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US 4,381,618 AGranted
Toy flat article construction set
AssigneeThe Quaker Oats Company
InventorElisabeth Krisel
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Abstract
A plurality of flat, flexible and stretchable articles of different peripheral shapes are provided, each having one or more openings extending therethrough. A plurality of double-headed buttons are provided in which one of the heads of each button is insertable through aligned openings in two or more of the articles for releasably securing the articles together to form a fanciful creation. The flat articles are comprised of upper and lower stretchable fabric layers with a resilient foam material sandwiched therebetween.
Claims4
A toy flat article construction set for making fanciful creations comprising:
- a plurality of flat, flexible and stretchable articles of different peripheral shapes, each article comprising an upper and a lower stretchable fabric layer secured to opposite surfaces of an intermediate layer of resilient foam material and having one or more openings extending therethrough;
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- at least one double-headed button, the heads of said button and the openings being sized such that each head is larger than each opening, at least one of the heads being insertable through each opening by stretching the periphery of the opening, whereby said button is insertable through openings in two or more of said articles for releasably securing said articles together to form a fanciful creation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.