MXPA01003863A - Doll having eye movement responsive to limp movement - Google Patents

Abstract

A doll (10) includes a torso (11), a neck (36), a head (14), and a pivotally coupled arm (12). The head (14) defines a pair of eyes (15, 45) depicting open and closed appearances are pivotally supported behind the apertures (20, 46). A cam (72) driven mechanism is coupled between the pivotable arm and the eye mechanism to cause the doll to present an eyes open or eyes closed appearance as a function of the pivotal position of the arm. A lock mechanism (81) is provided for latching the eyes in an open configuration.

Description

DOLL THAT HAS MOVEMENT OF THE EYES. RESPONSIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE EXTREMITIES SPECIFICATION Field of the Invention This invention relates, generally, to dolls or toy figures, and, particularly, to such dolls or toy figures that use an apparatus for eye movement.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The dolls and toy figures have been provided in a variety of configurations and appearances for many years and have become well known in the art. In response to the popularity for prolonged periods of dolls and toy figures, those skilled in the art have endeavored to provide toy figures of greater fun, entertainment and attractiveness. Thus, toy figures and dolls that use various activities of human beings, have been provided to produce dolls that speak, walk, talk, skate, eat and perform human activities associated with sports or the like. The variety of dolls and toy figures that have been provided, is virtually unlimited and as the popularity of dolls and toy figures continues to increase, experts use other technologies to improve these dolls and toy figures. Thus, for example, as electronic and computer techniques improve, dolls have been supplied that include a system of electronic voice circuits. As mechanical techniques have improved and battery-powered motor systems have become more popular, dolls have been provided with a variety of movements with battery power, such as eye movement, mouth movement and movements of several limbs or combination of limbs. A type of doll that has enjoyed great popularity for many years is found in the type of dolls in which the eyes of the dolls can move between the open and closed positions. In many dolls that have moving eyes, a counterweight or balance mechanism is provided which operates the eyes in response to the position of the wrist. Thus, such dolls are able to close their eyes when they are lying down and open them when they sit or stand erect. Other types of improved features to increase the attractive and commercial form of dolls and toy figures have been provided. For example, U.S. Patent No. 5,288,259, issued to Konta et al., Shows a DOLL WITH ILLUMINATED HAIR, which has a quantity of simulated ca.oelium, at least some of which is formed by fiber. optical The optical fibers extend at the head of the wrists, inside which a light source is placed. The light emanating from the head of the wrists is coupled to t: rav < of the optical fibers of the hair to produce a dramatic effect. The patent of E.U.A :, No. 5,234,378, issued to Shapeifo et al., Shows an ADAPTABLE WRIST HAIR AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE IT, in which a wrist supports a quantity of curly hair, manufactured to supply a characteristic cold adjustable or adjustable hair. This adaptive hair is formed of an amorphous thermoplastic material, preferably having a high molecular weight in a compound including plasticizers, heat stabilizers and lubricants. U.S. Patent No. 5,277,644, issued to Osborne et al., Shows a WRIST WITH AN OPTICAL FEATURE OF ILLUMINATED FIBER CHANGE OF COLOR, in which the torso of the wrist supports a source of light, with battery energy, which has a lighting pattern directed upwards. A sliding color filter is placed above the light source and a plurality of optical fiber filaments are placed on top of the filter to be illuminated by light passing up through the filter. The outer ends of the optical fiber elements extend on the outside of the garment of the wrists. | U.S. Patent No. 3,704,541, issued to Sucho ski, shows a DOLL, which has a hollow body, which includes a head that can rotate, which defines an opening in its upper part. A closure of the hair is extruded through the opening and retracted by a rubber band, which extends between the hair closure and an outer end of the leg. Hair closure passes through a pair of eccentric plate openings I subject over imposed, supported inside the head. One leg is fixed to the torso while the other is fixed to the head. The rotation of the head opens and closes the opening defined by the opening of the plate, to alternatively close or release the hair closure. U.S. Patent No. 5,180,325, issued to Edins S et al., Shows an ADAPTABLE HAIR CORD FOR TOY DOLL, having a core fiber, ductile and formable, and an outer shell. The core fiber includes a multifilament yarn fiber, which is impregnated with a relatively soft formable wax material, while the outer shell includes a plurality of yarn fibers that are not impregnated with the wax material. The