Transformable toy

A transformable toy with which children play, wherein arms of the toy are formed integrally with legs of the toy, respectively, and the arms and the legs easily pass through-holes formed in a body part of the toy in such a manner that the lengths of the arms are longer than those of the legs or the lengths of the legs are longer than those of the arms so that the transformable animal toy can hang on an object, such as a rope or a bar, or the transformable animal toy can hug another toy, thereby improving a sense of mystery thereof. The transformable toy comprises a body part having an outer cover and an inner cover, and a head part. The body part has through-holes longitudinally formed therethrough at both sides thereof, respectively through which a respective arm and leg combination are inserted.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a transformable toy with which children play, and more particularly to a transformable animal toy wherein arms of the toy are formed integrally with legs of the toy, respectively, and the arms and the legs easily pass through through-holes formed in a body part of the toy in such a manner that the lengths of the arms are longer than those of the legs or the lengths of the legs are longer than those of the arms so that the transformable animal toy can hang on an object, such as a rope or a bar, or the transformable animal toy can hug another toy, thereby improving a sense of mystery thereof.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, toys are classified into cloth toys and plastic toys. Furthermore, the toys may be formed in the shape of a human being or animals.

Such toys are manufactured on the basis of shapes or body actions of the human being or the animals to increase special characters of the toys so that a sense of beauty or a sense of mystery of the toys is improved. Consequently, the toys can be widely used as playing toys.

However, the toys cannot be transformed from the original shape to another shape. As a result, the sense of mystery of the toys easily disappears as time goes by. Consequently, children are tired of playing with the toys, and want to discard the toys which they have grown tired of and acquire new toys.

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawback, assembly-type transformable toys, shapes of which can be easily changed by user of the toys, for example, children, have been proposed recently. However, most of the assembly-type transformable toys are plastic toys. No transformable cloth toys have yet been developed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a transformable cloth toy wherein arms of the toy are formed integrally with legs of the toy, respectively, and the arms and the legs easily pass through through-holes formed in a body part of the toy in such a manner that the lengths of the arms are longer than those of the legs or the lengths of the legs are longer than those of the arms so that the transformable cloth toy can be transformed as a toy with relatively longer arms or as a toy with relatively longer legs according to the needs or desires of a user, thereby further improving a practical usability and a sense of mystery thereof.

In accordance with the present invention, the above and other objects can be accomplished by the provision of a transformable toy comprising: a body part having an outer cover and an inner cover, and a head part; through-holes longitudinally formed through the body part at both sides thereof, respectively, the through-holes being connected between shoulder connection parts and leg connection parts, respectively; and arm parts and leg parts, each of the arm parts comprising a hand and an arm, each of the leg parts comprising a foot and a leg, the arm parts being formed integrally with the leg parts, respectively, wherein the integrally formed arm and leg parts pass through the through- holes longitudinally formed through the body part at both sides thereof, respectively, so that the lengths of the arm parts increase while the lengths of the leg parts decrease or the lengths of the arm parts decrease while the lengths of the leg parts increase.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Now, a transformable toy according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1is a front view of a transformable toy according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,FIG. 2is an exploded front view, partially in section, of the transformable toy according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, andFIGS. 3aand3bare front views of the transformable toy according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention respectively illustrating how the transformable toy is used.

As shown in the drawings, the transformable toy comprises a body part10having an outer cover and an inner cover, and a head part11.

The body part10has two through-holes20longitudinally formed therethrough at both sides thereof, respectively. The through-holes20are connected between shoulder connection parts and leg connection parts, respectively.

The transformable toy further comprises two arm parts30, each of which comprises a hand31and an arm32, and two leg parts40, each of which comprises a foot41and a leg42. The arm parts30are formed integrally with the leg parts40, respectively. The integrally formed arm and leg parts30and40pass through the through-holes20longitudinally formed through the body part at both sides thereof, respectively.

