CN1210084C - Transformable toy figure having alternative sounds - Google Patents

Abstract

A toy figure (10) is formed of an animal shaped fabric (11) and an egg shaped fabric (50), each of soft and pliable fabric and each commonly joined to the other by a common open aperture (45). The open aperture (45) and flexible fabric of the two forms (11, 50) allow one to be stuffed into the other through the common aperture (45) to provide a padded configuration of an animal toy or an egg shaped toy. Conventional sound unit (28) is supported within one of the flexible fabrics. First plurality of pressure-responsive switches (20, 21, 22) is supported within the animal-like flexible fabric while a second plurality (25, 26, 27) of pressure-responsive switches is supported within the egg-like flexible skin. The sound unit (28) produces a first set of sounds in response to actuation of the first plurality of switches and a second set of sounds in response to actuation of the second plurality of switches. In each configuration, one plurality of switches is inaccessible and one plurality is accessible.

Description

Transformable toy figures with different sounds

technical field

The present invention relates to toy figures, in particular transformable toy figures.

Background technique

Plush toys are well known as a popular toy. Its popularity has been around for many years and is loved by boys and girls of a certain age. It is no wonder that toy developers have developed a variety of plush toys for this purpose. As a result, a variety of plush toy shapes have been formed, including animal, human, weird, exotic, and cartoon shapes. While the plush toy shapes are potentially endless, all plush toy shapes include essentially the same parts or parts. These basic parts or components include a soft skin, which is usually constructed of cloth or the like and is used to support artificial fur or a soft outer material. The soft-skinned interior is filled or stuffed with a soft, resilient material such as foam rubber or foamed plastic. Other commonly used fillers include fibrous fillers or other filler materials such as granular materials and the like. Many plush toy figures also include other features such as sound-generating circuitry disposed within the toy figure. The structure of the sounding circuit is the prior art, which has various electrical and electronic devices. Now, most of the sounding circuits in toy figures use existing integrated circuit sounding systems supported on printed circuit boards, which integrate circuit chips, related memory and sound output circuits and sound converters such as loudspeakers or Piezoelectric device. In many plush toy figures with sound circuits, selected parts of the toy body support a plurality of activation switches, such as squeeze or pressure switches located in the hands or feet.

A class of interesting plush toy shapes that the present invention relates to is the "deformable toy" in the prior art. The deformable toy shape comes from changing into any one of two states through simple manipulation of each part of the toy. For the most part, deformability is achieved by joining two pieces of cloth or fabric over the same opening. Each body of cloth or fabric can be inserted through the opening into the body of the toy to form at least a portion of the stuffing or stuffing material. For example, the U.S. Patent No. 4,614,505 of Schneider et al. proposes a deformable toy figure (TRANSFORMABLE TOY FIGURE), which can gradually change into different configurations. These figures all have a body section that includes a stack of adaptive fill material with a fabric overlay. The fabric portion is secured to the main body portion and forms a pocket which is elastically deformable so that the various parts of the main body and its material can be forced through the pocket when the toy is changed from one configuration to another.

Schneider et al.'s U.S. patent specification US291,819 proposes a design for a toy stuffed figure or a similar product (TOY STUFFED FIGURE OR SIMILAR ARTICLE), which can be used between a weird animal shape and a sphere that is difficult to describe in words. Make a transformation.

The U.S. Patent No. 4,842,565 of Vonphilp Sr has proposed a kind of reverse stuffing toy (REVERSIBLE STUFFED DOLL) that is made of two-part fabric, has a cavity that contains stuffing between these two parts. Each part of the fabric has an outer surface with an acoustic device, and each part has a specific appearance. There is also a fabric used to cover one of the two surfaces to give the toy a different appearance.

McSweeney's U.S. Patent No. 4,413,442 proposes a three-dimensional deformable toy (THREE DIMENSIONAL TRANSFORMABLE TOY) with a first second surface, wherein a disconnected portion is arranged between the two surfaces. The plurality of constituent parts of the figure are secured to a surface such that the figure can change from a first configuration to a second configuration or vice versa.

McLeod Jr's U.S. Patent No. 4,695,264 proposes a variable filling shape (CONVERTIBLE STUFFEDFIGURE) with two interconnected and reversible shapes, wherein the two shapes are connected to each other and include their own internal cavities, each A cavity can contain or contain another shape. The two shapes join together along the same opening.

