Abstract: Disclosed is a grappling dummy is useful as a mock opponent for exercise or practice for athletes training for competitive martial art or wrestling purposes, as well as for practicing self-defense moves. The dummy is given a life size stature (for example, five foot ten inches or 178 cm), but a relatively diminutive weight:--e.g., about forty pounds or 18 kg for the given example. By giving the grappling dummy such a relatively diminutive weight, it happens to just "feel" right to the user who is practicing or exercising with the dummy. To preserve strength and toughness but conserve on weight, the dummy is produced substantially from soft materials including paper (as newspaper and computer paper, in some uses it is shredded, in others not), the plastic film of waste grocery sacks, burlap (in some uses in sack format, in others plain cloth), garden hose, braided nylon rope, poly strapping, cellophane tape, and duct tape. The sum total of hard elements can be limited to just eight pieces of pine 2.times.

Abstract: A three-dimensional soft sculpture wall adornment is made of a pliable and lightweight material. The wall adornment has a raised relief front surface and a back that is at least partially flat. The raised relief has a minimum total relief contrast that assures a three-dimensional visual quality. The raised relief also has a maximum projection. The back has a mounting element attached to the flat portion for securing the wall adornment to a wall.

Abstract: A stuffed animal toy and a removable head covering accessory such as a hairpiece, a wig or a hat. The toy includes a body simulating an animal having a torso, legs and a head. The head covering accessory is removably attachable to the head and to at least one additional attaching area of the body whereby a person with an illness resulting in loss of hair can emotionally identify and relate to the toy by alternate attachment of the head covering accessory to either atop the head in a normal in-use position or to the body in a carried position. The preferred additional attaching area is a paw area of one leg to simulate carrying or holding of a hairpiece or wig by the toy, the hairpiece or wig being the preferred embodiment of the head covering accessory.

Abstract: A method of making a stuffed toy requires first fastening together multiple fabric pieces to make a container which encloses an interior volume and which has an exterior surface. The container includes an opening into the interior volume which has two lips. A length of filament is used to stitch through the fabric to form multiple spaced apart loops along the length of the opening. Each loop extends from one lip to the other and is untensioned so as to allow the lips to be separated. A stuffing apparatus with an injection tube can propel stuffing material through the tube. The tube is inserted into the opening between adjacent loops of the filament and stuffing material is injected into the interior volume of the container. The injection tube is then withdrawn and the filament is tensioned to tension the loops to draw the lips into abutment.

Abstract: A doll is described including a plush doll body having integral arms, legs, torso, and head. A face is provided on at least one side of the head, and at least one annular flange formed about the head and face along a coronal plane passing through the body. The flange extends radially outward of the head and loosely overlaps a portion of the torso. A pillow having a doll body receiving pocket formed therein releasably receives and covers the torso, arms, and legs such that only the head and flange are exposed outwardly of the pocket.

Abstract: This invention relates to soft dolls and animals formed of groups of stuffed segments on flexible cores. The torso, arms and legs of the doll are formed by different groups of stuffed segments on flexible cores. The segments in each group are sewn together and segments of the torso are sewn to segments in the arms and legs. A head is attached to the torso.

Abstract: An educational toy for teaching a child a sequence of letters, numbers, colors or other sequences. The toy would be provided with a plurality of segmented body portions, each of the body portions associated with a single indicia. A switch is provided on each of the segmented body portions. When this switch is depressed, an audio output associated with the indicia would be produced. After the child has memorized a series of indicia to produce a learned sequence, a switch associated with a segmented body portion having demarcation indicia would be depressed, allowing the entire sequence to be vocalized in order.

Abstract: An apparatus for holding a quantity of stuffing material includes a pliable fabric shell having an opening that facilitates the insertion and removal of stuffing material. The opening is releasably sealed with sealing elements located on a plurality of flaps that surround the opening. The apparatus is constructed such that the flaps and the opening are of approximately the same length. The flaps extend within the shell and the sealing elements engage to seal the opening. When the shell is sealed, the flaps and the sealing elements are hidden from view and physically unexposed.