patent of E.U.A :, No. 3,758,771, issued to Frohardt, shows an ILLUMINATED WIG, which has a plurality of devices that emit light, supported within a wig, to provide a decorative effect for the user. U.S. Patent No. 4,781,647, issued to Doane Jr., shows a TOY DOLL CONSTRUCTION WITH FOSFORESCENT HAIR FIBERS, which has each fiber supporting a number of phosphorescent particles to provide a brightness feature in the dark. U.S. Patent No. 5,118,319, issued to Smith et al., Shows a TOY DOLL WITH SELF-CONTAINED LIGHTING APPEARANCE, which has a plurality of accessories supported along the body of the wrist and a plurality of portions of light. The apparatus is provided within the body of the wrist to project an image to focus at a point on the outside of the wrist. While the dolls and toy figures of the prior art, described above, have improved the art and, in some cases, have enjoyed commercial success, nevertheless, there remains a continued need in art for even more interesting toy figures and attractive SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an improved wrist. It is a more particular object of the present invention to provide an improved wrist that has eye movement responsive to an interesting game pattern. According to the present invention, a wrist is provided comprising: a torso, defining an interior torso cavity and a neck, having a passage; a head, supported by the neck, defining a head cavity and a face, defining a pair of eye openings; a pair of eyes, each with a portion of eyelid, a portion of iris and some eyelashes between them; resources to pivotally support the pair of eyes within the head cavity, against the openings of the eyes; an arm and arm elements to pivotally support this arm in the torso; a cam, supported within the cavity of the torso, pivotally moved by the elements of the arm, when this arm is pivoted with respect to the torso; and a cam follower, coupled to the eye elements, and moved by the cam, whereby the pivoting movement of the arm pivots the cam and moves the cam follower to rotate the eyes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The characteristics of the present invention, believed to be novel, are pointed out with particularity in the appended claims. The invention, together with its additional objects and advantages, can be better understood with reference to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in the various figures where similar reference numbers identify similar elements and in which: Figure 1 shows a side elevational view of a wrist constructed in accordance with the present invention; Figure 2 shows a partial side view of the eye portion of the wrist of the present invention in the open position of the eyes; Figure 3 shows a partial side view of the eye portion of the wrist of the present invention, in the closed position; Figure 4 shows a partial section view of a wrist constructed in accordance with the present invention in the closed eyes configuration; Figure 5 shows a partial sectional view of the present invention of the wrist, taken along the lines of section 5-5 in Figure 4; Figure 6 shows a partial sectional view of the support of the right arm of the wrist of the present invention; Figure 7 shows a partial section view of the wrist of the present invention, in the open eyes position.

Description of the Preferred Modality Figure 1 shows a side elevational view of a wrist constructed in accordance with the present invention and having, in general, the reference number 10. As used herein, the term "wrist" will be understood "comprises a variety of dolls and toy figures, which include both human figures and fantastic or exaggerated toy figures. Thus, while the embodiment of the present invention illustrated in Figures 1 to 7, use a human doll, it will be understood that the present invention is equally applicable to other types of dolls and toy figures. More specifically, the wrist 10 includes a torso 11, which supports a head 14, which, in turn, defines a facial area 19. A simulated eye 15 is supported in proximity to the face 19, in a manner noted below in greater detail . It is sufficient to note here that the eye 15 can move in the directions indicated by the arrows 16 between the open eyes and closed eyes positions. Also, according to the present invention, the torso 11 supports a shoulder joint 13, from which a right arm 12 is pivotally supported. Also in accordance with the present invention, the right arm 12 can be pivotally moved around the shoulder joint 13 in the Indian directions by the arrows 17 and 18. By an element, indicated below in greater detail, with particular attention to the Figures 4 to 7, the right arm 12 is operatively coupled by the apparatus supported within the torso 11 and the head 14 and extends through the neck 36 to move the eye 15 between the open and closed positions, in response to the movement of the right arm 12. Thus, as the right arm 12 pivots upwards in the direction indicated by the arrow 17, the eye 15 moves to the open eyes position. Conversely, as the right arm pivots downward in the direction indicated by the arrow 18, the eye 15 moves to the closed eyes position.

