Handbag charm
OwnerEmily Blumenthalinventor
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Abstract
A doll or charm includes a main plate having a front, a back and side edges and an outline in the shape of a body, head, two arms and two legs. The back of the main plate has attachment places such as pegs. At least one sheet sized to cover at least part of the front of the main plate has peripheral attachment complements such as loops. The sheet can be placed on the front of the main plate and the peripheral attachment complements of the sheet can be passed around the edge of the main plate to extend around respective ones of the attachment places, such as pegs, to retain the sheet on the front of the main plate.
Claims18
A doll or charm comprising
- a main plate having a front, a back and side edges and an outline in the shape of a body, head, two arms and two legs, and attachment places on the back of the main plate, and
- at least one sheet sized to cover at least part of the front of the main plate, the sheet having peripheral attachment complements,
- whereby the sheet can be placed on the front of the main plate and the peripheral attachment complements of the sheet can be passed around the edge of the main plate to extend around respective ones of the attachment places to retain the sheet on the front of the main plate,
- further comprising a backing plate tethered to the main plate and means to releasably position the backing plate at a first position behind the main plate to cover the attachment places and inhibit the release of the attachment complements from their respective attachment places when the backing plate is in the first position, and a second position away from the main plate so the attachment complements can be released from their respective attachment places.
A doll or charm comprising
- a main plate having a front, a back and side edges and an outline in the shape of a body, head, two arms and two legs, and attachment places on the back of the main plate, and
- at least one sheet sized to cover at least part of the front of the main plate, the sheet having peripheral attachment complements,
- whereby the sheet can be placed on the front of the main plate and the peripheral attachment complements of the sheet can be passed around the edge of the main plate to extend around respective ones of the attachment places to retain the sheet on the front of the main plate,
- further comprising a backing plate and a tether connecting the backing plate to the main plate, with a clasp on the tether to permit a combination of the backing plate and main plate to be attached to a handbag.
A method of personalizing a doll or charm comprising
- moving a backing plate away from a main plate,
- attaching sheets that resemble garments to the main plate by extending peripheral sheet attachments around edges of the main plate and affixing the peripheral sheet attachments at locations on the back of the main plate, and
- positioning the backing plate behind the main plate to cover the peripheral sheet attachments at their locations on the back of the main plate,
- whereby the sheets that resemble garments provide a personalized look to the main plate so it serves as a personalized doll or charm,
- wherein affixing the peripheral sheet attachments at locations on the back of the main plate includes passing peripheral loops of the sheet around the edge of the main plate to extend around respective ones of pegs on the back of the main plate to retain the sheet on the front of the main plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.