Stuffed Animal With Attached Blanket

a technology of stuffed animals and blankets, which is applied in the field of stuffed animals, can solve the problems of cumbersome cleaning and storage of not providing a small child the security and comfort of both blankets and stuffed animals at the same time, and unable to meet the needs of small children,

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-03-24
LI MARCO S +1
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"The present patent describes a new design for a stuffed animal that combines the comfort of a stuffed animal and a blanket for small children. The animal has a hollow torso with an aperture for easy access and operation. Inside the torso, a soft blanket is attached. The blanket can be easily dragged out for children to play with and is also detachable for cleaning or other uses. The blanket is attached to the liner inside the animal using hook-and-loop fasteners or sewn-in permanently. This design allows for quick access to the blanket and provides a convenient and easy-to-use solution for children's comfort."

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Both the blanket and the stuffed animal look cumbersome and time consuming for cleaning and storage.
This design, however, does not provide a small child the security and comfort of both a blanket and a stuffed animal at the same time.
This design, too, does not provide a small child the security and comfort of both a blanket and a stuffed animal at the same time.

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[0018]The numerous innovative teachings of the present application will be described with particular reference to presently preferred embodiments (by way of example, and not of limitation). The present application describes several inventions, and none of the statements below should be taken as limiting the claims generally.

[0019]For simplicity and clarity of illustration, the drawing figures illustrate the general manner of construction, and the description and details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the invention. Additionally, elements in the drawing figures are not necessarily drawn to scale, some areas or elements may be expanded to help improve understanding of embodiments of the invention.

[0020]The terms “first,”“second,”“third,”“fourth,” and the like in the description and the claims, if any, may be used for distinguishing between similar elements and not necessarily for describing a particular sequential or chronological...

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Abstract

A stuffed animal and an attached blanket that is stored within the body cavity of the stuffed animal. A liner is permanently attached within the body cavity to allow the blanket to be attached to it either by being permanently sewn-in or by fabric hook-and-loop fasteners. The torso of the stuffed animal is larger in proportion to the rest of the body parts and an aperture is located on the front of the torso by fabric hook-and-loop fasteners which will allow for easy access and storage of the blanket.

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CROSS-REFERENCE[0001]Priority is claimed from the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 277,089 filed on Sep. 21, 2009, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference.DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART[0002]The present application relates to stuffed animal, and more particularly to a stuffed animal with an attached blanket which can provide comfort and security to the owner.[0003]Note that the points discussed below may reflect the hindsight gained from the disclosed inventions, and are not necessarily admitted to be prior art.[0004]Small children usually feel more secure and comfortable with their familiar objects. Among toddlers, a comfort object may take the form of a blanket, a stuffed animal, or a favorite toy, and may be referred to by the terms blankey and lovey.[0005]A number of attempts have been made to provide a combined design of a stuffed animal and a blanket. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 6,427,267 describes a design with a stuffed animal's head affixed to one end...

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Patent Type & AuthorityApplications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A63H3/02
CPCA63H3/02A63H3/005
InventorLI, MARCO S.LI, PATRICIA B.
OwnerLI MARCO S