Packaged toy with selector

• US 8,408,393 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2009
• Issued: 04/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: Buynak, Ryan, Mo, Yuk Ha, Sander, Garrett
• Primary Examiner(s): Bui, Luan K
• Assistant Examiner(s): ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO
• Application Number:
  US12/579,126
• Publication Number:
  US 20100136875A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,266 Days
• Field of Search: 206/459.1, 206/374, 206/376, 206461-464, 206/466, 206/470, 206/471, 446/98, 446/103, 446/288, 446/486, 446/259, 446/71.73, 446/75, 446/97, 446/99, 446/321, 446/77, 434/99
• US Class Current: 206/459.1
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/52 Dolls' houses, furniture or other equipment simulating liquid flow A63H33/3022; Dolls' clothing or footwear
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 2201/00 Means or constructions for testing or controlling the contents
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 75/323 and forming several compartments

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed generally to product packaging and, more specifically, to product packaging assemblies with try-me toys that may allow a consumer to visualize, experiment, and design various looks available in the product line at the point of purchase while the product remains in the product packaging and after purchase.

Claims

1. A product packaging assembly, comprising:

a package including a selector, at least a portion of the selector being enclosed by the package; and

a plurality of products coupled to the package, at least a portion of each of the plurality of products being enclosed by the package, the a selector being spaced apart from the plurality of products, and including indicia representative of the plurality of products, the selector being adjustable to permit different combinations of the indicia to be viewed together while the plurality of products are coupled to the package.

2. The product packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the selector includes a first section and a second section, the second section being movable relative to the first section.

3. The product packaging assembly of claim 2, wherein the selector includes a third section movable relative to the first section and the second section.

4. The product packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the selector is accessible from outside of the package.

5. The product packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the package includes an opening and the selector is exposed via the opening.

6. The product packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the selector includes a longitudinal axis and a first section and a second section, each of the first section and the second section being rotatable about the longitudinal axis.

7. The product packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of products includes a base product, the selector includes a first section and a second section, the first section includes indicia relating to a first portion of the base product and the second section includes indicia relating to a second portion of the base product.

8. The product packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of products includes a base product, a first supplemental product, and a second supplemental product, each of the first supplemental product and the second supplemental product being engageable with the base product, the selector including a section including first indicia representing the base product and the first supplemental product and second indicia representing the base product and the second supplemental product.

9. The product packaging assembly of claim 8, wherein the base product is a toy figure, the first supplemental product is a first accessory, and the second supplemental product is a second accessory.

10. The product packaging assembly of claim 1, wherein the plurality of products includes a base product, a first supplemental product, a second supplemental product, a third supplemental product, and a fourth supplemental product, each of the supplemental products being engageable with the base product, the selector including a first section and a second section movable relative to the first section, the first section including first indicia representing the base product and the first supplemental product and second indicia representing the base product and the second supplemental product, the second section including third indicia representing the base product and the third supplemental product and fourth indicia representing the base product and the fourth supplemental product.

11. The product packaging assembly of claim 9, wherein the first section and the second section are rotatable relative to each other.

12. The product packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein the first section and the second section are adjustable relative to each other, thereby permitting one of the first indicia or the second indicia to be aligned with one of the third indicia or the fourth indicia.

13. The product packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein the first indicia and the third indicia forms a first combination and the second indicia and the third indicia forms a second combination different than the first combination.

14. The product packaging assembly of claim 8, wherein the base product is a toy figure and the supplemental products are accessories for the toy figure.

15. The product packaging assembly of claim 10, wherein the base product is a toy figure, the first supplemental product is a first article of apparel including a first bottom that is configured to be coupled to the toy figure, the second supplemental product is a second article of apparel including a second bottom that is configured to be coupled to the toy figure, the second bottom being different than the first bottom, the third supplemental product includes a pair of toy skates to be coupled to the toy figure, and the fourth supplemental product includes a pair of toy shoes to be coupled to the toy figure.

16. A packaged system, comprising:

a package including a display mechanism;

a base product coupled to the package;

a plurality of supplemental products coupled to the package, each of the supplemental products being useable with the base product, the display mechanism being adjustable to display different combinations of the base product and at least some of the supplemental products, the base product and the plurality of supplemental products being spaced from the display mechanism.

17. The packaged system of claim 16, wherein the display mechanism includes a first portion and a second portion movable relative to the first portion, the first portion including a first representation of part of the base product and a first supplemental product and a second representation of part of the base product and a second supplemental product, the second portion including a third representation of part of the base product and a third supplemental product, the first portion and the second portion being adjustable so that different combinations of the representations are displayed.

18. The packaged system of claim 17, wherein the first and second supplemental products belong to a product category, and the third supplemental product belongs to a different product category.

19. The packaged system of claim 18, wherein the base product is a toy figure, the first and second supplemental products are a first type of accessory for the toy figure, and the third supplemental product is a second type of accessory for the toy figure.

20. A packaged system, comprising:

a package including a selector;

a first product coupled to the package;

a second product coupled to the package;

a third product coupled to the package, the selector being spaced apart from the first product, the second product, and the third product and including a portion having a first representation of the first product and the second product and a second representation of the first product and the third product, the portion being movable relative to the package so that one of the first representation or the second representation is displayed relative to the package, the first product, the second product, and the third product remaining in place and coupled to the package while the portion moves relative to the package.

21. The packaged system of claim 20, further comprising:

a fourth product coupled to the package; and

a fifth product coupled to the package, the portion being a first portion and the selector including a second portion, the second portion having a third representation of the first product and the third product and a fourth representation of the first product and the fourth product, the second portion being movable relative to the first portion so that the combination of representations displayed relative to the package can be varied.