Methods and apparatus for removably or irremovably interconnectable building block containers such as those capable of initially storing consumable items such as food and drink. After consumption of the food or drink, the cavity containing same may be cleaned and/or refilled with consumable or non-consumable items. The building block containers are utilized as building block toys and may be manufactured or otherwise designed to be collectable. In one aspect, the container connectors are nearly identical such that any one connector may mate with any other connector. In another aspect, the connectors are nearly identical but the orientations of each connector vary to allow mating to occur when the connectors are properly oriented. In another aspect, the container is a cube juice box with connectors on all four corners of all six sides of the container. A frame for holding a juice container may also be utilized.

A breakable shell defining an enclosure within which a toy is contained. The breakable shell has a plurality of plastic shell pieces able to self-retain together to define the enclosure. The shell, when dropped from a sufficient height on a solid surface will break apart by the shell pieces all disconnecting from each other thereby revealing the toy.

A form changing toy includes a moving part, a rotating part, a first stopper, a motor, and a holding mechanism. The rotating part is configured to move the moving part in first and second directions. An operation direction of the moving part is changed between the first and second directions at an inflection point of the rotating part. The rotation of the rotating part is configured to stop rotating in a first rotation direction when the rotating part rotating contacts the first stopper. The holding mechanism is configured to hold the moving part in a first state at a location between an inflection point and the first stopper, and to release the holding when the rotating part starts rotating in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction after the stopping at the first stopper.

A robot has a main body frame, an elastic body that forms a closed space between the elastic body and the main body frame, a movement mechanism that has a surface that is grounded when moving, and which is provided so as to be able to be housed in the closed space, and a drive mechanism that causes the movement mechanism to advance to an exterior of the closed space or to retreat into an interior. The elastic body elastically transforms owing to a pressing force received in accompaniment to an advancing of the movement mechanism, increasing the size of an aperture portion for exposing the movement mechanism, and elastically recovers in accompaniment to a retreat of the movement mechanism, reducing the size of the aperture portion.

A transformable robot that can take a vehicle form and a humanoid form. In the vehicle form, the robot has a front side section located on the side of a front center section, a cockpit in which a seat is arranged, a door section located on the side of the cockpit, and a rear upper section and rear lower section located behind the cockpit respectively upward and downward. In the humanoid form, the front center section constitutes a head, the front side section constitutes a chest, the door section constitutes an arm, the rear upper section constitutes a lower back, and the rear lower section constitutes right and left legs and feet. The seat surface of the seat of the cockpit are kept at a same slope angle in both the vehicle form and the humanoid form.

A collapsible and expandable toy container includes a base member configured for placement on a support surface, a sidewall extending upwards from the base member, a top member, and an interior space configured for holding one or more accessory items. A telescoping column supports the top member from the base member. The column is vertically extendible and retractable relative to the base member. At least one spring biases the column towards its extended position which raises the top member to access the interior space. Openable/closeable doors provides alternate access to the interior space. An optional intermediate platform may be arranged on the column between the top and base members. In the collapsed condition with doors closed, the container resembles a can and conceals any accessory items in the interior space. In the expanded condition, the container provides a multi-level play experience with play surfaces at different elevations for the child.

A mix or match toy set is disclosed wherein an airplane toy can be converted into several differently shaped units. The units are held together by using magnets in male and female connectors. The unit has interchangeable cockpit fuselage sections, jet, propeller, and fuel tank magnetic attachments and interchangeable airplane tails.

The present invention is generally related to dolls, and in particular, a doll having a costume element such that the doll can change into different characters using the costume element. The doll may have body with a torso and at least one appendage. The doll also may have at least one from the group consisting of the torso and the at least one appendage that defines a cavity and a costume element that is storable within the cavity. At least a portion of the costume element is configured to engage at least a portion of the body of the doll. The costume element may be any design including a tail, wings, an outfit, pants, a shirt, a head piece, a swimsuit, a jacket, or any other type of costume.

The present invention is generally related to dolls, and in particular, a doll having a costume element such that the doll can change into different characters using the costume element. The doll may have body with a torso and at least one appendage. The doll also may have at least one from the group consisting of the torso and the at least one appendage that defines a cavity and a costume element that is storable within the cavity. At least a portion of the costume element is configured to engage at least a portion of the body of the doll. The costume element may be any design including a tail, wings, an outfit, pants, a shirt, a head piece, a swimsuit, a jacket, or any other type of costume.

The present invention includes a toy with a retractable mechanism capable of transforming its original compact shape into a new entity, comprising: a hollow sphere (1) provided with a cut on the lower part thereof (2), on the upper end a convex protuberance is projected (3), provided with a modified asymmetric cylinder, which reduces its size in the upper end assimilating the neck of the body of the sphere (4), formed by two hinges of plastic material adjoined to both caps (5); and two internal springs that maintain these hinges under tension to maintain the body inside the sphere (6) which, when pressed, activates the operation of the main spring (7) in such a way that, when the sphere (1) receives a strike or is pressed, an identity different from the initial one is shown.