US4595379A
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Bottle driven articulated doll
Assignee: Glass Marvin and Associates
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Filing: 1985-01-14
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Granted: 1986-06-17
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Expires: 2005-01-14
Abstract
Abstract A toy doll with arms and legs mounted for pivotal movement relative to the torso in response to rotational movement of a bottle nipple in the doll's mouth. One gear on a rotatable feed tube within the hollow head of the doll engages vertically oriented racks that then engage spur gears to rotate the arms. A bevel gear also carried by the tube engages a bevel gear on a depending drive shaft that has a crown gear driving a bevel gear for each of the legs. Both the arms and the legs are mounted on spools that freely rotate with respect to the torso. Frictional engagement of the limbs with respect to the spool permit the spool to pivotally drive the arms while also allowing selective, independent angular orientation of each of the limbs with respect to its respective spool.
Inventors
- 👤 Russell G. Rasmussen
- 👤 Steven P. Hanson
- 👤 Jeffrey D. Breslow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 17:08
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/24; A63H3/36; A63H3/48
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
236 words
An articulated doll comprising: a hollow head and torso; the head including an open mouth; arms and legs mounted for rotational movement relative to the torso; an external drive member having a gear fitting into the mouth of the doll; drive means for effecting the back and forth pivoting movement of the arms and legs relative to the torso; gear means carried within the hollow head and torso for transmitting rotational movement of the drive member to the arm and leg drive means to pivot the arms and legs back and forth relative to the head and torso; the gear means including a drive tube carried within the hollow head for rotational movement both clockwise and counterclockwise about the axis of the tube; the tube having a first coaxial gear engageable through the mouth by the external drive member; additional coaxial gear means attached for rotation with the tube being engageable with the arm and leg drive means; the arm and leg drive means includes separate drive means for the left arm and separate drive means for the right arm; the drive tube is mounted for limited movement transverse to the axis of the drive tube as well as for rotational movement about the axis; and the additional coaxial gear means is, by movement of the drive tube transverse to the axis, selectively engagable with either the left arm drive means or right arm drive means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
236 words
An articulated doll comprising: a hollow head and torso; the head including an open mouth; arms and legs mounted for rotational movement relative to the torso; an external drive member having a gear fitting into the mouth of the doll; drive means for effecting the back and forth pivoting movement of the arms and legs relative to the torso; gear means carried within the hollow head and torso for transmitting rotational movement of the drive member to the arm and leg drive means to pivot the arms and legs back and forth relative to the head and torso; the gear means including a drive tube carried within the hollow head for rotational movement both clockwise and counterclockwise about the axis of the tube; the tube having a first coaxial gear engageable through the mouth by the external drive member; additional coaxial gear means attached for rotation with the tube being engageable with the arm and leg drive means; the arm and leg drive means includes separate drive means for the left arm and separate drive means for the right arm; the drive tube is mounted for limited movement transverse to the axis of the drive tube as well as for rotational movement about the axis; and the additional coaxial gear means is, by movement of the drive tube transverse to the axis, selectively engagable with either the left arm drive means or right arm drive means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The doll of claim 1 in which the additional coaxial gear means is, by movement of the drive tube transverse to the axis, selectively engageable with the drive means for the legs.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
190 words
The articulated doll comprising: a hollow head and torso; the head including an open mouth; left and right arms and left and right legs mounted for rotational movement relative to the torso; an external drive member having a gear fitting into the mouth of the doll; gear means carried with the hollow head and torso for transmitting rotational movement of the drive member to the arms and legs to pivot the arms and legs relative to the head and torso; the gear means including a drive tube carried within the hollow head for rotational movement both clockwise and counterclockwise about the axis of the tube; the gear means including means for driving the left arm and the right arm for rotational movement relative to the torso; the gear means including means for driving the left leg and the right leg for rotational movement relative to the torso; the drive tube having a first coaxial gear engagable by the external drive member; the drive tube having a second coaxial gear engagable with the arm drive means; and the drive tube having a third coaxial gear engagable with the leg drive means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
190 words
The articulated doll comprising: a hollow head and torso; the head including an open mouth; left and right arms and left and right legs mounted for rotational movement relative to the torso; an external drive member having a gear fitting into the mouth of the doll; gear means carried with the hollow head and torso for transmitting rotational movement of the drive member to the arms and legs to pivot the arms and legs relative to the head and torso; the gear means including a drive tube carried within the hollow head for rotational movement both clockwise and counterclockwise about the axis of the tube; the gear means including means for driving the left arm and the right arm for rotational movement relative to the torso; the gear means including means for driving the left leg and the right leg for rotational movement relative to the torso; the drive tube having a first coaxial gear engagable by the external drive member; the drive tube having a second coaxial gear engagable with the arm drive means; and the drive tube having a third coaxial gear engagable with the leg drive means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The doll of claim 3 including: eyes mounted within the head; means within the head mounting the eyes for side-to-side movement; means included in the gear means for driving the eyes to side-to-side movement; and the second coaxial gear on the drive tube also being engagable with the eye drive means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
