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US5090938A
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Toy or other object alterable between two different shapes
Assignee: EMAK WORLDWIDE Inc
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Filing: 1991-03-27
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Granted: 1992-02-25
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Expires: 2011-03-27
Abstract
Abstract An object capable of having its shape altered has a first cloth-like material formed in a first predetermined shape, an aperture formed in the first material so that an internal hollow of the first shape can be accessed and a second pliable material positioned within the internal hollow and formed to assume a second predetermined shape. The second material is connected to the first material at the internal hollow so that the second material can be withdrawn from the internal hollow through the aperture. In this formation, the aperture is common to both the first and second materials. By extracting the second material from the aperture, the first material can be inserted or pushed through the aperture into the internal hollow, where eventually, the first material and shape are completely contained within the internal hollow and surrounded by the second material. Therefore, the first material and its shape become undetectable as the second material and shape are exposed. The user can manipulate the first and second materials indefinitely to continually change the shape of the object.
Inventors
- 👤 Christopher Reynolds
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 15:04
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/003; A63H33/004; A63H3/00; A63H3/12; G; G09; G09B; G09B19/00; G09B19/0061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
201 words
An object that can be altered from an animal shape into a globe shape and vice versa, comprising: a first material that is pliable and is formed in said animal shape having an internal hollow; an aperture formed in said first material such that said aperture provides access to said internal hollow of said animal shape; and a second material that is pliable and is formed to assume a globe shape, said second material being positioned within said internal hollow and being connected to said first material within said internal hollow such that said first and second materials employ said aperture, and such that said second material is extractable from said internal hollow through said aperture, whereby upon extraction of said second material from said internal hollow said second material can assume said globe shape, and said first material can be inserted through said aperture into said internal hollow such that said animal shape collapses and is no longer detectable, said globe shape having an indicia formed thereon manifesting major land and water masses of earth and a likeness of said animal shape formed at a geographic position on said earth where the animal represented by said animal shape is found.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
201 words
An object that can be altered from an animal shape into a globe shape and vice versa, comprising: a first material that is pliable and is formed in said animal shape having an internal hollow; an aperture formed in said first material such that said aperture provides access to said internal hollow of said animal shape; and a second material that is pliable and is formed to assume a globe shape, said second material being positioned within said internal hollow and being connected to said first material within said internal hollow such that said first and second materials employ said aperture, and such that said second material is extractable from said internal hollow through said aperture, whereby upon extraction of said second material from said internal hollow said second material can assume said globe shape, and said first material can be inserted through said aperture into said internal hollow such that said animal shape collapses and is no longer detectable, said globe shape having an indicia formed thereon manifesting major land and water masses of earth and a likeness of said animal shape formed at a geographic position on said earth where the animal represented by said animal shape is found.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
An object according to claim 1, wherein said globe shape is similarly alterable to assume said animal shape and wherein said device can be altered indefinitely between said animal and globe shapes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
An object according to claim 1, wherein said first and second materials are cloth-like.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
An object according to claim 1, further comprising closing means arranged at said aperture for closing said aperture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
An object according to claim 4, wherein said closing means is a zipper assembly.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
An object according to claim 1, wherein said second material has a surface with a chosen pattern formed thereon, said chosen pattern manifesting a likeness of said animal shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
An object according to claim 1 wherein said first material of said animal shape has a plush texture and said second material of said globe shape has a texture less plush than said first material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
219 words
A toy object formed in a first predetermined shape and capable of being manipulated to assume a second predetermined shape and vice versa, comprising: a first material, said first material being cloth-like and pliable and formed in a first shape resembling an animal, said first shape having an internal hollow; an aperture formed in said first material such that said aperture provides access to said internal hollow of said first shape; a second material, said second material being cloth-like and pliable and formed in a second shape resembling Earth, said second material being positioned within said internal hollow and being connected to said first material within said internal hollow such that said first and second materials employ said aperture, and such that said second material is extractable from said internal hollow through said aperture, whereby upon extraction of said second material from said internal hollow said second material can assume said second shape, and said first material can be inserted through said aperture into said internal hollow such that said first shape collapses and is no longer detectable, said second material having an indicia formed thereon manifesting major land and water masses of Earth and a likeness of said first shape formed at a geographic position on said Earth where the animal represented by said first shape is found.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
219 words
A toy object formed in a first predetermined shape and capable of being manipulated to assume a second predetermined shape and vice versa, comprising: a first material, said first material being cloth-like and pliable and formed in a first shape resembling an animal, said first shape having an internal hollow; an aperture formed in said first material such that said aperture provides access to said internal hollow of said first shape; a second material, said second material being cloth-like and pliable and formed in a second shape resembling Earth, said second material being positioned within said internal hollow and being connected to said first material within said internal hollow such that said first and second materials employ said aperture, and such that said second material is extractable from said internal hollow through said aperture, whereby upon extraction of said second material from said internal hollow said second material can assume said second shape, and said first material can be inserted through said aperture into said internal hollow such that said first shape collapses and is no longer detectable, said second material having an indicia formed thereon manifesting major land and water masses of Earth and a likeness of said first shape formed at a geographic position on said Earth where the animal represented by said first shape is found.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
A toy object according to claim 8, wherein said first material of said first predetermined shape has a plush texture and said second material of said second predetermined shape has a texture less plush than sad first material.
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