Stuffed animal with removably attachable tail

Abstract

The present invention discloses a stuffed animal having a releasably attachable tail. The stuffed animal includes a body, a tail releasably attached to the body and attachment means carried by at least one of the body and the tail. The attachment means releasably attaches the tail to the body and may include a plurality of hook and loop fastener elements. In another embodiment, the attachment means includes at least one attachment ear and at least one corresponding attachment member. The at least one attachment ear is attached to the at least one attachment member via hook and loop fastener elements for releasably securing the tail to the body. A customer or seller can dress the stuffed animal with changeable clothing after removing the tail, which can be handled with ease by even young children.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to stuffed toys and, more particularly, to customizable stuffed animals and animal-like figurines. The present invention includes a removably attachable component that facilitates dressing the stuffed animal or animal-like figurine.[0002]Animal toys stuffed with fibrous, foam or other resilient materials are well known. Stuffed animals and toys are typically formed by filling a shell with a resilient material such as polyester-cellulose fibers alone or along with polystyrene beads or other suitable filler materials and thereafter closing the shell by suitable closing means, thereby creating a three-dimensional soft and resilient representation of an animal or other toy. Some stuffed animals are very old—home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the 1830s, perhaps much older. The most well known type of stuffed toy is the teddy bear originated in approximately 1902. Over the years, teddy bears have come...

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Benefits of technology

[0007]The present invention relates to various embodiments of a stuffed toy having a releasably attachable tail. The present invention overcomes many of the shortcomings and limitations of the prior art devices discussed above and teaches the construction and operation of several embodiments of stuffed toys for dressing by using removably attachable body components. In one aspect of the present invention, a stuffed animal includes a body, a tail releasably attached to the body and attachment means carried by at least one of the body and the tail. The attachment means releasably attaches the tail to the body. A customer or seller can dress the stuffed animal with changeable clothing after removing the tail. Dressing can be handled with ease by even young children. The term “stuffed animal,” as used in this application includes stuffed animal toys and animal-like figurines.

Problems solved by technology

However, dressing of stuffed toys with a large interfering component such as a tail requires skills of the children.

Depending upon the size and shape of the tail, it is difficult even for adults to dress stuffed animals with a large tail by pushing the large tail into or around the relatively small openings of the clothing for the tail.

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