Abstract: A combination toy and packaging assembly which is suitable for mailing without additional packaging includes a toy, preferably a plush toy animal, having predetermined areas thereon for receiving mailing and return addresses, and for indicating proper placement of postage. The sender of the toy can write the name and address of the receiving person onto the toy. The toy can be further provided with additional areas to write messages, pockets for gift items, flaps for pictures, electronic voice chips for outputting voice or musical greetings, strings for hanging the toy as an ornament, pins for attaching the toy to clothing, etc. The plush toy animal is received within a transparent, flexible plastic casing which substantially conforms to the outer surface of the toy. The casing includes a resealable opening for inserting and removing the toy from the casing.

Abstract: A heated stuffed toy for providing warmth to a user. The heated stuffed toy includes a body member having a stuffed interior and an outer layer configured to resemble a predetermined figure. A heating element for providing heat when energized is provided in the interior of the body. The heating element is positioned adjacent the outer layer of the body member in a serpentine arrangement extending over the entire body member including the extremities of the body member.

Abstract: A hand-held and manipulated eating toy for simulating eating, chewing, swallowing and discharge of objects by finger and thumb manipulation of a fabric mouth and throat, comprises a toy figure, which may be an animal, dinosaur, imaginary type figure, or the like, includes a mouth forming area with an introducing aperture and a discharge forming area with a discharge aperture. An inner fabric pouch is secured within the toy figure and has a first opening at a top end and a second opening at a bottom end. The first opening is positioned in the mouth forming area of the toy figure and the second opening is positioned in the discharge forming area of the toy figure. The second opening has mating pieces of hook and loop fastening material secured thereto for closure of the second opening. The inner fabric pouch is irregularly configured and has a bottom tapered base portion and a broadened portion secured to the bottom tapered base portion.

Abstract: Plush toy that includes a concealed message therein is comprised of first and second halves or portions. The first half of the plush toy has a plush-like surface and a flat, printable surface on which a message is written, and the second half has a plush-like surface and a flat surface that optionally has a message written thereon. When the flat surfaces of the first and second halves are brought face to face with one another, magnets within the two halves, or other suitable device, keep the two halves coupled together producing a complete plush toy that only reveals the plush-like surfaces. When the flat surfaces are moved away from one another, the flat surfaces are revealed thus revealing the concealed message(s) written on one or both of the flat surfaces. The plush toy may include one or more straps, or other suitable device, that keep the two halves together even when the flat surfaces thereof are not in face to face contact with one another.

Abstract: An improved hair accessory and toy combination is provided. The combination hair accessory and toy comprises a hair accessory having a selectively stretchable member within a decorative fabric cover and an opening extending through the center of the stretchable member and decorative fabric cover. The combination hair accessory and toy further comprises a toy element attached, and/or selectively removably attached, to an outside surface of the fabric, wherein the toy is interactive with the wearer of the hair accessory or a non-wearer companion of the wearer.

Abstract: A new animal doll with detachable parts for providing a animal toy that can be constructed to form different types of animals or creatures of original creation. The inventive device includes a torso member with detachable cat, pig and bunny head members, a pair of detachable elongate arm members, a pair of detachable elongate leg members, a detachable first tail member, and a detachable elongate second tail member.

Abstract: A bean bag alphanumeric figure is provided comprised of a first fabric side and a second fabric side having indicia of a face on the exterior of the first fabric side. The first fabric side and the second fabric side are held together in attachment so as to form a pocket by stitching along the periphery of the fabric sides so as to expose the exterior of the first fabric side to the exterior of the pocket. The pocket formed from first fabric side and the second fabric side is stitched closed leaving an opening which would allow the filling of the pocket formed from the two sides with a bean or pellet like material. The two sides of the fabric left unattached would then be brought into engagement and attached by stitching the sides closed. A Velcro.TM. like material or snaps would be provided on both sides of the feet and hands of the alphanumeric figures so that they may be brought into removable engagement with each other removably secured hand to hand, foot to foot, or foot to hand.

