A play and/or exercise hoop for hip gyration is formed of a tube formed into a circle, the tube having a cross-section with a flat outwardly facing wall suitable for accepting a decorative strip adhered thereto. The cross-sectional shape of the tube is preferably D-shaped, with the flat wall of the D extending between two outwardly projecting ribs.

During play, a toy is rotated in a horizontal circular path about a player's ankle. The toy includes a collar and a housing connected to the collar by a tether. During play, the housing rotates about the player's ankle, while the player simultaneously hops or skips the tether. The housing contains a ribbon that is extendable from the housing to any one of a selected number of lengths. The length of the ribbon extended from the housing is directly proportional to a difficulty level of playing wit...

A child's riding toy fashioned to simulate the appearance of an animal or other character such as a horse and attachable to the upper leg portion of person comprising a body member having spaced apart top and bottom surfaces, the body member being formed of a compressible type material and having a lower surface conformable to the upper leg portion of a person when attached thereto, the upper surface of the body member having a seat or saddle like shaped area associated therewith adapted to rece...

A toy or game is provided which has as an object to increase the lifting power of the forearm. It is particularly attractive to children who wish to demonstrate their ability to lift a dumbbell or other weight by retracting the forearm. It comprises a first sleeve adapted to embrace the forearm and a second sleeve adapted to embrace the upperarm. The sleeves are composed of two halves hinged together so that they can be opened and closed around the arm portion to which they are adapted. Each sle...

There is disclosed an attachment designed to be carried by a clamping tool such as an hemostat for providing said tool with the capability of sealing the end of a fluid carrying vessel such as a blood vessel by means of staples. A staple cartridge is easily secured to an hemostat; and while the hemostat temporarily clamps and seals the end of a blood vessel, staples are smoothly ejected thereby perfecting a more permanent seal and permitting the removal of the hemostat.

A pair of U-shaped spring bands pivoted together with a longitudinal pivot and connected by a chain along one side. The spring bands engage the crossed wrists of the user causing him to use his hands oppositely from normal when performing such things as bouncing and catching a ball, catching a ballon, lacing and tieing shoes, writing names, folding and ripping paper, threading needles, and the like.

A finger toy, which may be integrally formed and molded of plastic material, for mounting on a single digit and comprising a body portion having a front nose end with an attached pinwheel or propeller, and a rear end opening which provides access to an interior body cavity, sized for receiving a digit. The shape of the interior body cavity is designed so that it will be finger-gripping for secure but releaseable attachment of the toy to a user's finger.

An activity belt to be worn by a cyclist has amusement devices attached. The amusement devices entertain a child riding in a child carrier seat behind the cyclist. The amusement devices may attach with clips so they can be changed to suit the age and interests of the child. The activity belt provides back support for the cyclist and a pocket for storing small items while cycling.

A wrist-borne launcher for a toy vehicle having a road-engaging flywheel mounted on an axle, one end of which extends through the bearing of a false wheel and terminates in a male coupler coaxial with a ring on the outer hub thereof. When not in use, the vehicle is held on a platform having a battery compartment, the platform being provided at its underside with a wrist-engaging cuff. Wires from the battery compartment pass through an arm cantilevered from the platform to reach over the hand of ...

A mouth-blown sports' whistle with a resiliently compliant ring of material surrounding the end of the whistle for engagement with the operator's mouth to prevent injury to the whistle user's teeth and having a whistle body with a C-shaped member forming a finger-gripping arrangement therewith and depending therefrom, the C-shaped members being bridged by a length of tubing formed of an elastomeric substance having a memory slipped over the ends of the C-shaped member, the tubing forming a subst...