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US Patent 4952190
Issued Date
August 28, 1990
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A novelty toy including a flexible bladder in any desired shape having a sealable filling stem for receiving a moldable filling medium such as a cohesive mixture of hollow or solid microspheres and water, wherein after being filled with the filling medium the filling stem is sealed and pushed into the flexible bladder.
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Owner
Main Street Toy Company, Inc. (West Simsbury, CT)
Published
August 28, 1990
Application Number
07/365,822
Filed
June 14, 1989
US Classification
446/267   446/385 473/594
Int'l Classification
A63B   37/08   (20060101)   A63H   3/36   (20060101)   A63B   37/02   (20060101)   A63H   3/00   (20060101)   A63B   21/00   (20060101)  
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446/267   446/385   446/220   446/224   446/491   273/58H   273/58R   273/424  
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