Interlocking Bendable Device

US20120214380A1Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-23CCK CREATIONS
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US · United States
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Publication Date
2012-08-23
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A bendable device, such as a child's toy, to be generally comprised of an elongated, flexible body section, a head segment attached to an end of the body section, and a tail segment attached to the other end of the body section is disclosed. In a basic form, the device can be wrapped about an object and secured to itself to form a ring. The head segment includes an opening, preferably in the form of a mouth, and a cavity extending from the open mouth inward to the body, and the tail includes an insertable portion for being frictionally engaged and retained within the cavity. The cavity may extend through the head segment and into the body and may include a plurality of indexed chambers. The chambers allow adjustability of the ring size by providing deeper insertion of the tail into the mouth of the head. Objects may be inserted into the cavity for storage, decoration, or play.
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TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present device relates to a bendable device that has multiple uses, including functioning as a toy, fanciful jewelry, an ID tag, or as advertising merchandise. Particularly, the present device relates to an adaptable bendable device which can be used in many different ways for a wide range of ages, from babies through toddlers as well as pre-teens through teenagers, and even adults.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] There are very few toys on the market today, if any, which have the ability to be marketed for newborns as well as teenagers. For babies, desirable toys are generally safe, colorful, easy-to-grasp and often have some noise-making aspect. Older children become more imaginative in play and often look for toys and gadgets which are theme-based—e.g., cartoons, sports, fantasy, historical. The intended use for a baby's toy must be kept simple, while older children look to be challenged during play. Further, babies and (to a lesser exten...

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[0026]While this invention is susceptible of embodiments in many different forms, there is shown in the drawings and will herein be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the invention with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered as an exemplification of the principles of the invention and is not intended to limit the broad aspect of the invention to embodiments illustrated.

[0027]Referring to FIGS. 1-17, there are illustrated several embodiments of a bendable device, such as child's play toy, generally designated by the numeral 10. The device or toy 10 includes three distinct sections: a first section or head segment 12, a body 14 and a second section or tail segment 16. The three sections can be embodied in an almost infinite number of possible characters, sizes, colors, and shapes, making the device 10 capable of manufacture to be useful and interesting to children of a wide range of ages.

[0028]The first section or head segment 12 of the device 10 ...