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US 2017/0319974 A1Published application
Plush Toy With Changeable Facial Expressions
OwnerLisa McCue Karsteninventor
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Abstract
A plush toy having a face with features such as eyes, nose mouth and ears. The plush toy has a first bendable member above the eyes on the face and a second bendable member on the upper edge, lower edge, or both of the mouth. The bendable members are elongated and are covered with a cushioning material such as rubber, plastic or cloth, and are secured along their length to the face of the toy, for example, within a channel formed of cloth or other material.
Claims20
A plush toy comprising:
- a body member;
- an eye on said body member;
- a sleeve on said body member above said eye;
- a bendable wire within said sleeve, said bendable wire having first and second ends;
- a protective coating on said bendable wire;
- and
- supplemental protective material wrapped around at least said first and second ends of said bendable wire, said wrapped supplemental protective material extending beyond the first and second ends of said bendable wire;
- wherein said wrapped supplemental protective material extending beyond said first and second ends of said bendable wire is fixed to said sleeve or said body member;
- and wherein said bendable wire can be bent into a plurality of different positions to create different facial expressions on said body member.
6 more elements
A plush toy in the shape of an animal comprising:
- a body;
- a head;
- a first facial feature on said head;
- a second facial feature on said head below said first facial feature;
- an upper bendable wire assembly fixed to said head above said first facial feature;
- a lower bendable wire assembly first to said head below said second facial feature;
- where said upper and lower bendable wire assemblies each comprise:
- a sleeve;
- a bendable wire within said sleeve, said bendable wire having first and second ends;
- a protective coating on said bendable wire;
- and
- a supplemental protective material around each of said first and second ends of said bendable wire, each said supplemental protective material extending beyond one of said first and second ends of said bendable wire, wherein said supplemental protective material extending beyond said one of said ends of said bendable wire is fixed to said sleeve or said head;
- wherein the bendable wire in each of said first and second bendable wire assemblies can be bent into a plurality of different positions to create different facial expressions on said plush toy.
10 more elements
A plush toy comprising:
- a body member;
- a facial feature on said body member;
- a sleeve on said body member above said facial feature;
- a bendable wire within said sleeve, said bendable wire having first and second ends;
- a protective coating on said bendable wire;
- and
- supplemental protective material wrapped around at least said first and second ends of said bendable wire, said wrapped supplemental protective material extending beyond the first and second ends of said bendable wire;
- wherein said wrapped supplemental protective material extending beyond said first and second ends of said bendable wire is fixed to said sleeve or said body member;
- and wherein said bendable wire can be bent into a plurality of different positions to create different facial expressions on said body member.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.