Puppet with detachable weight

Abstract

A puppet with a detachable weight is described. The weighted puppet includes a shell having a top portion and a bottom portion. The shell further has a cavity therein with an opening in the bottom portion that provides access to the cavity. A detachably attachable weighted apparatus is included for connecting with the opening. When the weighted apparatus is connected with the opening, the weighted puppet is weighted and operates as a bop bag. Thus, when pushed over, the weighted apparatus is attracted to a ground surface and thereby raises the top portion. When the weighted apparatus is removed from the opening, a user can position a body part within the cavity and utilize the shell as a puppet.

1 . A weighted puppet, comprising:
 a shell, the shell having a top portion and a bottom portion, the shell further having a cavity therein with an opening in the bottom portion that provides access to the cavity; and   a detachably attachable weighted apparatus for connecting with the opening via an attachment mechanism, whereby when connected, the weighted puppet is weighted and operates as a bop bag in that when pushed over, the weighted apparatus is attracted to a ground surface and thereby raises the top portion, and when removed, a user can position a body part within the cavity and utilize the shell as a puppet.   
   
   
       2 . A weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 1 , further comprising an image printed on the shell, the image being formed to represent at least a portion of an object such that the shell in conjunction with the image represents at least a portion of the object. 
   
   
       3 . A weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the weighted apparatus comprises a bottom portion that is formed to have a rounded surface such that the bottom portion can roll around on a ground surface. 
   
   
       4 . A weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 3 , wherein the shell is of a size suitable for operation as a finger puppet and the cavity of a size suitable to accommodate a user's finger, such that the puppet is operable as a finger puppet. 
   
   
       5 . A weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein the attachment mechanism is a frictional snap fit configuration. 
   
   
       6 . A weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein the attachment mechanism is a compressible protrusion configuration. 
   
   
       7 . A weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein the attachment mechanism is a thread and screw configuration. 
   
   
       8 . A method for forming a weighted puppet, comprising acts of:
 forming a shell, the shell having a top portion and a bottom portion, the shell further having a cavity therein with an opening in the bottom portion that provides access to the cavity;   forming a detachably attachable weighted apparatus; and   connecting the detachably attachable weighted apparatus via an attachment mechanism with the opening, whereby when connected, the weighted puppet is weighted and operates as a bop bag in that when pushed over, the weighted apparatus is attracted to a ground surface and thereby raises the top portion, and when removed, a user can position a body part within the cavity and utilize the shell as a puppet.   
   
   
       9 . A method for forming a weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 8 , further comprising an act of printing an image on the shell, the image being formed to represent at least a portion of an object such that the shell in conjunction with the image represents at least a portion of the object. 
   
   
       10 . A method for forming a weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 9 , wherein in the act of forming the detachably attachable weighted apparatus, the detachably attachable weighted apparatus is formed to comprise a bottom portion having a rounded surface such that the bottom portion can roll around on a ground surface. 
   
   
       11 . A method for forming a weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein in the act of forming the shell, the shell is formed to be a size suitable for operation as a finger puppet, and the cavity is formed to be a size suitable to accommodate a user's finger, such that the puppet is operable as a finger puppet. 
   
   
       12 . A method for forming a weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 11 , wherein the attachment mechanism is formed as a frictional snap fit configuration. 
   
   
       13 . A method for forming a weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 11 , wherein the attachment mechanism is formed as a compressible protrusion configuration. 
   
   
       14 . A method for forming a weighted puppet as set forth in  claim 11 , wherein the attachment mechanism is formed as a thread and screw configuration.