Plush Toy with Internal Skeleton and Rotatable Head
A plush toy with an internal skeleton and a plastic or PVC head attached with a variety of coupling mechanisms. The plush toy includes a movable and poseable internal skeleton that attaches to a neck connector allowing the use of a plastic or PVC head with the plush body. Detachable hands, feet and head. Includes a unique shoulder design that assists in retention of plush material in the plush toy body. Additionally, four unique head coupling configurations are disclosed that enable connection of a plastic or PVC toy head to a plush body.
1 . A plush toy with a head and a body comprising:
an internal skeleton, the skeleton being flexible and comprising one or more individual skeleton pieces each with a first end and a second end, where the first end of one skeleton piece connects to the second end of a second skeleton piece;
a plush body cover being formed of a first material, the plush body cover comprising the body of the plush toy, the plush body cover having at least one opening for attachment of a head for the toy and at least one opening for at least one extremity, the plush cover further being configured to cover the skeleton and to retain a stuffing material for the plush toy;
a central limb connector comprising a neck connector, an arm connector and a body connector, wherein the arm connector and the body connector are configured to couple with the first end of the one or more skeleton pieces, such that the skeleton piece is movable in the arm connector and body connector and wherein the neck connector is configured to couple and decouple with a neck receptacle, the neck receptacle being connected to the head of the toy and allowing attachment and detachment of the head from the body of the plush toy;
at least one extremity attachment post coupled to a skeleton piece, where at least one extremity is attached to the extremity attachment post; and
the head of the plush toy being formed of a second material.
2 . The plush toy of claim 1 where the extremity attachment post further comprises a round post for coupling with a similar sized opening in the extremity and a band channel.
3 . The plush toy of claim 2 where a band closes the at least one opening for an extremity of the plush cover over the extremity attachment post fitting within the band channel.
4 . The plush toy of claim 1 where the extremity is selected from the group consisting of hands and feet.
5 . The plush toy of claim 4 where the hands are making a gesture.
6 . The plush toy of claim 4 where the feet are a shoe type.
7 . The plush toy of claim 1 where the first material is selected from the group consisting of plush material, soft boa fabric, tricot fabric, pearl velvet cloth, wide wale soft boa, polar fleece, velboa, printed polyester, pile textiles, cotton, mohair, wool, worsted yarn, simulated fur, real fur, silk with a cotton backing, and terry cloth.
8 . The plush toy of claim 1 where the second material is selected from the group consisting of PVC, plastic, rubber and metal.
9 . The plush toy of claim 1 where the stuffing material is selected from the group comprising polyester fiber, polyethylene pellets, expanded polyethylene, polyurethane foam, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene, EVA, polyformaldehyde, polystyrene, plastic coated wire, polyurethane, synthetic fibers, batting, cotton, wool, straw, wood wool, plastic pellets and beans.
10 . A plush toy with a head and a body comprising:
a flexible internal skeleton;
a plush body cover being formed of a first material, the plush body cover comprising the body of the plush toy and having at least one opening for attachment of a head for the toy, the plush cover further being configured to cover the skeleton and to retain a stuffing material for the plush toy;
a central limb connector comprising a head attachment apparatus, an arm connector and a body connector, wherein the head attachment apparatus, the arm connector and the body connector are configured to couple with the skeleton, wherein the head attachment apparatus further comprises a threaded neck post, a head attachment base and a head attachment cover, wherein the head attachment cover couples to the head of the plush toy and further couples to the head attachment base to attach the head to the plush toy, and wherein the head attachment cover decouples from the head attachment base to remove the head from the plush toy; and
the head of the plush toy being formed of a second material.
11 . The plush toy of claim 10 where the head attachment base further comprises keyed slots.
12 . The plush toy of claim 11 where the head attachment cover further comprises keyed tabs.
13 . The plush toy of claim 10 where the first material is selected from the group consisting of plush material, soft boa fabric, tricot fabric, pearl velvet cloth, wide wale soft boa, polar fleece, velboa, printed polyester, pile textiles, cotton, mohair, wool, worsted yarn, simulated fur, real fur, silk with a cotton backing, and terry cloth.
14 . The plush toy of claim 10 where the stuffing material is selected from the group comprising polyester fiber, polyethylene pellets, expanded polyethylene, polyurethane foam, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene, EVA, polyformaldehyde, polystyrene, plastic coated wire, polyurethane, synthetic fibers, batting, cotton, wool, straw, wood wool, plastic pellets and beans.