Toy store

• US 5,055,083 A
• Filed: 11/29/1990
• Issued: 10/08/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Betty R. Walker, Robert Walker
• Original Assignee: Betty R. Walker, Robert Walker
• Inventors: Walker, Robert, Walker, Betty R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Assistant Examiner(s): RIMELL, SAMUEL G
• Application Number:
  US07/619,471
• Time in Patent Office: 313 Days
• Field of Search: 446/71, 446/76, 446/80, 446/85, 446/108, 446/122, 446/476, 446/478, 446/487, 446/489
• US Class Current: 446/478
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/52 Dolls' houses, furniture or other equipment simulating liquid flow A63H33/3022; Dolls' clothing or footwear
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/044 Buildings

Abstract

A toy store is disclosed that when stored is a single-story, box-like structure, and when in use, walls are movable to form a second floor. Store related fixture accessories are provided.

Claims

1. A toy store comprising:

a vertical front wall;

a floor member connected to said front wall along its bottom portion;

a ceiling member connected to said front wall along its top portion and substantially overlying said floor member;

a movable facade wall including a bottom edge and a connecting means, said facade wall being movable between an in use position wherein said lower edge is connected to said ceiling member and storage position wherein said connecting means connects said facade wall between said floor member and said ceiling member; and

a side wall hingedly connected to each of the respective sides of said ceiling member, each side wall being movable from a closed position wherein the free end of the side wall is detachably connected to the floor member and is movable to a vertical position to define second story side walls.

2. The toy store according to claim 1 wherein said ceiling member includes a groove adapted to receive the lower edge of said facade wall.

3. The toy store according to claim 2 wherein the upper edge of each facade wall includes projection means adapted to slidably receive a toy store display accessory when the toy store is in use, and further wherein the edge of said ceiling member opposite said front wall includes means for receiving said projection means when said toy store is in storage.

4. The toy store according to claim 1 wherein said front wall defining the outside of the toy store includes windows, a door and a detachable canopy, said detachable canopy including attachment means for detachably connecting said canopy to said front wall.

5. The toy store according to claim 4 further including window display units supporting decorative backgrounds positioned on said floor member behind said windows.

6. The toy store according to claim 5 wherein said decorative window display units include channel means for varying said decorative backgrounds.

7. The toy store according to claim 3 wherein said display accessory comprises a stage adapted to be slidably positioned along the interior facing side of said facade wall.

8. A toy store comprising:

a vertical front wall including a door, windows and a detachable canopy adapted to be positioned above said door and including attachment means for detachably connecting said canopy to said front wall;

a floor member connected to said front wall along its bottom portion;

a ceiling member connected to said front wall along its top portion and substantially overlying said floor member, said ceiling member further including a groove means proximate the front wall connected edge thereof;

a movable facade wall including a bottom edge and a connecting means, said facade wall being movable between an in use position wherein said lower edge is connected to said ceiling member and a storage position wherein said connecting means connects said facade wall between said floor member and said ceiling member; and

a rectangular side wall hingedly connected to each of the respective sides of said ceiling member, each side wall being movable from a closed position wherein the free end of the side wall is detachably connected to the floor member and is movable to a vertical position to form second-story side walls.