Amusement devices: toys – Figure toy or accessory therefor – Fabric-covered stuffed figure
Reexamination Certificate
2001-07-11
2004-04-13
Banks, Derris H. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Figure toy or accessory therefor
Fabric-covered stuffed figure
C446S072000, C446S073000, C446S076000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06719606
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of the invention pertains to toys and, in particular, to stuffed toy animals and accessories for the animals.
Stuffed toy animals comprise an almost infinite variety of renderings of animals. Perhaps the most famous stuffed animal toy is the “Teddy Bear.” While most stuffed animal toys have been introduced as toys, others have been derived from comic strips such as “Snoopy” from “Peanuts.” Programs for adult purposes have also been the source of stuffed animal toys such as “Smokey the Bear” of U.S. Forestry fame.
Movies have been a rich source of characters that lend themselves to stuffed animal toys. The many cartoon characters from Walt Disney Studios and Warner Brothers that have been rendered as stuffed toys attest to the popularity of such toys. But, despite the almost overwhelming plethora of such toys, there is always an opportunity for more stuffed animal toys.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new soft sculpture shellfish animal toy comprises a soft sculpture of an oyster accented with features to give it “personality” and “hugability” to children and humor to adults. The oyster toy includes as accessories a variety of accessories, some substantially unique to oysters such as a shell and some merely optional renditions of flotsam and jetsam of the oceans. Of course, being an oyster there is a pearl and the pearl opens and closes to contain small items such as simulated flotsam and jetsam. The shell likewise opens and closes and is sized to contain the oyster toy, pearl and more small items. In addition, to add to its personality the oyster toy can wear a variety of clothing items, most suitable of a nautical variety.
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Banks Derris H.
Cegielnik Urszula
Deimen James M.
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