EP1265681B1 - Rollschuhpuppe - Google Patents

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EP1265681B1
EP1265681B1 EP01952668A EP01952668A EP1265681B1 EP 1265681 B1 EP1265681 B1 EP 1265681B1 EP 01952668 A EP01952668 A EP 01952668A EP 01952668 A EP01952668 A EP 01952668A EP 1265681 B1 EP1265681 B1 EP 1265681B1
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Mark c/o Mattel Inc. Law Department WITTENBERG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H11/00—Self-movable toy figures
    • A63H11/18—Figure toys which perform a realistic walking motion
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
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  • This invention relates generally to skating dolls and particularly to those having movement mechanism within the doll body to simulate skating activity.
  • Skating dolls are well known and extremely popular in the art. As a result, many dolls have been provided which utilize some type of skating mechanism. Among modern dolls, the most common type of skating doll utilizes a battery-powered motor drive mechanism supported and concealed within the doll. This mechanism is operatively coupled to one or more of the skate wheels to facilitate movement and skating action.
  • One of the most vexing problems associated with providing dolls which have the ability to skate or simulate skating is found in maintaining the dolls balance. Because skating in its natural form is a relatively complex weight-shifting activity, a true skating doll for the most part, as a practical matter beyond the capability of so-called skating dolls.
  • fashion dolls utilize relatively thin dolls formed of molded plastic body components which lack the volume for prior art skating mechanisms.
  • Prior attempts to provide some skating action in smaller dolls such as fashion dolls have resulted in dolls having limited body activity and a very unrealistic appearance which is substantially different than skating action.
  • practitioners continue to provide a variety of roller skating dolls of various sizes and shapes having a corresponding variety of drive apparatus. For example, U.S.
  • Patent 4,846,752 issued to Combs sets forth a REMOTE CONTROLLED ROLLER SKATING TOY having a plurality of batteries for supplying power to a remote control signal receiving device for selectively activating a plurality of motors positioned within the torso of the figure.
  • a plurality of driven roller chains are positioned through either leg of the figure cooperating with a plurality of tension rollers to drive each of the roller skates supported upon each foot of the figure.
  • U.S. Patent 4,305,222 issued to Terzian et al. sets forth a SKATING DOLL having a pair of roller skates and an internal drive mechanism permitting the doll to skate.
  • the skates are removably secured to a pair of legs movably mounted to a torso portion of the body.
  • a pair of arms are operatively associated with the drive mechanism and are movable in a cyclical path.
  • the head is designed to pivot in accordance with the weight distribution of the body to maintain balance.
  • U.S. Patent 5,326,302 issued to Llorens sets forth a PERFECTED ROLLER SKATING DOLL having a structure which is also set forth in U.S. Patent 5,238,441 also issued to Llorens and entitled ROLLER SKATING DOLL the structure shown in both patents utilizes a large doll having legs supported by a pair of roller skates.
  • a motor driven mechanism within the doll torso is operatively coupled to the legs and is further coupled to a head movement mechanism. The head movement is utilized to shift the dolls weight and provide balance during skating activity.
  • U.S..Patent 4,836,820 issued to Ebihara et al. and U.S. Patent 4,708,688 issued to Lee set forth examples of skiing dolls which utilize internal drive apparatus to simulate skiing activity.
  • a roller skating doll comprising: a doll body having a torso, a neck, a head supported on the neck, a pair of arms pivotably coupled to the torso and first and second legs pivotably coupled to the torso; a first skate, having a first plurality of freely rotating wheels thereon, joined to the first leg; a second skate, having a second plurality of freely rotating wheels and a drive wheel thereon, joined to the second leg; a motor having a first shaft end and a second shaft end supported within the second skate; first gear means coupling the first shaft end to the drive wheel and a flexible shaft having a first flexible shaft end coupled to the second shaft end and a second flexible shaft end; second gear means coupled to the second flexible shaft end having an oscillating output arm coupled to the pair of legs for moving the torso side-to-side; and a battery power supply supported within the first leg for energizing the motor.
