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1. An animal toy, including
(a) a center; (b) an elongate compressibly elastically deformable hollow thin-walled elastomer core sealingly circumscribing said center and including
(i) an exterior surface,(ii) an outer wall less than about eight millimeters thick,(iii) points on said exterior surface at varying distances from the center,(iv) a first end,(v) a second end, and(vi) a first length; (c) a fabric cover affixed to said exterior surface of said core, and having a selected thickness, the ratio of the thickness of said fabric cover to the thickness of said wall being in the range of 1:6 to 1:0.15, a portion of said fabric cover extending over said first end; (d) at least one elongate edge of material extending on said exterior surface as a line of demarcation to separate said fabric cover into at least two areas, a primary area on one side of said edge and a secondary area on the other side of said edge; (e) a fabric head stitched to said toy over said first end and over said portion of said fabric cover extending over said first end, said fabric head including
(i) a second length less than one-half of said first length,(ii) a fabric cover shaped and dimensioned and contoured to produce eyes, a nose, and ears,(iii) pliable, compressible filler material intermediate said first end and said fabric cover; and, (f) a squeaker including a housing and a reed mounted in said housing to produce sound when air passes through said housing and over said reed, said squeaker positioned in said second end of said toy and spaced apart from said fabric head. |
