Plush toy with layer of manually removable plush
A plush toy having a body at least partially formed from dual plush fabric. The fabric has a backing, a second plush layer having a second pile height and fixedly coupled to the backing by a laminate layer and a first plush layer removably coupled through the backing. The first plush layer has a first pile height greater that the second pile height. The body defines and internal cavity that retains a fill material.
1 . A plush toy comprising:
a body defined at least partially by a fabric having a backing, a second plush layer having a second pile height and fixedly coupled to the backing by a laminate layer and a first plush layer having a first pile height the first pile height greater than the second pile height the first plush layer removably coupled through the backing to permit individual constituent threads of the first plush layer to be manually removed from the backing while the second plush layer remains fixed to the backing, the body defining an internal cavity; and
a fill material retained within the internal cavity.
2 . The plush toy of claim 1 wherein the first plush layer is of a first thread weight and the second plush layer is of a second thread weight less than the first thread weight.
3 . The plush toy of claim 1 wherein the fill material is at least one of: synthetic fiber, cotton, straw, wood, wool, plastic pellets or beans.
4 . The plush toy of claim 1 wherein the second plush layer includes one or more aesthetic features, the one or more aesthetic features at least partially occluded by the first plush layer.
5 . The plush toy of claim 1 wherein the first plush layer is a first color and the second plush layer is a second different color.
6 . The plush toy of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a recloseable opening into an internal recess to receive the first plush layer once removed.
7 . The plush toy of claim 6 further comprising:
corresponding regions of hook and loop material to reclose the opening.
8 . The plush toy of claim 1 wherein the first pile height is in a range of 3 mm to 10 mm greater than the second pile height.