Linkable plush toys

a plush toy and linkage technology, applied in the field of dolls, can solve the problems of not being able to connect to the ground, affecting the development of dolls, and limiting the attachment or detachment of dolls, etc., and may not be suitable for younger children

US20020081940A1Inactive Publication Date: 2002-06-27SCHIAVO DANA MICHELE
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US · United States
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Publication Date
2002-06-27
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A stuffed doll attachment and detachment system is disclosed, where doll parts are configured so that certain doll parts are complementary to each other and / or to other objects. In a preferred embodiment, the limbs or torso of a doll are modified to become complementary ball or socket elements. These ball and socket elements are implemented in soft, pliant material, and, when engaged, form reliable connections between dolls or between a doll and another object.
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Description

[0001] This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60 / 258,130 which was filed on Dec. 22, 2000 and is hereby incorporated in its entirety.

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates generally to dolls, and, more particularly, to a system by which a doll has a ball or socket means integrated into its limbs or torso, by which the doll may attach and detach from another doll, as well as attach and detach from other objects.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] Dolls that are capable of holding objects and other dolls are known. Some dolls use hands that are shaped to the object they are intended to hold. For instance, a G.I. Joe.TM. doll has hands constructed of solid plastic, where the hands have both the index finger and the thumb extended, allowing various implements, e.g. guns, tools, to be held in-between the two fingers. In some dolls, the holding pieces, e.g. the thumb and index finger, are constructed wi...

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[0028] FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 show plush stuffed dolls according to preferred embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a doll in which socket elements are implemented in the arm limbs and ball elements are implemented in the leg limbs. FIG. 2 shows a doll in which ball elements are implemented in the arm limbs and socket elements are implemented in the leg limbs. FIG. 4 shows a doll in which a socket element is implemented in the doll's torso. FIGS. 3, 5A, and 5B show how the dolls from FIGS. 1, 2, and 4 are connected to each other, as well as other objects. FIG. 3 shows the formation of a connection or link between the FIG. 1 doll and the FIG. 2 doll. FIGS. 5A and 5B shows the doll in FIG. 4 engaging various objects. FIGS. 6 and 7 show various animal dolls attached in chains according to preferred embodiments of the present invention.

[0029] In FIG. 1, the plush stuffed doll 100 has two arms 111 and 112 and two legs 113 and 114, as well as a head 120. At the end of each of the ...