Garfinkel's U.S. Patent No. 4,781,648 proposes a reversible plush toy (REVERSIBLE PLUSH TOY) with a pair of woven skins of substantially the same size, wherein the woven skins are fixed along the perimeter and structurally selectively expose a piece of fabric. hide while covering another fabric hide. Each hide includes a number of appendages attached to it that align with appendages on the other hide. The appendages in each set of aligned appendages are the appendages in the other set that are reversible so that the appendages on the exposed fabric protrude outward.

Reynold's U.S. Patent No. 5,090,938 proposes a toy or other items that can change between two different shapes (TOY OR OTHER OBJECT ALTERABLEBETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT SHAPES), which has an animal shape and a generally spherical skin, spherical The skins are assembled into a ball at an opening so that animal figures can be inserted into the ball to form a stuffed sphere or spherical skins can be inserted into the animal form to form a stuffing.

Clark's US Patent No. 5,649,848 proposes a reversible plush toy (REVERSIBLE PLUSH TOY), which has two designs, such as two animal shapes. The two flip in and out of each other through their wide openings.

DeWan's U.S. Patent No. 4,404,689 proposes a flexible container (FLEXIBLE CONTAINER HAVING A PREDETERMINEDTHREE DEMENSIONAL SHAPE) with a predetermined three-dimensional shape, which is used to reproduce desired items. The container is attached to a garment or the like so that the garment or the like can be stuffed into the container. Clothes or items can be completely removed from the container and used as usual.

US Patent No. 5,813,895 to Cho and US Patent No. 5,846,116 to DiResta et al. present toy figures that can be enclosed in a simulated egg.

Forefathers in this field also provided a variety of toy shapes with sounding systems such as the reading toy (READING TOY) proposed in Goodwin's US Patent No. Toy (CHILDREN”S TOY WITH PEAK-A-BOO ACTIVATION) and the toy modeling (TOY FIGURE HAVING TUNED SOUND PRODUCERS AND INDICIA) with tuning sounder and marking proposed by Favilli et al.’s U.S. Patent No. 3,977,292. Hyman et al. US Patent No. 5,316,515 proposes a sound producing toy that is structurally assembled with the head and neck of a horse, which is secured to the waist of the wearer and has a sound producing device therein.

Although the above-mentioned prior art has been improved and achieved certain commercial success, it still needs continuous improvement to the prior art to improve the novelty and entertainment of the toy.

Contents of the invention

It is therefore a general object of the present invention to provide an improved transformable toy figure. A more specific object of the present invention is to provide an improved transformable toy figure in which the alternation of configurations has unique characteristics and properties.

The present invention provides a deformable toy shape, which includes: a first skin forming a first shape, a second skin forming a second shape, an opening shared by both is formed between the first and second skins, In this way, each skin can be transferred to the remaining skins so that the toy shape can be changed between the first configuration and the second configuration; the sound-generating unit supported in the first skin, which is used to generate the first and second sounds a first set of switches supported in the first skin and connected to the sounding unit; and a second set of switches supported in the second skin and connected to the sounding unit, the sounding circuit responding to the first set of switches to generate the first A second sound is generated in response to the second set of switches. In the first configuration, the first set of switches can be turned on and the second set of switches cannot be turned on. In the second configuration, the second set of switches can be turned on. Pass and the first group of switches can not be connected.

Brief description of the drawings

What is mentioned in the characterizing part of the claims is what is novel and characteristic of the invention. A better understanding of the present invention, together with its objects and advantages, may be better understood by referring to the specification taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the different shapes, wherein:

1 is a perspective view of a deformable toy in the shape of an animal constructed according to the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the three-dimensional rear view of the animal-shaped deformable toy of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a perspective rear view of the deformable toy figure of the present invention at the beginning of its deformation to another shape;

Fig. 4 is a three-dimensional side view of the shape of the deformable toy of the present invention exposing two skin parts during deformation;

Fig. 5 is a three-dimensional front view of the transformable toy shape of the present invention when it is transformed into another egg-shaped structure;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the shape of the deformable toy of the present invention in its egg-shaped structure;

Fig. 7 is the front view of the sound unit of the transformable toy shape of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the sound unit in Fig. 7 along line 8-8;

FIG. 9 is a schematic block diagram of the sounding circuit used in the sounding unit in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 .

