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US3279794A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Teeter bridge toy

Assignee: LOJEN APPARATUS Inc
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Filing: 1964-01-24
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Granted: 1966-10-18
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Expires: 1984-01-24
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sherman Lois M Jenkins

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 05:19
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 283 words
A MULTIPLE USE TOY COMPRISING A PLANAR MEMBER OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR ELONGATED CONFIGURATION, A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS ATTACHED TO ONE SURFACE OF SAID PLANAR MEMBER, THE EDGE OF EACH SIDE WALL REMOTE FROM THE PLANAR MEMBER BEING ARCUATE AND SMOOTHLY CURVED FROM ENDTO-END THEREOF WITH THE ENDS OF THE ARCUATE EDGE MERGING WITH AND JOINING WITH THE ENDS OF THE PLANAR MEMBER, AND AN ARCUATE MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE SIDE WALLS AND HAVING THE ENDS THEREOF MERGING AND JOINING WITH SAID PLANAR MEMBER THEREBY FORMING A ROADWAY FOR PASSAGE OF SMALL VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS OR THE LIKE WHEN THE PLANAR MEMBER IS USED AS A BASE, SAID TOY BEING USABLE AS A TEETER TOY WHEN INVERTED WITH THE PLANAR MEMBER, UPPERMOST FOR FORMING A SEAT FOR RECEIVING CHILDREN, SAID ARCUATE MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE SIDE WALLS INCLUDING A CENTRALLY DISPOSED DIVIDING LINE ON THE ARCUATE MEMBER FOR DIVIDING THE SURFACE OF THE ARCUATE MEMBER INTO TWO LANES TO SIMULATE A ROADWAY, AND SOLID YELLOW LINES ON THE SURFACE OF THE ARCUATE MEMBER ON THE SIDE OF THE DIVIDING LINE NEAREST A VEHICLE APPROACHING THE CREST OF A HILL WHILE ASCENDING THE HILL THEREBY SIMULATING ACTUAL ROADWAY MARKINGS SO THAT CHILDREN MAY BECOMD FAMILIAR WITH SUCH MARKINGS AND THE SIGNIFICANCE THEREOF, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH AN ENLARGED OPENING THEREIN, SAID OPENINGS BEING ALIGNED AND EXTENDING TO SAID PLANAR MEMBER THEREBY DEFINING AN OPENING THROUGH THE TOY SIMULATING THE PASSAGE UNDER A BRIDGE WHEN THE ARCUATE MEMBER IS EMPLOYED AS A ROADWAY FOR ENABLING SMALL CARS TO BE DRIVEN THERETHROUGH OR STORED THEREUNDER, SAID OPENING ALSO DEFINING ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF THE TOY FOR ENABLING STORAGE OF VEHICLES OR OTHER TOYS THEREIN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 283 words
A MULTIPLE USE TOY COMPRISING A PLANAR MEMBER OF GENERALLY RECTANGULAR ELONGATED CONFIGURATION, A PAIR OF SIDE WALLS ATTACHED TO ONE SURFACE OF SAID PLANAR MEMBER, THE EDGE OF EACH SIDE WALL REMOTE FROM THE PLANAR MEMBER BEING ARCUATE AND SMOOTHLY CURVED FROM ENDTO-END THEREOF WITH THE ENDS OF THE ARCUATE EDGE MERGING WITH AND JOINING WITH THE ENDS OF THE PLANAR MEMBER, AND AN ARCUATE MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE SIDE WALLS AND HAVING THE ENDS THEREOF MERGING AND JOINING WITH SAID PLANAR MEMBER THEREBY FORMING A ROADWAY FOR PASSAGE OF SMALL VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS OR THE LIKE WHEN THE PLANAR MEMBER IS USED AS A BASE, SAID TOY BEING USABLE AS A TEETER TOY WHEN INVERTED WITH THE PLANAR MEMBER, UPPERMOST FOR FORMING A SEAT FOR RECEIVING CHILDREN, SAID ARCUATE MEMBER INTERCONNECTING THE SIDE WALLS INCLUDING A CENTRALLY DISPOSED DIVIDING LINE ON THE ARCUATE MEMBER FOR DIVIDING THE SURFACE OF THE ARCUATE MEMBER INTO TWO LANES TO SIMULATE A ROADWAY, AND SOLID YELLOW LINES ON THE SURFACE OF THE ARCUATE MEMBER ON THE SIDE OF THE DIVIDING LINE NEAREST A VEHICLE APPROACHING THE CREST OF A HILL WHILE ASCENDING THE HILL THEREBY SIMULATING ACTUAL ROADWAY MARKINGS SO THAT CHILDREN MAY BECOMD FAMILIAR WITH SUCH MARKINGS AND THE SIGNIFICANCE THEREOF, EACH OF SAID SIDE WALLS BEING PROVIDED WITH AN ENLARGED OPENING THEREIN, SAID OPENINGS BEING ALIGNED AND EXTENDING TO SAID PLANAR MEMBER THEREBY DEFINING AN OPENING THROUGH THE TOY SIMULATING THE PASSAGE UNDER A BRIDGE WHEN THE ARCUATE MEMBER IS EMPLOYED AS A ROADWAY FOR ENABLING SMALL CARS TO BE DRIVEN THERETHROUGH OR STORED THEREUNDER, SAID OPENING ALSO DEFINING ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF THE TOY FOR ENABLING STORAGE OF VEHICLES OR OTHER TOYS THEREIN.

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