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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.04.2006 (43) Date of publication: 02.08.2006 Bulletin 2006/31 (21) Application number: 04811943.2 (22) Date of filing: 22.11.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A63H 33/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/039313 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/051506 (09.06.2005 Gazette 2005/23)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL HR LT LV MK YU (30) Priority: 21.11.2003 US 524319 P 17.12.2003 US 530549 P 19.11.2004 US 993794 (71) Applicant: MATTEL, INC. El Segundo, CA 90245 (US)	(72) Inventors: TRAGESER, Mark Los Angeles, CA 90035 (US) POHLMAN, Kip Los Angeles, CA 90045 (US) STONER, DON, Wayne Lakewood, CA 90713 (US) GINKEL, Ernst, E. La Verne, CA 91750 (US) MARTIN, Raymond, J. Torrance, CA 90503 (US) (74) Representative: Müller, Gerald Christian et al Hansmann & Vogeser Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Albert-Roßhaupter-Straße 65 D-81369 München D-81369 München (DE)