Description of the preferred embodiment

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a toy figure 10 of the present invention. The toy figure 10 shown in FIG. 1 is in the shape of an animal, which in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-5 is usually a quirky shape that looks like a small dinosaur. Thus, the toy figure 10 includes a skin 11 made of flexible material or cloth, which includes a body 13 , a head 12 and a tail 14 . Skin 11 also includes an abdomen 19 and a pair of front legs or forearms 15 and 16 . In addition, the toy figure 10 of the present invention also includes a plurality of pressure-sensitive switches 20, 21 and 22, which are supported on the abdomen 19 and the inner surfaces of the forearms 16 and 15 in the skin 11, respectively. Although there are many supporting means for the pressure sensitive switches 20 to 22, it is preferable to secure the pressure sensitive switches 20 to 22 within a fabric pocket formed on the inner surface of the skin 11. Referring first to FIG. 6 , an example shown in the figure is used to support the pocket 28 of the pressure sensitive switch 25 arranged on the inner layer or inner surface of the eggshell skin 50 . Apparently, those skilled in the art know that each pressure-sensitive switch in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 of the present invention adopts this switch connection form. Likewise, other attachment forms such as adhesives, etc., may be used without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The location and support of the pressure sensitive switches 20 to 22 is important so that they are close to the skin 11 to help respond to contact pressure on the outer surface of the skin 11 and actuate the switches. With the forearms 15 and 16, the user can actuate the pressure sensitive switches 22 and 21 by simply pressing on the hand or palm.

In the construction shown in Figure 1, the toy figure 10 is an entertaining plush toy figure for conventional play. In the preferred embodiment and in the manner provided below in FIG. 9, the pressure sensitive switches 20, 21 and 22 cause the internal sound generating unit 23 (see FIG. 4) to produce a dinosaur "roar" or "scream" sound, or other suitable real or Unreal sound.

The toy figure 10 can change from the animal shape shown in FIG. 1 to the egg shape shown in FIG. 6 . Due to the use of a pair of skins connected along a common opening, the transformability of the toy figure 10 is a significant step forward over prior art construction techniques. Thus, as best seen in FIG. 3, the skin 11 is stuffed or stuffed with the eggshell skin 50, thereby providing a soft stuffing when the eggshell skin 50 is in the animal shape shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a perspective rear view of the transformable toy figure 10 of the animal structure of the present invention at the beginning of transformation from the animal shape shown in FIG. 1 to the egg shape shown in FIG. 6 . As mentioned above, the toy figure 10 includes a skin 11 having a body 13 , legs such as legs 17 , a tail 14 , a front leg or forearm 15 and a head 12 . There is also a zipper 40 on the skin 11 , and the zipper 40 has a slider 41 and a flap 42 . Flap edge 42 is generally constructed of loose woven material, preferably matching animal skin 11 , and its main function is to cover the exposed portion of zipper 40 .

In the configuration of Fig. 2, the zipper 40 is in the closed state, and the toy figure 10 is in the animal shape state. The change of the toy figure 10 from the animal shape shown in FIG. 2 to the egg shape shown in FIG. 6 begins when the cover edge 42 is folded away from the zipper 40 and the zipper 40 is opened by pulling the slider 41 .

FIG. 3 is a perspective rear view of the toy figure 10 with the zipper 40 opened. More particularly, as mentioned above, the toy figure 10 includes a skin 11 forming a body 13 , a head 12 , a tail 14 , legs 17 and arms 15 . Still as mentioned above, the skin 11 has a zipper 40 having a movable slider 41 and a flap 42 .

In the configuration shown in FIG. 3 , the zipper 40 has been opened to expose an eggshell skin 50 of flexible braided material. According to the deformable nature of the toy figure 10, the eggshell skin 50 inserted into the skin 11 provides the stuffing or stuffing in the animal shapes shown in FIGS. 1-3. As shown in FIG. 4 , eggshell skin 50 is preferably constructed of a flexible fabric or cloth that is attached to skin 11 along common opening 45 . When the zipper 40 is opened, the toy figure 10 continues to deform to form the structure shown in FIG.

