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Tonka Corporation Patents
Assignee:
Tonka Corporation
Address:
Pawtucket, RI
No. of patents:
47
Patents:




Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
D368280 Toy projectile launcher March 26, 1996
D362280 Toy vehicle September 12, 1995
D361105 Repeat firing toy projectile launcher August 8, 1995
D360914 Toy projectile shooter August 1, 1995
D360439 Toy projectile launcher July 18, 1995
D355230 Football February 7, 1995
D353427 Football December 13, 1994
D337796 Toy archery set July 27, 1993
D322105 Ball December 3, 1991
D258222 Toy jack February 10, 1981
D253193 Toy vehicle October 16, 1979
D253185 Toy truck cab October 16, 1979
D253183 Toy tractor October 16, 1979
D247517 Toy fork lift March 14, 1978
D243546 Toy fork lift vehicle March 1, 1977
5727985 Stunt performing toy vehicle March 17, 1998
A remote control toy vehicle includes an invertible chassis having vehicle body portions on opposite sides thereof, a plurality of highly resilient balloon tire support wheels, a high torque drive motor assembly for driving at least one of the support wheels and a remote control receiver
5605140 Toy gun with concealed secondary barrel February 25, 1997
A toy gun includes a gun body having a handle portion, a primary barrel on the gun body and a concealed secondary barrel in the handle portion. The gun further includes a piston and cylinder assembly which is operable for selectively delivering blasts of compressed air to the primary or
5487692 Expandable wheel assembly January 30, 1996
An expandable wheel assemble for toy vehicles includes an axle, a first hub fixed to the axle, a second hub supported by the axle, and at least one web that spans between and is joined to the hubs, and has a central portion movable outwardly from the axle due to centrifugal force when th
5452889 Ball striking device September 26, 1995
A device for striking a ball, such as a soft foam rubber ball, includes a ball striking element including a clear transparent shell portion which is formed in a configuration similar to a device such as a golf club or a baseball bat and a colored liquid in an inner cavity in the shell po
5377656 Toy gun January 3, 1995
A toy gun includes a ball holding member and a piston and cylinder assembly for producing blasts of compressed air in order to launch soft foam balls from the ball holding member. The gun further includes a water supply assembly for supplying water to the piston and cylinder assembly so
5267549 Air-powered toy gun December 7, 1993
An air powered toy gun includes first and second barrels and a manually operable piston-and-cylinder assembly which includes a cylinder, and a piston in the cylinder. The piston is movable in a first direction in the cylinder for applying pressurized air to the first barrel in order to
5253866 Ball with a passive sound device October 19, 1993
The present invention is a toy sound producing ball, having a ball portion, such as a foam football, joined with a passive sound device, such as a whistle, which produces sound when air travels relative to the sound device, wherein the whistle is joined to the interior or exterior of the
5224894 Doll plus invertable container July 6, 1993
A container and a container lid enclose and conceal a figurine. The container is made of a resilient shape-retaining polymer material and can be turned inside-out. The container acts as a stand or platform for the figurine when turned inside-out, thereby holding the figurine in an el
5224464 Toy archery set July 6, 1993
A toy archery set comprising a bow; a barrel rigidly attached to the bow; a movable plunger which has finger grooves and is longitudinally disposed within the barrel; a spring operably coupled to the plunger and to the barrel providing a projecting force either directly or through a pneu
5115794 Compressible ball launcher May 26, 1992
A launcher for a soft compressible closed cell foam ball which includes a cavity in which the ball is forced into from the front of the barrel and is held loosely therein and a plunger coupled to the barrel for causing theball to be compressed and then spring out of the cavity accompanie
5113842 Rapid fire ball launcher May 19, 1992
A ball launcher for launching a plurality of soft closed cell plastic compressible balls, one ball at a time, by causing a plurality of balls in a line, one ball at a time (each time the plunger is moved back and forth), to squeeze past a constriction at the front of the launcher. The
5052973 Toy car launcher with cable driven shuttle and pulleys October 1, 1991
A toy car launcher includes a base which carries a combination of pulleys which cause a slide in an elongated track to be rapidly propelled down a track when a pair of handles are pulled. A car placed on the track is propelled by the slide down the track, gaining velocity until it exits
4990092 Talking book February 5, 1991
A talking book including a power source, switches, voice chips and speaker, all of which are mounted within the book and act together to "read" the words written on pages of the book. The switches are pressure-sensitive types, and marked areas on the pages are pressed in order to activat
4919422 Curve ball April 24, 1990
A ball for throwing having a generally spherical shape and balance has an axis, first and second convex surfaces defined about the axis at opposite poles, and at least one groove having a non-uniform depth defined in the surface of the ball between the first and second convex surfaces. T
4892081 Compressible ball launcher January 9, 1990
A launcher for a soft compressible closed cell foam ball which includes a cavity in which the ball is forced into from the front of the barrel and is held loosely therein and a plunger coupled to the barrel for causing the ball to be compressed and then spring out of the cavity accompani
