US 4,227,340 AGranted

Play set

AssigneeAdolph E. Goldfarb

InventorsAdolph E. Goldfarb, Elonne Dantzer

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Abstract

A play set comprising a three-dimensional doll figure and a variety of flexible, resilient clip-on pieces representing clothing for the doll to wear, vehicles and animals for the doll to ride in and/or on, etc. The doll has an original appearance, i.e. original clothes, pose, etc. The clip-on pieces may cover over portions of the original appearance and replace them in addition to adding to them. For example, original arm positions and a shirt may be replaced by different arm positions and a coat. Similarly, legs of a standing figure may be replaced by a motorcycle and legs positioned astride the motorcycle. In preferred form, the figure is bias-relief, having a flat rear surface defining a peripheral shoulder and the clip-on pieces each conform generally to the front of the bias-relief figure and have retaining lips that engage the peripheral shoulder.

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Dependent claims

A play set comprising:

(a) a three-dimensional doll figure having a front surface which is contoured and bears indicia to represent original posturing and related objects;
(b) at least one attachment piece for releasibly attaching to said doll figure, said piece having a contoured portion for overlying a portion of the front surface of the doll figure and an attachment means for engaging said doll figure to releasibly attach the piece to the doll figure, said piece being contoured and bearing indicia to represent posturing and related objects different from said original posturing and related objects, said piece being proportioned and arranged to block from view portions of said original posturing and related objects and to present to view different posturing and related objects from those which are blocked, and
(c) wherein said doll figure is self-standing and said piece is also self-standing, said doll figure being supported by said piece when they are attached together and said piece rests on a supporting surface for the play set.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.