US4245429A
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Baby doll
Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1980-02-01
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Granted: 1981-01-20
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Expires: 2000-02-01
Abstract
Abstract A doll having the appearance and physical characteristics of a new born baby includes a hollow body and head interconnected at the neck and a hollow sealed bladder is mounted in the head having a smaller volume and a flexible wall portion secured to an inside surface. The hollow bladder is filled with a plurality of discrete, particles such as sand grains or beans flowable and movable freely about within the bladder to change the shape and change the center of gravity of the doll's head when the body or head is moved. Similarly, another body bladder is mounted in the hollow body with a volume somewhat less than the volume of the body and this bladder is formed with a flexible wall and filled with similar discrete, flowable particles so that the center of gravity of the doll's body is changed as the body or head is moved. Thus, the doll of the present invention feels and handles like a real-life, young baby.
Inventors
- 👤 Allison W. Katzman
- 👤 Edward T. Holahan
- 👤 Harry Disko
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 02:12
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A baby doll comprising: a hollow body and a hollow head interconnected at a neck; a hollow, sealed, head bladder in said hollow head having a volume less than said head and having a closed flexible wall with only a small portion of the wall secured to an inside surface of said head; and filler means in said bladder comprising a plurality of discrete particles contained and movable within said bladder for changing the shape thereof to enable changing the center of gravity of said head when said body or head is moved.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
93 words
A baby doll comprising: a hollow body and a hollow head interconnected at a neck; a hollow, sealed, head bladder in said hollow head having a volume less than said head and having a closed flexible wall with only a small portion of the wall secured to an inside surface of said head; and filler means in said bladder comprising a plurality of discrete particles contained and movable within said bladder for changing the shape thereof to enable changing the center of gravity of said head when said body or head is moved.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The baby doll of claim 1 including: a hollow, sealed, internal body bladder in said hollow body having a volume less than said body and a closed flexible wall, and filler means in said body bladder comprising a plurality of discrete particles contained and movable therein for changing the center of gravity of said body when said body or head is moved.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The baby doll of claim 1 or 2 wherein said head bladder wall portion is secured to an inside surface on a back portion of said head.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
The baby doll of claim 1 or 2 wherein said head includes a face with a mouth opening therein and a pneumatic sound generator in said head adjacent said mouth opening adapted to activation by movement of said head bladder to generate sound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The baby doll of claim 4 wherein said sound generator includes a vibrating reed and a fluid conduit in said head in communication with said reed positioned for engagement by movement of said head bladder to move fluid to or from said reed to generate sound.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The baby doll of claim 2 wherein said head includes a face with a mouth opening therein and a pneumatic sound generator adapted for activation by movement of said body bladder to generate sound.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
47 words
The baby doll of claim 6 wherein said sound generator includes a vibrating reed and a conduit in communication with said reed and with means within said body for activation by movement of said body bladder to move fluid to or from said reed to generate sound.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
70 words
The baby doll of claim 7 said means within said body including a second body bladder in said body having a volume greater than said first mentioned body bladder for containing the same, said conduit being in communication with said second body bladder through said neck whereby movement of said first mentioned body bladder inside said second body bladder is effective to move fluid in said conduit to generate sound.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The baby doll of claim 8 wherein said second body bladder includes a thin flexible wall secured at an upper end to said neck.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
The baby doll of claim 9 wherein said second body bladder has a volume smaller than said body for permitting swinging movement within said body from said upper end portion secured to said neck.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
The baby doll of claim 7 wherein said head bladder is engageable with said conduit for moving fluid therein to generate sound in response to movement of said head.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The baby doll of claim 11 wherein said head bladder includes a wall portion secured to a back wall of said head and includes a forward wall portion movably engageable with said fluid conduit.
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