Abstract: A doll packaged in a test tube, the doll being constituted by a baby figure formed of compressible material whose plasticity is such that when the figure is compressed and thereafter released, it recovers its normal shape and size. When compressed, air is expelled therefrom and the figure is in a shrunken state so that it can be stuffed into the test tube which is then sealed by a stopper. To play with the doll, the stopper is removed and the figure is taken out of the test tube, the figure then inhaling air to recover its normal size and shape.

Abstract: A decorative display apparatus comprises a transparent, liquid water filled display positionable in an inanimate object. The liquid display includes a one-piece, molded plastic base having inner and outer concentric rings extending from its front surface. A semi-spherical transparent enclosure made of hard or deformable plastic overlies a portion of the front surface, with lower edges of the enclosure being sealingly connected to the front surface between the rings. Decorative objects and water having miniature objects suspended therein fill the cavity defined by the front surface of the base and the inner walls of the enclosure. Holes for receiving connector, such as thread, are provided along the outer flange portion of the base. The liquid display is positioned in an opening provided in the inanimate object, which is preferably a stuffed animal, a beanbag, a pillow, a backpack or a key chain.

Abstract: The invention is a plush toy formed by an outer casing sewn to form a body filled with a stuffing material and having a head or other appendage attached to the body along a major through-stitch at one edge of the body, wherein the major through-stitch excludes the stuffing material so that the head or appendage has great freedom of motion relative to the body about the major through-stitch. In a preferred embodiment, the major through-stitch is generally linear and oriented generally vertically between the head and body, thereby holding the head free to wag side to side relative to the body in a plane generally perpendicular to the stitch, and whereby oscillation of the body in a plane perpendicular to the stitch induces free wagging of the head about the major through-stitch. A massive secondary object may be attached to the head or appendage connected to the major through-stitch in order to exaggerate the free lateral motion and oscillation about the major through-stitch.

Abstract: A building unit for constructing a structure, the unit being in the shape of a generally cylindrical log formed by a light-weight, resilient core encased snugly in a fabric covering have the same shape as the core.

Abstract: A picture display plush toy (10) having a three dimensional plaything figure (12). A plurality of pictorial items (14) are provided. A structure (16) is for holding each pictorial item (14), so that each pictorial item (14) is visible therefrom. A facility (18) is for attaching each holding structure (16) onto various locations of an exterior surface (20) of the three dimensional plaything figure (12), so that each pictorial item (14) can be seen thereon.

Abstract: A stuffed figure having a torso with a lower seating end and an upper shouldered end with a pair of forwardly projecting appendages between which may be secured either removably or permanently, a receptacle adapted to receive an object, such as a ball. The receptacle may be an open or closed bottom and the torso may be provided with means on its back to hang the figure from a hook at a predetermined level.

Abstract: An amusement system for children including a soft sculpture character having a plurality of storage pockets for holding a variety of the amusement system components including a tape recorder, a drinking vessel, and a book containing a story about the soft sculpture character; and a costume element wearable by a child that corresponds to the sculpture character to increase identification of the child with the sculpture character.

Abstract: A stuffed doll and clothing combination includes a three-dimensional doll body having a front and rear surface made from a soft material enclosed by a fabric cover. Attachment means of a first component of hook and fastener material are located on the front surface of the doll body representing articles of clothing including underwear and wristbands. Flat clothes adapted to attach to the front surface of the doll body have fastening means of a second component of hook and loop fastener material for joining the clothes to at least a portion of the attachment means. The clothes include a backing material and a base fabric affixed to the backing material. The base fabric has at least two regions with at least one region colored by a fabric printing process. The border of the colored region is embroidered such that the colored region has the appearance of being made of a different fabric than the base fabric.

Abstract: A doll having the figure of a girl or other human being, adapted to function as a carrier for a plurality of miniature toy animals, which may be kittens or puppies. The doll includes a pair of bendable and stretchable arms extending from the shoulders and terminating in hands. Each hand has a projecting thumb and fingers partially clenched over the palm to define a hook. The hands are positioned in opposing relation so that the hook of one hand can be intermeshed with the hook of the other to cause the hands to be clasped together to create in conjunction with the arms a cradle that is stretchable to embrace several toy animals. The doll wears a removable garment provided on either side thereof with deep pockets that lie below the cradle and accommodate additional toy animals. And a back pack strapped on the shoulders of the doll serves as a carrier for more toy animals. Thus the loaded doll presents the figure of a caring girl burdened front and back with toy animals which she has rescued.

