Doll kit

Details Doll kit Doll kit

1999-02-10

2001-08-28

Ricci, John A. (Department: 3712)

Amusement devices: toys

Construction toy

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C446S118000, C446S369000, C446S391000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06280283

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a doll kit and, more particularly, to a doll kit for creating or modifying a doll having a humanoid or animal appearance.
Toy kits for constructing dolls and other figures have long been available in two-dimensional versions, wherein children cut figures from cardboard and apply paper clothes over them. Another toy kit in the prior art has a body molded out of hard plastic with a fanciful shape. The body has holes and facial and body features having pegs attached to them are placed in the holes to attach the facial and body features to the plastic body. The facial and body features are also molded out of hard plastic, so that when the body is decorated with such facial and body features, the result is a hard plastic toy. It has been a historical problem to keep, store and display the facial and body features where they are readily available, can be seen and selected and not lost.
Stuffed humanoid and animal dolls have long proven to be popular. These known stuffed dolls have a shortcoming that their appearance cannot be changed. As a consequence, considerable effort must be expended to change the facial and body features, clothes and accessories. Thus, a male doll with blond hair remains a male doll with blond hair and cannot be changed to resemble its owner or someone that the owner of the doll is trying to emulate.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, it would be beneficial to provide an improved doll kit, which overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a versatile, soft, three-dimensional doll wherein accessories including facial and body features, clothing, body parts and accessories may be readily placed upon and removed from the doll.
A further object of the invention is to provide a doll kit to handle, store and display parts of the kit including facial and body features, clothing and accessories as desired.
Still other objects and advantages of the invention will in part be obvious and will in part be apparent from the specification and drawings.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to attain the above objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, a doll kit is provided. The doll kit comprises a body having a torso and head. The body is covered with a material for releasably holding hook fastening material. Facial features, body features, clothes and accessories have mounting surfaces covered, at least in part, with hook fastening material and operable to be releasably attached to the body are also provided. A display member covered with or formed of material for releasably holding hook fastening material is operable to receive the facial features, body features, clothes and accessories for storing and displaying the facial features, body features, clothes and accessories when they are not attached to the body. The body includes either two arms and two legs or four legs. The doll kit is three-dimensional and is stuffed with a soft stuffing material. The doll kit may resemble a humanoid or an animal figure.
The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description and the appended claims, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like parts or elements are denoted by like reference characters.


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