Patent ID: 7275924

Claim:
A toy for extruding a deformable molding compound, comprising: a container comprising: a container portion having a housing defining a cavity and a container opening, wherein the container opening and the cavity are configured to receive components of a molding compound extrusion set; a lid portion moveably attached to the container portion and moveable between an open position wherein the container opening is accessible from the exterior of the container and a closed position overlying the container opening with an outer edge of the lid portion surrounding the container opening; and an extruder assembly comprising: a plunger portion attached to the lid portion, and an extruder portion disposed within the cavity of the container portion, the extruder portion having an extruder opening and a receiving chamber, wherein the receiving chamber is configured to receive a quantity of the molding compound, and to receive the plunger portion when the lid portion moves from the open position to the closed position, wherein the plunger portion engages a quantity of modeling compound disposed in the receiving chamber to force the modeling compound through the extruder opening when the lid portion moves from the open position to the closed position.