A toy figure is provided having skin of elastic film and a filling of a high viscosity material, the viscosity of such filling remaining constant under shear. The skin may be of natural or synthetic rubber capable of recovery after stretching of 300 percent of its original dimensions. The filling viscosity is in the range of 5.times.10.sup.3 to 5.times.10.sup.8 centipoises.

A dental floss woven in a chinese finger cuff pattern is provided. The dental floss is woven with a sufficient number of fibers to be self-supporting. The chinese finger cuff weave allows for constriction of the dental floss about its longitudinal axis when tension is applied in the longitudinal direction. The hollow cylinder defined by the chinese finger cuff weave may be filled with fluoride or other cleaning substances such that when the dental floss has longitudinal tension applied to it the...

The present invention refers to a magic card formed of blanks and provided with a cover and with a slide member, which is guided in said cover and which is adapted to be pulled out of said cover at least partially, said cover having a front wall and a rear wall as well as an insertion opening on one side thereof and said slide member having two slide member surfaces, which are placed one on top of the other and which are interconnected on one side thereof, one of said slide member surfaces being...

A simulated car phone includes a handset unit configured to resemble an operational car phone. The handset unit includes a simulated keypad and a simulated signal cord. A radio frequency receiver is provided in the handset for receiving signals from a small remote battery powered unit radio frequency transmitter. A battery powered audio tape player in the handset unit produces simulated telephone ring signals through an audio speaker. The audio tape player is actuated by switching circuitry in t...

Within the translucent housing of a ball, there is an inertia switch which is connected to a lighting unit. The lighting unit includes a lamp and a battery which can be connected to form a series circuit by a time delay switch. Whenever the normally open inertia switch activates the time delay switch it closes the series circuit for a given period of time.

A structural graphic display has one or more first generally transparent surfaces with reversed images superposed thereon juxtaposed to a reflective surface such that the reversed image may be viewed as a reflection in the reflective surface. The display may be either purely an ornamental device, or may be utilized in lamps, desk accessories, greeting cards, or clocks as disclosed herein.

An amusement device employing a hollow cubical box having three curved conduit members assembled therein, each extending from and between a central opening in one wall of the box and a central opening in an adjacent wall, the conduit members forming passageways for a ball. No matter which side is up, a ball dropped in the top opening comes out a side one, but a ball inserted in one of the side holes disappears within the box.

An ornamental object comprising a transparent housing shaped into a decorative configuration and having a liquid therein and a sub-atmospheric pressure area between the liquid and the housing whereby ambient air temperatures will cause the liquid to boil; and wherein particles and/or larger solid objects may be placed within the liquid to be agitated by the boiling action of the liquid.

An illusion creating device comprises a support structure having a support edge encircling an aperture and a flat element. An elastic membrane is supported on the support edge and is stretched over the flat element to a degree wherein a supporting segment of the membrane underlies a portion of the element and supports it. The flat element is viewable through the membrane so as to appear to be disposed on top of the membrane. Pressing the stretched membrane over the flat element causes the elemen...

A figure moving article capable of accomplishing unique and unexpected movement sufficient to exhibit unexpected variation in figure. The figure moving article includes a cylindrical container having a peripheral wall formed of a flexible material. In the container is arranged a bending structure which is actuated to cause the container to carry out bending motion. Also, a motor is received in the container in a manner to be operatively connected to the bending structure to actuate the bending s...