Flower doll

Abstract

A flower doll includes a body including a doll portion and a flower portion opposite the doll portion, the doll portion including two arms and a head, the flower portion including a plurality of petals, a reinforcing wire that is disposed within the body and that runs along a portion of a torso of the body and along a length of each of the arms, and a band or sleeve coupled to the body between the doll portion and the flower portion where the band or sleeve can be configured to substantially cover and surround the doll portion of the flower doll to conceal the doll portion substantially within an interior portion of the band or sleeve.

1 . A flower doll comprising:
 a body comprising a doll portion and a flower portion opposite the doll portion, the doll portion comprising two arms and a head, the flower portion comprising a plurality of petals;   a reinforcing wire disposed within the body and running along a portion of a torso of the body and along a length of each of the arms; and   a sleeve coupled to the body between the doll portion and the flower portion, wherein the sleeve can be configured to substantially cover and surround the doll portion of the flower doll.   
     
     
         2 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of petals of the flower have varying sizes. 
     
     
         3 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the flower portion is configured to support the doll portion in a substantially upright position on a flat surface. 
     
     
         4 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein a stand is configured to support the flower portion in a substantially upright position on a flat surface. 
     
     
         5 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the flower portion has a first end and a second end and a plurality of petals is disposed between the first end and the second end. 
     
     
         6 . The flower doll of  claim 5  wherein the size of the plurality of petals increases from the first end to the second end. 
     
     
         7 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the sleeve comprises an elastic sleeve that is stretchable to cover substantially all of the doll portion of the flower doll. 
     
     
         8 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the reinforcing wire is cross shaped. 
     
     
         9 . The flower doll of  claim 8  wherein the cross shape is formed by wrapping a first length and a second length of the reinforcing wire around each other. 
     
     
         10 . The flower doll of  claim 8  wherein the cross shape is formed when a first length is snapped into a recess at the midpoint of a second length. 
     
     
         11 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the flower portion is composed of plastic. 
     
     
         12 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the flower portion is composed of plush material. 
     
     
         13 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the flower portion is composed of felt fabric. 
     
     
         14 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the doll portion is composed of plastic. 
     
     
         15 . The flower doll of  claim 1  wherein the doll portion is composed of plush material. 
     
     
         16 . A flower doll comprising:
 a doll portion comprising two arms, a head, and a first end opposite the head;   a flower portion comprising a first end with a plurality of flowers and a second end opposite the first end;   wherein the first end of the doll portion is removably coupled to the second end of the flower portion,   a sleeve coupled to the first end of the doll portion, wherein the sleeve can be configured to substantially cover and surround the doll portion of the flower doll.   
     
     
         17 . The flower doll of  claim 16  wherein the first end of the doll portion is removably coupled to the second end of the flower portion by a snap-fit type connector. 
     
     
         18 . The flower doll of  claim 16  wherein the first end of the doll portion is removably coupled to the second end of the flower portion by a screw type connector. 
     
     
         19 . The flower doll of  claim 16  wherein the first end of the doll portion is removably coupled to the second end of the flower portion by a ball and socket connector.