Abstract: An expansible object includes a body simulating in shape an animate object, such as an insect. The body has an access port formed in the center portion thereof and an internal pouch which extends substantially traversely over the inside of the body. A plurality of small objects are retained within the pouch, and a closure device is affixed to the access port for sealably retaining items contained within the pouch. In use, the expansible object may serve as a plaything, as an educational tool, as a storage device, or as a fashion accessory for retaining various items which are used in day-to-day living. The object, also, may include an illumination system for illuminating the interior thereof.

Abstract: A soft, lightweight toy for a child having an animal-like appearance and feeling warm to the touch of a child. The toy comprises a thin, flexible fabric cover defining a recess. A bladder containing a fluid is removably received in the recess and adapted to lie in contact with inner surfaces of the cover so as to provide a thin layer of the fluid adjacent inner surfaces of the cover. The bladder may be removed and warmed by various means to a desired temperature. Upon insertion into the recess, heat from the bladder is transferred through the cover making the toy warm to the touch. Apart from the thin layer of fluid encapsulated in the bladder under the inner surfaces of the cover, the toy comprises low density materials.

Abstract: A toy is disclosed including two interconnected, eversible figures. The two figures are joined to one another and include separate internal cavities, each having a capacity to hold or contain the other figure. The figures are joined to one another along a common opening and at a point preferably opposite the common openings. As one figure is folded outwardly through the opening, the other figure is progressively eversed and drawn through the opening and into the internal chamber of the figure currently being folded outward. The figure thus being folded outward is progressively stuffed by the figure being everted and folded inwardly into the cavity of the outward folding figure.

Abstract: A stuffed animal having an inner body covered by a loosely connected enlarged outer skin permitting adjustment of the folds therein for changing the appearance and/or expression of the stuffed animal by external manipulation.

Abstract: A soft sculpture face mask is extremely lightweight, breatheable and capable of being easily and inexpensively manufactured. The construction of the mask allows for an unlimited variety of face mask designs utilizing basically the same materials. The mask is three-dimensional and, therefore, more realistic than rubber molded masks which, in any event, are hot and uncomfortable to wear.

Abstract: A toy figure which is progressively transformable into different configurations. The figure has a body portion comprising a mass of compliant fill material with a fabric cover thereover. The body portion has fanciful material (e.g. facial components and appendages) integral therewith. A fabric segment is secured to the body portion and forms a pocket on the body portion. The pocket is resiliently deformable to allow parts of the body portion and its fanciful material to be forced through the pocket as the toy is changed from one configuration to another. The pocket has a memory and, when a desired transformation is achieved, the pocket is contractable to hold the figure in a new configuration. The top figure preferably depicts a fanciful three dimensional character in one of its basic configurations and is transformed into a ball-like form in another of its basic configurations. When the figure is in its ball-like form, some of the fanciful material is visible to give the ball-like form a fanciful appearance.

Abstract: An improved training doll for prospective mothers, sisters, child attendants and the like is provided which includes a life-like torso having the approximate weight, size and appearance of a baby, preferably a newborn infant. The torso has arms and legs articulated to it and including fold lines. The arms and legs are also of the proper approximate size, weight and appearance, to simulate a baby and include means in the form of surface patches for restricting movements thereof to life-like movement directions. Thus, the knees may have patch knee caps and the arms may have elbow patches. The head is also of the approximate size, weight and appearance of a baby and is connected to the torso by a weak preferably tube-like neck which permits the head to freely flop forwardly and rearwardly. This can be accomplished by pinching the neck transversely, as by a sew line, at about the junction with the torso.

Abstract: An archery target wherein transversely gathered thermoplastic film is wrapped into the shape of an animal to be simulated, the wrapped shape is covered with thermoplastic sheeting heat sealed to the wrapped film, and the shape is filled with additional transversely gathered plastic film folded upon itself and inserted into the wrapped film shape.

Abstract: A toy having multiple configurations convertible among a stuffed figurine, a stuffed tote bag with the figurine entirely contained and concealed therein, and a combination figurine-tote bag with a part of the figurine located exteriorly of the tote bag.

Abstract: A combination toy and garment comprising a toy portion and a garment portion attached together to form an article of clothing such that when the garment portion is enfolded by the toy portion the combination takes the shape of a stuffed toy.

Abstract: A stuffed ornamental figure in the shape of a character, either real or fictitious, or an animal having a one piece body and an elongated arm which attaches at its center portion to the body. The arm is capable of assuming a position to encircle the body in a hugging gesture, to extend at selected angles from the body, or to encircle an object for display purposes. The body carries a head of a soft sculpture design and a face depicting the selected character.

Abstract: A manufacturing system for soft goods having intricate curved configurations such as three dimensional toys that compacts and consolidates in a one-piece blank all the pattern parts for the manufacture of the toy where all the pattern parts use the same fabric material. The system includes a generally rectangular fabric blank having halve portions which are substantially mirror images of each other with respect to a median line, the blank providing maximum economy in the cutting and utilization of fabric material. The blank generally includes integrally formed body and leg-forming portions and may also include integrally formed head, ear and tail forming portions. The forming portions are appropriately shaped so that upon forming the blank into the toy, edges of corresponding forming portions mate with each other to enable the toy to be manufactured with a minimum number of seams and pieces. One-piece head forming blanks are also disclosed for use with blanks which, when formed, provide a body for a soft toy.

Abstract: A greeting and toy device comprises an animal simulating toy including a main body member consisting of a closed flexible soft envelope containing a soft resilient filler puffing the envelope and an animal part simulating section joined to the envelope and swingable between open and closed positions relative to a corresponding surface of the envelope, the confronting faces of the envelope and swingable section in the swingable section closed position and having adherent overlying message carrying panels which are exposed for reading in the swingable section open position.

Abstract: A figurine having a form retaining shape. The figurine comprises a body portion and a head portion connected with the body portion. The body portion comprises (i) a tubular outer covering, (ii) a fill material substantially filling the tubular outer covering, and (iii) a piece of elastic extending along at least a part of the tubular outer covering. The piece of elastic is in a partially tensioned state resulting from being fixedly secured under a state of high tension to at least two points spaced apart along the length of the tubular covering and then being allowed to relax to a partially tensioned state and being held in the partially tensioned state by the tubular outer covering. The piece of elastic allows the body portion to be manually deformed against that bias. The piece of elastic returns the body portion to the predetermined shape when the deforming forces are removed.