Fig. 4 is a perspective side view of the toy figure 10 when the middle part of the deformation is cut away. In this intermediate position, the two animal skins (skin 11 and eggshell skin 50 ) are fully exposed and connected along a common opening 45 .

More specifically, the epidermis 11 includes a body 13 in which a common opening 45 is formed. Epidermis 11 also includes a head 12 , a tail 14 , two legs 17 and 18 , a pair of arms 15 and 16 and an abdomen 19 . 1 above, the arms 15 and 16 are equipped with pressure-sensitive switches 22 and 21 respectively, while the abdomen 19 is equipped with a pressure-sensitive switch 20 .

The toy figure 10 also includes an eggshell skin 50 having a common opening 45 therein, which is connected to the common opening of the skin 11 by conventional joining forms such as stitching. The cover edge 42 extends along one side of the common opening 45 . Although not visible in FIG. 4 , it can be seen in FIG. 3 that the zipper 40 is capable of opening and closing the common opening 45 .

The inner surface of the eggshell skin 50 is provided with a plurality of pressure sensitive switches 25, 26 and 27. As shown in FIG. 6 , the pressure-sensitive switches 25 to 27 are mounted on the inner surface of the eggshell skin 50 through a plurality of corresponding woven pockets such as the woven pocket 28 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the pressure-sensitive switches 25 are housed in the pockets 28 .

7 and 8 are used to describe in detail the sounding unit 23 of the present invention, which is equipped with an internal sounding circuit (circuit 64 shown in FIG. 9 ). In a preferred structure of the present invention, a pocket 28 similar to that shown in FIG. However, it will be clear to those of ordinary skill in the art that the sound generating unit 23 may be mounted in various conventional support structures, including but not limited to a surrounding mass of woven packing or padding.

An important aspect of the present invention is that the pressure sensitive switches 20, 21 and 22 are all housed in the skin 11 and not in the eggshell skin 50. In contrast, another important aspect of the present invention is that the pressure sensitive switches 25, 26 and 27 are all housed in the inner surface of the eggshell skin 50 rather than in the skin 11. The pressure-sensitive switches 20, 21 and 22 are connected to the sound unit 23 through multiple wires. Likewise, the pressure-sensitive switches 25, 26 and 27 are connected to the sound unit 23 through multiple wires.

Therefore, as can be seen from Fig. 4 and Fig. 1 and 6 as a comparison, only when the toy figure 10 becomes the animal shape shown in Fig. 1 , the pressure-sensitive switches 20, 21 and 22 can be exposed and activated. The pressure sensitive switches 25, 26 and 27 are all buried inside the eggshell skin 50 of the inner filler. On the contrary, only when the toy shape 10 becomes the egg-shaped shape shown in Figure 6, the pressure-sensitive switches 25, 26 and 27 can be exposed and activated by pressure. At this time, the pressure-sensitive switches 20, 21 and 22 are all wrapped in Inside the eggshell skin 50 and separated from the pressure actuation.

Figure 5 shows a perspective view of the toy figure 10 at the final stage of deformation. As mentioned above, the toy figure 10 includes a skin 11 including a head 12 , a body 13 , a tail 14 , arms 15 and 16 and legs 17 and 18 . The toy figure 10 further includes an eggshell skin 50 connected to the skin 11 at the common opening 45 . The shared opening 45 is closed by a zipper 40 and a flap 42 .

In the configuration or deformed state shown in FIG. 5 , the skin 11 is folded and compressed so as to be inserted into the eggshell skin 50 through the common opening 45 . The deformation method of this plush toy modeling is known. When the skin 11 is inserted into the interior of the eggshell skin 50, it provides a suitable filler or cushion for the toy figure 10 of the egg-shaped structure shown in FIG. 6 . Once the skin 11 is inserted into the eggshell skin 50 and the zipper 40 is closed, the deformation is complete.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the toy figure 10 under the egg-shaped structure. In this configuration, the eggshell skin 50 surrounds and closes the skin 11 (see FIG. 5 ), while the flap 42 covers the zipper 40 to complete the eggshell closure. The resulting structure is an egg-shaped body, which is relatively soft. In the present invention, a plurality of pressure sensitive switches 25, 26 and 27 are mounted on the inner surface of the eggshell skin 50 in the toy figure 10. As can be seen, a pocket 28 of woven material or other suitable material is secured to the inner surface of the eggshell skin 50 to enclose and support the pressure sensitive switch 25 . Although not visible in FIG. 6 , the pressure sensitive switches 26 and 27 are also apparently housed inside the skin 50 of the eggshell.

