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Article having a movable fold member for alteration of a feature
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-10-16
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Granted: 1993-01-12
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Expires: 2011-10-16
Abstract
Abstract An article, such as a stuffed toy, has one or more folds of material on the surface, adjacent to a feature or features, the folds being movable to alternate positions to vary the appearance of a feature. As an example, for an animal, a fold can be positioned across the head above the eyes. In an up position the eyes are fully exposed, and in a down position, partially obscured. A further fold can be positioned across the head below the nose, in a down position covering the teeth and in an up position exposing the teeth. As an additional feature, deformable members in the ears permit positioning of the ears in different ways.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Evoy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:20
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/36; A63H3/365
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
A toy having an outer covering and identifiable features on said outer covering, and at least one closed fold of material on said covering adjacent to one of said features, said at least one fold comprising a length of said material folded about a peripherally extending fold line and joined at a line spaced from said fold line by a line of stitching, said line of stitching defining a pivot line on said outer covering and said fold of material movable about said pivot line between one position exposing said feature and another position at least partially obscuring said feature.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
A toy having an outer covering and identifiable features on said outer covering, and at least one closed fold of material on said covering adjacent to one of said features, said at least one fold comprising a length of said material folded about a peripherally extending fold line and joined at a line spaced from said fold line by a line of stitching, said line of stitching defining a pivot line on said outer covering and said fold of material movable about said pivot line between one position exposing said feature and another position at least partially obscuring said feature.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A toy as claimed in claim 1, including two folds, each separately positioned adjacent to a feature, each fold movable to vary the appearance of the related feature.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
A toy as claimed in claim 1, comprising a stuffed toy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A toy as claimed in claim 1, comprising a stuffed toy having an outer covering of soft material, said at least one fold comprising a fold of said soft material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
59 words
A toy as claimed in claim 4, said stuffed toy comprising a simulated animal having a head portion, and eyes and a mouth in said head portion, said at least one fold positioned across said head portion above said eyes, the fold in one position completely exposing said eyes and in another position, at least partially obscuring said eyes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
A toy as claimed in claim 4, said stuffed toy comprising a simulated animal having ahead portion, and eyes and a mouth in said head portion, said at least one fold positioned across said head portion above said mouth, the fold in one position covering said mouth and in another position, exposing said mouth.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
A toy as claimed in claim 5, including ears pivotally attached to said head portion, and a deformable member in each ear, whereby on deforming said deformable members, the positions of the ears can be varied.
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