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An object, which can be used as an advertising item, promotional item, toy, or decorative figure, is segmented into at least two portions which are mounted in an aligned fashion on opposing sides of a surface so that the object appears to be extendingthrough the surface. The object is provided in th

An object, which can be used as an advertising item, promotional item, toy, or decorative figure, is segmented into at least two portions which are mounted in an aligned fashion on opposing sides of a surface so that the object appears to be extendingthrough the surface. The object is provided in the shape of a commercial product to be advertised, or in the shape of a creature, such as animal or insect, or in the shape of holiday character, such as Santa Clause or a Halloween bat. The object is attached to the surface using suction cups which are mounted within the hollow interior of the object, so that when the object is mounted to the surface in an aligned fashion, the suction cups are not seen by viewer. The individual portions of the segmented object can be also be attached directly to each other to form a complete toy which can be played with in a traditional manner.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A figure attached to a structure for use as a commercial advertising or sales promotional item,the structure comprising a generally flat body having a first side, a second side opposed to said first side, and a thickness which is thin compared to the width and length of the first an

[ I claim:] [1.] A figure attached to a structure for use as a commercial advertising or sales promotional item,the structure comprising a generally flat body having a first side, a second side opposed to said first side, and a thickness which is thin compared to the width and length of the first and second sides,the figure having an external shape which depicts an object which is being advertised or promoted,the figure being hollow and being sectioned to form a first portion and a second portion, each of the first and second portions having securement means fixed within the hollow interior, the figure secured to the structure by the securement means such that the first and second portions lie adjacent to each other on the structure, and such that the first portion lies on the first side of the structure and the second portion lies on the second side of the structure such that the figure appears to extend completely through the structure in a continuous fashion,wherein each of said first portion and said second portion has a hollow interior, a first end, and an open second end, the securement means comprising a first elastic member fixed to the interior surface of the first end of said first portion and a second elastic member fixed to the interior surface of the first end of said second portion, the securement means further comprising each of first and second elastic members having a free end which extends toward the open second end of the respective first and second portion, the free end of the elastic member terminating in a selectively releasable securement member.