Abstract: A toy doll including a doll head having a skin and a hole through the skin; a doll body having a skin and a hole through the skin; a first hollow retaining knob inserted into the hole of the doll head, having a head attached to the skin of the doll head on the outside; a first retaining ring mounted around the first retaining knob within the hole of the doll head and closely attached to the skin of the doll head on the inside to firmly secure the first retaining knob to the skin of the doll head; a second retaining knob mounted in the hole of the doll body and fastened to the first retaining knob, having a head disposed inside the hole of the doll body and attached to the skin of the doll body on the inside, and a retaining stub tube fastened to the longitudinal center through hole of the first retaining knob to secure the doll body to the doll head for permitting the doll head to be rotated relative to the doll body; and a second retaining ring mounted around the second retaining knob and closely attached to

Abstract: A walking toy animal in which the legs are hingedly connected to the body of the animal. The animal body is weighted to provide a low center of gravity. Located on the bottom of each leg is a material having a high degree of friction with its supporting surface whereby when the animal is pulled by a leash the animal will simulate a walking motion.

Abstract: A child's disciplinary device including a plush toy and a countdown timer secured to the toy. The timer includes indications corresponding to children's ages, and the timer is set to a proper time-out period by setting the timer to the child's age. The correspondence between ages and time-out periods is nonlinear.

Abstract: An article for holding annular elastic hair ties, hair clips and earrings in a decorative fashion in which the hair ties, hair clips and earrings appear to form the clothing of the article. The article has an elongate body and face. The body has a hair tie receiving portion having a cross sectional dimension larger than the internal diameter of the annular hair ties in their relaxed configurations. The article has a hair clip receiving strip for attaching the hair clips thereto. The article also has an earring holder for receiving earrings. The article has a loop attached to the body for hanging the article in an upright position with the face above the hair tie and hair clip receiving portion of the article.

Abstract: A system for memorializing the birth of an infant comprising a marking medium and a soft sculpture. The marking medium is appliable to the palms and soles of the infant's hands and feet and is used to replicate the epidermal pattern of the infant's hands and feet upon a substrate. The soft sculpture includes an area of substrate on an outer surface thereof which is suitable for receiving thereon markings replicating the epidermal pattern of the infants hands and feet. The soft sculpture may include a protective cover for covering the area of substrate upon which the pattern is placed. The protective cover is preferably clear, and more preferably, includes a sheet of flexible plastic attached along an edge thereof to the soft sculpture. The sheet of flexible plastic may include an adhesive material on a portion thereof to allow the protective cover to be secured over the substrate area after the feet and hand prints are placed thereon.

Abstract: A fastening device for cloth dolls and decorative articles comprises a fastening assembly and a button ring. The fastening assembly has a pin head portion with a relatively large diameter. There is a pin hole formed axially in the pin head portion. A fastening portion is formed behind the pin head portion. There is an annular fastening groove formed on the fastening portion. The fastening assembly runs through a through hole disposed on the cloth doll's skin. A button ring is used to engage with the fastening groove, thus to firmly secure the fastening assembly on the cloth doll. The decorative article has a protrusive pin disposed at the corresponding position of the pin hole on the cloth doll. Thereby, the decorative article can be movably fastened on the cloth doll.

Abstract: A retainer for maintaining a plurality of conduits in a desired orientation. The inventive device is freestanding on any given horizontal surface. A plurality of engaging assemblies radiate from the mounting assembly for coupling to I.V. lines to maintain the lines in a desired orientation.

Abstract: An animal-like stuffed toy figure most of whose body is covered with a simulated hairy fur of a character appropriate to the animal which the figure resembles. The body is provided with a closable internal pouch in which is received a latent offspring. The latent offspring is the collapsed state of a shaped ball formed by an outer casing covered with a fur corresponding to that of the figure and enclosing a deflated balloon whose neck projects through a port in the casing. When a player takes the latent offspring out of the pouch and inflates the balloon to expand the casing, the resultant offspring which has the same fur as the figure and, therefore, somewhat resembles the figure, can be played with as a ball.

