A package containing a humanoid or animal-like figure or other shaped object whose body is formed of open-cell, flexible-foam plastic material which when compressed then expels air therefrom to cause the body to shrink so that it can be stuffed into a small container. When the body is removed from the container it then inhales air to assume its normal full scale form. To enhance the shrinkability of the body so that it can be stuffed into a smaller container, dispersed throughout the flexible-foam body are air pockets that are much larger than the open cells.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation-in-part of the Spector application Ser. No. 09/129 991, filed Aug. 6, 1998 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,961,363 entitled "Package Containing Shrunken Figure" which in turn is a C-I-P of the application Ser. No. 09/674,871, filed May 8, 1998 entitled "Test Tube Doll Package," now U.S. Pat. No. 5,897,418 granted Apr. 7, 1999.
A compressible figure form which includes an air permeable skin and a compressible resilient foam core, wherein the compressible resilient foam core includes resilient mechanical means within a cavity within said core. The resilient mechanical means is comprised of a material or configuration of material which is both more resistant to compression than the foam core and more resilient to expansion than the foam core. Thus, the compressible figure can be readily compacted by compression thereof into a compact form. Unlike traditional compressible figure forms, the release of the compressive forces thereon results in a rapid and unexpected expansion of the mechanical means within the figure, and thereby the full extension of the figure form. The combined effect of the expansion of the resilient foam body and the mechanical means within the figure causes increased animation (action) in the deployment/expansion of the figure form in comparison to the prior art, and effectively transforms what has traditionally been regarded as a relatively passive process into a dynamic recoil from the compressed to the fully expanded figure form.
A transformable toy including a first movable member, a second movable member and a coupler positioned between and coupled to the first and second movable members. The coupler is adapted to enable the first and second movable members to independently move or pivot towards each other to a closed position and away from each other to a substantially open position. The first and second movable members include at least one revealer. The revealer is movably connected to one of the first and second movable members and is movable to reveal at least one surface when the first and second movable members are in the open position. In one embodiment, the toy forms a ball in the closed position and a figurine in the open position.
