structure and has a holder configured to receive and retain the tube. A linkage is connected with the carriage so as to move the carriage to displace the holder alternately toward and away from the passage of the support structure. After particulates and/or liquids are inserted into the tube, a continuous loop simulating a piece of jewelry is formed by inserting a connector into both ends of the tube.