As best seen in Figure 5, the face 19 further supports a second eye 45, which, in accordance with the apparatus indicated in Figure 5, causes the eye 45 to move simultaneously with the eye 15, as the arm 12 pivots. A locking tab 81 can be moved within the torso 11 to secure the eye 15 and the eye 45 (seen in Figure 5) in the open eyes position, by means indicated below in greater detail. Therefore, the wrist 10 is capable of a conventional play activity similar to the other wrists and is also capable of providing a sleeping appearance or a broad appearance of being awake, in response to the pivoting movement of one arm of this wrist . Figure 2 shows a partial view of the eye mechanism of the wrist of the present invention, with particular attention to the pivoting movement of the eye apparatus, which is operative to present the appearances of open eyes or closed eyes to the movement of the arm, before mentioned. Thus, for the purposes of comparison, it will be noted that Figure 2 shows a configuration of open eyes, while Figure 3 shows a closed eyes position. More specifically, the eye 15 is received within the face 19 and includes the eyeball 21 that supports a flange 23. This eyeball 21 and the flange 23 are positioned behind an eye opening 20, formed in the face 19 By means indicated below in greater detail, the eyeball 21 is pivotally supported behind the opening of the eye 20 by a pivot 24 of the eye. The globule of the frontal surface eye 21 includes an illustration of an iris 25, which has a central pupil 22 in it. Correspondingly, the portion of the eyeball 21 above the flange 23 is colored to represent an eyelid 31. This eyeball 21 is coupled to a lever 35, which extends rearwardly, which, in turn, is ensures a 30 cylindrical rod of the eye. In the open position of the eyes, shown in Figure 2, the lever 35 has been pivoted downwards, around the pivot 24 of the eye, in the direction indicated by the arrow 26, as the apparatus, described below, pivots the bar 30. from the eye down. The flange 23 is like the result positioned against the upper edge of the eye opening 20, which exposes the iris 25 and the pupil 22 through the eye opening 20. This defines the open position of the eyes 15 or awake position. Figure 3 shows a partial view of the eye 15, which corresponds to the view of Figure 2 with the difference being the illustration of Figure 15 in a closed position, rather than the open position of Figure 2.

More specifically, the eye 15 is received inside the face 19 and includes the eyeball 21 that supports a flange 23. The eyeball 21 and the flange 23 are placed behind the opening of the eye 20, formed in the face 19. By means indicated below in greater detail, the eye bead 21 is pivotally supported behind the eye opening 20 by a pivot 24 of the eye. The globule of eye 21, on the front surface includes an illustration of an iris 25, which has a central pupil. Correspondingly, the portion of the eyeball 21 above the flange 23 is colored to represent an eyelid 31. This eyeball 21 is coupled to a lever 35, which extends rearward, which, in turn, is secured to a bar 20 cylindrical of the eye. Thus, by the apparatus shown below in the Figures 4 to 7 in greater detail, the eye is pivoted about the pivot 24 as the rod 30 of the eye moves in the direction indi- cated by the arrow 39, in response to movement of the wrist arm. The pivoting movement of the eyeball 21 around the pivot 24 lowers the flange 23 against the lower edge of the eye opening 20, hiding the iris 25 and the pupil 22 and exposing the eyelid 31. Thus, each time the bar 30 of the eye pivots upwardly around the pivot 24 in the direction indicated by the arrow 39, the flange 23 pivots downwards in the direction indicated by the arrow 38. The eye 15 is returned to the open position, shown in Figure 2, by a downward pivoting movement of the bar 30 of the eye, in the opposite direction, indicated by the arrow 39. Those skilled in the art will understand that the eye 45 (seen in Figure 5) is substantially identical to the eye 15 and thus the movement illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 for the eye 15, will be understood to be simultaneously carried by the eye 45 in the manner described below. Thus, the eyes of the wrist 10 appear to open or close in response to the movement of the right arm 12 (seen in Figure 1). Figure 4 shows a partial sectional view of the operating mechanism of the wrist of the present invention. In the form of a review, it will be noted that Figure 4 indicates the mechanism of the present invention in a closed eye position, while a similar view in partial section, shown in Figure 7, illustrates the same mechanism in the open eye configuration. . As a result, the comparison of Figures 4 and 7 facilitates the understanding of the operation of the internal mechanism within the wrist of the present invention, by which the pivoting movement of the right arm 12 results in the alternate positions of open eyes and eyes closed of the dolls.

