Folding toy figurine and method for making same
First Claim
1. A foldable toy, comprising:
- a lid formed from a first unitary piece of generally stiff flat foldable stock, and when folded into erect position having a top wall and four side walls, the top wall and the side walls being connected by fold lines, and gaps being located between each one of the side walls and an adjacent one of the side walls;
a box component formed from a second unitary piece of generally stiff flat foldable stock, and when folded into erect position having a bottom wall and four side walls, the side walls being connected to the bottom wall by fold lines, and each of the side walls being connected to an adjacent one of the side walls by a web so as to form four webs, each one of the webs being folded interiorly of the box component to form a generally planar interior wing with an interior facing edge, each pair of adjacent wings and respective side wall between such wings defining a receiving pocket, a first width of each pocket being a length of the respective side wall;
each side wall of the lid corresponding to a respective pocket in the box component and having a width less than the first width of the corresponding respective pocket;
each side wall of the lid being removably and snugly insertable into the corresponding respective pocket in the box component and portions of the wings being located in the gaps between adjacent side walls of the lid to form a hollow box, wherein when the lid is so engaged to the box component, each side wall of the lid is captured between the wings of the respective pocket such that interaction between the side walls of the lid and the wings of the pockets prevent the box component from unfolding; and
an elongated multi-panel, foldable sleeve having first and second ends and a body, wherein the sleeve is engaged at the first sleeve end to one of the side walls of the lid, the body of the sleeve is wrapped over the lid and the box component; and
parts arranged inside of the box, each of the parts being removable from the interior of the box and a plurality of said parts releasably connectable with at least one of the side walls of the lid and the box component.
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Abstract
A folding toy figurine includes a lid formed from a flat foldable stock and has a top wall and side walls when it is folded into erect position. The toy also has a box component which is formed from flat foldable stock which, when folded into erect position, has a bottom wall, walls and a hollow interior. At least one of side walls has a small slot therein and a lid fitting snugly over the box component to form a hollow box. The toy has parts that are loosely held inside the box. At least one of the parts is removable from the interior of the box and insertable into said small slot in side wall, from the exterior thereof. The invention also provides a method of making parts with boundaries for insertion into slots.
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10 Claims
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1. A foldable toy, comprising:
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a lid formed from a first unitary piece of generally stiff flat foldable stock, and when folded into erect position having a top wall and four side walls, the top wall and the side walls being connected by fold lines, and gaps being located between each one of the side walls and an adjacent one of the side walls; a box component formed from a second unitary piece of generally stiff flat foldable stock, and when folded into erect position having a bottom wall and four side walls, the side walls being connected to the bottom wall by fold lines, and each of the side walls being connected to an adjacent one of the side walls by a web so as to form four webs, each one of the webs being folded interiorly of the box component to form a generally planar interior wing with an interior facing edge, each pair of adjacent wings and respective side wall between such wings defining a receiving pocket, a first width of each pocket being a length of the respective side wall; each side wall of the lid corresponding to a respective pocket in the box component and having a width less than the first width of the corresponding respective pocket; each side wall of the lid being removably and snugly insertable into the corresponding respective pocket in the box component and portions of the wings being located in the gaps between adjacent side walls of the lid to form a hollow box, wherein when the lid is so engaged to the box component, each side wall of the lid is captured between the wings of the respective pocket such that interaction between the side walls of the lid and the wings of the pockets prevent the box component from unfolding; and an elongated multi-panel, foldable sleeve having first and second ends and a body, wherein the sleeve is engaged at the first sleeve end to one of the side walls of the lid, the body of the sleeve is wrapped over the lid and the box component; and parts arranged inside of the box, each of the parts being removable from the interior of the box and a plurality of said parts releasably connectable with at least one of the side walls of the lid and the box component. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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