4887812 Basketball hoop system December 19, 1989
A basketball hoop and bracket for attaching the hoop to the upper edge of a door or other elevated structure embodying an upper edge over which the bracket can be suspended the bracket taking the form of a U-shaped hanger embodying spaced, parallel legs spaced apart a distance greater th
4842564 Cap-firing mechanism for a toy June 27, 1989
A cap firing mechanism for use with a cap strip and in a toy having a wall and a housing, and comprising an anvil mounted on the wall and a firing mechanism mounted in the housing. The mechanism includes a mounting pin connected to the housing, and a hammer mounted on the pin. A hammer s
4422263 Gear changing mechanism for toy vehicle driving devices December 27, 1983
A toy vehicle is disclosed including a gear changing mechanism for use in conjunction with a flywheel driving device. The mechanism comprises a gear changing lever pivotally mounted to a frame by means of a pin. The lever is biased in one direction by means of a first spring member to ho
4363185 Vehicle with gear-changing mechanism including two displaceable gears December 14, 1982
A toy vehicle is disclosed including a gear changing mechanism for use in conjunction with a flywheel driving device. The mechanism comprises a gear changing lever pivotally mounted to a frame by means of a pin. The lever is biased in one direction by means of a first spring member to ho
4299051 Mountable wheel for toy vehicle November 10, 1981
Disclosed is a demountable wheel suitable for use on toy vehicles. The demountable wheel includes a first member that is rotatably mounted in a permanent or semi-permanent arrangement on an axle. The wheel has a second member including a tire which is demountably supported on the first
4227337 Toy building units October 14, 1980
A toy building is disclosed including a base member, a plurality of spaced posts are mounted on the base member and frictionally engaged with appropriately located projections. The support posts have channels in which projections extending from the base are gripped and also the ends of
4193639 Mountable wheel for toy vehicle March 18, 1980
A wheel suitable for use on toy vehicles. The wheel has a tire which is mountable and demountable with respect to such toy vehicle. The wheel includes a first member that is rotatably mounted in a permanent or semi-permanent arrangement on an axle. The wheel has a second member inclu
4187636 Camping trailer February 12, 1980
The toy camping trailer includes a trailer box supported on a pair of wheels. The trailer has a two-piece pivotal top which may be collapsed to a travel position or raised to a camping use position. One top piece may include an open zone to permit access to the interior of the trailer wh
4173840 Turret toy vehicle November 13, 1979
A toy fire engine is disclosed including a body, wheel and axle assembly, aerial ladder, ladder support and loose ladder. The ladder support may include a turret for pivotal support of the ladder about a vertical axis. The fire engine body may include a ladder carrier which limits sidewa
4173095 Toy vehicle November 6, 1979
A toy vehicle is disclosed which may resemble a jeep. The toy vehicle may include a chassis, an inside compartment, wheels and a top. The inside compartment may have seats, wall panels and a floor. The compartment may serve to enclose various raw edges of the chassis. The top may include
4130963 Running toy with a flywheel December 26, 1978
The running toy with a flywheel of the invention has a toy driving unit to form a first transmission path with a first gear ratio to energize and rotate the flywheel at a high speed when driving wheels are rubbed against a floor for drive, and a second transmission path to rotate the dri
4021961 Wheel mounting for toy vehicles May 10, 1977
In a miniature toy vehicle a chassis extending in a fore and aft direction relative to the intended direction of travel, said chassis having a pair of transversely aligned downwardly opening notches and a hook member depending from the chassis between the notches and adapted to retain a
4020587 Toy vehicle plow mounting May 3, 1977
A plow for a miniature toy vehicle having a front wheel axle wherein a plow blade extending transversely across the front of the vehicle is fixed to a bracket which extends rearwardly under the vehicle. The bracket has a pair of side plates each of which has a slot receiving the front wh
3986294 Miniature toy fork lift vehicle October 19, 1976
A miniature toy fork lift vehicle having a body supported on ground wheels, an upright frame mounted on the front portion of the body and having a pair of upright parallel guide rails spaced transversely of the vehicle, a lift fork including a carrier mounted on the guide rails for verti
3962820 Connection for miniature toy vehicle parts June 15, 1976
A connection for use in connecting a rigid sheet material part in a toy vehicle with a relatively more resilient part wherein the rigid part is provided with a round aperture and the resilient part has an expansion collar thereon which is somewhat greater in diameter than the aperture bu
3953937 Part assembly for toy vehicles May 4, 1976
A panel for a toy vehicle truck box or the like wherein one edge of the panel interlocks with one wall of the box against outward removal therefrom and the opposing edge of the panel has an apertured tab adapted to be secured by a fastener such as a rivet to the wall of the box oppos
3942285 Miniature toy vehicle construction March 9, 1976
A miniature toy vehicle having an elongated body and two or more wheel and axle assemblies disposed on the underside of the body in longitudinally spaced positions with the axles disposed transversely of the body in parallelism and being seated in notches in the body, and a pan extending

 
 
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