  • Figure 1 sets forth a front perspective view of a doll constructed in accordance with the present invention and generally referenced by numeral 10.
  • Doll 10 includes a body 11 fabricated to provide a fashion doll.
  • Body 11 includes a torso 12 supporting a neck 13 which in turn supports a head 14.
  • Torso 12 further supports a left arm 16 and a right arm 17.
  • a waist 15 is formed in torso 12.
  • a left leg 20 and a right leg 21 having respective in-line roller skates 22 and 23 are pivotally supported in the manner set forth below in greater detail.
  • Left skate 22 includes a drive wheel 30 together with a pair of freely rotatable wheels 31 and 32.
  • Right skate 33 includes a plurality of freely rotatable wheels such as wheel 33. The remainder of wheels supported upon right skate 23 are not seen due to the perspective view of Figure 1.
  • a further operative mechanism within doll 10 shown in Figures 2 through 4 cooperates to simultaneously move right arm 17 outwardly and inwardly in the directions indicated by arrows 26 while moving torso 12 from left-to-right in the directions indicated by arrows 25.
  • the operative mechanism within doll 10 set forth below further moves head 14 in a pivotal fashions in the directions indicated by arrows 27.
  • the result is a realistic skating movement in which doll 10 moves forwardly while simultaneously while appearing to shift weight between legs 20 and 21 and further appearing to move arm 17 and head 14 in accordance with realistic skating motions.
  • Figure 2 sets forth a section view of doll 10 taken along section lines 2-2 in Figure 1.
  • left leg 20 supports a left skate 22 having wheels 31 and 32 freely rotatable upon skate 22 and having a drive wheel 30 also supported on left skate 22.
  • Left leg 20 and left skate 22 are formed as an integral unit and define a common interior cavity 35.
  • a motor 40 is supported within interior cavity 35 and includes a downwardly extending shaft end 42 and an upwardly extending shaft end 41.
  • a worm gear 43 is coupled to shaft end 42 while a flexible drive shaft 50 is coupled to shaft end 41 by a coupler 44.
  • Motor 40 is operatively coupled to a battery power supply (batteries 55 and 56 seen in Figure 3) by connecting wires 47.
  • a bearing 45 rotatably supports worm gear 43.
  • Drive wheel 30 includes a gear 37 which engages worm gear 43 and is thus rotated when motor 40 is energized.
  • the direction of rotation of motor 40 is selected to provide rotation of drive wheel 30 in the direction indicated by arrow 36, thereby propelling doll 10 forwardly in the direction indicated by arrow 38.
  • Flexible shaft 50 extends upwardly through interior cavity 35 through a bearing 46 to an upper bearing 52.
  • the upper end of flexible shaft 50 supports a worm gear 51.
  • a motor capacitor 48 is supported within interior cavity 35 and is operatively coupled to batteries 55 and 56 (seen in Figure 3) by wires 49 and is coupled to motor 40 by a wire 39.
  • Worm gear 51 engages a gear 60 which in turn engages a gear 61 integrally formed with a gear 62.
  • Gear 62 engages a gear 63 integrally formed with a gear 64.
  • Gear 64 engages a gear 65.
  • Gear 65 supports an integrally formed offset cam 67. Both gear 65 and cam 67 are rotatably supported by a shaft 68.
  • An elongated arm 70 includes a slot 66 which receives cam 67 and further defines an aperture 71.
  • a hip ball 73 supports left leg 20 and is pivotally joined to arm 70 by a pin 72 received within aperture 71 of arm 70.
  • Torso 12 of body 11 defines a waist 15. By means set forth below in Figure 3, torso 12 supports left leg 20 at hip ball 73.
  • motor 40 is energized to rotate shaft ends 41 and 42.
  • the rotation of shaft end 42 produces a rotation of worm gear 43 which in turn drives gear 37 and rotates drive wheel 30 in the directions indicated by arrow 36.