Abstract: A story quilt and associated set of dolls (10) for being secured to a wall, with the associated set of dolls (26) being individually and releasably secured thereto. A plurality of loop members (14) are provided along the top border to enable the securement of the story quilt (12) to a wall. The front panel (15) of the story quilt (12) is sectioned into a grid of individual panels (16). Each panel (16) illustrates a particular scene, in similar fashion to a conventional story board. Each of the individual panels (16) is decorated to reflect the personality of the particular doll (26) to be secured to that panel (16) and is provided with a conventional fastener (18) for the securement of the doll (26). A pocket (17) is carried by selected of the individual panels (16) for storing various selected items. One individual panel (16) may be provided with a pocket (20) for carrying a story book (24) illustrating at least one story involving the characters of the dolls (26) carried on the individual panels (16).

Abstract: Playthings, such as exercise and entertainment hoops, children's bats, batons and jump ropes, are provided with an elongated sheath of fabric tightly adhering thereto, the fabric sheath being available in a variety of decorative patterns at a low cost. This enables the base product to be mass produced in an inexpensive way in accordance with conventional practice, but then to provide such products with individualized appearance with the fabric covering.

Abstract: A stuffed toy includes a toy body, a tubular air control seat and an air extractor. The toy body is made from an air impermeable and stretchable cloth material and confines a hollow space that is stuffed with a solid filling material. The toy body is formed with a tubular connecting portion which defines an opening for accessing the hollow space. The air control seat is made from a pliable and resilient material and is secured in the tubular connecting portion of the toy body. The air control seat has a first tubular part and a second tubular part with a first end connected to the first tubular part and a second end that is formed with a control valve. The air extractor is secured in the first tubular part of the air control seat and is operable so as to draw air from the hollow space of the toy body into the air control seat in order to stiffen the toy body and enable the toy body to sustain a desired posture.

Abstract: A stretchable toy figure which preferably has the ability to be altered from a first, unposable state to a second, posable state by reducing the pressure on the interior of the toy figure. The reduced pressure can also preferably alter the appearance of the toy figure. A manifold assembly for reducing the pressure on the interior of a toy figure includes two one-way valves. A valve through which air may be removed from the interior of the manifold includes a knob adapted to be associated with a device for reducing pressure. A second valve, when opened by a switch, allows air to enter the interior of the manifold when the pressure therein is below ambient pressure. The toy figure can alternatively utilize a single, two-way valve.

Abstract: The invention comprises a body pillow having an elongated body portion that includes a head portion, the body portion being covered by a pillow case and the head portion being covered by a head cover, wherein the pillow case and head cover are removably mounted over their respective portions, and wherein the pillow case can be printed on one side thereof with one of various caricatures including male or female torsos, and the respective head covers can be provided with male or female caricatures corresponding to said torsos.

Abstract: A method of making a doll having an image impregnated thereon is disclosed comprising the steps of obtaining the image, forming an altered image that is substantially similar to the original image, copying the altered image onto heat transfer paper using a copying machine, applying the altered image from the heat transfer paper onto material, and constructing the doll with the material. A color laser copier is used to form the altered image and to make a copy of the altered image onto heat transfer paper. In particular, the color laser copier is used to reduce or expand the size of the original image, and, in addition, the mirror image function of the copier is used to copy a mirror image of the original image onto the heat transfer paper. As a result, when the altered image, namely the reduced or enlarged mirror image, is applied from the heat transfer paper onto the material which is used to make the doll, the altered image is properly shown on the doll.

Abstract: A doll having a heads torso and limbs e.g., a pair of arms and a pair of legs. Each pair of limbs is in the form of a unitary elongated member of a fixed length which are movably, e.g., slidably, mounted with respect to the torso so that each of the limbs extend out of the torso. The length that each limb extends out of the torso is adjustable so that an increase in the distance that one limb extends out of the torso correspondingly decreases the length that the other limb extends out of the torso and vice-versa.

