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Animated doll with members controlled by weighted, swiveled, slidably mounted interior rod
Assignee: Bpifrance Financement SA
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Filing: 1974-02-19
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Granted: 1975-05-06
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Expires: 1994-02-19
Abstract
Abstract An animated object in the form of a doll is provided and comprises a pair of casings for the trunk and head portions of the doll. For moving various parts of the doll such as the eyes, arms and lips a control rod is provided which has at an end thereof in the trunk casing a ponderable ball-like member serving as a counterweight and effecting free sliding and rotar movement of the rod in a swivel bearing fixedly mounted in the body of the doll. Actuating means are provided and rendered operative by the rod when moved by the counterweight for in turn moving parts of the doll to which the actuating means are connected.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond Gerard Baulard-Cogan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 00:49
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H31/00; A63H31/10; A63H13/00; A63H3/00; A63H3/001; A63H3/20; A63H3/24; A63H3/28; A63H3/31; A63H3/36; A63H3/38; A63H3/40; A63H3/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An animated doll comprising a body having movable and deformable members associated with said body, each member being provided with a respective actuating means connected thereto, a hollow space formed in said body, a movable ponderable ball-like member mounted for movement inside the hollow space of the body and transmitting means for transmitting the displacements of said ball-like member to said actuating means, said transmitting means comprising a rod movable in said hollow space, said ball-like member being mounted like a counterweight at one end of said rod, means movably mounting said rod comprising a swivel bearing fixedly mounted in said body of the doll, said rod freely sliding and rotating in said swivel bearing according to the movement of said ball member and said actuating means being connected to said rod.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
An animated doll comprising a body having movable and deformable members associated with said body, each member being provided with a respective actuating means connected thereto, a hollow space formed in said body, a movable ponderable ball-like member mounted for movement inside the hollow space of the body and transmitting means for transmitting the displacements of said ball-like member to said actuating means, said transmitting means comprising a rod movable in said hollow space, said ball-like member being mounted like a counterweight at one end of said rod, means movably mounting said rod comprising a swivel bearing fixedly mounted in said body of the doll, said rod freely sliding and rotating in said swivel bearing according to the movement of said ball member and said actuating means being connected to said rod.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A doll according to claim 1, comprising two casings, said hollow space being enclosed by one of said casings, said casings being proximate one another and separated by said swivel bearing, said ball moving in said one of said casings and said rod extending through both casings.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A doll according to claim 2, wherein a first one of said casings is located in the trunk portion of the doll, the second casing being mounted within the head portion of the doll, said swivel bearing being substantially at the neck level of the doll.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
A doll according to claim 3, wherein said first and second casings are of substantially rigid, non-deformable, material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A doll according to claim 4, wherein the body of said doll is moulded from a deformable flexible material applied over said casings.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A doll according to claim 5, wherein said second casing is pivotally supported on a ball joint adjacent to said swivel bearing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A doll according to claim 5, wherein both casings are held in their respective positions in spaced apart relation to one another by the moulded material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A doll according to claim 7, wherein said swivel bearing is supported in the body of the doll between two conical parts having passages communicating with a bore in the swivel bearing to permit angular motion of said rod.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A doll according to claim 8, wherein one of said parts constitutes the bottom of the skull and the other an insert fixed below the skull.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
87 words
A doll according to claim 5, wherein said movable members include hollow arm portions and the actuating means therefor include a spherical member slidably mounted on said rod within the trunk casing, said spherical member comprising two parts, each accommodating a ball-and-socket joint having connected thereto one end of a curved rocker which extends through an orifice formed in the moulded cover for the body, the other end of the rocker terminating in a counterweight in a respective one of said hollow arm portions of said doll.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A doll according to claim 1, wherein said actuating means include various cable-operated control mechanisms connected to said rod by means slidably mounted thereon for operating various parts of said doll.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1978-05-05 | 1978-11-04 | 1979-05-06 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1982-05-05 | 1982-11-04 | 1983-05-06 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1986-05-05 | 1986-11-04 | 1987-05-06 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |