Stuffed toy figure and offspring assembly

• US 5,597,339 A
• Filed: 10/30/1995
• Issued: 01/28/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Donald Spector
• Original Assignee: Donald Spector
• Inventors: Spector, Donald
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MUIR, DAVID N
• Application Number:
  US08/550,173
• Time in Patent Office: 456 Days
• Field of Search: 446/72, 446/74, 446/220, 446/223, 446/226, 446/295, 446/296, 446/369, 446/371, 446/372, 446/268, 446/901, 434/273
• US Class Current: 446/226
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/10 Balloons connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; other than toy aspects B64B1/40
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/005 for use as container containers B65D
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/02 made of fabrics or stuffed
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/06 Air-filled or inflatable toy figures connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 446/901 Detachably adhesive

Abstract

An animal-like stuffed toy figure most of whose body is covered with a simulated hairy fur of a character appropriate to the animal which the figure resembles. The body is provided with a closable internal pouch in which is received a latent offspring. The latent offspring is the collapsed state of a shaped ball formed by an outer casing covered with a fur corresponding to that of the figure and enclosing a deflated balloon whose neck projects through a port in the casing. When a player takes the latent offspring out of the pouch and inflates the balloon to expand the casing, the resultant offspring which has the same fur as the figure and, therefore, somewhat resembles the figure, can be played with as a ball.

Claims

1. A toy figure and offspring assembly comprising:

A. a stuffed toy figure resembling a particular type of animal most of whose body is covered with a simulated hairy fur of a character appropriate to the figure, the body being provided with a closable internal pouch which when closed is then concealed by the hairy fur; and

B. a single latent offspring receivable in the pouch in a collapsed state consisting of an outer spherical casing covered with a simulated fur which corresponds to that of the figure and a deflated balloon enclosed in the casing having a neck projecting through a port in the casing, the dimensions of the pouch being sufficient only to accommodate the offspring in the collapsed state whereby when the latent offspring is removed from the pouch and the balloon is inflated through its neck to expand the casing, after which the neck is tied, a furry playball is then produced which is a roly-poly offspring of the figure.

2. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, in which the figure resembles a chimpanzee having a torso, arms and legs, and said internal pouch is disposed in said torso.

3. An assembly as set forth in claim 2, in which the torso, the arms and the legs are stuffed.

4. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, in which said pouch is formed of fabric and is provided with an opening which is closable by a hook and loop fastener.

5. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, in which said offspring casing, when inflated, has spherical form.

6. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, in which the neck of the balloon, where it is tied to seal the balloon is then forced under the port in the casing.

7. An assembly as set forth in claim 1, in which the figure is that of a Teddy Bear having a brown fur, and said casing also has a brown fur.