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Details
Inventors: Drake, Jr., Raymond J.; Kelley, Miriam;
Assignee: Fisher-Price, Inc. (East Aurora, NY)
Primary Examiner: Friedman; Carl D.
Assistant Examiner: McTigue; Aimee E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Talbot; C. Scott

A walk-in child playhouse having pivotally attached seating surfaces. In one embodiment, the walk-in child playhouse comprises an enclosed rotomolded plastic structure having walls, a roof, and at least one chair or seat member pivotally attached to the playhouse. In another embodiment, the walk-in child playhouse has a garden party theme in which the roof has a canopy portion overhanging the rear of the house. Under the canopy are two chairs or seat members pivotally connected the rear wall and the roof via a pair of continuous bosses, the rear wall also having a substantially horizontally extending table disposed between the chairs and under the canopy. In another embodiment, the playhouse comprises a series of double-walled hollow parts that are interconnected by a unique snap interlock system. In yet another embodiment, the playhouse comprises a lateral connection member for joining various wall panels at a lower portion thereof. The playhouse may also include other features, such as a sink, stove, telephone and inside molded, non-pivotal seat and table surfaces.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The needs identified above are met, and the shortcomings of prior playhouses overcome by the present invention.
In one aspect, the present invention comprises a walk-in playhouse for children having a variety of features including a pair of pivotal swing-out seats attached to a wall of the playhouse.
The hingedly attached chairs pivot closed to form an attractive wall section of the playhouse and pivot open to provide a place for children to sit and eat or play.
In another embodiment, the swing-out chairs surround a semicircular table and when opened, provide a novel garden party chair-and-table area for a playhouse with a garden party theme.
In another embodiment, the playhouse comprises a series of double-walled hollow parts that are interconnected by a unique and safe snap interlock system.
In yet another embodiment, the playhouse comprises a lateral connection member or threshold for joining various wall panels at a lower portion thereof.



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