Toy kit with stuffed animal-like figurine having a changeable appearance

Claim 1

A toy kit convertible among different animal-like appearances, comprising: (A) a stand-alone, three-dimensional, animal-like figurine, including (i) a body having a front and a rear spaced apart of each other along a longitudinal direction, and a top and a bottom spaced apart of each other along a height direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, (ii) a pair of front legs at the front of the body and spaced apart of each other along a transverse direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal and height directions, said front legs extending away from the bottom of the body along the height direction, (iii) a pair of rear legs at the rear of the body and spaced apart of each other along the transverse direction, said rear legs extending away from the bottom of the body along the height direction, (iv) a head at the front of the body and extending from the top of the body along the height direction, (v) said front and rear legs together supporting the body and the head in a stable configuration resembling an animal standing on all fours, (vi) said front legs, rear legs, body and head being integrally interconnected in a unitary construction and together having a common fabric cover enclosing a common interior space in which a material is contained, said common fabric cover having an outer peripheral surface and a first type of looped fastener located over the entire periphery of the common fabric cover; (B) a first set of accessories, each including an outer surface having a second type of hooked fastener complementary to the first looped fastener, said first set of accessories including (i) first facial feature accessories removably mounted on the head by press-on placement on a section of the cover which encloses the head, (ii) first coat accessories removably mounted on the body by press-on placement on another section of the cover, each coat accessory having an exterior covering resembling an animal exterior, (iii) a first tail accessory removably mounted on the body by press-on placement on still another section of the cover, and (iv) said first set of accessories imparting a first animal appearance to the figurine, and being peelingly removable from the figurine; (C) a second set of accessories, each including an outer surface having the second type of hooked fastener complementary to the first looped fastener, said second set of accessories including (i) second facial feature accessories different in appearance than said first facial feature accessories and being removably mounted on the head by press-on placement on said section of the cover which encloses the head, (ii) a second tail accessory different in appearance than said first tail accessory and being removably mounted on the body by press-on placement on said still another section of the cover, and (iii) said second set of accessories imparting a second, different animal appearance to the figurine after said first set of accessories has been removed from the figurine; and (D) each set of accessories being mounted on and removed from the figurine in said stable configuration.