One-piece toy figure having changeable expressions

Abstract

One or more toy figures are described herein, as is a method for making such toy figures. The toy figures preferably include a changeable facial image. The figures include injection molded, single-piece body portions, including a head having a sticker receiving area. The sticker receiving area is provided as a recessed portion of the body portion. A sticker is placed on the sticker receiving area. The sticker is provided as a sticker having a lenticular image, the sticker including an image having at least one first image and having at least one second image as part of the lenticular image. The sticker will show the first image if held in a first position (or first orientation or first angle), and the second image if held in a second position (or second orientation or second angle).

1 . A toy figure comprising:
 a body portion, the body portion including a base portion, a middle portion, and a head portion;   the head portion including a recessed portion sized and dimensioned to form a sticker receiving portion;   a sticker positioned in the recessed portion including a lenticular image, the lenticular image including at least one first image, and at least one second image, the first image being different from the second image.   
     
     
         2 . The toy figure of  claim 1 , wherein the sticker is configured to form at least a portion of the face of the toy figure, and wherein the first image depicts a first facial expression and the second image depicts a second facial expression different from the first facial expression. 
     
     
         3 . (canceled) 
     
     
         4 . (canceled) 
     
     
         5 . A toy figure comprising:
 a one-piece molded body portion having no moving parts;   a face portion including a picture, the picture having at least two images, the images viewable from different viewing angles.   
     
     
         6 . The toy figure of  claim 5 , wherein the picture is provided as a sticker including a lenticular picture. 
     
     
         7 . The toy figure of  claim 5 , wherein the picture is provided as a sticker including a holographic image. 
     
     
         8 . The toy figure of  claim 1 , wherein the body portion includes a base portion, a middle portion, and a head portion. 
     
     
         9 . The toy figure of  claim 1 , wherein the body portion or head portion includes a recessed portion sized and dimensioned to form a sticker receiving portion. 
     
     
         10 . The toy figure of  claim 1 , further including a sticker positioned on the body portion including a lenticular image, the lenticular image including at least one first image, and at least one second image, the first image being different from the second image. 
     
     
         11 . The toy figure of  claim 1 , wherein the sticker is positioned in a recessed portion of the body. 
     
     
         12 . The toy figure of  claim 1 , wherein each sticker is configured to form at least a portion of the face of a toy figure, and wherein the first image depicts a first facial expression and the second image depicts a second facial expression different from the first facial expression. 
     
     
         13 . The toy figure of  claim 1 , wherein the toy figure includes a holographic sticker showing one of a plurality of different facial expressions, images showing movement and images showing 3D. 
     
     
         14 . (canceled) 
     
     
         15 . (canceled) 
     
     
         16 . A toy figure comprising:
 a body portion, the body portion including a base portion, a middle portion, and a head portion;   the head portion including a slot leading to a recessed portion sized and dimensioned to form a lenticular image receiving portion, the head portion also includes a fixed lens arranged in front of the recessed portion, the lenticular image including at least one first image, and at least one second image, the first image being different from the second image.   
     
     
         17 . The toy figure of  claim 16 , wherein the lenticular image will show the at least one first image if held in a first position, and the at least one second image if held in a second position. 
     
     
         18 . The toy figure of  claim 16 , wherein the lenticular image will show the at least one first image if held in at a first angle, and the at least one second image if held in at a second angle. 
     
     
         19 . The toy figure of  claim 16 , wherein the lenticular image is a coded game piece. 
     
     
         20 . The toy figurine of  claim 17 , wherein during game play, a player inserts the coded game piece into the slot to read instructions from the coded game piece, which are displayed through the lens. 
     
     
         21 . The toy figure of  claim 19 , wherein the game piece is used in one of: role-playing games, sweepstakes, puzzles or board games. 
     
     
         22 . The toy figure of  claim 16 , wherein the lenticular images is included in product packaging, as trading cards, as promotional items. 
     
     
         23 . The toy figure of  claim 16 , wherein the lenticular image is designed by a user using their own images on a personal computer or is downloaded from a computer network and printed by the user.