Donald S Nix

US Patent:

40316599, Jun 28, 1977

Filed:

Nov 10, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/630719

Inventors:

Albert G. Keller - Chicago IL
Donald F. Nix - Hanover Park IL
Howard J. Morrison - Deerfield IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63H 1700

US Classification:

46204

Abstract:

A toy pick-up vehicle combination including a plurality of playing objects positionable upon a supporting surface such as a floor or the like. A toy vehicle is provided for picking up the playing objects and includes a vehicle body having a playing object receptacle. Wheels are provided for the vehicle body for moving the vehicle over the supporting surface. A spongy, resilient paddle wheel is rotatably mounted on the vehicle body for rotation with the wheels for engagement with the playing objects on the supporting surface and for moving the objects upwardly into the receptacle.

US Patent:

43040632, Dec 8, 1981

Filed:

Feb 8, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/119750

Inventors:

Allison W. Katzman - Chicago IL
Donald F. Nix - Hanover Park IL
Burton C. Meyer - Downers Grove IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63H 2916

US Classification:

46 44

Abstract:

A figure toy is disclosed including apparatus for retaining the eyes alternatively in an eye open position or an eye closed position. The toy includes eyeball means disposed behind eyeball openings in the head and are longitudinally moveable with respect to the toy to an eye open position or an eye closed position and means are provided for longitudinally moving the eyeball means alternatively to an eye open position or an eye closed position. The eyeball means are mechanically retained in an eye open position until the bladder, forming the body portion of the doll, is compressed thereby expanding a bellows to longitudinally move the eyeball means to a position above or below the eye openings in the doll's head to simulate an eye closed position. When the eyeball means are in an eye closed position, a pin member or other retaining means can be inserted into the doll's mouth to engage a pin receiving member structurally connected to the eyeball means to maintain the eyeball means in the eye closed position until the pin member is removed from the mouth. When the pin or other retaining means is removed, the eyeball means will revert to its naturally biased longitudinal position to again simulate an eye open position.

US Patent:

42828481, Aug 11, 1981

Filed:

Dec 21, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/106283

Inventors:

Ralph J. Kulesza - Chicago IL
Burton C. Meyer - Downers Grove IL
Donald F. Nix - Hanover Park IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

F41B 700

US Classification:

124 16

Abstract:

Batting practice apparatus for projecting balls upwardly into the air to be hit by a bat comprises trough for holding a plurality of balls to move in a sequence toward a feed position adjacent a stop at a lower end. A holding ring is mounted adjacent the stop for supporting a single ball in a ready position to be projected upwardly into the air. A feeder is provided for sequentially moving the balls from a feed position in the trough adjacent the stop into a ready position in the holding ring and a motor in the form of a foot operated lever and a time delay mechanism is operable for forcefully propelling the balls upwardly out of the holding ring so that a batter may step into position and swing at the balls as they pop-up into the air.

US Patent:

42791006, Jul 21, 1981

Filed:

Sep 28, 1979

Appl. No.:

6/079944

Inventors:

Denni F. Rivette - Chicago IL
Burton C. Meyer - Downers Grove IL
Donald F. Nix - Hanover Park IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63H 500
G10D 700
A63H 3300

US Classification:

46179

Abstract:

A sounding toy for producing musical tones and other sounds includes a reciprocating element which may be repetitively struck by the user in order to produce the sounds. The sounding toy includes a vertically reciprocating cylindrical member which moves within an aperture in the housing in a generally vertical direction. The travel of the cylindrical member is defined by the longitudinal axis of a piston secured to the interior of the housing. A deformable, hollow engagement member is mounted on the top of the cylindrical member and allows for repeated contact by the hand or a hand-held tool of the user. A sound producing mechanism, such as a whistle, is mounted or formed integrally on the cylindrical member in fluid communication with the deformable engagement member. A downward vertical force on the engagement member will cause compression or deformation thereof and force air or other fluid through the whistle moving the cylindrical member downwardly within the housing over the piston. Air leakage between the piston and the internal diameter of the cylindrical member permits several engagements of the engagement member by the user to move the cylindrical element downwardly its full length of travel.