Linkable plush toys

Abstract

A stuffed doll attachment and detachment system is disclosed, where doll parts are configured so that certain doll parts are complementary to each other and/or to other objects. In a preferred embodiment, the limbs or torso of a doll are modified to become complementary ball or socket elements. These ball and socket elements are implemented in soft, pliant material, and, when engaged, form reliable connections between dolls or between a doll and another object.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A doll attachment and detachment system comprising: 
 at least one stuffed doll with a body having a surface of soft fabric, wherein each of at least one stuffed doll has at least one of:    a protruding element formed in a section of the body of the stuffed doll; and    a socket element formed in a section of the body of the stuffed doll; wherein said protruding element is capable of releasable engagement with said socket element.    
     
     
         2 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the body section is a head, an ear, an eye, a mouth, a finger, a hand, an arm, a toe, a foot, a leg, or an abdomen.  
     
     
         3 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the socket element is formed to fit over a doorknob, a bottle, a limb of a child, or a toy.  
     
     
         4 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the protruding element is a ball element, a circular T-shaped element, or a hook-shaped element.  
     
     
         5 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the socket element or the protruding element is formed to be easily graspable by a child.  
     
     
         6 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 1 , wherein the socket element and the protruding element are formed so that a child may easily engage the protruding element in the socket element and may easily disengage the protruding element from the socket element.  
     
     
         7 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 a storage unit for holding the at least one stuffed doll, said storage unit being comprised of at least one of a protruding extension and a socket, wherein the at least one of a protruding extension and a socket is formed to be complementary to the at least one of a protruding element and a socket element of the at least one stuffed doll.    
     
     
         8 . A stuffed doll with a body having a surface of soft fabric comprising: 
 at least one socket element formed in a section of the body of the stuffed doll.    
     
     
         9 . The stuffed doll of  claim 7 , wherein the body section is a head, an ear, an eye, a mouth, a finger, a hand, an arm, a toe, a foot, a leg, or an abdomen.  
     
     
         10 . The stuffed doll of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one socket element is formed to fit over a doorknob, a bottle, a toy, a limb of a child, or a protruding element formed in a section of a body of a stuffed doll.  
     
     
         11 . The stuffed doll of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one socket element is formed to be easily graspable by a child.  
     
     
         12 . The stuffed doll of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one socket element is formed so that a child may easily engage a protruding element in the at least one socket element and may easily disengage the protruding element from the at least one socket element.  
     
     
         13 . The stuffed doll of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one socket element is formed so that a storage unit may hold the stuffed doll, said storage unit being comprised of at least one protruding extension, wherein the at least one protruding extension is formed to be complementary to the at least one socket element of the stuffed doll.  
     
     
         14 . A doll attachment and detachment system comprising: 
 a first stuffed doll with a body having a surface of soft fabric, wherein the first stuffed doll has a protruding element formed in a section of the body of the stuffed doll; and    a second stuffed doll with a body having a surface of soft fabric, wherein the second stuffed doll has a socket element formed in a section of the body of the stuffed doll and the protruding element of said first stuffed doll is capable of releasable engagement with the socket element of the second stuffed doll.    
     
     
         15 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 14 , wherein the body section of the first stuffed doll or the second stuffed doll is a head, an ear, an eye, a mouth, a finger, a hand, an arm, a toe, a foot, a leg, or an abdomen.  
     
     
         16 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 14 , wherein the socket element is formed to fit over a doorknob, a bottle, a limb of a child, or a toy.  
     
     
         17 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 14 , wherein the protruding element is a ball element, a circular T-shaped element, or a hook-shaped element.  
     
     
         18 . The doll attachment and detachment system of  claim 14 , wherein the socket element or the protruding element is formed to be easily graspable by a child.