The doll of claim 3 in which: the drive tube is mounted for limited vertical and lateral movement as well as rotational movement; and the second coaxial gear selectively engages either drive means for the left arm or drive means for the right arm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The doll of claim 5 in which the third coaxial gear is selectively engageable with drive means for the legs.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The doll of claim 3 in which: the arm drive means includes a rack carried within the hollow head and torso for limited reciprocal movement; and the rack member has a first gear rack along one edge and a second gear rack along a substantially transverse edge.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The doll of claim 7 including a spur gear mounted for rotational movement with each arm and engaging one of the gear racks.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The doll of claim 3 in which the gear means pivots the legs at a different ratio than the arms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
53 words
The doll of claim 3 including: a mounting spool for each of the arms and legs; each mounting spool being in driving engagement with the gear means; and the arms and legs frictionally engaging a respective spool permitting each arm and leg to be independently angularly oriented with respect to the mounting spool.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
214 words
An articulated doll comprising: a hollow head and torso; the head including an open mouth; elongated arms and legs, each mounted for rotational movement about its respective generally longitudinal axis relative to the torso; a gear secured to each of the arms and legs for rotation with the respective arm or leg about the respective longitudinal axis; an external, manually back and forth rotatable, drive member having a gear fitting into the mouth of the doll for driving each arm and leg back and forth about its respective generally longitudinal axis; transmitting means carried within the hollow head and torso for transmitting rotational movement of the drive member to the arms and legs to drive each arm and leg back and forth about its respective longitudinal axis relative to the head and torso; the transmitting means including a drive tube carried within the hollow head for rotational movement both clockwise and counterclockwise about the axis of the tube; the tube having a first coaxial gear engagable through the mouth by the external drive member; the transmitting means also including intermediate gear means between the tube and the gears secured to each of the arms and legs; and additional coaxial gear means attached for rotation with the tube being engageable with the intermediate gear means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
214 words
An articulated doll comprising: a hollow head and torso; the head including an open mouth; elongated arms and legs, each mounted for rotational movement about its respective generally longitudinal axis relative to the torso; a gear secured to each of the arms and legs for rotation with the respective arm or leg about the respective longitudinal axis; an external, manually back and forth rotatable, drive member having a gear fitting into the mouth of the doll for driving each arm and leg back and forth about its respective generally longitudinal axis; transmitting means carried within the hollow head and torso for transmitting rotational movement of the drive member to the arms and legs to drive each arm and leg back and forth about its respective longitudinal axis relative to the head and torso; the transmitting means including a drive tube carried within the hollow head for rotational movement both clockwise and counterclockwise about the axis of the tube; the tube having a first coaxial gear engagable through the mouth by the external drive member; the transmitting means also including intermediate gear means between the tube and the gears secured to each of the arms and legs; and additional coaxial gear means attached for rotation with the tube being engageable with the intermediate gear means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The doll of claim 11 in which the additional coaxial gear means includes a second coaxial gear and a third coaxial gear.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The doll of claim 1 including: eyes mounted within the head for side-to-side movement; drive means for effecting the side-to-side movement; and the additional coaxial gear means also being engagable with the eye drive means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
The doll of claim 11 including: a mounting spool for each of the arms and legs; each mounting spool being in driving engagement with the gear secured to its respective arm or leg; and the arms and legs frictionally engaging a respective spool permitting each arm and leg to be independently angularly oriented with respect to the mounting spool.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
The doll of claim 1 in which the transmitting means drives the legs at a different ratio than the arms.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
47 words
The doll of claim 11 in which the intermediate gear means includes a single elongated shaft, substantially transverse to the drive tube, carried for rotation within the torso for transmitting clockwise and counterclockwise rotation of the drive tube to the gear secured to each of the legs.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1989-06-16 | 1989-12-16 | 1990-06-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-06-16 | 1993-12-16 | 1994-06-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-06-16 | 1997-12-16 | 1998-06-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |