Combined Toy Doll and Artificial Flower

Abstract

The present disclosure generally pertains to toys that have dolls combined with artificial flowers. A topsy turvy toy in one exemplary embodiment comprises an artificial flower at one end and a doll having a head at an opposite end. A cover is coupled to the toy between the head and the artificial flower. In one mode of use, the cover is pulled over the doll substantially hiding the doll and exposing the artificial flower. For another mode of use, the cover is pulled over the artificial flower substantially hiding the artificial flower and exposing the doll. Accordingly, the toy is selectively transformed from a doll to an artificial flower and vice versa.

Now, therefore, the following is claimed: 
     
         1 . A topsy turvy toy, comprising:
 a body having a first end and a second end that is opposite of the first end, wherein the first end forms a doll and the second end forms an artificial flower, the doll having at least one head and at least one arm; and   a cover attached to the body between the first and second ends, wherein the cover is movable from a first position to a second position, wherein the cover, when in the first position, hides the doll while the artificial flower is exposed, and wherein the cover, when in the second position, hides the artificial flower while the doll is exposed.   
     
     
         2 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the doll is inserted into a flower pot. 
     
     
         3 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the cover forms at least a part of a dress for the doll. 
     
     
         4 . The toy of  claim 1 , wherein the cover has a slit separating a first end of the cover and a second end of the cover. 
     
     
         5 . The toy of  claim 4 , further comprising an attachment assembly coupled to the cover. 
     
     
         6 . The toy of  claim 5 , wherein the attachment assembly is configured detachably couple the first end of the cover to the second end of the cover. 
     
     
         7 . The toy of  claim 6 , wherein the attachment assembly is configured to hold the first end of the cover in place relative to the second end of the cover. 
     
     
         8 . The toy of  claim 1 , further comprising an attachment assembly coupled to the cover. 
     
     
         9 . A method for use with a topsy turvy toy, comprising the steps of:
 positioning a body of the topsy turvy toy into a flower pot, the body having a first end and a second end that is opposite of the first end, wherein the first end forms a doll and the second end forms an artificial flower, wherein the doll has at least one head and at least one arm, and wherein the positioning step is performed such that the doll is inserted into the flower pot while the artificial flower is visible;   covering the doll with a cover of the topsy turvy toy while the body is positioned in the flower pot;   removing the topsy turvy toy from the flower pot; and   moving the cover such that the doll is exposed and the artificial flower is hidden by the cover while the topsy turvy toy is removed from the flower pot.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the cover forms at least a part of a dress for the doll. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the cover has a slit. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising the step of detachably coupling a first end of the cover to a second end of the cover.