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Sheet material device with loosely rotatable member

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1981-06-29
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Granted: 1983-09-06
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Expires: 2001-06-29
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Abstract

Abstract An amusement device, such as a doll, comprising a body formed of a relatively rigid paperboard having a plurality of circular openings, and a controlled member on the front of the body adjacent each of the openings, a handle on the rear of the body, each controlled member having a pair of spaced tabs extending through its corresponding body opening and a corresponding opening in the handle, the ends of the tabs being tapered in such a manner that as the handle is moved in a closed curved motion, each controlled member is moved in an independent, predetermined path of motion. The controlled members can take the shape of eyes or other objects on the front of the doll.

Inventors

  • 👤 David L. White
  • 👤 Beverly A. White

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 20:29
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/10; A63H3/36; A63H3/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 250 words
An amusement device, comprising: a body member formed of a sheet material, said body member having a front side and a rear side, and a first body opening and a second body opening, each extending between said front side and said rear side; a handle movably disposed adjacent the rear side of the body member, the handle having an opening; a first controlled member disposed adjacent the front side of the body member adjacent the first body opening and having a diameter larger than said first body opening, and means in said first body opening connecting the first controlled member to the handle such that the first controlled member is moved with respect to said body member as the handle is being manipulated with respect to the body member; a second controlled member disposed adjacent the second body opening on the front side of the body, the second controlled member having a diameter larger than the second body opening; a pair of tab means of a sheet material disposed in the second body opening so as to be rotatably movable therein, said tab means each having one end connected to the second controlled member in spaced relationship, the tab means being disposed in the handle opening and each being enlarged with a diameter larger than the handle opening such that as the handle is moved in a closed curved path of motion with respect to the body member, the second controlled member is moved with respect to said body member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 250 words
An amusement device, comprising: a body member formed of a sheet material, said body member having a front side and a rear side, and a first body opening and a second body opening, each extending between said front side and said rear side; a handle movably disposed adjacent the rear side of the body member, the handle having an opening; a first controlled member disposed adjacent the front side of the body member adjacent the first body opening and having a diameter larger than said first body opening, and means in said first body opening connecting the first controlled member to the handle such that the first controlled member is moved with respect to said body member as the handle is being manipulated with respect to the body member; a second controlled member disposed adjacent the second body opening on the front side of the body, the second controlled member having a diameter larger than the second body opening; a pair of tab means of a sheet material disposed in the second body opening so as to be rotatably movable therein, said tab means each having one end connected to the second controlled member in spaced relationship, the tab means being disposed in the handle opening and each being enlarged with a diameter larger than the handle opening such that as the handle is moved in a closed curved path of motion with respect to the body member, the second controlled member is moved with respect to said body member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
An amusement device as defined in claim 1, in which the second controlled member is rotated with respect to the body member as the handle is moved in said closed curved path of motion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 25 words
An amusement device as defined in claim 1, in which the enlarged ends of the tabs each has a tapered neck adjacent the handle opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
An amusement device as defined in claim 1, in which the first controlled member moves in a reciprocating motion as the handle is moved in said closed curved path of motion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 37 words
An amusement device as defined in claim 1, in which the second controlled member and said tab means are integrally formed of a sheet material, the tab means extending from opposite sides of the second controlled member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 44 words
An amusement device as defined in claim 1, including tab means connecting the first second controlled member to the handle such that as the handle is moved in a closed circular path, the first controlled member is reciprocated with respect to said body member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 27 words
An amusement device as defined in claim 1, in which the first controlled member, the second controlled member, and said handle are formed of a sheet material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 285 words
An amusement device, comprising: a body member formed of sheet material, said body member having a front side and a rear side, and a first opening, a second opening, and a slot extending between said front side and said rear side; a handle having a first opening and a second opening and being disposed adjacent the rear side of said body member, and adjacent said first body opening and means connecting said handle in a loosely rotatable relationship to said body member in a location spaced from said first body opening; a first controlled member disposed adjacent the first opening on the front side of the body, said first controlled member having a diameter larger than said first opening; and a pair of tab means disposed in said first body opening so as to be rotatably movable therein, each of said tab means having one end connected to the first controlled member and in spaced relationship with respect to one another, the opposite ends of said tab means passing through the first handle opening in a loosely rotatably relation thereto, the opposite end of each of said tab means having a tapered neck connected to an enlarged end; a second controlled member disposed adjacent the second body opening and said slot, a portion of said second controlled member being disposed in said slot such that the second controlled member is movable with respect to the front of the body member; a second pair of tab means of a sheet material disposed in the second body opening and the second handle opening so as to be movable therein, each of said second pair of tabs being enlarged with a diameter larger than the second handle opening.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 285 words
An amusement device, comprising: a body member formed of sheet material, said body member having a front side and a rear side, and a first opening, a second opening, and a slot extending between said front side and said rear side; a handle having a first opening and a second opening and being disposed adjacent the rear side of said body member, and adjacent said first body opening and means connecting said handle in a loosely rotatable relationship to said body member in a location spaced from said first body opening; a first controlled member disposed adjacent the first opening on the front side of the body, said first controlled member having a diameter larger than said first opening; and a pair of tab means disposed in said first body opening so as to be rotatably movable therein, each of said tab means having one end connected to the first controlled member and in spaced relationship with respect to one another, the opposite ends of said tab means passing through the first handle opening in a loosely rotatably relation thereto, the opposite end of each of said tab means having a tapered neck connected to an enlarged end; a second controlled member disposed adjacent the second body opening and said slot, a portion of said second controlled member being disposed in said slot such that the second controlled member is movable with respect to the front of the body member; a second pair of tab means of a sheet material disposed in the second body opening and the second handle opening so as to be movable therein, each of said second pair of tabs being enlarged with a diameter larger than the second handle opening.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 23 words
An amusement device as defined in claim 8, in which the second handle opening has a smaller diameter than the first handle opening.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-09-05 1987-03-07 1987-09-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-09-05 1991-03-07 1991-09-06 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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