Bath book

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10549211-B2
Application number	US-201816133376-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2018
Priority date	Sep 15, 2017
Publication date	Feb 4, 2020
Grant date	Feb 4, 2020

Abstract

A bath book and a puppet combination and method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination, wherein a first intermediate assembly is bonded to a second intermediate assembly to create a third intermediate assembly. A second jersey backing layer is secured to the third intermediate assembly to create a fourth intermediate assembly. The fourth intermediate assembly may be flipped inside-out through a hole opening in the second jersey backing layer. The hole may then be sealed. The second jersey backing layer may be pushed upwards into the further intermediate assembly. An adhesive film may be applied to the terry cloth ring and the non-woven material ring of the second intermediate assembly to create a puppet assembly. The puppet assembly is positioned into a center aperture in a book assembly and bonded therein.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination comprising:
bonding a first intermediate assembly to a second intermediate assembly to create a third intermediate assembly;
securing a second jersey backing layer to the third intermediate assembly to create a fourth intermediate assembly;
flipping the fourth intermediate assembly inside-out through a hole opening in the second jersey backing layer;
sealing the hole;
pushing the second, jersey backing layer upward and applying an adhesive film to a terry cloth ring and a non-woven material ring of the second intermediate assembly to create a puppet assembly;
positioning the puppet assembly into a center aperture in a book assembly; and
bonding the puppet assembly to the center aperture.

2. The method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination in claim 1 , wherein the first intermediate assembly comprises a terry cloth outer material laminated to a first jersey backing layer.

3. The method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination in claim 1 , wherein the second intermediate assembly comprises a terry cloth ring bonded to a non-woven material ring.

4. The method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination in claim 1 further comprising:
aligning a first waterproof layer, a layer of soft material, a layer of rigid material and a second waterproof layer;
bonding peripheries of the first and second waterproof layer together to create a page; and
bonding the first waterproof layer, the layer of soft material, the layer of rigid material and the second waterproof layer around the central aperture around the puppet assembly.

5. The method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination in claim 4 , wherein the page comprises securing the layer of soft material and the layer of rigid material and defining a central aperture in the page.

6. The method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination in claim 4 , wherein the page is a waterproof page.

7. The method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination in claim 4 , wherein the bonding of the peripheries of the first and second waterproof layer together is via high frequency welding.

8. The method of manufacturing a bath book and a puppet combination in claim 4 , wherein a waterproof page is provided by bonding the first waterproof layer, the layer of soft material, the layer of rigid material and the second waterproof layer around the cc astral aperture around the puppet assembly.

9. A bath book and a puppet combination comprising:
a first page;
a second page attached to the first page comprising:
a first waterproof layer;
a layer of rigid material;
a layer of soft material disposed between the first waterproof layer and the layer of rigid material;
a second waterproof layer disposed on an opposing side of the layer of rigid material;
a central aperture through the second page; and
a puppet assembly is bonded to the central aperture of the second page.

10. The bath book and the puppet combination in claim 9 , wherein the central aperture is disposed through the first waterproof layer, the layer of rigid material, the layer of soft material and the second waterproof layer of the second page.

11. The bath book and the puppet combination in claim 10 , wherein the puppet assembly is bonded to the central aperture of the second page by a high frequency welding process.

12. The bath book and puppet combination in claim 10 , wherein a waterproof seal bonds the puppet assembly to the central aperture of the second page.

13. The bath book and the puppet combination in claim 10 , wherein the puppet assembly comprises:
a terry cloth outer material;
a first jersey backing layer attached to the terry cloth outer material;
a second jersey backing layer attached to the first jersey backing layer;
a terry cloth ring attached to the terry cloth outer material and the first jersey backing layer;
a nonwoven material ring attached to the terry cloth ring;
a first adhesive film attached to the terry cloth ring; and
a second adhesive film attached to the non-woven material ring.

14. The bath hook and the puppet combination in claim 10 , wherein the first page comprises:
a first first-page waterproof layer;
a second first-page waterproof layer;
first-page layer of soft material disposed between the first first-page waterproof layer and the second first-page waterproof layer; and
a central aperture through the first page.

15. A bath book and a puppet combination comprising:
a first page;
a second page attached to the first page; and
a puppet assembly bonded to the second page comprising;
a terry cloth outer material;
a first jersey backing layer attached to the terry cloth outer material;
a second jersey backing layer attached to the first jersey backing layer;
a terry cloth ring attached to the terry cloth outer material and the first jersey backing layer;
a non-woven material ring attached to the terry cloth ring;
a first adhesive film attached to the terry cloth ring; and
a second adhesive film attached to the non-woven material ring.

16. The bath book and the puppet combination in claim 15 , wherein the second page comprises:
a first waterproof layer;
a layer of rigid material;
a layer of soft material disposed between the first waterproof layer and the layer of rigid material;
a second waterproof layer disposed on an opposing side of the layer of rigid material; and
a central aperture through the second page.

17. The bath book and the puppet combination in claim 16 , wherein the central aperture is disposed through the first waterproof layer, the layer of rigid material, the layer of soft material and the second waterproof layer of the second page.

18. The bath book and the puppet combination in claim 16 , wherein the puppet assembly is bonded to the central aperture of the second page by a high frequency welding process.

19. The bath book and puppet combination in claim 16 , wherein a waterproof seal bonds the puppet assembly to the central aperture of the second page.

20. The bath hook and puppet combination in claim 15 , wherein the first page comprises:
a first waterproof layer;
a second waterproof layer;
a layer of soft material disposed between the first waterproof layer and the second waterproof layer; and
a central aperture through the first page.

Assignees

• Munchkin Inc

Inventors

• Gharibian Nairi
• Johnson Kevin Douglas
• Ha Wai Fun Salina
• Kwok Edward

Classifications

• B42D1/008

  Sheet materials · CPC title

• B42P2241/20

  Protecting; Reinforcing; Preventing deformations · CPC title

• A63H3/14

  into which the fingers of the hand can be inserted, e.g. hand-puppets · CPC title

• A63H33/38 Primary

  Picture books with additional toy effects, e.g. pop-up or slide displays (picture books B42D1/00) · CPC title

• B42D3/12

  combined with other articles {(loose leaf-binders combined with other articles B42F13/40)} · CPC title