Plush toy with attached lenticular printed film

Abstract

A plush toy having an attached lenticular printed film is described. The plush toy may comprise an exterior surface comprising a front fabric panel, a rear fabric panel, and an interior surrounded by the exterior surface and comprising a filling. The exterior surface may comprise a lenticular printed film sewn to the front fabric panel along a second seam and comprising a first embedded image and a second embedded image different from the first embedded image. The plush toy may have a substantially flat face to limit any ghosting effect in the lenticular printed film. The lenticular printed film may display a pair of eyes, a nose, and/or other facial features. The plush toy head may also have legs, feet, arms, hands, ears, and/or a tail.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A plush toy comprising:
 a plush toy head comprising a front, a rear, a thickness extending from the front to the rear, a top, a bottom, a height extending from the top to the bottom and perpendicular to the thickness, a vertical axis extending parallel to the height, a left side, a right side, a width extending from the left side to the right side and perpendicular to the thickness and height, a horizontal axis extending parallel to the width, an exterior surface comprising a front fabric panel and a rear fabric panel attached to the front fabric panel, and a plush toy head interior surrounded by the exterior surface and comprising a filling;   wherein the exterior surface further comprises a lenticular printed film attached to the front fabric panel and comprising a first embedded image and a second embedded image, wherein the first image is different than the second image, the lenticular printed film is substantially flat, and further wherein each embedded image displays a pair of eyes.   
     
     
         2 . The plush toy of  claim 1  wherein the front fabric panel is sewn to the rear fabric panel along a first seam extending about a perimeter of the plush toy head and further wherein the lenticular printed film is sewn to the front fabric panel along a second seam. 
     
     
         3 . The plush toy of  claim 2  wherein the second seam forms a plurality of tension points between the front fabric panel and the lenticular printed film and each of the plurality of tension points is equally tensioned between the front fabric panel and the lenticular printed film to keep the lenticular printed film substantially flat. 
     
     
         4 . The plush toy of  claim 3  wherein the front fabric panel surrounding the lenticular printed film is at least partially curved between the first seam and second seam. 
     
     
         5 . The plush toy of  claim 2  wherein tension in the first seam is between about 100 N·m and about 140 N·m of force between the front and rear fabric panels and tension in the second seam is between about 80 N·m and about 120 N·m of force between the lenticular printed film and the front panel. 
     
     
         6 . The plush toy of  claim 1  wherein rotating the plush toy head about the vertical axis or the horizontal axis is configured to toggle the lenticular printed film between the first embedded image and second embedded image. 
     
     
         7 . The plush toy of  claim 6  wherein the lenticular printed film is substantially free of ghosting as the lenticular printed film toggles between the first embedded image and second embedded image. 
     
     
         8 . The plush toy of  claim 6  wherein the pair of eyes in each embedded image remains present as the lenticular printed film toggles between the first embedded image and second embedded image. 
     
     
         9 . The plush toy of  claim 1  wherein the lenticular printed film is centered on the front fabric panel and is surrounded by the front fabric panel. 
     
     
         10 . The plush toy of  claim 1  wherein the lenticular printed film comprises an inner surface facing the filling. 
     
     
         11 . The plush toy of  claim 10  wherein the filling applies an outward pressure to the exterior surface of the plush toy head; and further wherein the force applied to the lenticular printed film by the filling is less than the force required to bend the lenticular printed film. 
     
     
         12 . The plush toy of  claim 1  wherein the plush toy head bottom is substantially flat. 
     
     
         13 . A plush toy comprising:
 a plush toy head comprising a front, a rear, a thickness extending from the front to the rear, a top, a bottom, a height extending from the top to the bottom and perpendicular to the thickness, a vertical axis extending parallel to the height, a left side, a right side, a width extending from the left side to the right side and perpendicular to the thickness and height, a horizontal axis extending parallel to the width, an exterior surface comprising a front face and a rear face, and an interior surrounded by the exterior surface and comprising a filling;   wherein the front face comprises a lenticular printed film comprising a first embedded image and a second embedded image, wherein the first embedded image is different than the second embedded image, and further wherein the lenticular printed film is substantially flat.   
     
     
         14 . The plush toy of  claim 13 , wherein the plush toy head further comprises a front panel comprising the front face and lenticular printed film and a rear panel comprising the rear face, the front panel further comprising a front end, a rear edge, a depth extending from the front end to the rear edge and parallel to the plush toy head length; the rear panel further comprising a front edge, a rear end, a depth extending from the front edge to the rear end and parallel to the plush toy head length; wherein the ratio of the front panel depth to the rear panel depth is at least 1:2. 
     
     
         15 . The plush toy of  claim 14  wherein the front panel rear edge is adjacent to the rear panel front edge; wherein the front panel rear edge is attached to the rear face front edge by a first seam; and wherein the plush toy head height and plush toy head width are at their maximum where the front panel rear edge rear panel and rear panel front edge meet. 
     
     
         16 . The plush toy of  claim 15  wherein the front panel further comprises an outer portion and a substantially flat inner portion, the outer portion extending around the inner portion and the inner portion comprises the lenticular printed film; and the lenticular printed film extends substantially across the inner portion of the front panel. 
     
     
         17 . The plush toy of  claim 16 , wherein the outer portion of the front panel is annular in shape and the inner portion of the front face is circular in shape. 
     
     
         18 . The plush toy of  claim 17 , wherein the outer portion of the front panel is sewn to the inner portion of the front panel along a second seam; wherein the seam between the outer and inner portions of the front panel forms a plurality of tension points between the outer and inner portions of the front panel; and wherein each of the plurality of tension points is equally tensioned between the outer and inner portions of the front panel to produce a substantially flat inner portion.