Toy convertible among multiple configurations

Claim 1

A toy for simulating the transport of a pet in a carrier in one of multiple stuffed toy configurations, comprising: a figurine portion having a hollow torso part bounding an interior figurine cavity, a head part mounted on the torso part, a pair of arm parts mounted on opposite lateral sides of the torso part, and a pair of leg parts mounted on the torso part, each of said head, arm and leg parts having an interior space stuffed with a stuffing material; a bag portion having a hollow container part bounding an interior bag cavity, and a pair of carrying handle parts connected to the container part; means for sewing the figurine portion to the bag portion on a common wall bounding a common opening which communicates with both the interior figurine and bag cavities; said torso, arm and leg parts of the figurine portion being foldable and collapsible to a first compact state, and being stuffable in the first compact state in one direction through the common opening into the interior bag cavity to stuff the same and convert the toy to a combination figurine-tote bag in which the head part of the figurine portion is exposed and located exteriorly of the container part of the bag portion, thereby simulating the transport of the partially visible pet in the carrier; said entire figurine portion being foldable and collapsible to a second compact state, and being stuffable in the second compact state in said one direction through the common opening into the interior bag cavity to stuff the same and convert the toy to a stuffed tote bag, thereby simulating the carrier itself; said bag portion being foldable and collapsible to a third compact state, and being stuffable in the third compact state in a direction opposite to said one direction through the common opening into the interior figurine cavity to stuff the same and convert the toy to a stuffed figurine, thereby simulating the pet itself; and a double-pull zipper on the common wall for opening the common opening from either side of the common wall, and for at least partially closing the common opening after one of the torso, arm and leg parts in the first compact state, the entire figurine portion in the second compact state, and the bag portion in the third compact state has been stuffed into a respective one of the bag and figurine cavities, whereby the toy is easily converted among a combination figurine-tote bag configuration, a tote bag configuration and a figurine configuration to increase the overall play value of the toy.