FR2837110A1 - Child's doll consists of head, arms, hands, legs and feet connected to body by elastic ball joints - Google Patents

Abstract

The doll consists of a head (2), arms (3), hands (4), legs (5), feet (6) connected to the body (7). There are accessories such as clothes specific to each part. The parts are connected to the body or to another member by elastic ball joints (8,9,10) so as to make them interchangeable on demand.

Description

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  TRANSFORMABLE CHARACTER, ESPECIALLY DOLL

  The present invention relates to a character intended for children's games, in particular dolls, infants, but also combatants, heroes of comic books, knights, etc. Such characters are generally made up of a party, arms, hands, legs, connected feet. to the body and accessories, such as clothing, but also various objects,

  specific to each part of the body.

  lO It is known, to give free rein to the imagination of children, to allow them to change the appearance or the genre, of their doll, for example, by dressing it in a different way. This is how, starting from the same basic body comprising in an inseparable way a party, arms, hands, legs and feet, to modify the appearance of this body by dressing in a different way with clothes of different styles which are supplied with the doll or which can possibly be bought separately and later. This nevertheless offers a limited diversification of the character, in this case the doll, because the appearance of the latter can only be modified at the level of his clothes, ie, dress, skirt, blouse, etc. ... but the party, the hands or the feet

remain immutable.

  The transformation of the character is therefore limited and therefore the imagination of the child

  which quickly turns out to be fancy.

  The purpose of the present invention is precisely to give an opening to it and relates to this effect a character intended for children's games, especially dolls, infants, generally consists of a party, arms, hands, legs , feet connected to the body and accessories such as clothing, specific to each part of the body, characterized in that at least one of these parts is connected to the body or to a member (s) thereof ci by means of elastic snap-fastening, so as to make it interchangeable on demand, in order to modify the

  character in at least two different styles.

  It is easy to understand by this that the modification of the character goes well beyond the clothing changes and makes it possible, from the same body, to obtain completely different subjects, with

  possibilities of multiplied transformations.

  The present invention also relates to the characteristics which will emerge during the

  description which will follow, and which should be

  considered in isolation or according to all their

possible technical combinations.

  This description is given by way of example not

  limiting, will better understand how the invention can be realized with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 shows an exploded view of a character, for example a doll, having parts of his body of different styles, interchangeable. Figure 2 shows the part of the foot according to

Figure 1 forming a shoe.

  Figure 3 shows a sectional view

  longitudinal of a shoe according to FIG. 2.

  Figure 4 shows a variant of

  realization of the part of the foot forming boot.

  Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view

according to figure 4.

  Figure 6 is a view of a dressed hand

of a gent according to figure 1.

  Figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view

lO according to figure 6.

  The character l generally designates in figure l is by way of illustrative example, a doll. This is generally made up of a head 2, two arms 3, two hands 4, two legs and two feet 6, which are connected to his body 7. He is. of course, known to provide this type of doll previously dressed but also to provide clothing accessories specific to each part of the body, such as, for example, scarves, headbands, diademes, gents, shoes, pants, dresses etc ... every part of the

body, allowing to change it.

  In order to multiply the possible transformations of the doll, this is characterized according to the invention in that at least one of its parts, such as party, hands or feet, is connected to the body 7 or to the members 3 or 5 by elastic snap-fastening means 8, 9, 10, so as to make its parts interchangeable, on demand, with a view to modifying the doll according to at least two different styles, at least at the level of the party, the hands, or feet, regardless of clothing

  also interchangeable, of course.

  As clearly shown by the assembly of FIGS. 1 to 7, one of the parts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 of the body 7, made removable with respect to the latter 7 or to one or more member (s) is pre-associated with an accessory, clothing or not, specific to its function, of

predetermined style.

  According to the present nonlimiting example of embodiment, only the head 2 has been made interchangeable, thanks to the elastic snap-fastening means, the hands 4, thanks to the elastic snap-in means 9 and the feet 6, thanks to the means

elastic snap 8.

