Patent ID: 6343968
Filing Date: 2002-02-05
Classification: A45F,A47G,A63H

Abstract:
A combined sleeping bag, item of display, and backpack for use by, and for the entertainment of, a human child, comprising:an elongated fabric sleeping bag that is proportioned to contain at least the extended body of a child, said sleeping bag having a front panel, a back panel, two side portions, a closed bottom portion, and an open top portion, said front panel and said bottom panel respectively having an exterior contour that resembles a character that is generally known to children, and said exterior contour being shaped to resemble a body portion of said character when said sleeping bag is placed in an elongated and flat state with said back panel engaging a relatively flat surface; a character head having a front side, a back side, and a neck portion that is permanently attached to said back panel at said top portion of said sleeping bag, said character head having a face portion on said front side, said face portion facing in the same direction as said front panel of said elongated sleeping bag; a manually-operable closure member releasably closing at least a portion of at least one of said two side portions; a stuff pouch formed internal of said character head; said stuff pouch within said character head for receiving said sleeping bag in a generally stuffed state, whereby said neck portion of said character head is enlarged to form a relatively flat base that facilitates placement of said stuffed character head in an upright attitude on a surface for display of said stuffed character head; and shoulder straps attached to said character head for encircling the body of a child to enable said stuffed character head to be carried by a child with said face portion facing to backward of the child and with said character head in said upright attitude.