Toy figurine with plush covering

Abstract

A toy figurine comprising a figurine body with an identity selected from a set of identities and a removable plush costume covering the figurine body and obscuring the identity of the figurine body. The plush costume includes one or more separately removable portions and removing one or more of the separately removable portions reveals the identity of the figurine body.

1 . A toy figurine comprising:
 a figurine body with an identity selected from a set of identities; and   a removable plush costume covering the figurine body and obscuring the identity of the figurine body, the plush costume including one or more separately removable portions;   wherein removing one or more of the one or more separately removable portions reveals the identity of the figurine body.   
     
     
         2 . The toy figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the identity of the figurine body is defined by at least one of a skin complexion, facial feature, hair style, and body shape. 
     
     
         3 . The toy figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more separately removable portions of the plush costume is a head portion, an upper torso portion, a lower torso portion, a hand portion, and/or a feet portion. 
     
     
         4 . The toy figurine of  claim 3 , wherein the upper torso portion has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first surface being oriented outwardly when the upper torso portion is worn in a first configuration on the figurine body and the second surface being oriented outwardly when the upper torso portion is worn in a second configuration on the figurine body. 
     
     
         5 . The toy figurine of  claim 3 , wherein the plush costume is an animal costume and the head portion resembles a head of an animal. 
     
     
         6 . The toy figurine of  claim 3 , wherein:
 the figurine body includes a torso, a head mounted to the torso, hair attached to the head, arms movably coupled to the torso, and legs movably coupled to the torso; and   the head portion of the plush costume is sized to cover the head and contain all of the hair attached to the head of the figurine body.   
     
     
         7 . The toy figurine of  claim 1  further including one or more accessories configured to be worn or attached to the figurine body, the one or more accessories individually packaged in obscure packaging so that a completed look of the toy figurine is revealed when the one or more accessories are removed from the obscure packaging and worn or attached to the figurine body. 
     
     
         8 . The toy figurine of  claim 7 , wherein the one or more accessories is a hair accessory, a clothing article, and/or shoes. 
     
     
         9 . The toy figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the figurine body comprises one or more thermochromic features. 
     
     
         10 . The toy figurine of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more thermochromic features comprise a thermochromic facial feature or a thermochromic hair. 
     
     
         11 . A toy figurine set comprising:
 a toy figurine;   a plush covering that conceals the toy figurine and is removable from the toy figurine to reveal an identifying characteristic of the toy figurine; and   one or more accessories configured to be worn or attached to the toy figurine, the one or more accessories are packaged in obscure packaging that conceals the one or more accessories so that a completed look of the toy figurine is revealed when the one or more accessories are removed from the obscure packaging and worn or attached to the toy figurine.   
     
     
         12 . The toy figurine set of  claim 11 , wherein the identifying characteristic of the toy figurine is a skin complexion, facial feature, hair style, and/or body shape. 
     
     
         13 . The toy figurine set of  claim 11 , wherein the plush covering includes a head portion, an upper torso portion, a lower torso portion, a hand portion, and/or a feet portion that is separately removable from the toy figurine. 
     
     
         14 . The toy figurine set of  claim 11 , wherein the plush covering is an animal costume that includes a head portion resembling a head of an animal. 
     
     
         15 . The toy figurine set of  claim 11 , wherein the toy figurine comprises one or more thermochromic features. 
     
     
         16 . The toy figurine set of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more thermochromic features comprise a thermochromic facial feature or a thermochromic hair. 
     
     
         17 . A toy comprising:
 an underlying body;   a plush covering that conceals the underlying body and is removable from the underlying body to reveal an identity of the underlying body; and   one or more accessories that are configured to be attached to the underlying body, the one or more accessories are individually packaged in obscure packaging so that a completed look of the toy is revealed when the one or more accessories are removed from the obscure packaging and attached to the underlying body.   
     
     
         18 . The toy of  claim 17 , wherein at least a portion of the plush covering is separately removable to reveal the identity of the underlying body. 
     
     
         19 . The toy of  claim 17 , wherein the underlying body comprises one or more thermochromic features. 
     
     
         20 . The toy of  claim 17 , wherein the obscure packaging that is stored within the plush covering.