Stuffed animal with book enclosure apparatus

• US 5,059,149 A
• Filed: 08/06/1990
• Issued: 10/22/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Timothy J. Stone
• Original Assignee: Timothy J. Stone
• Inventors: Stone, Timothy J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): KENEALY, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US07/562,688
• Time in Patent Office: 442 Days
• Field of Search: 446/73, 446/72, 446/147, 446/71, 446/302, 446/369
• US Class Current: 446/73
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/003 specially adapted for a particular function not connected with dolls as electric lighting devices A63H3/006
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 17/00 Teaching reading teaching lip-reading G09B21/00

Abstract

Stuffed animal apparatus includes one or more storage compartments in which visual and/or audio materials may be stored and/or displayed. The storage compartments are disposed in the stuffed animal body or in an appendage. An external storage compartment is shown secured to an appendage. The storage compartments may need flap coverings or they may be a pouch and they may be large or small, as desired.

Claims

1. Stuffed animal apparatus, comprising, in combination;

body means, including

a body,

appendages extending outwardly from the body, and

a chest area in the body;

a compartment in the chest area for receiving a book;

flap means secured to the body and covering the compartment; and

means for securing the book in the compartment and to the flap means whereby the flap means also comprises a cover for the book.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the flap means includes a flap secured to the body and the means for securing the book to the flap means comprises a first strap secured to the flap, and the means for securing the book in the compartment comprises a second strap.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the flap means includes a flap and means for securing the flap to the body means to cover the compartment.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the body means further includes a back portion and a storage compartment in the back portion for receiving articles to be stored.

5. The apparatus of claim 4 in which the body means further includes a back flap for covering the storage compartment in the back portion.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the body means further includes a back portion and a storage pouch in the back portion.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the body means further includes a back portion and storage means in the back portion spaced apart form the compartment in the chest area.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 in which the storage means includes a pouch.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 in which the storage means include a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 in which the first storage compartment comprises a pouch and the second storage compartment comprises a relatively small compartment for receiving audio cassette elements.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 in which the first storage compartment comprises a relatively large compartment for receiving visual elements and the second storage compartment comprises a relatively small compartment for receiving audio elements.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the appendages include a head secured to the body, and another storage compartment is disposed in the head.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 in which the body means includes a body and an appendage is secured to the body, and a further storage compartment is secured to the appendage.

14. Apparatus for storing education element, comprising, in combination:

stuffed animal means, including a body and appendages extending outwardly from the body;

primary storage compartment means in the stuffed animal means including a first storage compartment for receiving a book; and

cover means for covering the primary storage compartment means, including a flap covering the first storage compartment and secured to the book whereby opening the flap also opens the book.

15. The apparatus of claim 14 in which the primary storage compartment means includes a second storage compartment in the body.

16. The apparatus of claim 14 in which the primary storage compartment means further includes a second storage compartment in an appendage.

17. The apparatus of claim 14 which includes secondary storage compartments means secured to an appendage.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 in which the secondary storage compartment means is removably secured to the appendage.