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US 12,434,107 B2Granted
Bouncing toy with plush exterior
AssigneeTy, Inc.
InventorTy Warner
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Abstract
The present application relates to a toy comprising an internal ball structure comprising a highly resilient material capable of significant bouncing off a hard surface, a plush fabric skin configured to cover the internal ball structure such that the plush fabric exterior does not significantly impact or dampen the ability of the internal bouncing ball structure to bounce when impacting a surface.
Claims18
A toy comprising:
- an internal ball structure comprising a highly resilient material capable of bouncing off a surface;
- a plush fabric skin having a plush fabric exterior configured to completely cover the internal ball structure such that the plush fabric exterior does not significantly impact or dampen the ability of the internal bouncing ball structure to bounce when impacting a surface;
- extremities comprising a pliable fabric sewn on to the plush fabric exterior of the plush fabric skin, wherein the pliable fabric is chosen to prevent causing the toy to carom or ricochet off the extremities;
- facial features sewn over the plush fabric exterior of the plush fabric skin, wherein the facial features are configured to prevent dampening of a bounce of the toy;
- and
- wherein the diameter of the internal ball structure allows for the toy to be grippable by a child.
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A method of manufacture comprising:
- forming an internal ball structure comprising a highly resilient material capable of bouncing off a surface;
- cutting a sewing pattern to create a plurality of plush fabric portions;
- sewing together the plurality of plush fabric portions according to the sewing pattern to form a spherical plush fabric skin;
- leaving open a closing seam on the plush fabric skin, wherein the closing seam is substantially the same diameter as the diameter of an internal ball structure;
- inserting the internal ball structure into the plush fabric skin through the closing seam;
- tightly sewing the seam closed to cover the internal ball structure with the plush fabric skin;
- cutting extremity portions in a pliable fabric according to the sewing pattern;
- sewing the extremity portions to the plush fabric skin;
- cutting facial features according to the sewing pattern;
- and
- sewing the facial features over the plush fabric skin,
- wherein the pliable fabric of the extremity portions is chosen to prevent causing the toy to carom or ricochet off the extremities, and
- wherein the facial features are configured to prevent dampening of a bounce of the internal ball structure.
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A toy comprising:
- an internal ball structure comprising a highly resilient material capable of bouncing off a surface;
- and
- a plush fabric skin having a plush fabric exterior configured to completely cover the internal ball structure such that the plush fabric exterior does not significantly impact or dampen the ability of the internal bouncing ball structure to bounce when impacting a surface
- extremities comprising a pliable fabric sewn on to the plush fabric exterior of the plush fabric skin, wherein the pliable fabric is chosen to prevent causing the toy to carom or ricochet off the extremities;
- facial features sewn over the plush fabric exterior of the plush fabric skin, wherein the facial features are configured to prevent dampening of a bounce of the internal ball structure,
- wherein the plush fabric skin comprises a pile to give the plush fabric a fur-like texture, and wherein the pile length is 3-10 mm;
- and
- wherein the diameter of the internal ball structure allows for the toy to be grippable by a child.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.