Multi-Functional Children's Accessories

Abstract

An improved children's accessory item may act as a children's comfort item (e.g. a doll or stuffed animal), a backpack, and/or a pillow. The accessory may include a body including stuffing or padding that allows the body to act as a pillow. The body may also include a pocket for holding items. The pocket may be surrounded by the stuffing or padding so as to not inhibit the accessory from being used as a pillow when items are placed in the pocket. A fastening mechanism may be provided to close the pocket to secure items therein. The limbs may be connectable to one another to form carry straps, such as those found on a typical backpack. The limbs may be padded for comfort.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A multi-functional children's accessory comprising:
 a body portion having padding;   a pocket for storing multiple items, the pocket disposed within the body portion, the pocket surrounded by the padding;   a first limb portion having a first connector; and   a second limb portion having a second connector, the second connector adapted to releasably engage the first connector.   
     
     
         2 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 1 , where the first limb and the second limb including padding. 
     
     
         3 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 1 , where the first connector and the second connector form a side release buckle. 
     
     
         4 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 3 , where the first connector forms a hook end and the second connector forms a catch. 
     
     
         5 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a third limb portion having a third connector; and   a fourth limb portion having a fourth connector, the fourth connector adapted to releasably engage the third connector.   
     
     
         6 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 5 , where the first connector is adapted to releasably engage the fourth connector. 
     
     
         7 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 5 , where, when the first connector is engaged with the second connector and the third connector is engaged with the fourth connector, the limbs form backpack carry straps. 
     
     
         8 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 5 , further comprising:
 an adaptor having a first adaptor connector and a second adapter connector, the first adaptor connector adapted to releasably engage the first connector and the second adapter connector adapted to releasably engage the second connector.   
     
     
         9 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 8 , where the accessory an appearance of one selected from the group of a human and an animal, and where the adaptor has the appearance of an item that is thematically appropriate for the appearance of the accessory. 
     
     
         10 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a fastening mechanism for closing the pocket.   
     
     
         11 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 10 , where the fastening mechanism is one selected from the group comprising a hook and loop fastener and a zipper. 
     
     
         12 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 1 , where an amount of padding disposed within the body enables the accessory to function as a pillow when multiple items are stored in the pocket. 
     
     
         13 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 1 , where the pocket has a depth, the body portion has a length, and the depth of the pocket is at least fifty percent of the length of the body portion. 
     
     
         14 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 13 , where the pocket has a depth, the body portion has a length, and the depth of the pocket is about three-quarters of the length of the body portion. 
     
     
         15 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 1 , further comprising a head portion. 
     
     
         16 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 15 , where the head portion and the body portion are adapted to engage one another to close the pocket. 
     
     
         17 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 15 , further comprising a second pocket disposed inside the head portion. 
     
     
         18 . The multi-functional children's accessory of  claim 17 , further comprising a second fastening mechanism for closing the second pocket.