Toy reversible between puppet and book forms
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1. A puppet toy that is convertible from a book to a puppet and vice versa, comprising:
- a cover member formed from a tubular cloth sleeve having a pocket therein with an opening at one end; and
at least one book page connected to an outside surface of said cover, on one side of said cover adjacent a midpoint of said cover, said cover larger across than said at least one page so that said cover may be inverted to enclose said at least one page and at least one puppet feature located on an inside surface of the cover in said pocket, whereby in one position said puppet toy is a book having one or more pages and the cover, and whereby said toy forms a puppet when pulled inside-out, said feature(s) located on said inside surface of the pocket being exposed.
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A puppet toy which can be transformed from a book to a puppet and vice versa is disclosed. The puppet toy comprises a cover having a pocket therein. A number of pages are connected to the cover, such that in one form the puppet toy is a book. A number of puppet features are located on the inside surface of the pocket of the cover. The puppet toy is turned inside-out to transform the book into a puppet.
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1. A puppet toy that is convertible from a book to a puppet and vice versa, comprising:
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a cover member formed from a tubular cloth sleeve having a pocket therein with an opening at one end; and at least one book page connected to an outside surface of said cover, on one side of said cover adjacent a midpoint of said cover, said cover larger across than said at least one page so that said cover may be inverted to enclose said at least one page and at least one puppet feature located on an inside surface of the cover in said pocket, whereby in one position said puppet toy is a book having one or more pages and the cover, and whereby said toy forms a puppet when pulled inside-out, said feature(s) located on said inside surface of the pocket being exposed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In the method of making a puppet convertible to a book, comprising the steps of providing a puppet of the type that has a mitten-like body, of cloth having an outer surface with puppet features attached to said outer surface and having an inner side:
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turning said puppet inside out, whereby the inside of said body becomes a cover of said book; and connecting pages of said book to said cover with said pages being smaller than said body to allow said pages to be contained inside said mitten-like body when manipulated to expose the puppet. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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