JPH0531257A - Toy with freely removable bib - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an animal toy for toddler, equipped with a bib. CONSTITUTION: This toy having a bib is equipped with a container 14 and a handle 12 which is attached to the container. A bib 16 comprising a sheet material is placed in the container, and its one end is fixed to the container. The bib 16 can be pulled out through an opening. When the bib 16 is housed, toddlers can carry it by gripping the handle 12 of the toy while playing with it. When the handle 12 is fixed around the neck of a toddler, the bib is quickly pulled out from the container through the opening, and clothes are prevented from getting dirty when the toddler eats and drinks.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a hollow container, a handle attached to the container, and a bib having one end fixed in the container and made of a sheet material. The present invention relates to a toy that can be expanded from the opening of a container to the outside of the container and can be rewound into the container.

Bibs used by children are, of course, well known and help prevent the clothes worn by infants from becoming soiled with food and drink. However, when a family goes out to a restaurant for a meal, there is often no convenient place to put a bib on the way or at the restaurant. Bibs can be confused during many other items brought out by parents for use in restaurants by children, such as pacifiers, baby bottle nipples, toys, and sometimes clothes.

Therefore, I would like to gradually instill a sense of responsibility by the infant carrying his own bib from home to restaurant. However, children do not like to pay attention to existing bibs. This is because it is not a play value and is perceived by children as a tool associated with the annoyance of food and drink spills and dirty clothes.

Therefore, they can be kept in a container resembling an animal and carried by themselves from the house to the restaurant, and as soon as they arrive at the restaurant, they can easily be converted into a bib with traditional protective functions. It is preferred to provide a bib.

To achieve the above objectives, the container has a handle for being carried by an infant. This handle helps to hold the container around the child's neck and when the bib is withdrawn from the container it is placed in the desired position to cover the upper part of the child's chest.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Generally, toys according to the present invention have a container having a hollow interior. The container has an elongated opening that can be opened and closed by a slide fastener. A bib is contained in the container, and the upper end of the bib is fixed in the container. When the slide fastener is opened and the container opening is exposed, the bib can be unwound through the opening. The upper end of the bib is fixed within the container so that it will remain in place when the bib hangs from the container.

The handle is attached to the container and allows the child to hold the container, especially when the bib is inside the container. When the container is quickly placed on the infant's neck through the handle, the bib rests on the child's chest,
It can protect the chest of children's clothing from food and drink stains. When the child has finished eating and drinking, the bib can be rolled into the container through the opening, after which the opening is closed again by the slide fastener.

It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a toy with a bib inside which can be expanded outwardly from the container and then rolled into the container if desired.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a toy which can be carried by a child while holding a handle and which can be attached around a child's neck through the handle.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a toy that directs the child himself to carry his bib from home to another location, such as a restaurant.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a toy which is made of a soft and washable cloth, functions as a fun toy and can be easily washed by parents when it gets dirty.

Further objects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. In these figures, a toy of the type that is considered to be an attractive and entertaining toy for young children is indicated generally by the numeral 10.

The toy 10 comprises three major components: a handle 12, a container 14 and a bib 16. First, in the preferred embodiment, the handle 12 includes a pair of laces 18, 20 having substantially equal lengths.
The cords 18, 20 are preferably formed of tubular fabric and are selectively connected at their adjacent ends by a removable snap means 21, said snap means 21 being a female snap member. 22 and a male snap member 24, which are removable in the usual manner. The other ends of the strings 18 and 20 are attached to both ends of the container 14 by ordinary stitching. The laces 18, 20 are sized to be easily grasped by the child's hand, as shown in FIG. 2, and sized to fit around the child's neck, as shown in FIG. There is.

The container 1 which is another component of the toy 10.
4 is made from a soft, washable textile fabric.
Preferably, the container 14 comprises a plush fabric or a fluffed woven fabric. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
As shown in Figure 1, the container 14 is substantially tubular and elongated in shape, and preferably has the shape of a typical animal or other fictitious three-dimensional object. In particular,
As shown in FIG. 1, the container 14 includes a pair of pseudo forefoot 2
6, a pair of hind legs 28, a tail 30, a nose 32, a pair of ears 3
4, a pair of eyes 36, all made of woven fabric and sewn to the body of the container 14 in a known manner. These components, such as the forefoot sewn to the container 14, are for decoration and are not necessary for the function of the toy.

