Title: Toy escalator

Abstract: A toy escalator for use with a doll, the escalator having an inclined base with side rails along opposite edges thereof and a stair member slidable the length of the base between the rails, the stair member being provided with a doll leg engaging fixture to retain the doll in a substantially upright position during operation of the escalator. Manual means are provided by having a string connected to the stair member, the string being operable through an aperture in the upper end of the base for moving the stair member.

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Inventors: Rosenthal, Janice S. (Manhattan Beach, CA, US)
Sapkus, Jurgis (Manhattan Beach, CA, US)

Application Number: 731643
Filing Date: 1976-10-12
Publication_date: 1978-05-09
Assignee: Mattel, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA)
Primary Class(es): 446/315
Other Classes:
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Primary Examiner: Shay, F. Barry
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Mesaros; John G., Shirk; Max E., King; Stephen L.