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US4213266:
Tumbling toy
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Hyland, Joseph F.; Ridgewood, NJ
Hyland, Barbara B.; Ridgewood, NJ
Fogarty, A. Edward; Sarasota, FL
Fogarty, Bonnie R.; Sarasota, FL
Spinale, Frank A.; N. Attleboro, MA
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| Assignee: |
Hasbro Industries, Inc., Pawtucket, RI
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| Published / Filed: |
1980-07-22
/ 1978-02-21
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| Application Number: |
US1978000879908
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63F 7/40;
A63H 15/06;
A63H 15/08;
Core:
A63F 7/00;
A63H 15/00;
IPC-7:
A63B 37/00;
A63H 15/08;
A63H 33/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
A63H15/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
446/431;
446/444;
473/594;
Original:
046/001.R;
046/043;
046/134;
273/058.F;
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| Field of Search: |
046/1 R,43,134,11
273/86.3,113,120,108,58 F,153 J,154
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| Priority Number: |
| 1978-02-28 |
US1978000879908 |
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| Abstract: |
A tumbling toy having an end-over-end tumbling action and including a hollow housing having spaced end caps, an outer sleeve and an inner tubular member joined to the end caps and receiving a weighted ball for rolling action therein, the weighted ball having rolling movement between the end caps to produce the tumbling end-over-end action of the housing when an exterior force is applied thereto or when the tumbling toy is placed on a downwardly inclined surface.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Salter & Michaelson ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Mancene, Louis G.; Foycik, Jr., Michael J.
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| INPADOC Legal Status: |
None
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| Family: |
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A tumbling toy, comprising a hollow housing that includes spaced, opposed end caps and an outer cylindrical sleeve located therebetween, each of said end caps having a hemispherical configuration that includes a rounded end wall, an inner tubular member located within said outer sleeve in coaxial relation thereto and being secured at the ends thereof to said end caps, the opposed ends of said inner tubular member extending inwardly within the opposed end caps for engagement with an interior portion of said end caps, and a weighted ball captured within said inner tubular member and end caps and having rolling movement between said end caps to produce a tumbling end-over-end action for said housing when an exterior force is applied thereto, or when said toy is placed on a downwardly inclined surface.
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