Self-actuated rocking amusement device

Claim 2

A self-actuated amusement device comprising: a toy including a body portion and provided with a movable member mounted for reciprocal motion to the body portion; a motor in said toy in operative association with the movable member to reciprocate same; a frame and a support resiliently mounted to the frame, with said toy being Balanced on the support for resilient movement therewith, and means for securing said movable member to said frame whereby actuation of said motor will cause reciprocating motion relative to the frame to impart a reciprocating rocking force on the toy and the resiliently mounted support of said resiliently support-mounted body portion.

Claim 3

A self-actuated amusement device for rocking a toy comprising: a doll-sized ground-supported frame defining an elevated suspension structure shaped to suspendingly support a doll seat therefrom; a doll having a limb which is repetitively movable relative to a central body portion of the doll; a doll-sized seat resiliently suspended from the frame suspension structure to resiliently sustain rocking motions; said doll being uprightly balanced upon the seat, said seat being provided with doll supporting member means sized and shaped to engage the central body portion of the doll to prevent doll unbalance generally along a first rocking direction; a tether connected between the movable limb generally along said first rocking direction to the frame suspension structure restrain movement of the tether-connected limb relative to the frame and thus impart a rocking force on the doll and seat in response to motions of said limb whereby automatically induced doll limb motions induce rocking motions of the entire doll.

Claim 4

A self-actuated amusement device for rocking a toy comprising: a doll-sized ground-supported frame defining an elevated suspension structure shaped to suspendingly support a doll seat therefrom; a doll having a limb which is repetitively movable relative to a central body portion of the doll; a doll-sized seat resiliently suspended from the frame suspension structure to resiliently sustain rocking motions; said doll being uprightly balanced upon the seat, said seat being provided with doll supporting member means sized and shaped to engage the central body portion of the doll to prevent doll unbalance generally along a first rocking direction; a tether connected between the movable limb generally along said first rocking direction to the frame suspension structure restrain movement of the tether-connected limb relative to the frame and thus impart a rocking force on the doll and seat in response to motions of said limb whereby automatically induced doll limb motions induce rocking motions of the entire doll.

Claim 5

The self-actuated rocking amusement device as claimed in claim 2 and further including: a lateral support member attached to the seat and extending in a generally lateral direction from said first rocking direction to engage the doll central body portion at lateral locations to prevent doll unbalance along said lateral directions.

Claim 6

The self-actuated rocking amusement device as claimed in claim 2 wherein said lateral support member and the central doll body portion are provided with complementary fitting grooves and tongues to firmly maintain the doll balanced on the seat.

Claim 7

The self-actuated rocking amusement device as claimed in claim 3 wherein the doll-supporting means further includes forwardly and backwardly located doll support members uprightly extending a distance selected to engage the central body portion of the doll.

Claim 8

A self-actuated repetitively rocking doll toy comprising: a doll-sized frame formed of uprightly extending cantilever mounted arms arranged to suspendingly support a doll-sized seat between them, said arms being formed of resilient wires for enhanced doll-rocking motions; a doll having limbs which are repetitively movable relative to a central body portion of the doll; a doll-sized seat suspendingly supported from the frame arms near top ends thereof to resiliently sustain forward and backward and lateral rocking motions; said doll being uprightly balanced upon the seat, said seat being provided with forwardly and backwardly located upright support members sized to engage the central doll body portion at locations selected to prevent doll unbalance in a first rocking direction and a tether connected to a movable doll limb and operatively connected generally along said first rocking direction to a frame arm to restrain motions of the movable limb relative to the frame and impart a rocking force on said doll.

Claim 9

A self-actuated repetitively rocking doll toy comprising: a doll-sized frame formed of uprightly extending cantilever mounted arms arranged to suspendingly support a doll-sized seat between them, said arms being formed of resilient wires for enhanced doll-rocking motions; a doll having limbs which are repetitively movable relative to a central body portion of the doll; a doll-sized seat suspendingly supported from the frame arms near top ends thereof to resiliently sustain forward and backward and lateral rocking motions; said doll being uprightly balanced upon the seat, said seat being provided with forwardly and backwardly located upright support members sized to engage the central doll body portion at locations selected to prevent doll unbalance in a first rocking direction and a tether connected to a movable doll limb and operatively connected generally along said first rocking direction to a frame arm to restrain motions of the movable limb relative to the frame and impart a rocking force on said doll.

Claim 10

The self-actuated rocking doll toy as claimed in claim 6 wherein the tether operatively interconnects the movable limb to a pair of frame arms selected for enhanced lateral balance of the seated doll.

Claim 11

The self-actuated rocking doll toy as claimed in claim 7 wherein the seat is further provided with means for laterally supporting the doll body portion for sustained doll balance on the seat throughout rocking motions.

Claim 12

The self-actuated rocking doll toy as claimed in claim 8 wherein the lateral supporting means further includes: a lateral member fastened to the forwardly located upright member and generally shaped to partially envelop the central doll body portion at lateral sides thereof.

Claim 13

A self-actuated rocking doll toy comprising: a doll-sized frame formed of uprightly extending arms arranged to suspendingly support a doll seat between them; a doll having limbs which are automatically movable relative to a central body portion of the doll; a doll-sized seat suspendingly spring supported from the frame arms to resiliently sustain forward and backward and lateral rocking motions, said doll being uprightly balanced on the seat to provide a shifting center of gravity in response to limb motions by the seat, said seat being provided with means for laterally retaining the central doll body portion of the seat; a tether connected between a doll limb and an arm of the frame to restrain motions of the latter limb and provide a rocking force on the doll in response to motion of the tether-connected limb, whereby the doll is caused to rock laterally as well as forwardly and backwardly in response to the rocking force and shifts of the center of gravity of the doll.

Claim 14

A self-actuated rocking doll toy comprising: a doll-sized frame formed of uprightly extending arms arranged to suspendingly support a doll seat between them; a doll having limbs which are automatically movable relative to a central body portion of the doll; a doll-sized seat suspendingly spring supported from the frame arms to resiliently sustain forward and backward and lateral rocking motions, said doll being uprightly balanced on the seat to provide a shifting center of gravity in response to limb motions by the seat, said seat being provided with means for laterally retaining the central doll body portion of the seat; a tether connected between a doll limb and an arm of the frame to restrain motions of the latter limb and provide a rocking force on the doll in response to motion of the tether-connected limb, whereby the doll is caused to rock laterally as well as forwardly and backwardly in response to the rocking force and shifts of the center of gravity of the doll.