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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 10, 1998
Daniel Klitsner, Larkspur, CA (US);
Hedstrom Corporation, Bedford, PA (US);
Abstract
A children's activity toy, preferably in the form of a spring horse having a body composed of mirror-image, front and rear sections connected by a relatively narrow, downwardly curved bridging section which can serve as a seat for an infant or toddler. The body also includes a pair of mirror-image blocks which are pivotally connected between the front and rear sections so that they can be moved between corresponding outer positions wherein they cooperate with the first and second sections to form a ring which encircles a child straddling the bridging section and corresponding inner positions wherein the blocks cooperate to form a saddle extending above the first and second sections directly over the bridging section for supporting an older child. The toy also includes means for releasably retaining blocks in their corresponding first and second positions.