The important point of the present invention is that a plurality of pressure-sensitive switches are arranged on the eggshell skin 50, which are exposed to the outside world when the toy figure 10 is in the egg-shaped structure and can be activated by the user's touch, while the remaining pressure-sensitive switches (Fig. The switches 20, 21 and 22 shown in 1) are packaged and isolated inside the egg-shaped object.

The operation of the sounding unit 23 is as follows. The sound generating unit 23 generates a sound different from the sound generated when the pressure sensitive switches 20 to 22 (see FIG. 1 ) are activated in response to pressure activation of any one of the pressure sensitive switches 25 to 27 . In a preferred construction of the invention, the sound of a heartbeat is selected in response to activation of the switch pressure sensitive switches 25 to 27 when the toy figure 10 is in the configuration shown in FIG. 6 . Obviously, other suitable sounds can also be selected when the toy figure 10 is in the egg-shaped structure shown in FIG. 6 . However, the toy figure of the present invention is particularly entertaining when selecting a heartbeat sound when in an egg shape.

Obviously, those skilled in the art will know that the toy figure 10 can be returned to the animal shape by reversing the deformation process described above. Equally, those of ordinary skill in the art know that, when reversely deforming to the structure of FIG. 1, the pressure-sensitive switches 25 to 27 will be separated from the inside of the skin 11, so as not to be activated by the user, while the pressure-sensitive switches 20 to 22 Then return to the state that can be activated and operated by the user. Thus, an important aspect of the present invention is that toy figure 10 can produce one set of acoustic responses or sounds when in the animal shape and a different set of acoustic responses and sounds when in the egg shape. Thus, the characteristic of the transformable toy figure of the present invention is to change the appropriate sound output according to the different shapes of the transformable toy figure.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the sound emitting unit 23 . The sound unit 23 includes a housing 60 carrying a grill 61 . The sound generating unit 23 can be manufactured according to conventional construction techniques such as molding.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the sound unit 23 in FIG. 7 along the line 8 - 8 . The sound generating unit 23 comprises a housing 60 carrying a grill 61 having a plurality of openings therein. The sound unit 23 also includes a battery power source 62 and a piezoelectric transducer 63 . Those skilled in the art will know that other sensors can be used to replace the piezoelectric transducer 63 such as a very small speaker without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Sound generation circuitry 64 includes printed circuit board 59 on which are mounted a number of conventional electronic circuit components such as integrated circuits 65 and audio output transducers 66 . The housing 60 further carries a connector 69 to which a plurality of wires 30 to 32 and 35 to 37 are connected. A connector 69 is received and supported in housing 60 and is connected to wires 30 to 32 and 35 to 37 using conventional manufacturing techniques. Although not shown in FIG. 8 , it is clear that there are multiple internal wires for the connection between the connector 69 and the sound generating circuit 64 . In addition, although not shown in FIG. 8 , it is clear that there are multiple wires operatively connecting the sound generating circuit 64 to the battery power source 62 and the piezoelectric transducer 63 . In order to avoid excessive clutter in FIG. 8 , these connections are omitted, which can be completely implemented according to conventional techniques to form the circuit shown in FIG. 9 .

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of the sound generating circuit 64 and its operating components. The sound generating circuit 64 may be fabricated using conventional manufacturing techniques to provide a low cost small sound generating circuit for a toy or other device. At this time, the sounding circuit 64 includes an integrated circuit 65 for sounding, and a storage device 67 is connected thereto. The integrated circuit 65 is also connected to an audio output circuit 68 which in turn is connected to an electroacoustic transducer 63 . As shown in FIG. 8, the transducer 63 can be, for example, a piezoelectric device. A first set of pressure-actuated pressure-sensitive switches 20 , 21 and 22 are connected to trigger inputs of integrated circuit 65 . A second set of pressure responsive pressure sensitive switches 25 , 26 and 27 is connected to another input of integrated circuit 65 . Can know from previous description: in the animal structure shown in Figure 1, pressure-sensitive switch 20,21 and 22 are exposed and can be triggered; And in the egg-shaped structure shown in Figure 6, pressure-sensitive switch 25,26 and 27 exposed for triggering.

