Patent ID: 8869325

Claim:
A convertible blanket that converts between a blanket and a toy resembling a creature, the convertible blanket comprising: a fabric blanket portion having a top end, a bottom end and sides extending between the top end and the bottom end; one or more front-of-creature features defining a front of the creature, the front-of-creature features being disposed on a surface of the fabric blanket; and one or more fasteners attached to the fabric blanket portion, the one or more fasteners being configured to releasably hold the convertible blanket in a position where the toy is formed by rolling the fabric blanket portion from one of the sides of the fabric blanket portion to the other of the sides of the fabric blanket portion, wherein one or more of the fasteners form a tail of the creature and wherein the tail is an appendage, and wherein the fastener that forms the tail of the creature comprises a ball attached to the fabric blanket portion and another of the fasteners is a loop connector.