Donald James 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:

39980014, Dec 21, 1976

Filed:

Feb 5, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/655420

Inventors:

Burton C. Meyer - Downers Grove IL
Donald F. Nix - Hanover Park IL
Derek A. Brand - Naperville IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63H 352
A63H 3328

US Classification:

46 8

Abstract:

A toy bathtub device for simulation of giving a doll a shower or bubble bath, or the like. The device includes a base tub portion having an upstanding post supporting a showerhead which includes a spray nozzle. A shower curtain is mounted on the post for preventing undue splashing of water from the nozzle and tub. The nozzle is supplied with water through a conduit by a bellows-like pump which operates in combination with a check valve to pump water in a recycling fashion from a tub water reservoir through the conduit and thence from the nozzle. The tub is provided with a drain plug for draining water from the tub into the water reservoir for reuse. The floor of the tub also is provided with an aeration system in the form of a peripheral series of perforations or ports through the tub bottom wall which are interconnected by a manifold. The manifold is supplied with air under pressure from another bellows pump acting against a check valve. Each of the pumps is individually controllable by a separate manually operable pumping handle accessible from the exterior of the device so that a child, in play, can select activation of the shower and/or activation of the bubbling system or both simultaneously.

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:

40205886, May 3, 1977

Filed:

Sep 15, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/613296

Inventors:

Gordon A. Barlow - Skokie IL
Donald F. Nix - Hanover Park IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63H 1110
A63H 1500

US Classification:

46216

Abstract:

An action accessory for use with a model train, or the like. The accessory includes a first figure toy in the shape of a toy horse, and a second figure toy such as a cowboy for riding the horse and for removal therefrom. A frame is provided having an inclined ramp portion for rollably supporting the horse for movement on a path of travel generally parallel with the tracks of the model train. The frame includes a dismounting cam device at the lower end of the inclined ramp portion, which engages the foot of the cowboy figure on the side of the horse opposite the train tracks thereby causing the cowboy to dismount or alight from the horse directly onto a moving train, particularly a certain car thereof. A selectively operable lock is provided on the frame to maintain the horse and rider at the top of the ramp and for releasing the horse, causing him to travel down the ramp, in a timed relationship so that the rider successfully boards the moving train.

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.

US Patent:

39329577, Jan 20, 1976

Filed:

Feb 12, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/549498

Inventors:

Howard J. Morrison - Deerfield IL
Donald F. Nix - Hanover Park IL

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63H 1700
A63H 2920

US Classification:

46206

Abstract:

A self-propelled toy vehicle wherein at least one driving wheel also provides a gyroscopic effect on the travel of the vehicle. In the preferred embodiment, the toy vehicle has a single supporting and driving wheel in the form of a rotatable flywheel which is capable of storing sufficient energy to provide a gyroscopic directional effect on the vehicle. The axle of the flywheel is rotatably mounted in a frame which is pivotally mounted about a vertical axis on and relative to the toy vehicle body. Rapid rotation of the flywheel to drive and direct the vehicle is achieved by the use of a flexible rack engageable with a pinion gear on the axis of the wheel. During travel, the vehicle body can rotate in a horizontal plane about said vertical axis relative to the flywheel and its frame, and thus give the impression of a vehicle skidding out of control even though the flywheel continues to move along a straight line under the gyroscopic effect of the flywheel. In the exemplary embodiment, a latch-release mechanism is provided to hold the body relative to the flywheel frame in a forward orientation. A figure is positionable on the vehicle to hold the mechanism in latched condition, but the mechanism is released when the figure is knocked off of the vehicle.

US Patent:

41434820, Mar 13, 1979

Filed:

Jun 6, 1977

Appl. No.:

5/803476

Inventors:

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

Assignee:

Marvin Glass & Associates - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63H 3300

US Classification:

46 43

Abstract:

An amusement device provides a skating rink for use with figure toys or the like. The amusement device includes a plurality of rotatable disc-shaped rink portions mounted on the base adjacent a panoramic setting. The setting includes a recirculating device which receives the figure toys from one end of the rink and elevates the figure toys to a chute which delivers the figure toys generally to a position at the opposite end of the rink. A ski lift mechanism including a plurality of chairs is adapted to carry the various figure toys at an elevated position over the top of the rink. A common linkage drives the rotatable rink portions, the recirculating system, and the ski lift mechanism.