| 摘要 |
An extendable, modular toy bank for storing coins and the like. The toy bank is substantially tubular and includes a head portion, a segmented extendable body portion and a tail portion. One of the portions, preferably the head portion, has a slot therein, dimensioned to receive a coin. The portions are hollow and, in combination, define an interior compartment. The body portion includes a plurality of tubular members, which may be bent, having forward and rearward ends that are adapted to be interconnected, end to end, by body segment connector rings placed therebetween, thereby elongating the body portion to increase the interior volume of the toy. A releasable locking mechanism on the ends of the head, body and tail portions of the toy interconnect with the body segment connector rings and enable the head, body and tail portions to be releasably attached to an adjacent tubular body portion segment of the device. All portions of the toy bank are preferably at least partially transparent in order to facilitate visual inspection of the interior of the bank. The toy bank is useful as a personal bank for storing coins. As the bank fills with coins or the like, additional segments of the body portion may be added via body segment connector rings to extend the length, and thus the capacity, of the bank. The overall visual appearance of the bank preferably bears a likeness to an appealing figure such as, for example, a caterpillar, a dog or a clown.
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