Toy apparatus with rattle
First Claim
1. A toy apparatus having a surface, the toy apparatus comprising:
- a mesh including a plurality of loop structures having cooperative mating surfaces disposed at least partially around an outer perimeter of each loop structure, wherein the plurality of loop structures have curved inside perimeter surfaces, and wherein the cooperative mating surfaces of adjacent loop structures are configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths, wherein the loop structures form the surface of the toy apparatus when the cooperative mating surfaces are coupled with each other, and wherein the mesh is formed as a resiliently deformable ball; and
a rattle positioned in at least one of the loop structures in the mesh, the rattle having a body with a mounting structure having an outer perimeter sized to conform to the curved inside perimeter surface of the loop structure in which the rattle is mounted, other loop structures of the plurality of loop structures having curved inside perimeter surfaces defining curved finger-receiving voids in the surface of the toy apparatus.
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Abstract
A toy apparatus having a surface is provided. The toy apparatus may include a mesh including a plurality of loop structures having cooperative mating surfaces disposed at least partially around an outer perimeter of each loop structure. The plurality of loop structures may have curved inside perimeter surfaces, and the cooperative mating surfaces of adjacent loop structures may be configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The loop structures form the surface of the toy when the cooperative mating surfaces are coupled with each other. The toy apparatus may further include a rattle positioned in a loop structure in the mesh, the rattle having a body with a mounting structure having an outer perimeter sized to conform to the curved inside perimeter surface of the loop structure in which the rattle is mounted.
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18 Claims
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1. A toy apparatus having a surface, the toy apparatus comprising:
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a mesh including a plurality of loop structures having cooperative mating surfaces disposed at least partially around an outer perimeter of each loop structure, wherein the plurality of loop structures have curved inside perimeter surfaces, and wherein the cooperative mating surfaces of adjacent loop structures are configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths, wherein the loop structures form the surface of the toy apparatus when the cooperative mating surfaces are coupled with each other, and wherein the mesh is formed as a resiliently deformable ball; and a rattle positioned in at least one of the loop structures in the mesh, the rattle having a body with a mounting structure having an outer perimeter sized to conform to the curved inside perimeter surface of the loop structure in which the rattle is mounted, other loop structures of the plurality of loop structures having curved inside perimeter surfaces defining curved finger-receiving voids in the surface of the toy apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A toy apparatus comprising:
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a mesh including a plurality of loop structures having curved inside perimeter surfaces, wherein the mesh is formed as a resiliently deformable ball; and a rattle positioned in one of the loop structures in the mesh, the rattle having a body formed of a bottom half and a top half defining a void, one or more objects being positioned within the void, the body further including a mounting structure formed by portions of one or more of the top half and bottom half, the mounting structure having an outer perimeter edge with a concave radius formed therein, as viewed in cross section, the radius of the edge being sized to conform to the curved inside perimeter surface of the loop structure in which the rattle is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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