Toy or other object alterable between two different shapes
CA 2083968 A1 · Owner: Environmental Preservation, Inc. · Inventors: Reynolds, Christopher
Overview
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An object (10) capable of having its shape altered has a first cloth-like material (12) formed in a first predetermined shape, an aperture (14) formed in the first material (12) so that an internal hollow of the first shape can be accessed and a second pliable material (24) positioned within the internal hollow and formed to assume a second predetermined shape. The second material (24) is connected to the first material (12) at the internal hollow so that the second material (24) can be withdrawn from the internal hollow through the aperture (14). In this formation, the aperture (14) is common to both the first (12) and second (24) materials. By extracting the second material (24) from the …
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- Filed February 21, 1992. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 21, 2012.
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