US4828528A
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Growing doll
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-03-24
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Granted: 1989-05-09
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Expires: 2008-03-24
Abstract
Abstract A doll is provided which has a stretchable inner liner, an expandable core within the inner liner and a skin layer in intimate contact with the inner liner. The inner liner has one or more growth phase means which can be a series of essentially parallel stitchings optionally joined by bridging loops. The growth phases can be simply activated at predetermined times by externally accessible means or by an internal winding device which can be caused to rotate from an external location of the doll.
Inventors
- 👤 Jacob Chatkis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 05:44
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
Aa growing doll comprising in combination a stretchable inner liner, multiple layers of growth phase stitching which are positioned in a spaced and substantially parallel relationship around the perimeter of the inner liner, said multiple layers of growth phase stitching are sequentially activated by a pulling means at selected times to permit said inner liner to grow, a skin layer which covers said inner liner and is stretchable to permit the doll to expand, an expandable core which fills said inner liner so that the doll is urged to undergo the successive growth phases as the successive growth phase means are activated, and one or more bridging loops connecting said multiple layer of stitching growth phase means to prevent premature growth phase means activations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
Aa growing doll comprising in combination a stretchable inner liner, multiple layers of growth phase stitching which are positioned in a spaced and substantially parallel relationship around the perimeter of the inner liner, said multiple layers of growth phase stitching are sequentially activated by a pulling means at selected times to permit said inner liner to grow, a skin layer which covers said inner liner and is stretchable to permit the doll to expand, an expandable core which fills said inner liner so that the doll is urged to undergo the successive growth phases as the successive growth phase means are activated, and one or more bridging loops connecting said multiple layer of stitching growth phase means to prevent premature growth phase means activations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A doll of claim 1 wherein the means of activation of said growth phase series is an internal winding device and said growth phase means are stitching, said winding device having a reel upon which said growth phase stitching thread is wound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A doll of claim 2 wherein said winding device restrains said winding reel from reversing rotational directions.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A doll of claim 2 wherein said winding device is driven by an electric motor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
A doll or claim 2 wherein the winding device is capable of being manually driven by turning the end of the shaft of said winding device which end is accessible from an external location of the doll.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A doll of claim 1 wherein the growth phase means are capable of being activated manually.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A doll of claim 1 wherein one or more bridging loops have a warning means adapted to inform that a growth phase is complete.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A doll of claim 1 wherein the said growth phase means are capable of being activated manually and said growth phase means are stitchings.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A doll of claim 8 wherein the manual activation of said growth phase means is done by pulling the growth phase stitching thread through an aperture in the skin layer.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A doll of claim 1 wherein the growth phase means are stitchings.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
118 words
A growing doll comprising in combination a stretchable inner liner, one or more growth phase stitchings which are positioned in a spaced and substantially parallel relationship around the perimeter of the inner liner, said growth phase stitchings are sequentially activated at selected times to permit said inner liner to expand, a skin layer which covers said inner liner and is stretchable to permit the doll to expand, an expandable core which fills said inner liner so that the doll is urged to expand to the next growth phase stitching as successive growth phase stitchings are activated, said growth phase stitchings being capable of activation by pulling the growth phase stitching thread through an aperture in the skin layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
118 words
A growing doll comprising in combination a stretchable inner liner, one or more growth phase stitchings which are positioned in a spaced and substantially parallel relationship around the perimeter of the inner liner, said growth phase stitchings are sequentially activated at selected times to permit said inner liner to expand, a skin layer which covers said inner liner and is stretchable to permit the doll to expand, an expandable core which fills said inner liner so that the doll is urged to expand to the next growth phase stitching as successive growth phase stitchings are activated, said growth phase stitchings being capable of activation by pulling the growth phase stitching thread through an aperture in the skin layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A doll of claim 11 wherein one or more of said growth phase stitchings have at the beginning or end a warning means adapted to inform that a growth phase is complete or approaching activation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
A doll of claim 12 wherein the growth phase stitchings are formed of chain stitches.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
15 words
A doll of claim 11 wherein the growth phase stitchings are formed of chain stitches.
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