US1309191A - Wak novelty co - Google Patents

Description

A. DENIES.

DOLL HEAD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- II, 1918.

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neoeaer Specification of Letters Eetent,

Fatenteol Juiy i il o To all whom it may camera:

Be it known that l, ALEXANDER news, at subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented; new and useful improvements in Doll-Headset which the following is a specification.

lhis invention relates to clolls, the invention being more particularly related to tiolls skilled orcomparatively unskilled Worlnnen.

the structure oeing so made and arranged that it may be rntrocluceci and inounteo.

through the neck opening of onepiece heed.

Another object is tr rovioe e cievice of this character which is s nple in construction comparatively in tip ire t ienur av ture efiicient operatio With the foregoing objec s i v others the invention resi-cies constructi i coinhinat" er: tails of ac'cornp part oi derstoo precise e elescrihee encl alter virierl the se of whet is can i the ecco 1 through a sition, sl as applieao Fig showing my improvedeye structure in top plan View.

Fig. 4 is a perspective detail View of the eye structure.

Fig. 5 is at rear elevational detail View, showing an alternate form or one part as applied to the inside of the heaol, fragmentelly and sectionally shown.

iteferring more particularly to the accompanying drawings, the numeral (5 denotes a tioll s head, cast or otherwise produced in one piece from any suitable substance or composition of matter, the same having" a neck opening and on either sicle or the nose 8, the usual eye-opening or aperture 9,, immediately behind which. is an eye-ball socket or recess 10.

in order to provide a relativelycreep socket, the Weli at the forehead region 11 and at the cheek region 12, is inarle considerahly thicker than other parts of the head. {in the insicie or the head between the sockets EG, in the region corresponding to the nose, there is iiorrneri a vertically extending bridge 1 arui paralieling the same at the outer sides of the eye-sockets are enlarged regions or walls is same hein iormecl in such rnenner that the Walls donning the sockets in horizontal or transverse direction eroseginents slightly greater than e eye-belie or globes 15 so presseei into sockets my -ry cl gee-i per ts may he made eel, or they eel or otherwise veinent regi to the approximately at right-angles to form an eye 20, the extremity of the inwardly projectin part 21 being bent upon itself to provi e a loop or eye 22. .Each globe 15 is thus secured to the wire by gluing it thereon or otherwise suitably providing a rigid connection. A link 23, having its opposite ends looped through the eyes 20, pivotally connects the angular wires 17, this link being of such length as to hold the wires spacedapart at the distance necessary to enable the eye balls 15 to work freely. intheir sockets. The eye-balls are mounted upon the angular Wires in such relation that when the head is in upright position, as illustrated in Fig. 1, the iris regions 16 will be visualized centrally through the eye apertures 9.

. Pivotally connecting the looped extremities 22 is a link 24:, which carries midway its length a weight 25, by means of which the eye-balls are caused to move accordingly as the head is inclined. #Thus, when the head is turned upon its back, as shown in Fig. 2, the weight 25 will drop down, turning the eye balls so as to bring the iris regions behind the cheek parts 12, it being noted that the wires 17 are prolonged through the eyeballs to provide extensions 26, adapted to butt against the inner side "of the forehead part 11, and thereby to limit the movement of the eye-balls in this direction. When the head is raised into upright position, or even titled forwardly, the looped portions 19 of the angularwires butt against the inner side of the cheek parts which bound the cavity 18, so as to revent the iris regions from being carried yond a central position behind the eye apertures 9. When the head is tilted sideward, the wires 17, forced to turn under the falling movement of the weight, carry the eye-balls in the opposite direction to con ceal the iris regions, one behind the bridge 13 and the other behind the cheek part 14, this movement being appropriately limited by the engagement of the looped portion 22 with the adjacent inner side of the head.

In this manner I provide astructure capable of movement both up and down and to either side, accordingly as the head is inclined, so as to produce the effect of open and closed eyes, of eyes-oscillating, or of looking directly forward or sidewise. In assembling, the structure is introduced through the neck opening 7 as anentity, and the eyes pressed into their sockets as hereinbefore described. A pair of tongs or any suitably designed tool is employed as means by which to introduce the structure through the neck opening and to press the eyes into their sockets.

