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Remote-control doll assembly
Assignee: GATA BOX Ltd A CORP OF NY
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Filing: 1977-07-07
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Granted: 1980-11-04
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Expires: 1997-07-07
Abstract
Abstract A remote-control doll assembly in which a high-frequency sound signal produced by squeezing a toy baby bottle actuates an internal motor to raise the arms of the doll and actuates an internal voice mechanism to simulate a crying sound. Insertion of the nipple of the bottle into the mouth of the doll opens a switch to interrupt the crying sound. In an alternative embodiment, a radio signal is used as a control signal. In another modification of the invention, a pressure-sensitive rattle is used to produce the control signal.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles J. Corris
- 👤 Charles M. Hollingsworth
- 👤 Witold W. Kosicki
- 👤 Robert T. Potter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 03:12
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/20; A63H3/28; C; C10; C10M; C10M2201/00; C10M2201/02; C10M2209/00; C10M2209/10; C10M2209/103; C10M2209/104; C10M2209/105; C10M2229/00; C10M2229/04; C10M2229/041; C10M2229/042; C10M2229/045; C10M2229/046; C10M2229/047; C10M2229/048; C10M2229/05; C10M2229/051; C10M2229/052; C10M2229/053; C10N; C10N2040/00; C10N2040/20; C10N2040/24; C10N2040/241; C10N2040/242; C10N2040/243; C10N2040/244; C10N2040/245; C10N2040/246; C10N2040/247
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A remote-control-doll assembly including in combination a doll having arms and means for rotatably receiving said arms, a toy separate from said doll, selectively operable means on said toy for radiating a control signal, and means on said doll responsive to said control signal for actuating said doll to simulate a human action, said actuating means comprising a motor having a shaft, means for coupling said motor shaft to said arms, means responsive to said control signal for energizing said motor, an additional shaft coupled to at least one of said arms, a wheel carried by said additional shaft having a grooved rim, a fixed limit stop disposed so as to abut said wheel at the limits of a predetermined arc to limit the angular movement of said arms, and a spring having one end secured to said wheel, said spring wrapping around said rim as said additional shaft is rotated to exert a torque on said shaft.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A remote-control-doll assembly including in combination a doll having arms and means for rotatably receiving said arms, a toy separate from said doll, selectively operable means on said toy for radiating a control signal, and means on said doll responsive to said control signal for actuating said doll to simulate a human action, said actuating means comprising a motor having a shaft, means for coupling said motor shaft to said arms, means responsive to said control signal for energizing said motor, an additional shaft coupled to at least one of said arms, a wheel carried by said additional shaft having a grooved rim, a fixed limit stop disposed so as to abut said wheel at the limits of a predetermined arc to limit the angular movement of said arms, and a spring having one end secured to said wheel, said spring wrapping around said rim as said additional shaft is rotated to exert a torque on said shaft.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
A remote-control doll assembly including in combination a doll having portions forming a mouth, a squeezable baby bottle separate from said doll, said bottle comprising a nipple portion, selectively actuable means on said bottle for radiating a control signal, means on said doll responsive to said control signal for actuating said doll to simulate a human action, and means responsive to insertion of said nipple portion into said mouth for disabling said actuating means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
74 words
A remote-control doll assembly including in combination a doll having portions forming a mouth, a squeezable baby bottle separate from said doll, said bottle comprising a nipple portion, selectively actuable means on said bottle for radiating a control signal, means on said doll responsive to said control signal for actuating said doll to simulate a human action, and means responsive to insertion of said nipple portion into said mouth for disabling said actuating means.
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