Abstract The embodiment of the invention disclosed herein takes the form of a hand-manipulated type of puppet which has an elongated tubular body section of thin, flexible plastic sheet material open at one end for receiving the user''s hand. The opposite end is heat sealed closed and depicts an animal''s face, or the like. The body portion of the puppet, when in a collapsed condition, has one thin sheet of material adjacently superimposing the other thin sheet of material and the face portion includes a mouth section located between the sheet forming the body portion. The mouth portion is formed of an integral thin sheet portion folded upon itself and positioned between the two superimposing sheets forming the body portion and may be formed as an integral part of the body portion with the side edge portions thereof cut away and heat sealed to form the closed periphery of the mouth section. The fingers of the user''s hand may be employed to effect an opening and closing action of the mouth section when used as a puppet. The body portion preferably has one sheet thereof longer than the other at the open end with an aperture formed in the longer sheet for hanging the puppet to serve as a litter bag when desired.
Inventors
👤 E Brandwein
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-03 22:50
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
A hand-manipulated type of puppet including an elongated tubular body section of thin, flexible sheet plastic open at one extremity for receiving a users hand and having the opposite extremity thereof depicting a face, a smouth portion heat sealed to said opposite extremity by a primary heat seal to close off said tubular body section, said mouth portion when in a collapsed condition presenting a thin sheet adjacently superimposing another similarly shaped thin sheet which are joined by a secondary heat seal which is easily parted, the outer margins of the said sheet portion which forms said body sections and said mouth portions forming a hand receiving chamber, whereby the fingers of a users hand may be employed to effect the initial parting of said secondary heat seal so that opening and closing of the mouth section can be effected during use.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
A hand-manipulated type of puppet including an elongated tubular body section of thin, flexible sheet plastic open at one extremity for receiving a users hand and having the opposite extremity thereof depicting a face, a smouth portion heat sealed to said opposite extremity by a primary heat seal to close off said tubular body section, said mouth portion when in a collapsed condition presenting a thin sheet adjacently superimposing another similarly shaped thin sheet which are joined by a secondary heat seal which is easily parted, the outer margins of the said sheet portion which forms said body sections and said mouth portions forming a hand receiving chamber, whereby the fingers of a users hand may be employed to effect the initial parting of said secondary heat seal so that opening and closing of the mouth section can be effected during use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The hand-manipulated type of puppet according to claim 1 wherein one wall portion of said elongated tubular body is longer than the other wall portion at the open extremity thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The hand-manipulated type of puppet according to claim 2 wherein said longer wall portion has an opening formed therein to allow the puppet to be hung as a litter bag.