A plush toy with an internal skeleton and a plastic or PVC head attached with a variety of coupling mechanisms. The plush toy includes a movable and poseable internal skeleton that attaches to a neck connector allowing the use of a plastic or PVC head with the plush body. Detachable hands, feet and head. Includes a unique shoulder design that assists in retention of plush material in the plush toy body. Additionally, four unique head coupling configurations are disclosed that enable connection of a plastic or PVC toy head to a plush body.

A plush toy with an internal skeleton and a plastic or PVC head attached with a variety of coupling mechanisms. The plush toy includes a movable and poseable internal skeleton that attaches to a neck connector allowing the use of a plastic or PVC head with the plush body. Detachable hands, feet and head. Includes a unique shoulder design that assists in retention of plush material in the plush toy body. Additionally, four unique head coupling configurations are disclosed that enable connection of a plastic or PVC toy head to a plush body.

The invention is a single piece molded toy that is shaped like an animal wherein the center of the toy is in the shape of and accordion and a squeaker in the head portion makes sound when the toy is squeezed, and as the toy returns to its original state a grunter located in the rear of the toy makes a grunting sound similar to that of a pig.

A backpack assembly having shoulder straps and a character that is affixed to the backpack. The character has at least one externally visible feature that can be selectively moved between a first position and a second position. The movement of the feature is performed by an actuator that is built into the character. The actuator operates to move the character's features when activated by the person wearing the backpack. A manually operated controller is positioned on at least one of the shoulder straps. A control umbilical interconnects the manually operated controller to the actuator. The control umbilical, in the form of a pneumatic tube or a mechanical cable, is directed through the shoulder strap, across the bag, and to the actuators in the character.

A backpack assembly having shoulder straps and a character that is affixed to the backpack. The character has at least one externally visible feature that can be selectively moved between a first position and a second position. The movement of the feature is performed by an actuator that is built into the character. The actuator operates to move the character's features when activated by the person wearing the backpack. A manually operated controller is positioned on at least one of the shoulder straps. A control umbilical interconnects the manually operated controller to the actuator. The control umbilical, in the form of a pneumatic tube or a mechanical cable, is directed through the shoulder strap, across the bag, and to the actuators in the character.

A toy with a deformable outer shell including an upper portion, a lower portion, and a hollow interior. The outer shell is substantially covered in a soft material and shaped substantially like an animal. The toy includes more eyes on the upper portion of the outer shell, and an orifice on the lower portion of the outer shell. The orifice can be opened and closed. The toy includes an inner bladder within the deformable outer shell. The inner bladder includes a fluid and is sealed to prevent fluid from leaking from the inner bladder. The inner bladder fills the hollow interior of the deformable outer shell. In response to squeezing of the outer shell, the fluid may force a portion of the inner bladder to expand out of the outer shell though the orifice. The orifice may be invisible to the user while closed.

A toy with a deformable outer shell including an upper portion, a lower portion, and a hollow interior. The outer shell is substantially covered in a soft material and shaped substantially like an animal. The toy includes more eyes on the upper portion of the outer shell, and an orifice on the lower portion of the outer shell. The orifice can be opened and closed. The toy includes an inner bladder within the deformable outer shell. The inner bladder includes a fluid and is sealed to prevent fluid from leaking from the inner bladder. The inner bladder fills the hollow interior of the deformable outer shell. In response to squeezing of the outer shell, the fluid may force a portion of the inner bladder to expand out of the outer shell though the orifice. The orifice may be invisible to the user while closed.

Sound-generating toys are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a sound-generating toy includes a squeezable body defining an internal chamber. A sound-generating module is positioned within the chamber. The module can include a housing containing (i) an airflow sensor configured to detect a pressure change in the chamber, (ii) a speaker configured to generate an audio output, and (iii) programmable circuitry operably coupled to the airflow sensor and the speaker. In operation, the airflow sensor can detect a pressure change in the chamber caused by a user squeezing the body of the toy, and can output a signal to the programmable circuitry indicating the pressure change. After receiving the signal indicating the pressure change, the programmable circuitry can drive the speaker to generate the audio output.

The invention relates to fastening elements of a toy construction kit and can be used for creating toy construction kit elements which are connected by means of connecting elements. A connecting element of a toy construction kit consists of two parts, a receiving part and a removable part, which, when brought together, fasten together under the effect of magnetic forces such as to be disconnectable and rotatable about the coupling point by 360. The receiving part consists of a disc, a collar, and a neodymium magnet in the form of a truncated cone-shaped collar, which have different diameters and are fastened to one another. The removable part consists of a disc with a through opening, a collar, and a neodymium magnet, which have different diameters, and a metal rod, which are fastened to one another.

A smart toy platform including a plush character configured to receive a computing device having a display screen, such as a tablet computer or smartphone. The plush includes a pocket configured to receive the computing device. The plush can also include one or more display openings associated with the pocket such that, when the computing device is properly positioned within the pocket, at least a portion of the display screen of the computing device is visible from an exterior of the plush through the display opening(s). The plush can include one or more limbs or other appendages (e.g., arm or leg). One or more of the appendages can include one or more sensors that can communicate with the computing device to allow interaction between the user and the plush/computing device.