Granted Patent B2

US 9,072,979 · App. 14/087,933 · Granted Jul 7, 2015

Abstract

Claims (41)

1. A method, comprising:

forming a body, comprising:

excising body fabric;

sewing the body fabric into a body shape;

sewing a body pocket into the body shape, the pocket extending to a body pocket opening in the body fabric;

sewing the body fabric into a body, with the body pocket disposed in an interior of the body;

coupling a body pocket fastener to the body proximal the body pocket opening, the body pocket fastener for maintaining the body pocket opening closed; and

stuffing the body with body plush to fill the interior of the body;

sewing a head onto the body, the head formed by:

excising head fabric;

sewing the head fabric into a head shape;

sewing a head pocket into the head shape, the pocket extending to an head pocket opening in the head fabric;

sewing the head fabric into a head, with the head pocket disposed in an interior of the head; and

coupling a head pocket fastener to the head proximal the head pocket opening, the head pocket fastener for maintaining the head pocket opening closed; and

stuffing the head with head plush to fill the interior of the head; and

sewing a pair of legs onto the body bilaterally along a ventral portion of the body, with at least one leg formed by:

excising leg fabric;

sewing the leg fabric into a leg shape;

sewing a leg pocket into the leg shape, the pocket extending to an leg pocket opening in the leg fabric;

sewing the leg fabric into a leg, with the leg pocket disposed in an interior of the leg; and

coupling a leg pocket fastener to the leg proximal the leg pocket opening, the leg pocket fastener for maintaining the leg pocket opening closed; and

stuffing the leg with leg plush to fill the interior of the leg.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein excising the body fabric comprises excising an anterior opening in the body, wherein excising the head fabric comprises excising a posterior opening in the head and wherein sewing the head onto the body includes sewing such that the anterior opening in the body and the posterior opening in the head are substantially coextensive, with plush extending from the head into the body.

3. The method of claim 1 , comprising stuffing each of the legs with leg plush separately contained from the plush of the head and the body.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein sewing the body fabric into a body includes defining a head opening.

5. The method of claim 1 , comprising sewing the leg plush into the leg before attaching the leg to the body.

6. The method of claim 1 , comprising sewing a bottom head portion onto the body fabric.

7. The method of claim 1 , comprising sewing extra fabric along a dorsal seam.

8. The method of claim 1 , comprising sewing a tail onto a posterior region of the body.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the head pocket opening is formed in a shape of a mouth.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the recloseable head fastener includes a zipper.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the zipper is oriented to resemble teeth of the mouth.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising coupling a tongue to the head on a ventral surface of the mouth.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the tongue defines a tongue pocket with a tongue pocket opening oriented posteriorly.

14. The method of claim 1 , comprising positioning an identification pocket in the body pocket, the identification pocket including a transparent portion and formed of a generally stiff, flexible material formed into a substantially planar shape with an identification pocket opening of the identification pocket coupled proximal the body pocket opening.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein said pair of legs comprises a first pairs of legs, the method further comprising sewing a second pair of legs onto the body bilaterally along the ventral portion of the body, the first and pairs of leg defining front legs and rear legs so as to define a plush toy quadruped shape selected from the group consisting of a dog, a horse, a giraffe, a dinosaur, a turtle, a unicorn, a hippopotamus, a bear, a pig, and a monkey.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein all four legs of said first and second pairs of legs each comprise: a leg pocket disposed in the interior of the respective leg, and a recloseable leg fastener coupled to the respective leg proximal the leg opening to close the leg opening, and wherein said plush toy quadruped shape contains at least six pockets, said at least six pockets including the body pocket, the head pocket, and four legs pockets of two pairs of legs.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the head pocket opening is formed in a shape of a mouth of said plush toy quadruped shape, wherein the recloseable head fastener includes a zipper oriented to resemble teeth of the mouth.

18. The method apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the zipper oriented to resemble teeth of the mouth includes a soft pull comprising felt material or a fleece material.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the body fabric, the head fabric, and the leg fabric comprise a polyester material that is different from the material of the soft pull.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein the recloseable head fastener includes the zipper while all other recloseable fasteners corresponding to the body pocket and the leg pockets comprise hook-and-loop fasteners.

Assignments (9)