  • the rotation of drive wheel 30 in turn moves doll 10 forwardly in the direction indicated by arrow 38.
  • the rotation of shaft end 41 rotates flexible shaft 50 which in turn rotates worm gear 51.
  • the combination of gears 60 through 65 provide a plurality of serially coupled speed reduction gears resulting in rotation of gear 65 at a substantially slower speed than worm gear 51. This allows a gain of torque between worm gear 51 and gear 65 facilitating the use of motor 40 having a sufficiently small size to fit within left skate 22.
  • Figure 3 sets forth a partially sectioned rear view of doll 10.
  • doll 10 includes a body 11 having a torso 12 supporting a neck 13, a left arm 16, a right arm 17, a left leg 20 and a right leg 21.
  • Torso 12 also defines a waist 15.
  • Torso 12 is pivotally coupled to left leg 20 by a hip ball 73 and is pivotally coupled to right leg 21 by a hip ball 83.
  • Hip balls 73 and 83 are coupled to a beam 82 which defines a groove 81 therein.
  • left leg 20 supports a flexible shaft 50 having a worm gear 51 at the upper end thereof.
  • worm gear 51 is coupled to gear 65 by a plurality of speed reduction gears 61, 62, 63 and 64.
  • a bearing 52 supports the upper end of flexible shaft 50.
  • gear 65 supports an offset cam 67 while a shaft 68 rotatably supports the combination of gear 65 and cam 67.
  • An arm 70 defines a slot 66 which receives cam 67. Arm 70 extends upwardly within left leg 20 and is secured to hip ball 73 in an offset attachment by a pin 72 fitted within an aperture 71 formed in the upper end of arm 70. Left leg 20 is pivotally secured to hip ball 73 by a pin 75 and is further secured by a pin 76 to one end of beam 82.
  • Right leg 21 supports a pair of batteries 55 and 56 which are operatively coupled to motor 40 by conventional connecting wires (not shown). However, it will be understood that the connecting wires from batteries 55 and 56 are able to pass upwardly through right leg 21 passing laterally through an aperture formed in beam 82 and thereafter descending downwardly through left leg 20 to ultimately couple to motor 40.
  • Right leg 21 further defines an upwardly extending lever 84 which is secured to hip ball 83 by a pin 85.
  • Lever 84 is further coupled to the remaining end of beam 82 by a pin 86.
  • An arm 91 is pivotally supported within the interior of torso 12 by a pivot pin 90.
  • the lower end of arm 91 defines a post 92 which is received within groove 81 of beam 82.
  • the remaining end of arm 91 defines a slot 93.
  • Left arm 16 is pivotally supported upon torso 12 in a conventional fabrication and is preferably "poseable” by manipulation on the part of a child user.
  • Right arm 17 is pivotally supported at the shoulder portion of torso 12 and includes a flange 110.
  • Flange 110 is joined to an inwardly extending shaft 111 which in turn in is joined to a downwardly extending post 112.
  • a crank member 102 is rotatably supported by a head shaft 104 supported within neck 13 and a downwardly extending shaft 101 supported within torso 12.
  • the lower end of shaft 101 includes a laterally extending post 100 which passes through slot 93 of arm 91.
  • a coupler 103 couples crank 102 to post 112 in the manner better seen in Figure 4.
  • crank 102 causes crank 102 to be corresponding pivoted providing a movement which is coupled to flange 110 and shaft 111 by post 112.
  • flange 110 and the remainder of right arm 17 are pivoted in the direction indicated by arrow 124.
  • crank 102 in the direction indicated by arrow 133 causes flange 110 to be pivoted in the direction indicated by arrow 134. This in turn pivots right arm 17 in a corresponding movement.
  • doll 10 in accordance with the above described operative mechanism provides a general appearance to doll 10 in which the upper torso of doll 10 appears to shift side-to-side in the directions indicated by arrows 121 and 131 each time arm 70 moves upwardly in the direction of arrow 120 and downwardly in the direction indicated by arrow 130 respectively.
