Patent ID: 8371899

Claim:
A method of operating a pop-up toy comprising the steps of: providing a toy structure having a head, and a length of braided sleeve made from interwoven plastic strands, wherein said braided sleeve has a first end and a second end, and wherein said length of braided sleeve is invaginated so that both said first end and said second end are anchored to said head and form a free bottom end opposite said head; compressing said braided sleeve by placing said free bottom end of said braided sleeve against a surface and applying a compression force to said head to compress said braided sleeve by moving said head toward said bottom end, therein altering said braided sleeve from an uncompressed state to a compressed state; and removing said compression force when said braided sleeve is in said compressed state, therein causing said braided sleeve to expand into said uncompressed state with enough force to propel said toy into the air.