Combination of articles of apparel or bags and magnetic toys

Abstract

Provided are novelty clothes and bags with neodymium magnets affixed to their material for attaching magnetic toys. Also, provided is a method of decorating clothes or bags, which method is attaching the magnets under patches sewn, or affixed in other way to the material of clothes or bags, and magnetically attaching the magnetic toys to that patches.

Description

[0001]This application claims the priority of provisional application No. 61 / 016,729 Filling date: Dec. 26, 2007, applicant: Agnieszka Zofia AdamusBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates to various types of apparel and bags, such as handbags and backpacks, specifically to novelty clothes with attached toys, and to accessory bags with attached toys and ornamental objects.[0004]2. Description of the Prior Art[0005]In fashion people always look for nice designs for clothes and bags.[0006]Also, the attempts have been made to offer unconventional and attractive clothes for kids.[0007]Clothes that offer amusement for children have been provided in the prior art.[0008]Lawler in U.S. Pat. No. 5,901,372 provides a combination of a toy and graphic design, which design depicts a habitat for the toy animal.[0009]Stocker in U.S. Pat. No. 5,210,881 provides a garment with a toy in a pocket.[0010]The inconvenience of this prior art is that for toddler...

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Benefits of technology

[0018]The present invention provides a method of decorating an article of apparel with magnetic toys, with the aid of a strong neodymium magnet. The traditional means of fastener do not offer so much fun with attaching toys to the clothes, as neodymium magnets. Kids are fascinated with strong magnetic forces, and magnetism works like “magic” for them. Especially neodymium magnets gives an unexpected effect, because their strong magnetism causes the magnetic toy to almost “fly” to the article of apparel to which the magnet is attached. Another advantage of the neodymium magnets is that they hold the toys in one place very well so that it doesn't fall down when kids jump.

[0022]Further object of the invention is to provide the combination of neodymium magnets and articles of apparel, such as shirts, jackets, pants, dresses and hats for kids and teenagers, and magnetic three-dimensional toys made of material like plush, plastic, metal or resilient material. Different kinds of clothing and toys can be made as to suit different age groups of children or teenagers. For small kids soft, plush magnetic toys and colorful clothes can be provided. For older kids toys, such as action figures, heroes or video games figures, can be provided. Magnets are preferably attached to the clothing under a patches, which patches are sewn, or attached with other means of permanent adjoinment, to the clothing. Also, patches cover the magnets with their material for the best appearance and for the safety of the small kids, who could accidently choke on the magnets that are easily separated from the clothing.

[0025]The magnets could be affixed to the bags with the aid of attaching devices, such as: an adhesive, strings, pins, rivets, threaded connectors and patches. The magnets in the toys or bags could be substituted with other material attractable to a magnet, but there should be at least one rare earth magnet, preferably neodymium magnet, in the combination of bags, magnets and magnetic toys. It's because magnetic forces of the neodymium magnet hold a magnetic toy or an ornamental object well enough, so it doesn't fall down easily.

Problems solved by technology

The traditional means of fastener do not offer so much fun with attaching toys to the clothes, as neodymium magnets.

Other magnets, like permanent magnets formed of iron or well known magnetic tapes, often attached to fridges, are not sufficiently powerful to hold three-dimensional toy very well.

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