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US 8,506,345 B2Granted
Doll and hat with interchangeable features
OwnerJazz Tigan, Maricriz Pereainventors
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Abstract
A doll is disclosed. The doll has an outer layer that is constructed of a faux fur and that includes a number of openings. The faux fur has a pile height sufficient to at least partially conceal the openings. A number of interchangeable features can be connected to the outer layer by securing connecting members in the openings. Depending on the embodiment, the openings may be buttonholes or grommeted openings, and the connecting members may be buttons or connecting bars. Some embodiments of the doll may have a removable stuffed insert. When embodiments of the doll are not stuffed, or when the removable insert is removed, the doll may serve as a puppet, a hat, or a cover for an object.
Claims20
A doll, comprising:
- a soft, flexible body structure including a plurality of receiving openings, the receiving openings having a generally slit-like shape and being arranged in a defined pattern or patterns across substantially the entirety of the body structure, the body structure including a first layer of exterior fabric with a pile height sufficient to at least partially conceal the receiving openings, the body structure being substantially hollow;
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- at least one feature having a connecting member attached thereto, the connecting member being larger than the receiving openings in at least one dimension and being sized and adapted to be received in the receiving openings to secure the at least one feature;
- wherein the body structure includes an opening of sufficient size and location to permit access to the receiving openings from a reverse side thereof.
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A plush doll, comprising:
- a covering structure including a plurality of receiving openings arranged in a defined pattern or patterns across substantially the entirety of the covering structure, the covering structure including a first layer of faux fur with a pile height of at least about 0.25 inches, the sufficient to substantially conceal the receiving openings and being shaped so as to define an interior cavity;
- a filled insert structure sized and dimensioned to fit within and fill the interior cavity of the covering structure, the insert structure being adapted to be removable and replaceable;
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- at least one feature removably connected to the covering structure through at least one of the receiving openings;
- wherein the arrangement of the filled insert structure and the covering structure is such that removal of the filled insert structure permits access to the receiving openings from a reverse side thereof.
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A doll, comprising:
- a soft, flexible body structure including a plurality of receiving openings defined in an exterior layer of faux fur with a pile height of at least about 0.25 inches, the pile height being sufficient to substantially conceal the receiving openings, the receiving openings extending through the body structure to an interior thereof and being arranged in a defined pattern or patterns across substantially the entirety of the body structure, the body structure having a shape that is generally rectilinear and being generally hollow with an interior cavity having an external opening that permits access to the receiving openings through the interior cavity;
- a plurality of features each having a connecting member attached thereto, the connecting member being larger than the receiving openings in at least one dimension and being sized and adapted to be received in the receiving openings to secure the feature to which it is attached, at least some of the plurality of features being different from one another;
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- an insert structure filled with a soft material, the insert structure having a generally rectilinear shape to match a shape of the interior cavity, the filled insert structure sized and dimensioned to fit within and fill the interior cavity of the covering structure, the insert structure being adapted to be removable and replaceable;
- wherein the arrangement of the insert structure and the covering structure is such that removal of the filled insert structure permits access to the receiving openings from a reverse side thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.