Doll with integrated book feature in doll cavity

• US 6,254,450 B1
• Filed: 03/20/2000
• Issued: 07/03/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rachele Schonberger
• Original Assignee: Rachele Schonberger
• Inventors: Schonberger, Rachele
• Primary Examiner(s): RIMELL, SAMUEL G
• Application Number:
  US09/528,842
• Time in Patent Office: 470 Days
• Field of Search: 281/15.1, 496/71, 496/72, 496/202, 496/321, 496/268, 434/156, 434/236, 434/262
• US Class Current: 446/72
• 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: A63H 33/38 Picture books with additional toy effects, e.g. pop-up or slide displays picture books B42D1/00

Abstract

A doll having a fabric book as an integral part thereof. The doll has the shape of a real or fictitious human or animal character, and a fabric book with a fabric cover is secured to the doll and arranged so that the cover blends physically into the overall contour of the doll such that when the cover is closed the cover forms part of the doll exterior. The cover is at least partially releasably attached to the doll so that when the cover is released the pages of the fabric book can be turned and read without the book as a whole becoming detached from the doll. The book contains a plurality of fabric pages under the cover, with the fabric cover having an appearance that blends artistically into the appearance of the overall doll and the book pages containing a story or information whose subject is related to the doll itself.

Claims

1. A doll having a book as an integral part thereof comprising a doll in the shape of a human or animal character and having a front surface, a back surface and a cavity extending into the front surface thereof, and a book with a fabric cover and fabric pages secured to said doll and arranged so that said pages are within said cavity completely out of view and said cover blends physically into the overall contour of said doll such that when the cover is closed the cover forms part of the doll exterior, said cover being releasably attached to said doll so that when said cover is released the pages of said book can be turned and read without the book as a whole becoming detached from the doll, said cover having an appearance that blends artistically into the appearance of the overall doll and said book pages containing a story or information whose subject is related to the doll character.

2. A doll having a book in accordance with claim 1 wherein the doll and the integral book are both washable.