The tubular shape of the tubular container 14 is most clearly shown in FIGS. The container 14 has a curved front wall 3
8 and a rear wall portion 40 that is curved on the opposite side. The walls 38, 40 are connected at their upper edge and upper side by known stitch stitches 42. The stitch stitch 42 is formed from the adjacent rear leg 28 to the tail 30.
Up to this, which helps to attach the lower end of the lace 18 to the container 14, after which the stitch stitch 42 is attached to the ear 3
4 near the lower end of the string 20 to the container 1
It will be noted that the stitching stitch 42 passes through the nose 32 and continues up to near the pair of forefoot 26, which is useful for attaching to the No. As a result, the container 14
Will have a hollow interior 44.

As is apparent from FIGS. 2 and 3, an elongated slit-shaped opening 46 is provided on the lower side of the container 14.
The openings 46 extend between the front feet 26 and between the rear feet 28 so that the openings 46 are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the container 14. In order to allow the opening 46 to be selectively opened and closed, the opening 46 is provided with a closing mechanism as a closing means. The closure mechanism is preferably a slide fastener 48 of a known type, which has a pair of parallel fastener tapes 50A, 50B which cooperate with a slider 52 to facilitate opening and closing of the opening 46. To enable. The bib 16 of the toy 10 is the interior 4 of the container 14.
4 is fixed to the wall of the container 4 and unrolled out of the container 14 and the container 1
Re-insertion into 4 is possible. Bib 16
It comprises a front surface 54, preferably of a thick towel cloth, and a back surface 56, preferably of a water resistant sheet material and flat plastic material. The front surface 54 and the back surface 56 are bordered 5
8 are connected by this edging 58,
It surrounds the border between 4 and the back surface 56 and is connected by a stitching line. The upper end 60 of the bib 16 is attached to the interior 44 of the container 14 by a stitching seam 42 that connects the front wall 38 to the rear wall 40 at the top of the container 14, as shown in FIG. The length of the bib 16 is preferably longer than its width, and the bib 1 is best shown in FIG.
The width of 6 is substantially the same as the length of opening 46.

How to use the toy 10 of the present invention will be described below. The toy 10 shows a normal state in FIG.
In this state, the infant looks like an animal toy imitated by the shape of the container 14. The container 14 has a handle 12, by which the toy 10 can be easily carried by a child. Generally, the child's hand grips the middle portion of the handle 12, as best shown in FIG.

Explaining the value and enjoyment of the toy 10 of the present invention as a toy, when the child goes out to the restaurant with his parents, the child holds the handle 12 of the toy 10 and loves it like a toy. Will handle it.

In a restaurant, parents or children
The toy 10 of the present invention can be easily converted into a practical bib so that the child can eat and drink with peace of mind without ruining or soiling his clothes. To achieve this, the strings 18,2
0 is released by uncoupling the female snap member 22 and the male snap member 24, as shown in FIG.
Then, as shown in FIG. 4, lace 1 around the child's neck.
Position 8 and 20. Furthermore, the snap members 22, 24 can then be fitted together to reconnect the laces 18, 20 and thereby retain the container 14 around the child's neck.

When the straps 18 and 20 are attached around the child's neck, or at an earlier time, the slider 52 is slid along the fastener tapes 50A and 50B to open the slide fastener 48 and form the opening 46. . The bib 16 then appears as in FIG. 3 and the bib 16 can be easily unwound from the interior 44 of the container 14 to the expanded position, as in FIGS. Here, the upper end 60 of the bib 16 is attached to the inside of the container 14 and held in place, and the bib 16 is properly suspended around the child's chest to keep the child's clothes dirty. Can protect from drinks, food and spoils.

When the child finishes drinking and eating,
With a simple wiping operation, any food or drink can be wiped from the bib 16 and the bib 16 can be quickly wound into the interior 44 of the container 14. The bib 16 is then completely housed in the container 14 and the slider 52 is utilized to close the slide fastener 48. Also, around the child's neck, tie the strings 18,2
Remove 0 and make it a fun toy for children,
The snap members 22 and 24 are reconnected, and the toy 10 is returned to the initial state shown in FIGS.

