Doll display stage with movable doll support

Claim 2

Apparatus for displaying a doll comprising: means defining a stage floor; means defining a plurality of gear tooth members mounted in spaced relation along said stage floor and in stationary relation thereto; a doll holder having a plurality of gear teeth; and means for supporting said doll holder for pivotal movement and for movement along said stage with said gear teeth engaging said gear tooth members, whereby said doll holder turns as it moves along said stage, said means for supporting said doll holder comprising a manually movable rod, movable above said stage floor.

Claim 3

The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein: said gear tooth members are arranged along substantially an arc of a circle; and said rod is pivotally mounted on said stage at substantially the center of said circle, said rod having an outer end pivotally supporting said doll holder.

Claim 4

The apparatus described in claim 2 wherein: said stage includes a back wall with an aperture therein; said rod has a center portion extending substantially vertically along said back wall and pivotally mounted therein by said pivotal mounting and has a second portion extending rearwardly from said center portion with a horizontal direCtional component through said aperture; and said means for supporting said doll also includes an elongated handle and a flexible coupling joining one end of said handle to said second portion of said rod.

Claim 5

The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein: said stage includes a sheet of material defining said floor, said sheet having a plurality of elongated slots formed substantially along the arc of a circle, with the length of each slot extending circumferentially along the arc; and said means defining a plurality of gear tooth members comprises a strip of flexible sheet material with a plurality of projections formed at one edge thereof for reception in said slots when said strip is bent to a curved configuration, whereby to enable construction of the apparatus from flat sheet material.

Claim 6

The apparatus described in claim 1 wherein: said doll holder includes upper, lower and side walls; said lower wall has said plurality of gear teeth spaced thereabout and has upwardly extending projection means defining a curve; said upper wall has projection means defining the same curve as the projection means of the lower wall, and a pair of recesses within said projection means for receiving the legs of a doll; and said side wall comprises a sheet portion of flexible material which can be bent to fit within the curves defined by said projection means of said lower and upper walls.

Claim 7

Apparatus for displaying a doll comprising: a first stage member including a strip of flexible sheet material with ends joined, one portion along said strip forming a stage back wall with upper and lower edges and the rest of said strip forming a stage front wall with upper and lower edges and with opposite sides foldably joined to said back wall, said front wall defining an opening through which dolls can be displayed and said back wall having at least one vertically extending fold line; a platform member constructed of sheet material and formed to closely engage said front and rear walls adjacent the lower edge thereof to hold them in a predetermined configuration wherein said front wall is curved along its length, and the opposite sides of said back wall extend at an angle of less than 180* with respect to each other, whereby to enable storage in a flat configuration and setting up into a stage configuration; said platform member having a plurality of slots therein; and including a strip of sheet material with projections formed along one edge for reception in said slots of said platform member; a doll holder with a plurality of gear teeth for engaging said projections on said strip; and means rotatably supporting said doll holder and manually operable to move said doll holder along said slots in said platform member, so that said doll holder engages successive ones of said projections to turn said doll holder.

Claim 8

Apparatus for displaying a doll comprising: a first stage member including a strip of flexible sheet material with ends joined, one portion along said strip forming a stage back wall with upper and lower edges and the rest of said strip forming a stage front wall with upper and lower edges and with opposite sides foldably joined to said back wall, said front wall defining an opening through which dolls can be displayed and said back wall having at least one vertically extending fold line; a platform member constructed of sheet material and formed to closely engage said front and rear walls adjacent the lower edge thereof to hold them in a predetermined configuration wherein said front wall is curved along its length, and the opposite sides of said back wall extend at an angle of less than 180* with respect to each other, whereby to enable storage in a flat configuration and setting up into a stage configuration; said platform member having a plurality of slots therein; and including a strip of sheet material with projections formed along one edge for reception in said slots of said platform member; a doll holder with a plurality of gear teeth for engaging said projections on said strip; and means rotatably supporting said doll holder and manually operable to move said doll holder along said slots in said platform member, so that said doll holder engages successive ones of said projections to turn said doll holder.

Claim 9

The apparatus described in claim 6 wherein: said stage back wall has an aperture therein positioned along said fold line therein; and said means rotatably supporting said doll holder includes a rod which has a center portion for extending vertically along said fold line of said stage back wall, an outer portion for extending horizontally along said platform member and pivotally supporting said doll holder, and an inner portion for extending with a horizontal directional component through said aperture in said stage back wall, and a handle coupled to said inner portion for manual grasping and manipulation.