On the palm of the hand31of each of the arm parts30is attached a hook and loop fastener50. Similarly, on the sole of the foot41of each of the leg parts40is attached another hook and loop fastener50. Consequently, the hand31of one of the arm parts30can be attached to the hand31of the other of the arm parts30so that the toy can hang on an object, such as a rope or a bar, or the toy can hug another toy. Similarly, the foot41of one of the leg parts40can be attached to the foot41of the other of the leg parts40so that the toy can hang on an object, such as a rope or a bar, or the toy can hug another toy. Alternatively, the hands31of the arm parts30can be attached to the feet41of the leg parts40, respectively, so that the toy can hang on the rope or the bar, or the toy can hug another toy.

The operation of the transformable toy with the above-stated construction according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1is a front view of a transformable toy according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,FIG. 2is an exploded front view, partially in section, of the transformable toy according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, andFIGS. 3aand3bare front views of the transformable toy according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention respectively illustrating how the transformable toy is used. As shown in the drawings, the body part10of the transformable toy is attached to the head part11of the transformable toy. The through-holes20are longitudinally formed through the body part10of the transformable toy at both sides thereof, respectively. As mentioned above, the through-holes20are connected between the shoulder connection parts and the leg connection parts, respectively. The arm parts30are formed integrally with the leg parts40, respectively. The integrally formed arm and leg parts30and40pass through the through-holes20longitudinally formed through the body part at both sides thereof, respectively. In this way, the transformable toy is prepared.

The transformable toy of the present invention can hang on a rope disposed at a high place, a bar disposed at a high place, or another bar extended outwardly from an article of furniture, to improve the decorative effect of the transformable toy. At this time, the transformable toy can be transformed as a toy with relatively longer arms or as a toy with relatively longer legs. Specifically, the arm parts30may be pulled from the body part10of the transformable toy. As a result, the lengths of the arm parts30increase while the lengths of the leg parts40decrease.

The long arm parts30of the transformable toy are attached to each other by means of the Velcro tapes50on the palms of the hands31of the arm parts30. As a result, the transformable toy can hang on a bar as shown inFIG. 3a. In this manner, the decorative effect of the transformable toy is increased, and the aesthetic sense of the transformable toy is also increased.

On the other hand, the leg parts40may be pulled from the body part10of the transformable toy. As a result, the lengths of the leg parts40increase while the lengths of the arm parts30decrease.

The long arm parts30of the transformable toy are attached to each other by means of the hook and loop fasteners50on the soles of the feet41of the leg parts40. As a result, the transformable toy can hang on a bar as shown inFIG. 3a. In this manner, the decorative effect of the transformable toy is increased, and the aesthetic sense of the transformable toy is also increased.

In this embodiment, the transformable toy is formed in the shape of a monkey. Accordingly, the transformable monkey toy can hang on the bar, as shown inFIG. 3a, as a real monkey hangs on a branch of a tree. Also, the transformable monkey toy can hang on the bar upside down, as shown inFIG. 3b, as a real monkey hangs on a branch of a tree upside down.

It should be noted, however, that the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned monkey toy. For example, the transformable toy of the present invention may be formed in the shape of a bear, a sluggard, or a koala, which lives on a tree. It should also be noted that the transformable toy of the present invention may be formed in the shape of a human being. All of the transformable toys formed in the shapes of the above-mentioned animals or the human being fall under the scope of the present invention.

As apparent from the above description, the present invention provides a transformable toy wherein arms of the toy are formed integrally with legs of the toy, respectively, and the arms and the legs easily pass through through-holes formed in a body part of the toy in such a manner that the lengths of the arms are longer than those of the legs or the lengths of the legs are longer than those of the arms so that the transformable toy can be easily transformed as a toy with relatively longer arms or as a toy with relatively longer legs, whereby the aesthetic sense of the transformable toy is improved, the value of the transformable toy is increased, the decorative effect of the transformable toy is increased.

Furthermore, the construction of the transformable toy of the present invention is simple, whereby the transformable toy can be easily and economically manufactured.