A playset having a battery housing and a receiving member is disclosed. The battery housing contains a battery and has at least one pair of recessed electrical contacts electrically connected to the battery. The receiving member has a chamber configured to receive the battery housing and an energizable element electrically connected to at least one pair of protruding electrical contacts protruding into the chamber. The battery housing is receivable by the receiving member such that the pair of recessed electrical contacts respectively electrically connect with the pair of protruding electrical contacts to supply power from the battery to the energizable element.
A pop-up toy assembly includes a head portion having a cap portion with an interior space, a base portion, a mesh tubing having a top end portion and a bottom end portion narrower than the top end portion, and a latching mechanism, wherein the top end portion is attached to an interior surface of the interior space of the head portion and the bottom end portion is attached to the base portion, the mesh tubing is configured to invert inwards when a compress force is applied to move the assembly from an uncompressed state to a compressed state, and the latching mechanism is configured to latch the head portion and the base portion in a compressed state and, upon impact with another object, the latching mechanism is configured to unlatch from the compressed state and spring back to the uncompressed state with enough force to propel the assembly away from the another object.
To entertain viewers more by adopting motions different from the conventional ones, there is provided an eyeglasses toy having an eyeglasses frame comprising a rim member and temple members, eyeball members fixed to the rim member and comprising spherical surface portions which project forwards from the rim member, rotational eyelid members which are provided rotatably so as to cover and expose the spherical surface portions of the eyeball members, biasing members which bias the rotational eyelid members in a direction in which the rotational eyelid members expose the spherical surface portions of the eyeball members, and operating members or strings which rotate the rotational eyelid members in a direction in which the rotational eyelid members cover the spherical surface portions of the eyeball members against biasing forces of the biasing members, wherein the strings have a chin locked portion which is locked on the chin of a wearer.
A play set includes a molded shell which includes at least two contoured panels and at least one hinge assembly is provided. The play set may optionally further include a figurine. The molded shell may be configured to have the appearance of a garment. Preferably, the molded shell provides a natural appearance of a garment when mounted onto the figurine.
An interactive toy includes a doll and one or more compatible toy accessories. The doll is configured to hold each accessory, the holding action causing the particular accessory to operate according to its associated functionality. A socket unit is contained in and exposed from a doll, and includes a magnetic connector and a socket connector. A plug unit is contained in and exposed from an accessory, and includes a central connector and a plug connector. The socket unit and the plug unit are configured to engage one another. A battery source is connected to the socket unit, and an actuator is connected to the plug unit. The engagement between the socket unit and the plug unit causes power from the socket unit to be transferred to the plug unit, thereby causing the actuator to be actuated to perform the associated functionality of the accessory.
A toy with interchangeable parts is provided. The toy (10) is comprised of a plurality of first and second enclosures (12a,12b) that each contain unique indicia and are attachable and detachable. In one form, the enclosures (12a,12b) are each one-half of a first toy form, such as a heart. An enclosure (12a) from the plurality of first enclosures attaches to an enclosure (12b) of the plurality of second enclosures to form the first toy form. The enclosures (12a,12b) separate to form a second toy form. In the second form, the enclosures (12a,12b) can further open to expose an inner cavity (54) of the enclosures, which, in one form, contains a figurine (32). First and second enclosures (12,12b) are interchangeable such that different toys of the first toy form may be created. In one form, the first toy form is adapted to interact with a docking station (42) that plays sounds corresponding to the first toy form.
A drawing apparatus is provided having a housing, a rotating mechanism (26) and a drawing mechanism (40). The housing has a circumferential ring gear (22) located within an interior portion of the housing. The rotating mechanism is rotatably mounted within the housing and has a motor (30) operatively connected to a drive gear (32). The drive gear rotates about a drive axis and is positioned for engagement with the ring gear. The drawing mechanism is pivotally mounted on the rotating mechanism, and has a drawing implement holder (44) connected to the drive gear by a connector (54). The connector is mounted to a portion of the drive gear that is spaced away from the drive axis. Upon rotation of the rotating mechanism with respect to the housing, the drawing implement holder mechanism pivots with respect to the rotating mechanism. Also provided is a method of drawing using such drawing apparatus.
A train system includes a track and at least one train component. Connectable and detachable segments join to form the track. Each segment includes a main body with an upper running surface upon which train components run. A receiving chamber is formed within the main body. A pair of track members extend outwardly from opposed sides of the main body. A connector component, with a neck portion and a distal portion, extends outwardly from the main body opposite the receiving chamber and engages the receiving chamber of another segment. The segments move in up-down and side-to-side directions. Each train component connects to the track by a pair of rail guides that engage the opposed sides of the main body. A spring element connected between the rail guides operates a switch element to drive a drive member, which engages the upper running surface to move the train component along the track.
A toy in the form of a doll or figurine has an electronic display screen (1) in a face portion thereof, which screen is capable of displaying a face or at least one feature of the face of the doll or figurine. The toy further includes means for displaying at least one of: a movie or onscreen prompts or textual messages or images other than a face. The toy has at least one electrical contact (5, 6, 7, 8) for facilitating interaction with a further toy or device (9, 10, 11) and further includes at least one of: removable image and/or sound recording means (10, 11), removable means for sending or receiving phone calls, text messages, sounds and/or videos, removable means for receiving and playing radio signals or removable means for creating, updating, organising and planning timetables or a diary. Means for downloading and/or uploading software from/to a computer may also be provided.
A toy, e.g. in the form of a figurine, comprises a main part (1) having a cross-section that is substantially in the form of a regular polygon, and a plurality of appendages, e.g. a head (2), arms (3) and legs (4), magnetic means being provided on each side of the polygon and on each of the appendages such that each of the appendages can be removably attached to any side of the polygon.
A toy comprises a plurality of magnetised beads connectable together in chains in which the beads are attached to each other solely by magnetic force. The beads may form an item of jewellery such as a necklace. One or more beads shaped as geometrical shapes, hearts, flowers, shells, faces, human, animal or fantasy figurines or other representative objects may be included.
A launchable doll has wings (1) which impart aerodynamic lift to the doll when it is rotated, said wings being fixed to the doll at a waist level thereof. The wings (1) may be pivotable with respect to the body of the doll so that when not rotating the wings fall to a substantially vertical position and provide a skirt for the doll. A launcher (5) for the doll comprises a base (6), a tube (4) for containing legs of the doll and a mechanism for rotating the tube and the doll with respect to the base (6).
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