A walking doll and wheeled scooter combination

Claim 2

A scooter for use with a walking doll comprising: a beam with a center portion and front and rear ends; a wheel rotatably mounted on said beam at each of said ends thereof; platform means disposed at said center portion of said beam for receiving a foot of said doll to hold it slightly above ground level, said platform means comprising a thin sheet mounted on said beam so that its upper surface is on the order of 0.08 inch above the ground as defined by a line connecting the bottoms of the wheels when undeflected and said wheels rest on the ground; and bracket means for loosely capturing the foot of said doll to enable only limited raising of the foot above said platform.

Claim 3

In combination with a walking doll of the type that walks without side supports by swaying from side-to-side so that the feet are alternately raised by a predetermined maximum distance above the ground and moved forward, a scooter comprising: a beam; wheels rotatably mounted at opposite end portions of said beam, for rolling on the ground as defined by a line connecting the bottoms of said wheels; a platform disposed at a center portion of said beam for supporting one of said feet, said platform having an upper surface on which said one of said feet can rest, said wheels and said beam being dimensioned and arranged with respect to said platform so that said upper surface of said platform is positioned above the ground by no more than approximately said predetermined maximum distance to which said doll feet are raised when walking; and a bracket mounted on said beam adjacent said platform for retaining said one of said feet in position thereon.

Claim 4

In combination with a walking doll of the type that walks without side supports by swaying from side-to-side so that the feet are alternately raised by a predetermined maximum distance above the ground and moved forward, a scooter comprising: a beam; wheels rotatably mounted at opposite end portions of said beam, for rolling on the ground as defined by a line connecting the bottoms of said wheels; a platform disposed at a center portion of said beam for supporting one of said feet, said platform having an upper surface on which said one of said feet can rest, said wheels and said beam being dimensioned and arranged with respect to said platform so that said upper surface of said platform is positioned above the ground by no more than approximately said predetermined maximum distance to which said doll feet are raised when walking; and a bracket mounted on said beam adjacent said platform for retaining said one of said feet in position thereon.

Claim 5

The combination described in claim 2 wherein: said bracket is so dimensioned and arranged with respect to said beam that the amount by which said one of said feet can lift off said upper surface of said platform is limited to a distance which is on the order of magnitude of said predetermined maximum distance to which said doll feet are raised when walking.

Claim 6

The combination described in claim 2 including: a handle extending upwardly from a forward end of said beam and including a rearwardly curved portion at the upper end thereof disposed immediately forward of the torso of said doll to limit forward doll tilting.

Claim 7

The combination described in claim 2 wherein: said platform comprises a sheet of elastic material to aid said side-to-side swaying of said doll.