In the modified form illustrated in Fig. 5, the head is made without the enlarged regions 14;; and the vertical bridge 13 is provided with a groove 27, receptive of the expansive projecting portion 28, formedint'ermediate the length of the spring clip 29, the sides of which are sufliciently curved or bowed outwardly to engage theeye-balls so as to hold them in position for movement as before. When this form is employed, the eye structure is introduced through the neck opening and the eyes seated in their sockets before the application of the spring clip 29, the expansile projecting portion 28 of which is preferably coated or dipped into glue or other adhesivewhereby to seal it in the grooye 27.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l. A doll head provided with eye-ball retaining sockets, eye-balls freely movable in the sockets, a wire engaged with each eyeball on a central line therethrough and extending downwardly therefrom where it is bent upon itself to provide a laterally projecting portion, connections between the wires, one of which is a weighted connection located between the extremities of the laterally projecting portions, said connections being pivotally engaged and arranged to permit the Weighted connection to produce similar turning, movements of the eye-balls either up or down or sideward, depending upon how the head is moved or tilted.

2. A doll head having eye-sockets flanged by extensions of the material to form segments in the shape of and. slightly greater than a hemisphere, elements formed of material adapted to be pressed into said sockets, the. same representing eye-balls or globes adapted to move therein in any direction, wire elements fast with said globes or eyeballs centrally therethrough and bent upon themselves therebeneath to provide laterally projecting portions, connections including a weight pivotally arranged between the projecting portions, the same being arranged to produce through the instrumentality of the wei ht similar movements of the eyeballs eit er up or down or sideward, depending upon the direction in which the head is moved or inclined.

3. A doll head having eye-sockets flanged by extensions of the material to form in one direction segments in the shape of and slightly greater than a hemisphere, elements formed of material adapted to be pressed into said sockets, the same representing eyeballs or globes adapted to move therein in any direction, wireelements engaged with said eye-balls or globes centrally therethrough to provide portions projecting thereabove and portions projecting therebelow, said last portions being looped upon themselves to provide lateral legs projecting interiorly of the head and terminat mg in loops, a link having its opposite ends- I pivotally engaged in said first loops conmeeting said wires, a second link having its opposite ends pivotally engaged in. said sec- 0nd loops connecting said wires, a weight fast on said second link intermediate its length, said weight being ada ted to produce similar movements of t he eye-balls either up or down or sideward, depending upon the direction in which the head is moved or tilted, said top wire portions constituting means to abut against an adjacent wall of thehead to limit movement in one direction, and the looped regions of said wires being also adapted to abut against adjacent interior parts of the head to limit the movements in other directions;

4. A doll head provided with eye-ball retaining sockets including a bridge element therebetween formed to provide extensions I or segments of the sockets in the shape of and slightly greater than hemispheres, ele-' ments formed of material adapted to be pressed into said sockets and when therein to comprise eye-balls or globes, angularly formed wire elements havin upwardly extending parts engaged centra ly through the eye-balls and serving" as axes for the same and having also laterally extending parts, a pivotal connection between the wires at their angular regions, a pivotal connection between the laterally extending parts, a weight carried by said last connection, said weight serving as the instrumentality through the connected wires for moving the eye-balls simultaneously, the direction of movement depending upon the direction in which the head itself is moved or tilted.

5. A doll head provided with eye-ball sockets and a grooved bridge-piece therebetween, a spring clip having an intermediate expansile portion adapted to enter said groove and to be secured thereby and having also outwardly bowed arms, eye-balls adapted to be seated in the sockets and retained for movement in any direction by said bowed arms, wire elements fast with said eye-balls centrally therethrough and bent upon themselves therebeneath at an angle to provide lateral portions projecting toward the interior of the head, connections pivotally arranged between said wire elements, one of which is a weighted connection located at the extremities of the laterally projecting portions, said weighted connection being adapted to serve as the instrumentality by which through the connected wires to similarly move the eye-balls either up or down or sideward, depending upon the direction in which the head is moved or tilted.

6. A mechanism for dolls eyes comprising, in combination, a pair of angular elements, a globe representing an eye-ballmounted centrally upon the upwardly projecting portion of each angular element, a link pivotally connecting the angular elements in the region of the angles thereof, a second link pivotally connecting the extremities of the laterally projecting parts of the angular elements, and a weight fast upon said last link intermediate the length thereof, all substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ALEXANDER DENES.

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