Having a bib in and out of a typical animal toy allows the child to immediately move the bib in and out of the container as needed. In addition, the task of carrying a bib from home to a restaurant allows children to learn a sense of responsibility, which is a fun task, so children should continue to carry funny animal-like toys. become. 7,8,9,10,11 show another embodiment of the invention of similar construction, where the container is, for example, a bird 100, a quadruped eg a raccoon 102, a fish 1.
It is similar to 04, dog 106, and crocodile 108.

It will thus be appreciated that the above objectives have been achieved by the present invention as has been made clear from the foregoing description, and that various modifications can be made in the construction of the invention without departing from this. . It is intended that all matter contained in the description and shown in the drawings shall be regarded as illustrative only and not limiting. The claims cover all general and special features of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a toy showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the toy according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing a state in which the slide fastener of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a state in which the toy of FIG. 1 is wrapped around the neck of an infant.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of the toy of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway side view showing a bib attached to the toy of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a toy showing another embodiment of the present invention in the shape of a bird.

FIG. 8 is a side view of a toy showing another embodiment of the present invention in the form of a raccoon.

FIG. 9 is a side view of a toy showing another embodiment of the present invention in the shape of a fish.

FIG. 10 is a side view of a toy showing another embodiment of the present invention in the shape of a dog.

FIG. 11 is a side view of a toy showing another embodiment of the present invention in the form of a crocodile.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 toys 12 Toride 14 containers 16 bibs 18 strings 20 strings 21 Snap means 22 Snap member 24 Snap member 38 Front wall 40 Rear wall 46 openings 48 slide fasteners 50A fastener tape 50B fastener tape 52 slider

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Claims (23)

[Claims] 1. A container, a handle attached to the container, and a bib having a portion fixed in the container and made of a sheet material, the container having an opening, and the bib being open. Is selectively expandable from the opening to the outside of the container. 2. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the handle has a pair of strings, and each of the strings has a fixing end and another end. 3. The toy according to claim 2, wherein the string is attached to the container at the fixing end. It is characterized by 4. The toy according to claim 2, wherein the other ends of the pair of strings are selectively detachable from each other. 5. The toy according to claim 2, wherein the strings are attached to each other by a snap member. 6. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the container has a cylindrical shape. 7. A toy according to claim 6, wherein the cylindrical container has a longitudinal axis, and the opening of the container is parallel to the longitudinal axis. 8. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the container has an elongated cylindrical shape. 9. The toy of claim 1, wherein the container resembles the body of an animal. 10. The toy of claim 1, wherein the handle is sized to selectively fit around a child's neck. 11. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the container has a first outer surface and a second outer surface facing the first outer surface.
A toy wherein the handle is attached to the container along a first outer surface thereof and the opening is disposed along a second outer surface thereof. 12. The toy according to claim 1, further comprising closing means for selectively closing the opening. 13. The toy of claim 12, wherein the closing means comprises a slide fastener. 14. A toy according to claim 8, wherein the bib part fixed in the container has an end attached to the container. 15. The toy according to claim 14, wherein the container is made of plush cloth, and the end of the bib is sewn to the plush cloth. 16. The toy according to claim 15, wherein the end portion is sewn along the stitching line of the plush cloth. 17. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the width of the bib is substantially the same as the length of the opening. 18. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the bib comprises a sheet obtained by stacking a thick towel cloth and a plastic sheet. 19. The toy according to claim 1, wherein the bib can be rolled in and unrolled from the container through the opening. 20. The toy of claim 1, wherein the length of the bib is longer than its width. 21. The toy of claim 1, wherein the container and the bib are made of washable fabric. 22. An elongated cylindrical body having an opening parallel to the major axis, and a detachable strap attached to the cylindrical body, the strap serving as a carrying handle, A toy characterized in that it comprises a bib which serves for holding around a child's neck and which is fixed in the cylindrical body and expandable outward from the opening. 23. A toy comprising a container, a handle attached to the container to removably position the container on a child's neck, and a bib attached to the container and expandable from the container.