Inflatable plush toy
Patent 5613892 Issued on March 25, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: 
March 31, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
March 31, 2015. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesPermanently buoyant balloon Check valve Animal prop using air bags Patent #: 5335436 InventorApplicationNo. 414276 filed on 03/31/1995US Classes:446/226, Figure446/224Having check valveExaminersPrimary: Hafer, Robert A.Assistant: Muir, D. Neal Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassA63H 003/06AbstractInflatable plush toys are disclosed. The inflatable plush toys are made up of an outer cover and an inflatable inner bladder that is made of a substantially nonelastic film or sheet material. The inflatable bladder has substantially the same size and configuration of the outer cover whereby upon inflation the inner bladder fills substantially the entire interior of the outer cover. The outer cover and inflatable bladder can be made of a plurality of gores that are cut to desired size and then sealed together. The plush toys can have rather intricate shapes such as animal shapes, cartoon figure shapes and the like. A valve is disposed within the inflatable bladder whereby the bladder can be inflated with a suitable inflation gas such as air. In a preferred mode, the valve can be utilized to deflate the bladder whereby the object can be subjected to multiple inflation and deflation cycles. | |
