Customizable jointed figurine and method therefor

Abstract

A customizable jointed figurine comprises a torso and one or more limbs typically attached to one another via a rotatable joint. The customizable jointed figurine may have one or more wrappings that are generated via a customization system whereby individual users can customize the appearance of a wrapping. Each wrapping will typically be customizable according to a grid pattern whereby individual units of the grid can be configured and modified by a user. Wrappings can have various shapes and sized to cover various body parts of a customizable jointed figurine.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A customizable jointed figurine comprising:
 a torso having a top, a bottom, a first side and a second side;   a flange extending from the bottom of the torso;   a head rotatably attached at the top of the torso;   a first arm at the first side of the torso and a second arm at the second side of the torso;   a first leg and a second leg attached to the flange; and   a plurality of wrappings each bearing a plurality of individual units arranged in a grid pattern, wherein the plurality of wrappings individually cover the torso, the head, the first and second arms, and the first and second legs;   wherein one or more of the plurality of individual units have user-defined characteristics received from a remote client device operated by a user.   
     
     
         2 . The customizable jointed figurine of  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of magnetic connectors at the torso, wherein the first arm and the second arm are attached to the torso via one or more of the plurality of magnetic connectors. 
     
     
         3 . The customizable jointed figurine of  claim 2 , wherein the head is attached to the torso via the one or more of the plurality of magnetic connectors. 
     
     
         4 . The customizable jointed figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the user-defined characteristics consist of hue, saturation, and brightness or one or more combinations thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The customizable jointed figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the individual units are square in shape. 
     
     
         6 . The customizable jointed figurine of  claim 5 , wherein the torso, the first arm and second arm are rectangular in shape and the head is a cube to permit the plurality of wrappings to individually conform to the shape the torso, the first arm and the second arm. 
     
     
         7 . The customizable jointed figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second legs are rotatably attached to the flange. 
     
     
         8 . A jointed figurine comprising:
 a head comprising a first magnetic connector;   a left arm comprising a second magnetic connector;   a right arm comprising a third magnetic connector;   a torso comprising a top, bottom, left side and right side with a top magnetic connector at the top, a left magnetic connector at the left side and a right magnetic connector at the right side;   one or more legs extending from the bottom of the torso;   a plurality of wrappings bearing a plurality of individual units arranged in a grid pattern, wherein the plurality of wrappings individually cover the torso, the head, the left and right arms, and the one or more legs;   wherein the head, left arm and right arm are rotatably connected to the torso via respective magnetic attraction between the first magnetic connector and the top magnetic connector, the second magnetic connector and the left magnetic connector, and the third magnetic connector and the right magnetic connector.   
     
     
         9 . The jointed figurine of  claim 8 , wherein one or more characteristics of each of the plurality of individual units have user-defined characteristics received from a remote client device operated by a user. 
     
     
         10 . The jointed figurine of  claim 8 , wherein each of the individual units are square in shape. 
     
     
         11 . The jointed figurine of  claim 10 , wherein the torso, the first arm and second arm are rectangular in shape and the head is a cube to permit the plurality of wrappings to individually conform to the shape the torso, the first arm and the second arm. 
     
     
         12 . The jointed figurine of  claim 8 , wherein the user-defined characteristics consist of hue, saturation, and brightness or one or more combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The jointed figurine of  claim 8  further comprising a flange extending from the bottom of the torso, wherein the one or more legs are rotatably attached to the torso via the flange. 
     
     
         14 . The jointed figurine of  claim 8 , wherein the top magnetic connector, the left magnetic connector and the right magnetic connector are magnets. 
     
     
         15 . A method for forming a jointed figurine comprising:
 receiving one or more customized grid patterns at a customization system;   reproducing the one or more customized grid patterns on one or more wrappings via a printing device of the customization system;   cutting a peripheral shape of the one or more customized grid patterns using an automated cutting device of the customization system;   forming a torso, a left arm, a right arm, one or more legs and a head of the jointed figurine;   securing a plurality of magnetic connectors to the jointed figurine, wherein individual pairs of the plurality of magnetic connectors respectively attach the left arm to the torso, the right arm to the torso, and the head to the torso;   wherein the one or more wrappings cover the torso, the left arm, the right arm, the one or more legs and the head of the jointed figurine.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising presenting a grid pattern on a client device, wherein the one or more customized grid patterns are generated by a user using the presented grid pattern. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15  further comprising receiving one or more user-defined characteristics for each of a plurality of individual units, wherein the customized grid pattern consists of the plurality of individual units. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more user defined characteristics consist of hue, saturation, and brightness or one or more combinations thereof. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 15  wherein the torso, the left arm, the right arm and the one or more legs are rectangular. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein the head is a cube.