More specifically, the wrist 10 includes a torso 11 formed of a molded plastic material or the like and defining an interior cavity 27. The torso 11 further defines a neck portion 36, which extends upwards, and a head 14. This head 14 defines an interior cavity 33, while neck portion 36 defines a connection passage 37, which extends between the interior cavity 33 and the interior cavity 27. The wrist 10 further includes a right arm 12, which was described above , and shown particularly in Figure 3, which is secured to a joint 13 from the shoulder to the torso 11. The wrist 10 further includes an elongated push rod 60, which has a flange 61 at its upper end and further supports a pole 62, which extends upwards. The head 14 defines a plate 63, which has an aperture 64 formed. The upper post 62 extends through the opening 64. The push rod further includes a flange 65, which supports a post 66, which extends downwardly, A spring 71 is received in the post 66 and captured below the flange 65 against the lower surface of the head 14. A sleeve 50, defining an inner bore 51, is slidably received in the post 65, while a spring 70 is captured in the post 62, between the bottom side of the plate 63 and the upper end of the sleeve 50. This sleeve 50 supports a clasp 52, which has a groove 53 formed. An eye 15 includes a globule of the eye 21, pivotally supported within the head 14 by a pivot 24, in the manner seen in Figure 5. The eye bead 21 further includes an eyelid portion 31 and a flange 23. A lever 35 extends backward from the eyeball 21 and joins a rod 30 of the eye, which extends transversely. This eyeball 30 is received within the notch 53 of the clip 52. A limit stop 40 is placed in the eyeball 21 to limit the pivotal movement of the eyeball 21 around the pivot 24. The head 14 also defines a opening 20 of the eye exposing a portion of globule 21 of the eye. Thus, the pivot position of the eyeball 21 determines which portion of this eyeball 21 is exposed through the eye opening 20. The torso 11 further supports a cam housing 90, which has a notch 92 and an inner cavity 1, formed. This housing 90 further defines an opening 93 in its bottom side and a curved slot 94 in its rear portion. Correspondingly, the torso 11 defines a rear surface 28, which, in turn, defines a curved groove 80. A locking tab 81 is pivotally supported in the notch 92 of the housing 90 and extends outwardly through the groove 80 in the groove. backstrap 28. The slot 95 facilitates the pivoting movement of the tongue 81 downwardly in the direction indi- cated by the arrow 82. A cam housing 72 is attached to the push rod 60 at its lower end, and is preferably formed as an integral member with the push rod 60. The cam housing 72 defines a cam surface 76 and an elongated slot 73. This cam housing further defines a post 75, which extends downwardly, which passes through the opening 93 of the housing 90. In the preferred manufacture of the present invention, the cam housing 72 is supported in the inner cavity 91 of the housing 90. A rotating drum 102 and a curved stop member 103, can be supported rotatably by a post 100, which extends through the slot 73. This drum 102 supports a cam 101, which extends downward to the surface 76. As best seen in Figure 6, and described in more detail below, the drum 102, the pole 100, the cam 101 and the stop 103, can rotate in response to the pivoting movement of arm 12. Thus, it is sufficient to note here that the pivoting movement of arm 12 correspondingly pivots post 100, cam 101, drum 102 and stop 103. As mentioned before, the Figur 4 shows the wrist 10 in a closed eyes position, which results from the downward pivoting movement of the right arm 12 to its position shown. The position of the right arm 12 rotates the cam 101 to the corner end of the cam surface 76. With the cam 101 in this position, the rising force of the spring 71 against the flange 65 causes the spring to be compressed between the sleeve 50 and the bottom side of the plate 63. This, in turn, allows the push rod 60 to be moved upwards, which, in turn, raises the sleeve 50 and the clasp 52. The upward movement to the clasp 52 pivots the eye globule 21 and lever 35 around pivot 24 to lower flange 23 and raise eye bar 30 until stop 40 contacts the interior of eye opening 20. The forces of the springs, 70 and 71, combine to facilitate the alternative of the placement of the push rod 60 between the closed position of the eyes, of Figure 4, and the open position of the eyes of Figure 7. Thus, as will be apparent to those skilled in the art, the position of the push rod 60 is determined by the angular position of the cam 101 within the cam housing 72.

