Kits and methods of adapting a receptacle

Abstract

A kit for adapting an empty receptacle having an open top, a bottom and a lateral wall to use as a plaything. The kit comprises at least one wall covering member an inner side sized and shaped to encircle the lateral wall and an outer side having at least one playacting related mark thereon, at least one safety catch member adapted to fit onto an edge of the side wall around the open top, at least one plaything member, and attachment means for attaching the at least one plaything member to the empty receptacle, on top of the at least one wall covering member or to cover the open top.

1 . A kit for adapting an empty receptacle having an open top, a bottom and a lateral wall to use as a plaything, comprising:
 at least one wall covering member sized and shaped to encircle the lateral wall and an outer side having at least one playacting related mark thereon;   at least one safety catch member adapted to fit onto an edge of the side wall around the open top;   at least one plaything member; and   attachment means for attaching said at least one plaything member to the empty receptacle, on top of said at least one wall covering member or to cover the open top.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one wall covering member comprises a flexible container with an opening, said flexible container being sized and shaped to be slideably received over the lateral wall and to cover the bottom. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein said at least one catch member attaches said flexible container to the empty receptacle, covering at least the outer surface thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 2 , wherein said flexible container is at least double as long as the lateral wall said as to cover both the inner and the outer surface thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one safety catch member is formed with a recess on its inner surface. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 5 , wherein said recess is set to clasp a projection in the inner space of said empty receptacle. 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said safety catch member comprises first and second rings, said first ring having a recess and said second ring having an insertion portion which set to fit in said recess, said second ring is sized so that said insertion portion fits in said recess when an annular flange of at least one of said first and second rings covers said edge. 
     
     
         8 . (canceled) 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one plaything member comprises a lid being sized and shaped to at least one of:
 to dispense toilet paper from a toilet paper roll placed in said empty receptacle when said lid covers the open top:   to support a movable cover when said lid covers the open top; and   to cover the open top and having at least one opening to facilitate the passage of a plurality of plaything objects therethrough.   
     
     
         10 . (canceled) 
     
     
         11 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one plaything member comprises a plurality of magnetic articles configured for being magnetically attached to metallic material of said empty receptacle, on top of said at least one wall covering member in relation to said at least one playacting related mark. 
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one plaything member comprises a lid and a plurality of plaything objects, said lid being sized and shaped to cover the open top and having at least one. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 12 , wherein said lid prevents from said empty receptacle to roll when said empty receptacle is laid with said top open to the side. 
     
     
         14 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one plaything member comprises a lid and a plurality of plaything objects, said lid being sized and shaped to cover the open top and having at least one active button, a presentation unit, and a controller for instructing said presentation unit in response to a user clicking on said active button. 
     
     
         15 . The kit of  claim 1 , wherein said at least one plaything member comprises a female clutch element and a male clutch element to concatenate said empty receptacle to a plurality of empty receptacles each attached to a respective plaything member with respective female and male clutch elements. 
     
     
         16 . The kit of  claim 13 , wherein said at least one plaything member having a plurality of wheels to actuate said empty receptacle in a plaything wherein said plurality of empty receptacles are concatenated. 
     
     
         17 - 18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . A method of adapting an empty receptacle having an open top, a bottom and a lateral wall to use as a plaything, comprising:
 emptying a receptacle containing nourishment from its content;   encircling the lateral wall with at least one wall covering member sized and shaped to cover the lateral wall so that an outer surface thereof faces the outside, said outer surface having at least one playacting related mark thereon;   clutching at least one safety catch member onto an edge of the side wall around the open top; and   attaching at least one plaything member to the empty receptacle on top of said at least one wall covering member or to cover the open top.   
     
     
         20 . An article for containing nourishment and for playacting, comprising:
 a receptacle which contains nourishment and having an open top, a bottom and a lateral wall;   a lid for detachably covering said open top; and   a plurality of positioning instructions placed on said lateral side to instruct the covering of the lateral wall with at least one wall covering member having at least one playacting related mark thereon.   
     
     
         21 . The article of  claim 20 , wherein said lid has a catch strip adapted to fit onto an edge of the side wall around the open top and a covering surface encircled by said catch strip; wherein said catch strip and said covering surface are detachably connected to one another by a seam. 
     
     
         22 . A kit for adapting an empty receptacle having an open top, a bottom and a lateral wall to use as a block of a construction toy, comprising:
 at least one wall covering member an inner side sized and shaped to encircle the lateral wall and an outer side having at least one playacting related mark thereon; and   at least one concatenation unit having attachment means for being attached to the empty receptacle and to at least other empty receptacle.   
     
     
         23 . The kit of  claim 22 , wherein said at least one concatenation unit is adapted to be connected to said at least other empty receptacle via a connection to a plurality of other concatenation units which are connected to said at least other empty receptacle. 
     
     
         24 - 25 . (canceled) 
     
     
         26 . The kit of  claim 22 , further comprising at least one safety catch member adapted to fit onto an edge of the side wall around the open top. 
     
     
         27 . The kit of  claim 22 , wherein said at least one concatenation unit having a plurality of flexible clamps each sized and shaped to detachable hold the lateral walls of a cylindrical receptacle.