The sounding circuit 64 is fabricated using conventional manufacturing techniques and employs an internal memory 67 and a microprocessor (in the sounding integrated circuit 65) to store audio data and provide audible signal output for processing of stored command sets. Obviously, those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that any standard sounding circuit can be used to replace these sounding circuits 64 . The essence of the sound generating circuit 64 is to provide a suitable audio signal to the transducer 63 so as to form a predetermined sound message or set of sounds each time the switch is actuated by pressure. For example, the TMS 50C44 of Texas Instruments company is exactly a kind of suitable microprocessor, read-only memory, audio synthesizer, audio output amplifier integrated into an integrated circuit chip to form the sound circuit 64. However, the sound generating circuit 64 can also use other various standard integrated circuit devices.

In operation, the sound circuit 65 and the memory 67 cooperate so that the sound generating circuit device 65 extracts a first set of sound data from the memory 67 and converts it into a suitable output format to drive the sound output device 68. Therefore, the sound generating integrated circuit 65 here includes suitable digital/analog conversion means so that the audio output device 68 drives the speaker 63 with an audio analog signal. Likewise, the integrated circuit 65 is programmed to extract a different set of sound data from the memory 67 in response to the triggering of the pressure-sensitive switches 25 to 27 and convert it into an appropriate analog format so that the audio output device 68 outputs a different set of The audio data drives the converter 63 to produce different sounds. Although any different set of sounds may be used without departing from the invention, it is preferred to use the sound of a dinosaur or other animal in response to the pressure sensitive switches 20 to 22 and the sound of a heartbeat in response to the pressure sensitive switches 25 to 27. .

Thus, the aforementioned transformable toy figure of the present invention can be transformed between an animal shape or an egg shape. An important aspect of the invention is that the internal sound generating unit within the figure is capable of producing a first set of sounds when in the animal shape and a second, different set of sounds when in the egg shape. This adds a lot of fun and realism to the toy shape. In addition, since each structure produces a different sound, the transformation of deformable figures is greatly improved.

While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it would be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art that changes and modifications can be made without departing from the invention. Therefore, the following claims cover all changes and modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. A deformable toy shape comprising, forming a first skin of the first shape; a second skin forming a second profile, an opening common to both is formed between said first and second skins, through which each of said skins can be transferred into the other skin so that the toy figure transforms between the first shape and the second shape; a generating unit supported in the first skin for generating the first sound and the second sound; It is characterized in that the deformable toy shape also includes: a first set of switches supported within the first skin and connected to the generating unit; and A second group of switches, supported in the second skin and connected to the generating unit, the generating circuit generates the first sound in response to the first group of switches, and generates the first sound in response to the second group of switches Speaking of the second voice, In the first structure, the first set of switches can be turned on and the second set of switches cannot be turned on, and in the second structure, the second set of switches can be turned on while the The first set of switches cannot be turned on. 2. The transformable toy figure of claim 1, wherein said first shape is an animal and said second shape is an egg. 3. The transformable toy figure of claim 2, wherein said animal resembles a dinosaur. 4. The transformable toy figure of claim 1, wherein said first skin and said second skin are formed of a flexible cloth. 5. The transformable toy figure of claim 4, wherein said first shape is an animal and said second shape is an egg. 6. The transformable toy figure of claim 5, wherein said animal resembles a dinosaur. 7. A deformable modeling toy, comprising: a first skin and a second skin, each of which is tuckable within the other skin, thereby forming the first structure and the second structure; and A device for producing a first set of sounds in response to touching the first skin when the toy is in the first configuration and a second set of sounds in response to touching the second skin when the toy is in the second configuration. Two sets of voices. 8. The transformable toy figure of claim 7, wherein said first skin and said second skin are formed of flexible fabric and joined at a common opening. 9. The transformable toy figure as claimed in claim 8, wherein said first skin is shaped like an animal, and said second skin is shaped like an egg.

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