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Convertible stuffed toy

Assignee: AMTOY Inc A CORP OF OH
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Filing: 1980-08-20
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Granted: 1982-06-29
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Expires: 2000-08-20
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Abstract

Abstract A convertible stuffed toy having a pair of soft, generally round head members disposed with their neck members connected together with a common juncture and having face portions disposed toward opposite directions from each other and a reversible shell fabric cover connected to said head members along said common juncture for flipping movement about said common juncture and said shell fabric cover being selectively flippable about the common junction to cover and conceal one head while leaving the other head visible, the concealed head serving as the body of the visible head.

Inventors

  • 👤 Claude R. M. Moreau

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 19:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/003; A63H33/004; A63H3/00; A63H3/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 280 words
A convertible toy, comprising first and second soft generally round, head members, each head member having a face portion at one end and a neck portion opposite thereto, said head members being disposed with their neck portions connected together with a common juncture and with their face portions disposed toward opposite directions, and a reversible fabric cover in the form of a shell cover connected to said head members along said common juncture for flipping movement about said common juncture, said cover being selectively movable between a first position in which said first head member is covered by said cover and the face portion thereof is concealed by said cover while said second head member is visible and a second position in which said second head member is covered by said cover and the face portion thereof is concealed by said cover while said first head member is visible, said cover being movable between said positions by lifting said cover off one of the head members, turning it inside out and flipping it over the other head member, the head member concealed by said cover serving as a body associated with the visible head member, a plurality of appendage members connected to said shell cover, said plurality of appendage members being movable with said shell cover and in either of said first or second positions of said shell cover forming all of the appendages visibly associated with the head member which is visible, and said appendage members being designed so that when said shell is moved from one of said positions to the other all of the appendage members are reversed and visibly associated with the head which is visible.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 280 words
A convertible toy, comprising first and second soft generally round, head members, each head member having a face portion at one end and a neck portion opposite thereto, said head members being disposed with their neck portions connected together with a common juncture and with their face portions disposed toward opposite directions, and a reversible fabric cover in the form of a shell cover connected to said head members along said common juncture for flipping movement about said common juncture, said cover being selectively movable between a first position in which said first head member is covered by said cover and the face portion thereof is concealed by said cover while said second head member is visible and a second position in which said second head member is covered by said cover and the face portion thereof is concealed by said cover while said first head member is visible, said cover being movable between said positions by lifting said cover off one of the head members, turning it inside out and flipping it over the other head member, the head member concealed by said cover serving as a body associated with the visible head member, a plurality of appendage members connected to said shell cover, said plurality of appendage members being movable with said shell cover and in either of said first or second positions of said shell cover forming all of the appendages visibly associated with the head member which is visible, and said appendage members being designed so that when said shell is moved from one of said positions to the other all of the appendage members are reversed and visibly associated with the head which is visible.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 56 words
The toy according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of appendage members comprises four appendage members attached to said shell cover at its perimeter, said four appendage members representing the front and rear feet of an animal or arms or legs of a doll, and said face portions are each of a different animal or doll.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 29 words
The toy according to claim 2, wherein said plurality of appendage members includes a fifth appendage member attached to said shell cover and representing the tail of said animal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 33 words
The toy according to claim 2, wherein said shell cover has a top side and a bottom side, said sides being of different patterns to provide a different body for each face portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 17 words
The toy according to claim 4, wherein said sides are fabrics of different design patterns secured together.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 17 words
The toy according to claim 5, wherein said head members are stuffed with a soft filling material.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-06-28 1985-12-28 1986-06-29 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-06-28 1989-12-28 1990-06-29 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-06-28 1993-12-28 1994-06-29 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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