Convertible toy chair and vanity combination
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsRichard J. Melohn, Yukha Ann Mo
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Abstract
A toy that is easily convertible between a toy lounge chair and a toy vanity for a doll. The toy has a main body with a base and a pair of sides with a number of movable sections secured to the base. The main body has two faces, one of which forms portions of the lounge chair and the other of which forms portions of the vanity. A separate leg assembly is selectively moved to act as a support for the lounge chair or the vanity. The movable sections are rotatable so as to reveal face portions that form a mirror and a box-like compartment or drawer of the vanity, or a seat back, seating base and a single or two piece leg rest for the lounge chair. The leg assembly may be hingedly attached to or be formed separate from the main body.
Claims11
A convertible toy chair and vanity combination, wherein the improvement comprises:
- a body comprised of a pair of vertical sides secured to a horizontal base with a plurality of sections movably connected to the base;
- the plurality of sections and the base have first surfaces forming portions of a simulated chair and second surfaces forming portions of a simulated vanity;
- the portions of the simulated chair including a back portion, a seat portion on the base, a leg supporting portion and a leg assembly covering portion;
- the portions of the simulated vanity including a simulated mirror portion, a vanity top portion on the base, a simulated drawer front portion and a vanity bottom portion;
- a leg assembly movable with respect to the base;
- the leg assembly having a plurality of sides, a first end and a second end;
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- a plurality of leg members formed on the leg assembly and connected together by a plurality of brackets;
- the plurality of leg members including a plurality of shaped outer ends to which the brackets are connected;
- wherein the plurality of sections are rotated on hinge portions with respect to the base, between a vanity configuration and a chair configuration, with the leg assembly movable between a vanity configuration support and a chair configuration support.
A toy convertible between a simulated chair and simulated vanity comprising:
- a body having a pair of vertical sides secured to a base and a plurality of rotatable sections connected to the base;
- the plurality of rotatable sections and the base have first surfaces forming portions of the simulated chair and second surfaces forming portions of the simulated vanity;
- the portions of the simulated chair including a rotatable back portion, a fixed seat portion, a rotatable leg supporting portion and a leg assembly covering portion rotatably secured to the leg supporting portion;
- the portions of the simulated vanity including a rotatable simulated mirror portion, a vanity top portion, a rotatable simulated drawer front portion and a vanity bottom portion rotatably secured to the rotatable simulated drawer front portion;
- a leg assembly mounted on the body and movable with respect to the base;
- the leg assembly having a plurality of sides, a first end and a second end;
- a plurality of leg members formed on the leg assembly and connected together by a plurality of brackets;
- the plurality of leg members including a plurality of shaped outer ends to which the brackets are connected;
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- the leg assembly being rotatably mounted on a first of the plurality of sections;
- and wherein the plurality of sections are rotated on hinge portions with respect to the base, between a vanity configuration and a chair configuration, with the leg assembly being rotatable between a vanity configuration support and a chair configuration support.
A method of converting a toy chair to a toy vanity, comprising the steps of:
- providing a toy body having a pair of vertical sides secured to a horizontal base and a plurality of sections movably connected to the base;
- providing the plurality of sections and the base with first surfaces forming a back portion, a seat portion, a leg supporting portion and a leg assembly covering portion of a simulated chair and second surfaces forming a simulated mirror portion, a vanity top portion, a simulated drawer front portion and a vanity bottom portion of a simulated vanity;
- providing a leg assembly;
- rotating a first of the plurality of sections toward a second of the plurality of sections;
- rotating the first of the plurality of sections and the second of the plurality of sections toward the horizontal base and the pair of spaced vertical walls to form a simulated vanity drawer portion;
- moving the leg assembly so as to have one end thereof against the vanity bottom portion;
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- rotating the simulated mirror portion to form the vanity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.