  These elastic snap-fitting means 8, 9, 10 are constituted, for each of the interchangeable parts, by a ball joint 8A, 9A, 10A in the form of a sphere or sector of a sphere, produced at the extremities of the members 3, 5 or of the head 2 at the neck, which ball joint 8A, 9A, lOA is able to snap into place by elastic deformation in a seat 8B, 9B, lOB of corresponding shape, produced

  in the interchangeable body parts 6, 4, 2.

  For example, the interchangeable body parts 6 wind constituted by pre-fitted feet, included in a padre of shoes

6A, chosen style.

  Of course, it may also be a padre of boots 6B, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, just like a padre of pumps,

sandals, tennis, etc ...

  Also, for example, the interchangeable body parts 4 wind constituted by hands

pre-gloved 4A.

  These same interchangeable body parts 4 can also be formed by pre-

  manicured and / or pre-matched jewelry.

  These hands could also be previously equipped with various objects such as

  than profession-specific tools.

  We can also provide nails

  interchangeable, tattoos etc ...

  In the same way, the interchangeable body part formed by the head is previously styled, made up, and previously accompanied by accessories, such as earrings 11, hat, scarf, kerchief 12, cap, helmet,

glasses etc ...

  Generally speaking, at least, the interchangeable parts 2, 4, 6 are obtained by molding a plastic material, the snap zones 10B, 9B, 8B of which are elastically deformable. Thus, the character is presented in separate parts comprising a body 7 with a head 2, two arms 3, two legs 5, pre-assembled and at least two removable feet 6 including two shoe pads 6A, 6B styles different and predetermined. According to the present example of embodiment, the doll 1 comprises a single set of hands 4 pre-glove 4A, mat, just as for the shoes, one could propose a doll with two padres of

  hands of different and predetermined styles.

  It is the same for the head which could be supplied in several copies of styles

different and predetermined.

  The invention also relates to a packaging which contains a character such as has just been described, associated with accessories.

clothing or not.

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Claims (9)

  1. Character intended for children's games, in particular dolls, infants, generally consisting of a head (2), arms (3), hands (4), legs (5), feet (6) connected to the body (7) and accessories such as clothing, specific to each part of the body, characterized in that at least one of these parts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) is connected to the body (7) or to one (s) member (s) (3, 5) thereof by elastic snap-fastening means (8, 9, 10), so as to make it interchangeable on demand, in order to modify the character   in at least two different styles.   2. Character according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one of the parts (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) of the body (7), made removable with respect to   to it (7) or to a member (s) is pre-   associated with an accessory, clothing or not,   specific to its function, predetermined style.   3. Character according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the elastic snap-fastening means (8, 9, 10) are formed, for each of the interchangeable parts, by a ball joint (8A, 9A, 10A) in the shape of a sphere or sector of sphere, carried out at the extremities of the limbs (3, 5) or of the head (2) at the level of the neck, which ball joint (8A, 9A, 10A) is able to snap into place by elastic deformation in a seat ( 8B, 9B, lOB) of corresponding shape, carried out in the parts   of interchangeable bodies (6, 4, 2). 283 711 0   4. Character according to one of claims   previous, characterized in that the interchangeable body parts (6) are constituted by pre-fitted feet, included in a padre of shoes (6A), of chosen style.   5. Character according to one of the claims   1 to 3, characterized in that the interchangeable body parts (4) are formed by hands pre-gloved (4A).   6. Character according to one of claims   1 to 3, characterized by the interchangeable body parts (4) formed by hands   pre-manicured and / or pre-assorted jewelry.   7. Character according to one of claims   1 to 3, characterized in that the interchangeable body part is formed by the head (2) previously styled, made up and previously matched with accessories, such as earrings (11), hat, scarf, kerchief (12) , cap, helmet, glasses etc ...   8. Character according to one of claims   1 to 7, characterized in that at least the interchangeable parts (2, 4, 6) are obtained by molding a plastic material whose snap-on zones (1OB, 9B, 8B) are elastically deformable.   9. Character according to one of claims   1 to 8, characterized in that it is in spare parts comprising a body (7) with a   head (2), two arms (3), two legs (5), pre-   assemblies and at least two removable feet (6) including two shoe pads (6A, 6B) of