Infant's toy

• US 5,067,925 A
• Filed: 11/02/1990
• Issued: 11/26/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/1990
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Atwell G. West
• Original Assignee: Atwell G. West
• Inventors: West, Atwell G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): RIMELL, SAMUEL G
• Application Number:
  US07/608,480
• Time in Patent Office: 389 Days
• Field of Search: 446/71, 446/72, 446/81, 446/227, 446/369, 446/385, 446/486
• US Class Current: 446/397
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/00 Other toys
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/00 Musical or noise- producing devices for additional toy effects other than acoustical musical tops A63H1/28; sound-producing dolls A63H3/28; musical toy vehicles A63H17/268; acoustical vehicle-signalling devices A63H17/32; whistling toy locomotive arrangements A63H19/14; music, sound or noise production in general G10

Abstract

An infant'"'"'s toy that is both visually and audibly attractive to an infant and which has a soft inner layer of any desired shape formed of a foam rubber material, a pliable sound-generating layer including a sound-generating means covering at least a portion of the soft inner layer for causing a noise to attract the infant when handled by the infant, and a cloth outer layer entirely covering the soft inner layer and the pliable layer including the sound-generating means to form a unitary infant'"'"'s toy. The outer layer may have brightly colored designs thereon to visually attract the infant.

Claims

1. An amusement device for an infant comprising:

a soft inner layer that is squeezable and retains its shape after being released;

a pliable layer including sound-generating means covering a major portion of said soft inner layer for causing a noise to attract an infant when handled by the infant; and

a cloth outer layer entirely covering said soft inner layer and said pliable layer including said sound-generating means to form a unitary infant'"'"'s toy.

2. An amusement device as in claim 1 wherein said soft inner layer is a foam rubber body member having a three-dimensional shape.

3. An amusement device as in claim 2 wherein said pliable layer including said sound-generating means is a plastic material having air pockets therein that cause a crackling sound when squeezed.

4. An amusement device as in claim 3 further comprising colored designs on said outer cloth layer for attracting the infant'"'"'s attention visually.

5. An amusement device as in claim 2 wherein the soft foam rubber inner body is formed in a three-dimensional shape.

6. An amusement device as in claim 1 further comprising:

a pliable plastic layer entirely covering said soft inner layer and said pliable a layer having said sound-generating means in a watertight relationship; and

said cloth outer layer entirely covering said thin plastic layer, said amusement device being washable because of said thin plastic layer.

7. A method of constructing an infant'"'"'s toy comprising the steps of:

forming a soft inner layer that is squeezable and retains its shape after being released;

covering a major portion of the soft inner layer with a pliable layer including sound-generating means to audibly attract the infant'"'"'s attention; and

entirely covering the soft inner layer and the pliable layer including said sound-generating means with a cloth outer layer to form a unitary infant'"'"'s toy.

8. A method as in claim 7 further comprising the step of forming the soft inner layer with a foam rubber body member.

9. A method as in claim 7 further comprising the step of forming said pliable layer including the sound-generating means from a plastic material having air pockets therein that cause a crackling sound when squeezed.

10. A method as in claim 9 further comprising the step of printing colorful designs on said outer cloth layer for attracting the infant'"'"'s attention visually.

11. A method as in claim 8 further comprising the step of forming the soft foam rubber inner body in a three-dimensional shape.

12. A method as in claim 7 further comprising the steps of:

entirely covering said soft inner core and said pliable layer including the sound-generating means with a flexible plastic layer in a watertight relationship so that the infant'"'"'s toy is washable; and

covering the flexible plastic layer with said cloth outer layer.