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Doll including recorded message means
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1994-05-18
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Granted: 1995-11-21
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Expires: 2014-05-18
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a doll having a head, a body, a motorized appendage for providing a caress, and a recorder for recording a personal, audible message to be played back. The doll further includes disengagement means for disengaging said motor upon the incidence of a threshold force level.
Inventors
- 👤 Pauline R. Basile
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 01:15
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H3/00; A63H3/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A soft, flexible doll comprising: a head, body, motor, battery and at least one appendage thereon; recording means inserted within said doll for recording and playing a personal audible message to be audibly played back; said motor disposed within said doll for activating said appendage to move in a cyclical oscillating motion, said doll comprising disengagement means for discontinuing said oscillating motion upon encountering a resistance that would otherwise cause said motor to generate a force that may injure a child; and means for simultaneously activating said motor and, thereby, said appendage, upon activation of said recording means for playback of said personal audible message.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A soft, flexible doll comprising: a head, body, motor, battery and at least one appendage thereon; recording means inserted within said doll for recording and playing a personal audible message to be audibly played back; said motor disposed within said doll for activating said appendage to move in a cyclical oscillating motion, said doll comprising disengagement means for discontinuing said oscillating motion upon encountering a resistance that would otherwise cause said motor to generate a force that may injure a child; and means for simultaneously activating said motor and, thereby, said appendage, upon activation of said recording means for playback of said personal audible message.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The doll of claim 1, wherein said recording means comprises a microcassette tape recorder located within a readily accessible compartment within said doll.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The doll of claim 2, wherein said caressing motion comprises a cycled motion of at least about one second in duration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The doll of claim 1, wherein said appendage is activated by said motorized means and comprises a soft, synthetic, flesh-like material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The doll of claim 1, wherein said appendage is activated to simulate a circular caressing motion.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The doll of claim 5, wherein said recording means and said motorized appendage are powered by a battery.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The doll of claim 5, wherein said appendage comprises an arm or hand of said doll.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The doll of claim 1, wherein said motorized means comprises an electric motor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
13 words
The doll of claim 8, wherein said disengagement means comprises yieldable torque member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The doll of claim 8, wherein said disengagement means comprises a pressure sensitive switch.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
143 words
A soft, flexible doll comprising: a body portion, a head portion, a motor, battery, and a pair of arms wherein a first of said arms is connected to said motor to produce a cyclical reciprocating motion, said first arm comprising a soft, synthetic, flesh-like fabric disposed thereon to safely contact human flesh during use; micro-recording means disposed within said doll for recording a personal audible message to be played back; disengagement means for arresting the motion of said first arm in response to a resistance that would otherwise cause said motor to generate a force that may injure a child, such that said arm motion is stopped when said arm is in an unsafe abutting contact with said child; and means for simultaneously activating said motor and, thereby, said appendage, upon activation of said recording means for playback of said personal audible message.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
143 words
A soft, flexible doll comprising: a body portion, a head portion, a motor, battery, and a pair of arms wherein a first of said arms is connected to said motor to produce a cyclical reciprocating motion, said first arm comprising a soft, synthetic, flesh-like fabric disposed thereon to safely contact human flesh during use; micro-recording means disposed within said doll for recording a personal audible message to be played back; disengagement means for arresting the motion of said first arm in response to a resistance that would otherwise cause said motor to generate a force that may injure a child, such that said arm motion is stopped when said arm is in an unsafe abutting contact with said child; and means for simultaneously activating said motor and, thereby, said appendage, upon activation of said recording means for playback of said personal audible message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The doll of claim 11, wherein said caressing motion comprises at least a cycled motion of at least 1/2 second in duration.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
13 words
The doll of claim 11, wherein said motor is powered by a battery.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The doll of claim 11, wherein said disengagement means comprise a yieldable torque member.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
13 words
The doll of claim 14, wherein said yieldable torque member comprises a belt.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The doll of claim 14, wherein said yieldable torque member comprises a resilient wheel contact.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
191 words
A method for recording a personal message within a doll for playback, comprising: providing a soft, flexible doll, comprising: a head portion, a body portion, at least one motor with at least one battery coupled thereto within said body portion and at least one appendage linked to and powered by said motor to move in a cyclical reciprocating motion, a recorder mechanism enclosed within said doll, switch means connected to said recorder mechanism and said motor for simultaneously activating said motor and recorder mechanism, and disengagement means connected to said motor for arresting said reciprocating motion of said appendage upon the encountering of a resistance which would otherwise cause said motor to generate an application of a potentially harmful force, such as when said appendage moves as if to harmfully strike or impact a child or when said appendage is restrained from freely moving; the method further comprising: recording a personal, audible message on said recorder mechanism for later playback; and activating said switch means to move said appendage in a cyclical reciprocating motion simultaneously with the playback of said personal message whereby said cyclical motion resembles a series of caresses.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
191 words
A method for recording a personal message within a doll for playback, comprising: providing a soft, flexible doll, comprising: a head portion, a body portion, at least one motor with at least one battery coupled thereto within said body portion and at least one appendage linked to and powered by said motor to move in a cyclical reciprocating motion, a recorder mechanism enclosed within said doll, switch means connected to said recorder mechanism and said motor for simultaneously activating said motor and recorder mechanism, and disengagement means connected to said motor for arresting said reciprocating motion of said appendage upon the encountering of a resistance which would otherwise cause said motor to generate an application of a potentially harmful force, such as when said appendage moves as if to harmfully strike or impact a child or when said appendage is restrained from freely moving; the method further comprising: recording a personal, audible message on said recorder mechanism for later playback; and activating said switch means to move said appendage in a cyclical reciprocating motion simultaneously with the playback of said personal message whereby said cyclical motion resembles a series of caresses.
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