Display Receptacle Unit for Dolls and Stuffed Animals

Abstract

A display receptacle having a front wall, back wall with a bottom and sides disposed therebetween having a handle extending thereacross with at least one aperture through the receptacle body wall whereby the head-portion of a doll or stuffed animal can be supported therein and extended therethrough with the displayed article body portion contained within the receptacle thereby creating a display receptacle for the doll or stuffed animal. The present invention further provides that the receptacle may have a top surface enclosing said receptacle having a fastening member providing access to and closure of said receptacle.

1 . A display unit for dolls, stuffed animals and other like articles comprising:
 a) a housing;   b) at least one aperture disposed in said housing;   c) an interior compartment disposed within said housing; and   d) a fastener element for retaining the body of said article within said interior compartment with the head thereof protruding from said aperture.   
   
   
       2 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said housing is a bag comprising a bottom with front, rear and side walls depending upward therefrom. 
   
   
       3 . The display unit recited in  claim 2 , wherein said housing further comprises at least one handle extending from the top edge of said housing. 
   
   
       4 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said means for retaining said article is an elastic member surrounding each said aperture to grip the neck of said article to maintain the head thereof outside said aperture with the body contained within said interior compartment. 
   
   
       5 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said fastener element is a grommet disposed at the edge of each said aperture. 
   
   
       6 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said fastener element is an elastic band stitched across said aperture. 
   
   
       7 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said fastener element is an elastic band stitched below said aperture. 
   
   
       8 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said housing further includes a top that is closable. 
   
   
       9 . The display unit recited in  claim 8 , wherein said top of said housing has a zipper closure. 
   
   
       10 . The display unit recited in  claim 8 , wherein said top of said housing is a cover flap. 
   
   
       11 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said housing is a backpack. 
   
   
       12 . The display unit recited in  claim 11 , wherein said backpack includes a pair of shoulder straps extending from the rear of said top portion to the bottom portion thereof. 
   
   
       13 . The display unit recited in  claim 12 , wherein said shoulder straps include quick release mechanisms. 
   
   
       14 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said housing is a waist pack having a belt like waist strap extending from the sides thereof. 
   
   
       15 . The display unit recited in  claim 1 , wherein said housing is a display case and storage unit comprising a base with a rigid body and a plurality of apertures.