The tongue 81, which is pivotally secured within the groove 92 by the post 84, can be moved between an open position, shown in Figure 4, and a locked position, by the pivoting of the tongue 81 downwardly. This locking feature is provided by the cooperation of a tongue 74, formed in the cam housing 72 and a tongue 83, which extends inwardly from the tongue 81. Thus, as the tongue 81 pivots downwardly from the position shown in FIG. Figure 4, in the direction of the arrow 82, the tongue 83 is placed against the tongue 74. The position of the tongue 83 against the tongue 74, prevents the cam housing 72 and the push rod 60 from rising when this the cam housing 72 and the push rod 60 are in the open-eyed position, shown in Figure 7. Thus, with the tongue 81 in the raised position, shown in Figure 4, the pivoting movement of the right arm 12 towards up, the cam 101 pivots against the surface 76 to urge the cam housing 72 and the push rod 60 downward, which, in turn, lowers the sleeve 50 and the clasp 52, pivoting the bead of eye 21 around the pivot 24 towards the open position, shown in Figure 7. As long as the tongue 81 remains in the raised position shown, the cam housing 72 and the push rod 60 can move freely in response to the pivoting movement of the cam 101. , in response to movement of the right arm 12. Figure 5 shows a partial section view of the eye support 15 and 45, inside the head 14 of the wrist 10. As mentioned before, the wrist 10 includes a pair of eyes, 25 and 45, substantially identical, which are each attached to a rod 30 of the eye. The eye 15 is coupled to the bar 30 of the eye by a lever 35, while the eye 5 engages the bar 30 of the eye by a lever 49. The head 14 defines a pair of cylindrical pivot seats, 41 and 42, which receive the supports 24 and 48 respectively, in a pivot connection. A travel stop 40 extends upwards from the union of the levers 35 and 49, and the eye globules, 21 and 54. As shown in Figure 4, the function of the stop 40 is to limit the pivoting movement of the eye globules, 21 and 54, in the downward direction. A pair of tabs, 23 and 47, extend forward from the eye globules, 21 and 54, respectively. As described above, the push rod 60 includes an upwardly extending oste 62, which receives a sleeve 50. This sleeve 50 defines a bore 51, through which the post 62 and a clasp 52 extend. A notch 53 is formed in the clasp 52 to join the rod 30 of the eye. Thus, it will be understood from the examination of Figure 5 that the eye movement, described above, for the eye 15, in response to the movement of the sleeve 50 and the clasp 52, provides a corresponding simultaneous movement of the eye 45. As a result, the eyes 15 and 45 move in unison between the open and closed positions, in the manner described above. Figure 16 shows a front view in partial section of the shoulder joint and the right arm support of the wrist of the present invention. The arm 12 terminates at its upper end in a sphere 108 and is pivotally secured to a flange 109 by the pivot pin 115. The engagement of the flange 109 and the pivot pin 115 allows the arm 12 to pivot outwardly from the pivot pin 115. torso 11, if desired. The flange 109 is further secured to a shaft 106, which extends into the interior, having a support 105 formed. A support 104 is formed within the interior 27 of the torso 11 to cooperate with the support 105, which rotatably supports the shaft 106. A housing 90 is supported on the inside 27 by conventional joining elements (not shown). The housing 90 defines an opening 93 at its lower end and an opening 96 through which the shaft 106 extends. A cylindrical drum 102, which supports a stop member 103, joins the shaft 106 and can be rotatably supported there. The shaft 106 further supports a cam 101 and a post 100. This post 100 extends through the opening 109, formed in the housing 90, to supply the rotary support for the shaft 106. A cam housing 72 defines a groove 73. , and a cam surface 76. The slot 73 is vertically oriented and facilitates vertical movement of the cam housing 72 relative to the post 100. The cam housing 72 further includes a downwardly extending post 75, which passes through the opening 93 of the housing 90. In the preferred manufacture of the post 100 of the present invention, the cam 101, the drum 102, the stop 103 and the shaft 106 join to form a complete unit, which ensures that the pivoting movement of the shaft 106 produces a corresponding pivot movement. During the operation, it will be recalled that the springs 70 and 71 (seen in Figure 5) will generally be balanced with each other to allow vertical movement of the push rod 60 in the vertical direction. Thus, the pivoting movement of the right arm 12 produces the pivoting movement of the shaft 106, which, in turn, results in the pivoting movement of the cam 101 against the surface 76 of the cam housing 72. In response, the cam housing 72 and the push rod 60 move vertically in the manner described above. Figure 7 shows a partial section view of the wrist of the present invention in the open-eye configuration. As previously mentioned, Figure 4 illustrates the same section, which shows the wrist mechanism of the present invention in the closed eyes position. As a result, the comparison of Figures 4 and 7 facilitates an understanding of the operating mechanism of the wrist of the present invention. More specifically, the wrist 10 includes a torso 11, formed of a molded plastic material or the like, and defining an interior cavity 27. The torso 11 further defines a neck portion 36, which extends upwardly, and a head 14. This head 14 defines an interior cavity 33, while the neck portion 36 defines a connection passage 37, which extends between the interior cavity 33 and the interior cavity 27. The wrist 10 further includes a right arm 12, which, as described above, it is particularly shown in Figure 3, it is secured at the pivot joint 13 of the shoulder to the torso 11.

