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US4662550A
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Character pack
Assignee: Dover Handbag Co Inc
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Filing: 1985-11-22
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Granted: 1987-05-05
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Expires: 2005-11-22
Abstract
Abstract A character pack including a stuffed character having a hollow body portion and an integrally formed character's back pack on an exposed surface thereof is provided. The character's back pack is formed with a closable opening for providing access to the storage space within the character's back pack extending into the body volume for providing increased storage capacity.
Inventors
- 👤 Roseann O'Donnell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 18:03
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45F; A45F3/00; A45F3/04; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/003; A63H3/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
191 words
A character pack for storing items therein, comprising: a character having a body portion with a front surface and a rear surface; the body portion having a void therein and the rear surface formed with an opening for providing access to the void in the body portion; and a character back pack secured to the rear surface of the body portion of the character, the character back pack formed with an opening in the back surface of substantially the same size as the opening in the body so that the interior walls of the character back pack and the void in the body are substantially continuous for cooperating with the opening in the rear surface of the character for providing a useable storage volume greater than the volume of the void in the body portion or the volume of the character back pack alone, the character back pack formed with closure means for providing selective access to the interior of the character back pack and the void of the body portion through the cooperating opening of the character back pack and the opening in the rear surface of the body portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
191 words
A character pack for storing items therein, comprising: a character having a body portion with a front surface and a rear surface; the body portion having a void therein and the rear surface formed with an opening for providing access to the void in the body portion; and a character back pack secured to the rear surface of the body portion of the character, the character back pack formed with an opening in the back surface of substantially the same size as the opening in the body so that the interior walls of the character back pack and the void in the body are substantially continuous for cooperating with the opening in the rear surface of the character for providing a useable storage volume greater than the volume of the void in the body portion or the volume of the character back pack alone, the character back pack formed with closure means for providing selective access to the interior of the character back pack and the void of the body portion through the cooperating opening of the character back pack and the opening in the rear surface of the body portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The character pack of claim 1 wherein the character is formed with four limbs extending from the body portion with a pair of straps extending between each pair of limbs on each side of the character so that the character pack may be worn by a wearer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The character pack of claim 2, wherein the straps are of adjustable length.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The character pack of claim 2, wherein the void within body portion of the character is defined by a water-proof material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
The character pack of claim 2, wherein the body portion of the character other than the interior void is stuffed with a soft packing material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
The character pack of claim 1, wherein the void within interior body volume of the character is defined by a water-proof material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The character pack of claim 1, wherein the body portion of the character other than the void space is stuffed with a soft packing material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The character pack of claim 1, further including a key ring fixed to the character shaped body portion.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The character pack of claim 1, wherein the character is in the shape of an animal figure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The character pack of claim 1, wherein the character is in the shape of a doll figure.
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