Patent Publication Number: US-2016228781-A1

Title: Formable Figurine Device

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     Field of the Disclosure 
     The disclosure relates to figurine devices and more particularly pertains to a new figurine device for positioning of a figurine into a desired position for facilitating placement of the figurine in amusing positions or depicting amusing situations. 
     SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a formable neck wire coupling a head to an upper torso. Formable arm wires extend from the upper torso. A pair of formable torso wires couple a lower torso to the upper torso. Formable leg wires extend from the lower torso. The head, upper torso, neck wire, arm wires, lower torso, torso wires, and leg wires define a skeletal frame. A skin covers the skeletal frame such that the skin resembles a humanoid form. 
     There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
     The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a top front side perspective view of a skeletal frame of a formable figurine device according to an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 2  is a back view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 3  is a partially exploded partial front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 4  is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure. 
         FIG. 5  is a front view of a plurality of embodiments of the disclosure in use. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
     With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to  FIGS. 1 through 5  thereof, a new figurine device embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral  10  will be described. 
     As best illustrated in  FIGS. 1 through 5 , the formable figurine device  10  generally comprises a head  12  and an upper torso  14 . The head  12  is spherical and the upper torso  14  is conoid. A neck wire  16  has a first end  18  coupled to the head  12  and a second end  20  coupled to the upper torso  14 . The neck wire  16  may be secured to each of the head  12  and the upper torso  14  by insertion into each of the head  12  and upper torso  14  secured by glue  22  as shown in  FIG. 3 . The neck wire  16  is formable wherein the head  12  is adjustably positionable relative to the upper torso  14 . 
     Each of a pair of arm wires  24  is coupled to and extends from an associated side  26  of the upper torso  14 . Each of the arm wires  24  is formable. Each arm wire  24  has a proximal end  28  relative to the upper torso  14  inserted into a respective end  30  of a conduit  32  extending laterally through the upper torso  14  wherein the arm wires  24  are laterally aligned across the upper torso  14 . A lower torso  36  has a substantially isosceles triangular axial cross-sectional shape  38 . Corners  40  of the triangular axial cross-sectional shape  38  are rounded and equal sides  42  of the isosceles triangular axial cross-sectional shape  38  are convex. Each of a pair of torso wires  44  is coupled to and extends between the upper torso  14  and the lower torso  36 . Each of the torso wires  44  is secured similarly to the neck wire  16  and is formable wherein the upper torso  14  is adjustably positionable relative to the lower torso  36 . The upper torso  14  has a planar bottom surface  48  facing the lower torso  36 . The lower torso  36  similarly has a planar upper surface  50  facing the upper torso  14 . 
     Each of a pair of leg wires  52  is coupled to and extends from the lower torso  36 . Each leg wire  52  is formable and connected to the lower torso  36  in similar manner as the neck wire  16  is coupled to the head  12  as described above. A respective distal section  54  of each leg wire  52  is bent relative to a main section  56  of the leg wire  52 . 
     Each of a plurality of finger wires  58  is coupled to and extends from a distal end  60  of an associated one of the arm wires  24  relative to the upper torso  14 . The finger wires  58  may be arranged to define two sets of five finger wires  58 . The head  12 , the upper torso  14 , the neck wire  16 , the pair of arm wires  24 , the lower torso  36 , the pair of torso wires  44  , the finger wires  58  , and the pair of leg wires  52  define a skeletal frame  64 . Each distal section  54  defines a foot  58  of the skeletal frame  64 . A skin  66  covers the skeletal frame  64  such that the skin  66  resembles an elfin humanoid form. The skin  66  comprises a main body  68  covering the upper torso  14  and lower torso  36 . The skin also comprises arms  70  covering the arm wires  24 , legs  72  covering the main sections  56  of the leg wires  52 , feet  74  covering the distal sections  54  of the leg wires  52 , and fingers  76  covering respective finger wires  58 . The skin  66  may also provide a face  78  and hat  80 . 
     In use, the device  10  provides for a elfin humanoid figurine which is formable allowing for various postures and positions. The device  10  may be formed as desired and positioned in a desired location with or without additional props or decorations. A total height of the skin  66  covering the skeletal frame  64  is between  70  centimeters and  100  centimeters. The device  10  may also be provided with only a top half  82  or only a bottom half  84  allowing for positioning of the bottom half  84  and top half  82  in positions or locations in which having a full body shape would be impossible or problematic, such as extending into or out of a window, into a chimney, or the like. 
     With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure. 
     Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.