Ballerina doll

Claim 2

A doll comprising: a torso; a pair of legs mounted on said torso, at least one of said legs being mounted for upward and downward swinging movement and the other of said legs having means thereon for supporting said doll, when in a generally upright position, on a supporting surface for free rotation about a generally upright axis; a pair of arms swingably mounted on said torso for upward and downward swinging movement; a head pivotally mounted on said torso; drive means for rotating said doll about said generally upright axis; and actuating means drivingly connected to said drive means, to said one leg and to said arms for swinging said one leg and said arms upwardly and downwardly in timed relation to rotation of said doll about said generally upright axis.

Claim 3

A doll as defined in claim 1 wherein said drive means comprises a generally upright shaft journalled in said torso, extending upwardly through said head and having manually graspable means thereon exteriorally of said head; and means for drivingly connecting said shaft to said torso in one direction while permitting free rotation of said torso relative to said shaft in said one direction.

Claim 4

A doll as defined in claim 2 wherein said last-named means comprises a disc fixed on said shaft and a generally pointed finger pivotally mounted on said torso with its generally pointed end engaging the periphery of said disc to serve as a ratchet connection between said shaft and torso.

Claim 5

The doll of claim 2 wherein said actuating means includes a bracket supporting said one leg, said bracket being pivotally mounted with respect to said torso, bar means pivotally linked to said bracket, and means responsive to rotation of said shaft to cause the raising and lowering of said bar means, thereby pivotally reciprocating said bracket on which said one leg is secured, and thereby raising and lowering said one leg.

Claim 6

The doll of claim 4 and further including arm bracket means, each of said arms being keyed to a rotatably mounted shaft which is keyed to said arm bracket means, rod means being pivotally linked to said leg bracket and to said arm bracket means, said rod means being linked to said leg bracket on the side of the pivotal point which is opposite to the pivotal securement of said bar means, whereby the pivotal reciprocation of said leg bracket will Cause the raising and lowering of said arms.

Claim 7

The doll of claim 5 and further including compression spring means which bear against said rod means, said spring means being compressed when said arms are lowered and said spring means being expanded when said arms are raised.

Claim 8

The doll of claim 2 and further including head spotting means responsive to relative rotation between said torso and shaft, which head spotting means controls rotation of said head about said generally upright axis as a function of the rotation of said torso.

Claim 9

The doll of claim 7 wherein said head spotting means causes said head to initially rotate, relative to said torso, in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of said torso, and said head spotting means further causes said head to rotate in the same direction as said torso, but at a faster rotational rate of speed, when said torso has been rotated through a predetermined distance.

Claim 10

The doll of claim 8 wherein said head spotting means comprises a plate, said plate having an elongated slot therein, said plate being secured to said torso and being rotatable with respect to said torso, cylinder means being keyed to said shaft and being eccentrically mounted thereon, said cylinder means being positioned in said slot, said plate being keyed to a head driving shaft, said head driving shaft being adapted to cause the rotation of said head, whereby the rotation of said torso around said cylinder will cause said cylinder to move eccentrically within said slot, thereby oscillating said plate about said head shaft, and thereby oscillating said head.

Claim 11

A doll comprising a torso, a pair of legs and a pair of arms on said torso and a head rotatably mounted on said torso, drive means for rotating said torso about a generally upright axis, and head spotting means for controlling the rotation of said head as a function of the rotation of said torso, said head spotting means initially causing said head to rotate, relative to said torso, in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of said torso, thereby giving the appearance that said head faces in a substantially fixed direction during the initial part of each revolution of said torso, and said head spotting means thereafter causing said head to rotate in the same direction as said torso, but at a faster rotational rate of speed, in order to cause said head to rotate a complete revolution for each revolution of the torso, whereby said head will again face in said substantially fixed direction; said head spotting means comprising a plate, said plate having an elongated slot therein, said plate being mounted on said torso and being rotatable with respect to said torso, said drive means including a shaft rotatable relative to said torso, cylinder means keyed to said shaft and being eccentrically mounted thereon, said cylinder means being positioned in said slot, said plate being keyed to a head driving shaft, rotation of said head driving shaft and causing rotation of said head, whereby the rotation of said torso around said cylinder will cause said cylinder to move eccentrically within said slot, thereby oscillating said plate and said head shaft, and thereby oscillating said head.

Claim 12

A doll comprising a torso, a pair of legs and a pair of arms on said torso and a head rotatably mounted on said torso, drive means for rotating said torso about a generally upright axis, and head spotting means for controlling the rotation of said head as a function of the rotation of said torso, said head spotting means initially causing said head to rotate, relative to said torso, in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of said torso, thereby giving the appearance that said head faces in a substantially fixed direction during the initial part of each revolution of said torso, and said head spotting means thereafter causing said head to rotate in the same direction as said torso, but at a faster rotational rate of speed, in order to cause said head to rotate a complete revolution for each revolution of the torso, whereby said head will again face in said substantially fixed direction; said head spotting means comprising a plate, said plate having an elongated slot therein, said plate being mounted on said torso and being rotatable with respect to said torso, said drive means including a shaft rotatable relative to said torso, cylinder means keyed to said shaft and being eccentrically mounted thereon, said cylinder means being positioned in said slot, said plate being keyed to a head driving shaft, rotation of said head driving shaft and causing rotation of said head, whereby the rotation of said torso around said cylinder will cause said cylinder to move eccentrically within said slot, thereby oscillating said plate and said head shaft, and thereby oscillating said head.

Claim 13

The doll of claim 10 wherein said head is secured on a neck disc, said neck disc being rotatably mounted with respect to said torso, said neck disc being pivotally secured to a neck plate, and said neck plate being keyed to said head driving shaft, whereby the oscillation of said torso plate will oscillate said head driving shaft, thereby oscillating said neck plate and said head which is pivotally secured to said neck plate.