Expandable digit-operapble therapeutic toy

Abstract

The invention of the present disclosure may be a therapeutic toy comprising a corrugated member having a first member end, a second member end, a contracted state, an expanded state, and a plurality of flex units, wherein the corrugated member is convertible between the contracted state and the expanded state, wherein the flex height is the difference in height between the apex and the basin, and wherein the flex height in the expanded state is less than the flex height in the contracted state. The therapeutic toy may further comprise a first cap disposed on the first member end, the first cap comprising a first cap bottom section, a first cap top section, and a first digit passage; and a second cap disposed on the second member end, the second cap comprising a second cap bottom section, a second cap top section, and a second digit passage.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A therapeutic toy comprising:
 a corrugated member having a first member end, a second member end, a contracted state, an expanded state, and a plurality of flex units, each of the plurality of flex units comprising a posterior incline, an anterior incline, an apex, a basin, and a flex height,
 wherein the corrugated member is convertible between the contracted state and the expanded state, 
 wherein the flex height is the difference in height between the apex and the basin, and 
 wherein the flex height in the expanded state is less than the flex height in the contracted state; 
   a first cap disposed on the first member end, the first cap comprising a first cap bottom section, a first cap top section, and a first digit passage; and   a second cap disposed on the second member end, the second cap comprising a second cap bottom section, a second cap top section, and a second digit passage.   
     
     
         2 . The therapeutic toy of  claim 1 , the first cap bottom section comprising a first cap bottom retaining portion, the first cap top section comprising a first cap top retaining portion, the second cap bottom portion comprising a second cap bottom retaining portion, and the second cap top portion comprising a second cap top retaining portion. 
     
     
         3 . The therapeutic toy of  claim 2 , the first member end comprising a first conduit and a first inner lip, and the second member end comprising a second conduit and a second inner lip,
 wherein the first cap top retaining portion and the first cap bottom retaining portion contact the first conduit and the first inner lip, and   wherein the second cap top retaining portion and the second cap bottom retaining portion contact the second conduit and the second inner lip.   
     
     
         4 . The therapeutic toy of  claim 1 , the first cap bottom portion comprising a first cap bottom column, the first cap top portion comprising a first cap top column, the second cap bottom portion comprising a second cap bottom column, and the second cap bottom portion comprising a second cap top column,
 wherein the first digit passage is formed by the first cap bottom column and the first cap top column, and   wherein the second digit passage is formed by the second cap bottom column and the second cap top column.   
     
     
         5 . The therapeutic toy of  claim 1 , further comprising a first member bottom opening and a first member top opening disposed on the first member end, and a second member bottom opening and a second member top opening disposed on the second member end,
 wherein the first member bottom opening is sized to accept the first cap bottom column and the first member top opening is sized to accept the first cap top column, and   wherein the second member bottom opening is sized to accept the second cap bottom column and the second member top opening is sized to accept the second cap top column.   
     
     
         6 . The therapeutic toy of  claim 1 , the first cap further comprising a first outer rim and a first inner rim, the second cap further comprising a second outer rim and a second inner rim. 
     
     
         7 . The therapeutic toy of  claim 1 , the first cap bottom section, the first cap top section, the second cap bottom section, and the second cap top section, each comprising at least one tab and at least one pocket, wherein the at least one pocket is sized to accept the at least one tab.