Writing mechanism for dolls or the like

Claim 1

A WRITING MECHANISM FOR A DOLL OR THE LIKE, COMPRISING: A SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR CHARACTER PLATE HAVING A GROOVED TRACK THEREON IN THE CONFIGURATION OF THE CHARACTERS TO BE REPRODUCED; A FRAME HAVING INDEXING MEANS THEREIN TO HOLD SAID CHARACTER PLATE IN FIXED POSITION; A TRACING HEAD HAVING A ROTATABLY DRIVEN STYLUS; SUSPENSION MEANS HOLDING SAID TRACING HEAD IN A CONSTANT ORIENTATION RELATIVE TO SAID CHARACTER PLATE WITH SAID STYLUS DRIVINGLY ENGAGED IN SAID TRACK, SAID SUSPENSION MEANS BEING MOVABLE TO SUPPORT SAID TRACING HEAD OVER SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE CHARACTER PLATE; A WRITING ARM FIXED TO AND EXTENDING FROM SAID TRACING HEAD; A MARKING IMPLEMENT ATTACHED TO SAID WRITING ARM; SAID TRACK EXTENDING IN A CONTINUOUS CLOSED CIRCUIT AND HAS A TOOTHED RACK ALONG ONE SIDE THEREOF; SAID STYLUS HAVING A PINION ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID RACK; SAID TRACK HAVING PORTIONS RAISED PERPENDICULARLY RELATIVE TO SAID CHARACTER PLATE AT LOCATIONS IN THE CHARACTER DESIGN WHERE NO MARKINGS ARE REQUIRED, WHEREBY SAID TRACING HEAD AND SAID MARKING IMPLEMENT ARE RAISED AT SAID PORTIONS.