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US 4,540,378 AGranted
Stuffed figure having positionable arms
OwnerSharon I. Cusimanoinventor
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Abstract
A stuffed ornamental figure in the shape of a character, either real or fictitious, or an animal having a one piece body and an elongated arm which attaches at its center portion to the body. The arm is capable of assuming a position to encircle the body in a hugging gesture, to extend at selected angles from the body, or to encircle an object for display purposes. The body carries a head of a soft sculpture design and a face depicting the selected character.
Claims3
A stuffed figure comprising
- a body having a continuous outer cloth covering and a soft filler material retained with the covering;
- an elongated one piece arm structure having handlike designs attached at each end, said arm structure having a continuous outer cloth covering and a filler material retainer therein;
- said arm structure having an end to end length at least three times greater than the greatest dimensional width of the body;
- said arm structure being pivotally attached to said body at a midportion of said arm structure to form two freely swingable arms capable of assuming a multitude of positions;
- said arm structure and said body each having a bottom portion lying generally in the same plane;
- a head attached to an upper portion of said body;
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- said arm structure and said body cooperating to maintain said body and said head in a generally upright position in substantially all positions of said arms.
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