The wrist 10 further includes an elongated push rod 60, which has a flange 61 at its upper end and which further supports a post 62, which extends upwards. The head 14 defines a plate 63, which has an aperture 64 formed. The upper post 62 extends through the opening 64. The push rod further includes a flange 65, which supports a post 66, which extends downwards. A spring 71 is received in the post 66 and is clamped below the flange 65 against the lower surface of the head 14. A sleeve 50, defining an inner bore 51 is slidably received in the post 62, while a spring 70 is grasped in the post 62, between the bottom side of the plate 63 and the upper end of the sleeve 50. This sleeve 50 supports a brooch 52, which extends forward, having a groove 53 formed therein. An eye 15 includes a globule of the eye 21, pivotally supported within the head 14 by a pivot 24 in the manner seen in Figure 5. The eye globule 21 further includes an eyelid portion 31 and a flange 23. A lever 35 it extends rearwardly from the eyeball 21 and joins an opening of the eye 30, which extends transversely. The eyeball 30 is received within the notch 53 of the clasp 52. A limit stop 40 is placed in the eyeball 21 to limit the pivotal movement of the eyeball 21 around the pivot 24. The head 14 also defines a opening of the eye, which exposes a portion of the eyeball 21. Thus, the pivot position of the eyeball 21 determines which portion of the eyeball 21 is exposed through the eye opening 20. The torso 11 further supports a cam housing 90, which has a notch 92 and the inner cavity 1, formed therein. This housing 90 further defines an opening 93 in its bottom side, and a curved slot 95 in its rear portion. Correspondingly, the torso 11 defines a rear surface 28, which, in turn, defines a curved groove 80. A locking tab 81 is pivotally supported in the groove 92 of the housing 90 and extends outwardly through the groove 80. of the rear torso 28. The slot 95 facilitates the pivoting movement of the tongue 81 downwards in the direction indi- cated by the arrow 82. A cam housing 72 is attached to the push rod 60 at its lower end and is preferably formed as an integral member with the push rod 60. The cam housing 72 defines a cam surface 76 and an elongated slot 73. This cam housing further defines a post 75, which extends downward, which passes through the opening 91 of the housing 90. In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the cam housing 72 is supported within the interior cavity 91 of the housing 90. A rotary drum 102 and a curved stop member 103 are rotatably supported by a post 100, which extends to through the slot 73. The drum 102 supports a cam 101, which extends downward to the surface 76. As best seen in Figure 6, and described in more detail below, the drum 102, the post 100, the cam 101 and stop 103 can rotate in response to the pivoting movement of arm 12. It is sufficient to note here that the pivoting movement of arm 12, pivots the post 100 correspondingly, the cam 101, the drum 102 and the stop 103. During the operation, the pivoting movement of the right arm 12 upwards, in the direction indicated by the arrow 110, produces the rotation of the pole 100 and the cam 101 in the direction indicated by the arrow 111. As will be seen by comparing Figures 4 and 7, this pivoting movement of the cam 101 forces the surface 76 of the cam housing 72 downwards, overcoming the force of the spring 71 and allowing the spring 71 expands. As the cam housing 72 is urged downwardly by the cam 101, the push rod 60 moves downward in the direction of the arrow 112., which, in turn, lowers the sleeve 50 on the post 62. The clasp 52 is brought down with the sleeve 50 and, in turn, moves the eye rod 30 downwards, causing the lever 35 to pivot the globule of eye 21 around pivot 24,. This pivoting movement moves the flange 23 upwards in the direction indicated by the arrow 113, which exposes the iris and pupil of the eye 15 (seen in Figure 2) through the opening 20 of the head 14. Thus, each once the arm 12 pivots upwards, the eyes, 14 and 45, (seen in Figure 5) are pivoted to their open position, while each downward pivoting movement of the arm 12 returns the eyes 15 and 45 to their closed position , under some circumstances, it may be convenient to keep eyes, 15 and 45, in their open position for conventional play with dolls. This capacity is provided by the locking tab 81 in its pivot support in the housing 90. As mentioned above, the locking tab 81 supports a tongue 83, which extends to the interior, while the housing 90 supports a tongue 74, that extends