Global Patent Index - EP 0316158 A1

EP 0316158 A1 19890517 - Compressible toy characters.

Title (en)

Compressible toy characters.

Title (de)

Verschiedene zusammendrückbare Spielzeuge.

Title (fr)

Différents jouets compressibles.

Publication

EP 0316158 A1 19890517 (EN)

Application

EP 88310552 A 19881109

Priority

US 11816887 A 19871109

Abstract (en)

A toy character (11) has a collapsible outer fabric shell (16) and a compressible inner stuffing (20) forming an in the round sculpture when the stuffing is in its normal expanded state. The outer shell is made of a tightly knit or woven material, such as nylon tricot or nylon ripstop, having a crisp, slippery feel which defines a maximum inner volume. An amount of compressible inner stuffing, less than the maximum inner volume, fills enough of the shell so that the character does not collapse while permitting the character to be compressed to at least one-half of its normal expanded size. An appropriately themed container (50) formed of a relatively rigid material, such as vinyl, has a volume of half, or less, than the volume of the character in its normal expanded state. More than one such character may be combined in a set with a container having a volume that is half, or less, than the total volume of the set of characters with the stuffing in the normal expanded state.

IPC 1-7

A63H 33/00; A63H 33/02

IPC 8 full level

A63H 3/02 (2006.01); A63H 3/36 (2006.01); A63H 3/50 (2006.01); A63H 3/52 (2006.01); A63H 33/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

A63H 3/00 (2013.01 - KR); A63H 3/36 (2013.01 - EP); A63H 33/00 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0316158 A1 19890517; AU 2477988 A 19890511; CN 2043891 U 19890906; JP H01190384 A 19890731; KR 890007771 A 19890705

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88310552 A 19881109; AU 2477988 A 19881107; CN 88221253 U 19881109; JP 28353788 A 19881109; KR 880014711 A 19881109