Convertible chair, toy, or item

Abstract

An item includes a first portion, a second portion coupled to the first portion, and a flap movable between a first position in which the first and second portions together define a first configuration, and a second position, in which the first and second portions together define a second configuration having a different appearance from the first configuration. The flap includes a first surface having a first face represented thereon, the second portion includes a covering having a second face represented thereon, such that when the flap is in the first position, the first face is revealed on the second portion and the second face is hidden underneath the flap, and when the flap is in the second position, the second face is revealed on the second portion and the first face is hidden adjacent the first portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An item comprising:
 a first portion;   a second portion coupled to the first portion; and   a flap movable between a first position in which the first and second portions together define a first configuration, and a second position, in which the first and second portions together define a second configuration having a different appearance from the first configuration;   wherein the flap includes a first surface having a first face represented thereon,   wherein the second portion includes a covering having a second face represented thereon, and   wherein when the flap is in the first position, the first face is revealed on the second portion and the second face is hidden underneath the flap, and when the flap is in the second position, the second face is revealed on the second portion and the first face is hidden adjacent the first portion.   
     
     
         2 . The item of  claim 1 , wherein when the first face is revealed, the first face is oriented in a first direction, and when the second face is revealed, the second face is oriented in the first direction. 
     
     
         3 . The item of  claim 1 , wherein when the first face is revealed, the second face is hidden underneath the first face. 
     
     
         4 . The item of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second faces includes eyes, a nose, and a mouth. 
     
     
         5 . The item of  claim 1 , wherein the flap includes a first end fixed to at least one of the first or second portions, and a second end free to move relative to the first and second portions between the first and second positions. 
     
     
         6 . The item of  claim 5 , wherein first end is coupled to a seam between the first and second portions. 
     
     
         7 . The item of  claim 5 , wherein the second end includes an elastic member operable to help secure the flap in the first and second positions. 
     
     
         8 . The item of  claim 5 , wherein the flap at least partially defines a reversible pocket into which at least one of the first or second portions are received in the respective first or second positions. 
     
     
         9 . The item of  claim 8 , wherein the second portion is received in the pocket when the flap is in the first position, and wherein the first portion is received in the pocket when the flap is in the second position. 
     
     
         10 . The item of  claim 1 , wherein the flap includes a first set of appendages coupled thereto, the first set of appendages visible as ears when the flap is in the first position, and wherein the flap includes a second set of appendages coupled thereto, the second set of appendages visible as feet when the flap is in the second position. 
     
     
         11 . The item of  claim 10 , wherein each of the first and second portions includes a covering distinct from the flap, the covering of the first portion having a third set of appendages coupled thereto, the third set of appendages visible as feet when the flap is in the first position, and the covering of the second portion having a fourth set of appendages coupled thereto, the fourth set of appendages visible as ears when the flap is in the second position. 
     
     
         12 . The item of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion is configured to rest on a support surface and has an upper surface configured for a user to sit on, and wherein the second portion is oriented at an angle to the first portion and has a surface configured to support a user's back when seated on the first portion, such that the item is a chair. 
     
     
         13 . The item of  claim 12 , wherein the angle between the first portion and the second portion is between 70 degrees and 110 degrees. 
     
     
         14 . The item of  claim 1 , wherein the first portion and the second portion are oriented at approximately 180 degrees to one another such that in a vertical orientation, the first portion defines a body of a creature and the second portion defines a head of the creature above the body. 
     
     
         15 . A stuffed chair comprising:
 a first cushion portion configured to rest on a support surface and having an upper surface configured for a user to sit on;   a second cushion portion oriented at an angle to the first cushion portion and having a surface configured to support a user's back when seated on the first cushion portion; and   a flap movable between a first position, in which the first and second cushion portions together define a first configuration, and a second position, in which the first and second cushion portions together define a second configuration having a different appearance from the first configuration.   
     
     
         16 . The stuffed chair of  claim 15 , wherein the flap includes a representation of a first image that is positioned at the surface of the second cushion portion configured to support a user's back when in the first position, and wherein the representation of the first image is hidden from view when the flap is in the second position. 
     
     
         17 . The stuffed chair of  claim 16 , wherein the second cushion portion includes a covering distinct from the flap, the covering including a representation of a second image at the surface of the second cushion portion configured to support a user's back when the flap is in the second position. 
     
     
         18 . The stuffed chair of  claim 17 , wherein the representations of the first image and the second image each include a face having eyes, a nose, and a mouth. 
     
     
         19 . The stuffed chair of  claim 15 , wherein the flap includes a first surface defining an exterior of the flap when in the first position, the first surface including a representation of a first face at the surface of the second cushion portion configured to support a user's back; and wherein the flap further includes a second surface defining an exterior of the flap when in the second position, the second surface including a representation of a body positioned at the upper surface of the first cushion portion. 
     
     
         20 . The stuffed chair of  claim 15 , wherein the flap includes a first surface having a first face represented thereon,
 wherein the second cushion portion includes a covering having a second face represented thereon, and   wherein when the flap is in the first position, the first face is revealed on the second cushion portion and the second face is hidden underneath the flap, and when the flap is in the second position, the second face is revealed on the second cushion portion and the first face is hidden adjacent the first cushion portion.