backwards. Thus, with the arm 12 raised and the eyes of the wrist 10 placed in the open-eye configuration, the movement of the tongue downwardly to the bottom of the slot 80 brings the tongue 83 into contact with the upper surface of this tongue 74. This, in turn, locks or holds the cam housing 72 in the lowered position, shown in Figure 7, notwithstanding the cam 101. In this circumstance, the movement of the arm 12 does not effect the position of the housing 72 of the cam and pushing rod 60, due to contact of the tongue 83 in the Tongue 74. The wrist 10, therefore, maintains the open eyes configuration for all positions of the arm 12 and allows conventional wrist play. Once the tongue 81 has been raised to the position shown in Figure 7, this locking feature with the open eyes is released and the position of the eyes 15 and 45 (seen in Figure 5) is again determined by the pivoting position of the arm 12. A doll with moving eyes has been shown to present the appearance of open or closed eyes. The eyes of the dolls move in response to the device, which is controlled by the pivoting position of one of the arms of the wrists. A locking mechanism facilitates the conversion of the doll to a conventional game pattern, in which the eyes are kept open, despite the movement of the arms of the dolls.

While particular embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications can be made without departing from the invention in its broader aspects. Therefore, the object of the appended claims is to cover all these changes and modifications, as they are within the true spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

1. CLAIMS 1. A doll, comprising: a torso, which defines an interior cavity, and a neck that has a passage therein; a head, supported by the neck, defining a cavity thereof and a face defining a pair of eye openings; a pair of eyes, each with an eyelid portion, a portion of iris and a flange between them; elements of eyes, to pivotally support the pair of eyes within the head cavity, against the openings of the eyes; an arm and an arm element for pivotally supporting said arm on the torso; a cam, supported within the torso cavity, pivotally moved by the arm element, when said arm pivots with respect to said torso; and a cam follower, coupled to the eye elements and moved by said cam; whereby, the pivoting movement of the arm pivots said slight and moves the cam follower to pivot said eyes.
2. 2. The wrist, as defined in claim 1, wherein said cam follower includes: a cam housing, having a cam surface in contact with said cam; and a push rod, extending from said cam housing, through the neck passage, which engages said eye elements; said cam forces the cam housing and the push rod downward, to open the eyes, when the arm pivots upwards and allows the cam housing and the push rod to rise to close said eyes, when the arm is pivoted down.
3. 3. The wrist, as defined in claim 2, wherein the push rod includes a first spring coupled to said push rod, said push rod pushing upwards.
4. 4. The wrist, as defined in claim 3, further comprising a second spring coupled to said push rod, which opposingly pushes this push rod downwardly.
5. 5. The wrist, as defined in claim 4, further comprising a locking tab, movably supported between a locked position, securing the cam housing in its lowered position and an open position, which disengages from said cam housing.
6. 6. The wrist, as defined in claim 1, further comprising a locking element, coupled to the cam follower, for securing said cam follower in a position in which the eyes are held in their open position.
7. 7. The wrist, as defined in claim 6, wherein the cam follower includes: a cam housing, having a cam surface in contact with said cam; and a push rod, extending from the cam housing, through the neck passage, which engages said eye elements; said cam force the cam housing and the push rod down to open the eyes, when the arm pivots upwards and allows said cam housing and the push rod to rise to close the eyes, when said arm pivots towards down.
8. 8. The wrist, as defined in the claim 7, in which said push rod includes a first spring, coupled to said push rod, which urges this push rod upwards.
9. 9. The wrist, as defined in the claim 8, which also includes a second spring, coupled to said push rod, oppositely driving this push rod down.
10. 10. The wrist, as defined in claim 4, wherein said locking element includes a locking tab, movably supported between a locked position, which ensures the cam housing in its lowered position, and an open position, which is uncouples from the cam housing.