Doll having collapsible torso portion with fluent material therein

Claim 2

An animated doll comprising: means defining a torso having a head supported thereon and including upper and lower torso portions, at least said upper torso portion being unevenly collapsible relative to the lower torso portion to cause the doll to tilt; means for supporting said doll with its torso in an erect position; means defining an upper chamber within said upper torso portion; means defining a lower chamber within said lower torso portion; said means for supporting the doll including fluent material in said doll receivable in said upper chamber, said fluent material being sufficient in quantity to support the collapsible torso portion when occupying said chamber; and passage means between the two chambers for allowing the fluent material to pass therebetween under the influence of gravity when said doll torso is in erect position with said fluent material in said upper chamber, the removal of at least part of the fluent material from the upper chamber resulting in withdrawal of at least part of the support of said upper chamber and consequent at least partial collapse of said upper torso portion whereby a tilting or reclining motion is imparted to the doll.

Claim 3

The doll of claim 1 wherein said head includes eye means movable between open and closed positions, said doll including means to open and close said eye means in response to at least part of said fluent material passing from the upper chamber to the lower chamber.

Claim 4

The doll of claim 1 wherein said means for supporting said doll includes a bottom wall of said lower chamber, said bottom wall including a substantially horizontal flat, normally ground-engaging base portion on which the doll is supported when the fluent material is substantially in the upper chamber and an upwardly canted portion joining the base portion, with at least a portion of said passage means being closer to the center of said canted portion than to the center of said base portion so that when the fluent material falls into the lower chamber a greater proportion thereof will at least initially rest on the canted portion as opposed to the base portion whereby the bottom wall will rock and impart the tilting motion to the doll.

Claim 5

The doll of claim 1 wherein said fluent material is granulated.

Claim 6

An animated doll comprising: means defining a torso having a head supported thereon and including upper and lower torso portions, at least said upper portion being unevenly collapsible relative to the lower torso portion to cause the doll to tilt; means defining an upper chamber within said upper torso portion; means defining a lower chamber within said lower torso portion, said lower chamber having a bottom wall including a substantially horizontal flat, normally ground-engaging base portion on which the doll may be supported in erect position and an upwardly canted portion joining the base portion; means including a quantity of granular material receivable in the upper chamber for supporting said upper torso portion from collapsing; and passage means between the two chambers for allowing the granular material to pass therebetween under the influence of gravity, at least a portion of said passage means being disposed closer to the center of the canted portion of the bottom wall than to the center of the base portion of the bottom wall so that the shifting of the granular material from the upper chamber into the lower chamber will simultaneously result in the rocking of the bottom wall from the base portion to the canted portion and the collapse of the upper chamber whereby a tilting or reclining motion is imparted to the doll.

Claim 7

An animated doll comprising: means defining a torso having a head supported thereon and including upper and lower torso portions, at least said upper portion being unevenly collapsible relative to the lower torso portion to cause the doll to tilt; means defining an upper chamber within said upper torso portion; means defining a lower chamber within said lower torso portion, said lower chamber having a bottom wall including a substantially horizontal flat, normally ground-engaging base portion on which the doll may be supported in erect position and an upwardly canted portion joining the base portion; means including a quantity of granular material receivable in the upper chamber for supporting said upper torso portion from collapsing; and passage means between the two chambers for allowing the granular material to pass therebetween under the influence of gravity, at least a portion of said passage means being disposed closer to the center of the canted portion of the bottom wall than to the center of the base portion of the bottom wall so that the shifting of the granular material from the upper chamber into the lower chamber will simultaneously result in the rocking of the bottom wall from the base portion to the canted portion and the collapse of the upper chamber whereby a tilting or reclining motion is imparted to the doll.

Claim 8

The doll of claim 5 wherein said head includes eye means movable between open and closed positions, said doll including means to open and close said eye means in response to at least part of said granular material passing from the upper chamber to the lower chamber.