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Walking doll

Assignee: ALLAN R LOSSIUS
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Filing: 1965-10-22
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Granted: 1968-06-04
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Expires: 1985-10-22
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Patrick J Kelly
  • 👤 Allan R Lossius

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 03:56
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H7/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 265 words
IN A WALKING DEVICE HAVING A BODY AND A PAIR OF GENERALLY VERTICALLY EXTENDING LEGS DEPENDING THEREFROM: (A) REVOLVABLE MEANS ROTATABLY CARRIED BY SAID BODY FOR MOVEMENT AROUND A HORIZONTAL AXIS INCLUDING HORIZONTAL PINS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING SAID LEGS FROM POINTS SPACED BELOW THEIR TERMINATING UPPER ENDS PROVIDING UPPER END PORTIONS ABOVE SAID PINS AND SAID PINS BEING SPACED AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT OF SAID UPPER END PORTIONS IN THE SAME DIRECTION IN HORIZONTALLY SPACED, GENERALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED CIRCULAR PATHS UPON ROTATION OF SAID REVOLVABLE MEANS WHEREBY THE UPPER END OF ONE LEG WILL BE SUCCESSIVELY MOVED UPWARDLY, FORWARDLY, DOWNWARDLY AND REARWARDLY AND AT THE SAME TIME THE UPPER END OF THE OTHER LEG WILL BE SUCCESSIVELY MOVED DOWNWARDLY, REARWARDLY, UPWARDLY AND FORWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE DIRECTION IN WHICH SAID DEVICE IS MOVED; (B) CONTROL MEANS RESPECTIVELY ON SAID BODY AND ON SAID LEGS INCLUDING STATIONARY CAMMING MEMBERS ON SAID BODY AND A CAM SURFACE ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF EACH OF SAID UPPER END PORTIONS IN COOPERATIVELY SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT DURING THE CIRCULAR MOVEMENT OF SAID UPPER ENDS OF SAID LEGS FOR EFFECTING A SWINGING OF THE LOWER END PORTION OF EACH LEG FORWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE DIRECTION IN WHICH SAID DEVICE IS MOVED; (C) SAID UPPER END PORTION OF SAID LEGS BEING FREE FOR REARWARD SWINGING OF SAID UPPER END PORTIONS AND FOR FORWARD SWINGING OF SAID LOWER ENDS OF SAID LEGS ABOUT SAID HORIZONTAL PINS INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID CONTROL MEANS TO POSITIONS OF SAID LEGS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY RELATIVE TO VERTICAL TO ENABLE SEATING SAID DEVICE ON SAID FLOOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 265 words
IN A WALKING DEVICE HAVING A BODY AND A PAIR OF GENERALLY VERTICALLY EXTENDING LEGS DEPENDING THEREFROM: (A) REVOLVABLE MEANS ROTATABLY CARRIED BY SAID BODY FOR MOVEMENT AROUND A HORIZONTAL AXIS INCLUDING HORIZONTAL PINS PIVOTALLY SUPPORTING SAID LEGS FROM POINTS SPACED BELOW THEIR TERMINATING UPPER ENDS PROVIDING UPPER END PORTIONS ABOVE SAID PINS AND SAID PINS BEING SPACED AT OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID HORIZONTAL AXIS FOR SIMULTANEOUS MOVEMENT OF SAID UPPER END PORTIONS IN THE SAME DIRECTION IN HORIZONTALLY SPACED, GENERALLY VERTICALLY DISPOSED CIRCULAR PATHS UPON ROTATION OF SAID REVOLVABLE MEANS WHEREBY THE UPPER END OF ONE LEG WILL BE SUCCESSIVELY MOVED UPWARDLY, FORWARDLY, DOWNWARDLY AND REARWARDLY AND AT THE SAME TIME THE UPPER END OF THE OTHER LEG WILL BE SUCCESSIVELY MOVED DOWNWARDLY, REARWARDLY, UPWARDLY AND FORWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE DIRECTION IN WHICH SAID DEVICE IS MOVED; (B) CONTROL MEANS RESPECTIVELY ON SAID BODY AND ON SAID LEGS INCLUDING STATIONARY CAMMING MEMBERS ON SAID BODY AND A CAM SURFACE ON THE FORWARD EDGE OF EACH OF SAID UPPER END PORTIONS IN COOPERATIVELY SLIDABLE ENGAGEMENT DURING THE CIRCULAR MOVEMENT OF SAID UPPER ENDS OF SAID LEGS FOR EFFECTING A SWINGING OF THE LOWER END PORTION OF EACH LEG FORWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE DIRECTION IN WHICH SAID DEVICE IS MOVED; (C) SAID UPPER END PORTION OF SAID LEGS BEING FREE FOR REARWARD SWINGING OF SAID UPPER END PORTIONS AND FOR FORWARD SWINGING OF SAID LOWER ENDS OF SAID LEGS ABOUT SAID HORIZONTAL PINS INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID CONTROL MEANS TO POSITIONS OF SAID LEGS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY RELATIVE TO VERTICAL TO ENABLE SEATING SAID DEVICE ON SAID FLOOR.

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