Abstract: A parachuting stuffed toy defined by a body having a head disposed at the top end thereof, a pair of legs extending outwardly from the bottom end thereof, a pair of arms extending outwardly below said head, and having an external skin wrapped around an elastic filler material suitable for maintaining a defined outer peripheral surface after being squeezed or deformed, the figure having a pouch associated with the back side thereof for storing a parachute attached to the figure by a plurality of shroud lines.

Abstract: The skin of the stuffed doll is taken from a single sock. The toe of the sock is cut off, and the upper part of the leg portion is cut off, and the resulting lower portion forms the skin of the head, body and legs of the doll. Another piece of the sock cut off at the top forms the skin of the arms of the doll, the arms being sewn to the body. A cincture is used for shaping the head. A hat and a dress may be included if desired.

Abstract: A stuffed animal for providing tactile and audio stimulation to an individual. The inventive device includes a stuffed animal formed of a plurality of disparate materials, with each material corresponding to a particular portion of the body such that a blind person can effect dressing and undressing of the figure for learning purposes. An audio recorder and player is provided within the stuffed animal for instructing the individual and for selectively recording audio messages as desired.

Abstract: A crib toy includes a front housing and a rear housing securable to the vertical supports of a conventional crib sidewall. A threaded fastener extends between the housings and provides a drawing force therebetween to secure the housings to the crib wall vertical supports. The front and rear housings include attachment devices for removably securing the legs of a plush toy figure to the housings in a manner such that the toy figure straddles the crib sidewall and assumes a "peering over" or "peeking in" appearance. A sound circuit is supported within the front housing and is actuated by a depressible button on the interior face thereof.

Abstract: An improved concealable toy doll, whose garments may be inverted to conceal the doll and form a convenient carrying sack. Improvements include a construction in which the toy doll wears a single-piece, full-body gown and has an interior sack within the body to prevent the stuffing material from shifting. Further improvements include a hollow compressible chamber between the body and carrying sack, which allows the user to pull the carrying sack up and over the body and head of the toy doll with ease.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a specially designed doll that could accept the transfer of a computer portrait directly on its face without wrinkling. The face of the doll is shaped similar to a real face and cut out on the straight of the material to ensure that it does not stretch or wrinkle. The panels forming the sides of the head are cut on the bias of the material in order to stretch with the pressure of the heat press but not affect the face area. This allows the face to remain flat so that the picture does not wrinkle and the result is a clear picture.

Abstract: A combination carrying device and toy including a body having an exterior surface defining a toy-like structure and having interior surfaces defining at least one hollow body cavity being sufficiently sized to contain and carry desired baby accessories. At least one entry panel forms a portion of the exterior surface, the entry panel providing access to the hollow body cavity. The entry panel is fastened in a desired orientation relative to the exterior surface. Preferably, the body is in the shape of an ostensibly stuffed animal, such as a bear.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a bedspread cover for a child's bed having a toy preferably in the form of an animal or doll attached to the cover. The toy is formed from a first substantially two-dimensional portion and a second three-dimensional pillow like portion. At least the three-dimensional portion of the toy, which is preferably formed as the head of the toy, is removably attached to the bedspread cover and extends beyond an upper end of the cover. The cover can include a pocket for removably receiving the bottom of the planar portion of the toy for further securing the toy to the bedspread cover.

Abstract: A method for relieving tension, and a stress-relief doll figure for practicing the method. A doll is provided representing a source of stress, such as a television sports referee. The doll has a torso, legs, arms and a head each removably attached by means of Velcro such that the limbs and head can be selectively torn off in repsonse to an action of the source of stress, such as a "bad call", and subsequently replaced. A method and means for relieving tension in a satisfying manner are thus provided.

Abstract: Dools, and particularly modern and composition dolls, can be restored and strengthened with a protective body covering in the form of an undergarment of stretchable material and which includes a torso covering with a neck opening, short sleeves and leg covers and a separable closure to permit the doll to be inserted in snug-fitting relation into the garment so that the material of a garment is stretched around the limbs of the doll to better unite the limbs to the torso.