Amusement devices: toys – Convertible from – or serving as diverse article – Including figure toy
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-08
2001-07-31
Ricci, John A. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Convertible from, or serving as diverse article
Including figure toy
C446S227000, C005S490000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06267638
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to pillow cases.
2. Prior Art
Many young children like to bring their playthings to sleep. They often feel a sense of security when cuddling with their favorite bedtime companion, such as a plush animal or a toy. However, the plaything often moves around under the sheets or may even fall behind the headboard during the night, so that the child may be unable to find it in the morning.
A child's pillow case is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,118,318 to Lorizio. It includes a pillow receiving compartment with a soft fringe around its perimeter. A pair of tubular sacks are each attached to the absolute perimeter of the pillow receiving compartment by detachable fasteners. The sacks do not overlap the sides of the pillow receiving compartment. When the sacks are laden with dolls, the soft fringe cannot support them in a horizontal position, so they droop downward below the top plane of the pillow case and out of the child's line of sight. Therefore, the child cannot see the dolls when lying on the pillow. The sacks are parallel to the side edges of the compartment, so that they may tip and cause the dolls to fall out. The compartment has closed sides. A transverse opening is arranged across the back for inserting a pillow, but such an opening makes inserting a pillow relatively difficult.
In March of 1998, the inventors of the present invention offered a prior art pillow case for sale. As shown in
FIG. 1
, it is comprised of a tubular bag
10
with a closed end
11
and an open end
12
or receiving a conventional pillow. Bag
10
is substantially longer than a standard pillow of about 25 inches (63.5 cm) wide. When a standard size pillow
13
, i.e., the smallest size conventional pillow, is fully inserted into bag
10
against closed end
11
, a loose extension
14
is provided on the side of open end
12
. A flat pocket
15
with an opening
17
for holding a toy
16
is attached to extension
14
near open end
12
at a position substantially spaced from an adjacent end of pillow
13
. Pocket
15
is substantially orthogonal to a longitudinal side of bag
10
to present the side of toy
16
to a child. As shown in
FIG. 2
, due to the length of extension
14
and the position of pocket
15
, toy
16
is positioned well below a top plane
18
of bag
10
, and therefore out of a line of sight
19
of the child.
OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, objects of the present pillow case are:
to cover a pillow of different sizes, from standard size to king size;
to provide a pocket for holding a child's article and preventing it from becoming lost in the sheets;
to position the article at about the top plane of the pillow case;
to present the article more directly to the child; and
to hold the article more securely to prevent it from falling out.
Further objects of the present invention will become apparent from a consideration of the drawings and ensuing description.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present pillow case is comprised of a tubular bag with a closed end and an open end. The bag has a predetermined length such that, when a conventional pillow of a predetermined size is fully inserted into the bag against the closed end, a loose extension is provided on the side of the open end. A flat pocket for holding a child's article is attached to the bag near the open end at a position substantially overlapping an adjacent end of the pillow. An opening on the pocket is angled sharply toward the closed end to more directly present the article to the child, and to hold the article more securely. The positioning of the pocket overlapping the edge of the pillow causes it to be raised by the pillow to about the top plane of the pillow case, and thus places the article within sight of the child for providing enjoyment and companionship.
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Bittner Paula
Connolly Sally
Connolly Sally
Lo Jack
Ricci John A.
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