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US 5,813,895 AGranted
Toy egg
OwnerDeborah A. Choinventor
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Abstract
A toy simulates a realistic hatching from an egg of an animal-like figure. Two halves of a plastic egg-shaped shell are joined by a liquid-soluble adhesive. Liquid can enter into liquid channels in the shell to dissolve the adhesive, "hatching" the figure in the shell.
Claims17
A toy egg comprising:
- a shell with an outer surface, an inner surface defining an interior hollow cavity, and a central portion between the outer and inner surfaces,;
- a toy figure located in said cavity;
- the shell being formed of at least two pieces which are joined by a liquid-soluble adhesive disposed in the central portion;
- at least one internal channel substantially surrounded by the central portion of one of said pieces, and communicating with the adhesive;
- an access to said channel defining an opening in the outer surface of the shell, so that liquid may be entered into said opening and may move through the channel to the adhesive without flooding the cavity, causing the adhesive to dissolve and the pieces of the shell to separate exposing the toy figure.
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A toy egg comprising:
- a shell with an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining an interior hollow cavity;
- a toy figure located in said cavity;
- the shell being formed of at least two pieces which are joined by a water-soluble adhesive;
- at least one channel inside at least one of said pieces;
- an end of said channel defining an opening in the outer surface of the shell, wherein liquid may be entered into said opening causing the adhesive to dissolve and the pieces of the shell to separate exposing the toy figure;
- a paper-mache coating on the outer surface of the shell;
- wherein the shell is made of a hard plastic material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.