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US3126669A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Whistling floating roly-poly toy

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Granted: 1964-03-31
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Expires: 1981-03-31
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 17:53
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H23/00; A63H23/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 235 words
A COMBINATION ROLY-POLY AND FLOATING TOY FOR CHILDREN, WHICH COMPRISES LIGHT-WEIGHT WALL MEANS TO DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY SEALED CHAMBER, SAID WALL MEANS HAVING AN UPPER PORTION AND A ROUNDED LOWER PORTION SHAPED TO CAUSE THE TOY TO HAVE A ROLY-POLY ACTION, SAID LOWER PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS EXCEPT FOR LOWER OPENING MEANS FORMED THEREIN FOR INFLOW OF WATER INTO SAID CHAMBER AND OUTFLOW OF WATER THEREFROM, SAID LOWER OPENING MEANS BEING SHAPED AND LOCATED TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE WITH ROLY-POLY OPERATION OF SAID LOWER PORTION ON LAND, MEANS TO EFFECT FLOATING OF SAID WALL MEANS, CHILDENTERTAINING WHISTLE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO AIR FLOW AND MOUNTED ON SAID UPPER PORTION, UPPER OPENING MEANS FORMED IN SAID UPPER PORTION TO ADMIT AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER AND PERMIT EXPULSION OF AIR THEREFORM, SAID UPPER OPENING MEANS AND SAID CHILD-ENTERTAINING WHISTLE MEANS BEING SO RELATED THAT SUBSTANTIALLY ALL AIR PASSING IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION BETWEEN SAID CHAMBER AND THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE WHILE SAID WALL MEANS IS IN FLOATING CONDITION MUST FLOW THROUGH SAID CHILD-ENTERTAINING WHISTLE MEANS, AND WEIGHT MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID LOWER PORTION TO CAUSE FLOATING OF THE TOY IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND TO EFFECT A ROLY-POLY ACTION WHILE THE TOY IS EMPLOYED ON LAND, SAID WEIGHT MEANS AND THE EXTERIOR CONTOUR OF SAID LOWER PORTION BEING SO RELATED TO THE SHAPE AND WEIGHT OF SAID WALL MEANS THAT THE TOY WILL OPERATE EFFECTIVELY ON LAND AS A ROLY-POLY.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 235 words
A COMBINATION ROLY-POLY AND FLOATING TOY FOR CHILDREN, WHICH COMPRISES LIGHT-WEIGHT WALL MEANS TO DEFINE A SUBSTANTIALLY SEALED CHAMBER, SAID WALL MEANS HAVING AN UPPER PORTION AND A ROUNDED LOWER PORTION SHAPED TO CAUSE THE TOY TO HAVE A ROLY-POLY ACTION, SAID LOWER PORTION BEING SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS EXCEPT FOR LOWER OPENING MEANS FORMED THEREIN FOR INFLOW OF WATER INTO SAID CHAMBER AND OUTFLOW OF WATER THEREFROM, SAID LOWER OPENING MEANS BEING SHAPED AND LOCATED TO PREVENT INTERFERENCE WITH ROLY-POLY OPERATION OF SAID LOWER PORTION ON LAND, MEANS TO EFFECT FLOATING OF SAID WALL MEANS, CHILDENTERTAINING WHISTLE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO AIR FLOW AND MOUNTED ON SAID UPPER PORTION, UPPER OPENING MEANS FORMED IN SAID UPPER PORTION TO ADMIT AIR INTO SAID CHAMBER AND PERMIT EXPULSION OF AIR THEREFORM, SAID UPPER OPENING MEANS AND SAID CHILD-ENTERTAINING WHISTLE MEANS BEING SO RELATED THAT SUBSTANTIALLY ALL AIR PASSING IN AT LEAST ONE DIRECTION BETWEEN SAID CHAMBER AND THE AMBIENT ATMOSPHERE WHILE SAID WALL MEANS IS IN FLOATING CONDITION MUST FLOW THROUGH SAID CHILD-ENTERTAINING WHISTLE MEANS, AND WEIGHT MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID LOWER PORTION TO CAUSE FLOATING OF THE TOY IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND TO EFFECT A ROLY-POLY ACTION WHILE THE TOY IS EMPLOYED ON LAND, SAID WEIGHT MEANS AND THE EXTERIOR CONTOUR OF SAID LOWER PORTION BEING SO RELATED TO THE SHAPE AND WEIGHT OF SAID WALL MEANS THAT THE TOY WILL OPERATE EFFECTIVELY ON LAND AS A ROLY-POLY.

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