  • This apparent side-to-side shifting motion of torso 12 together with the shoulder pivoting movement of right arm 17 and the pivotal movement of head 14 (seen in Figure 1) upon the upper end of head shaft 104 combines to provide a realistic skating action which is not heretofore obtainable within the limited volume of a fashion doll.
  • Figure 4 sets forth a partial section top view of doll 10 taken along section lines 4-4 in Figure 3.
  • doll 10 includes a torso 12 supporting a right arm 17.
  • Right arm 17 is coupled to a flange 110 which in turn in joined to an inwardly extending shaft 111 and a downwardly extending post 112.
  • doll 10 includes an upwardly extending arm 91 having a slot 93 formed therein.
  • a shaft 101 supports a crank 102 and a laterally extending post 100.
  • Post 100 extends through slot 93 of arm 91.
  • Crank 102 is joined to a coupler 103 which engages downwardly extending post 112.
  • crank 102 is pivoted in the direction indicated by arrow 141 which in turn moves coupler 103, in the direction indicated by arrow 142.
  • the movement of coupler 103 pivots shaft 111 in the direction indicated by arrow 143 producing a corresponding pivotal movement of flange 110 and right arm 17.
  • arm 17 is pivoted about the shoulder thereof in a motion strongly resembling the arm balancing action of a skater.

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  1. Rollschuhpuppe (10), umfassend:
    einen Puppenkörper (11) mit einem Rumpf (12), einem Hals (13), einem auf dem Hals getragenen Kopf (14), einem Paar Arme (16, 17) sowie einem ersten und einem zweiten Bein (20, 21), die schwenkbar mit dem Rumpf verbunden sind;
    einen ersten Rollschuh (23) mit an ihm angebrachten mehreren ersten frei drehbaren Rädern, der mit dem ersten Bein verbunden ist;
    einen zweiten Rollschuh (22) mit mehreren zweiten frei drehbaren Rädern, der mit dem zweiten Bein verbunden ist;
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass
    der zweite Rollschuh ein an ihm angebrachtes Antriebsrad (30) aufweist;
    ein Motor (40) mit einem ersten Wellenende (42) und einem zweiten Wellenende (41) vorgesehen ist, der in dem zweiten Rollschuh gelagert ist;
    eine erste Zahnradeinrichtung (43), die das erste Wellenende mit dem Antriebsrad (30) verbindet, und eine flexible Welle (50) vorgesehen sind, wobei die flexible Welle ein erstes Ende, das mit dem zweiten Wellenende verbunden ist, und ein zweites Ende aufweist;
    eine zweite Zahnradeinrichtung (51) vorgesehen ist, die mit dem zweiten Ende der flexiblen Welle verbunden ist und einen oszillierenden Ausgangsarm (70) umfasst, der mit dem Paar Beine verbunden ist, um den Rumpf Seite-zu-Seite zu bewegen; und
    eine Batterieenergieversorgung (55, 56) vorgesehen ist, die in dem ersten Bein (21) zum Versorgen des Motors mit Energie angeordnet ist.
  2. Rollschuhpuppe nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Arme (16, 17) schwenkbar mit dem Rumpf (12) verbunden sind und die Puppe des weiteren eine Armbewegungseinrichtung (90, 91) aufweist, die mit dem ersten und dem zweiten Bein sowie mit einem der Arme verbunden ist, um den Arm zu bewegen während die Puppe Rollschuh läuft.
  3. Rollschuhpuppe nach Anspruch 2, des weiteren umfassend eine Kopfhalteeinrichtung zum schwenkbaren Halten des Kopfes auf dem Hals und wobei die Armbewegungseinrichtung eine Einrichtung (103, 104) zum Bewegen des Kopfes umfasst.
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PCT/US2001/021965 WO2002011840A1 (en) 2000-08-04 2001-07-12 Roller skating doll
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