Stretchable Plush Doll

Abstract

A plush toy having a torso joined with arms and legs is made of a stretchable material and includes straps on its hands and feet through which a child can slip his hands and feet to thereby animate the toy with lifelike movement. The stretchable material of the toy enhances this lifelike movement by allowing the limbs of the toy to accommodate a full range of movement for the limbs of the child.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A toy, comprising:
 a body having a plurality of limbs joined to a torso; and   a plurality of fastening elements, wherein each fastening element is associated with a respective one of the plurality of limbs.   
     
     
         2 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 the plurality of limbs includes a pair of arms provided with respective hands and a pair of legs provided with respective feet, and   each fastening element is joined to one of the hands or one of the feet.   
     
     
         3 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein each fastening element is sized to accommodate a hand or a foot of a child. 
     
     
         4 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein each fastening element includes a strap made of an elastic material. 
     
     
         5 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein a material of the body includes a stretchable material. 
     
     
         6 . The toy according to  claim 1 , wherein a slack amount of the stretchable material sufficient to permit enhanced elongation of the plurality of limbs is located at a region of the body. 
     
     
         7 . The toy according to  claim 6 , wherein the region of the body includes a respective shoulder region between each arm and the torso. 
     
     
         8 . The toy according to  claim 2 , further comprising a Velcro pad attached to at least one of the hands. 
     
     
         9 . The toy according to  claim 5 , wherein the stretchable material includes a synthetic fiber. 
     
     
         10 . The toy according to  claim 9 , wherein the synthetic fiber includes spandex.