US1357421A

US1357421A - Paper doll

Info

Publication number: US1357421A
Application number: US340852A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles S Raizen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1919-11-26
Filing date: 1919-11-26
Publication date: 1920-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 1937-11-02

Description

C. S. RAIZEN.

PAPER DOLL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, 1919.

1,357Ag1 Patented Nov. 2, 1920 Charles 8 413014401 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. RAIZEN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

PAPER DOLL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

, and useful Improvements in Paper Dolls, of

which the following is, a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in dolls, and has for an Object to provide an inexpensive structure or doll, having movable legs, arms and eyes. My improved doll is made up of flat members, card-board for instance, including body-members, legs and arms, said legs and arms being movably mounted. My improved doll is preferably provided with movable eyes. To accomplish movement on the part of the eyes, legs and arms, I resort to a novel structure, or assemblage of parts, which will hereinafterbe described.

I' will now describe my invention in detail and finally claim the novel features-thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a face view of one of the body members, illustrating the movable legs, arms and eyes;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a face View of the doll on a reduced scale.

My improved doll is made up of a plurality of body members 4 and. 5 made of such material as flat card-board, wood or metal legs 6, and arms 7 and 8. The doll is preferably reversible, that is to say, each body member 4 and 5 will have printed, pasted, stamped or otherwise applied thereto the picture of an infant; hence, the structure will have the same appearance from both sides. In this event, I employ four

arms

7, 7 and 8, 8, one pair for each body member. The arms will preferably be mounted exteriorly of the body members and pivotally secured thereto by eyelets or rivets 9, although they may be secured between the body members 4 and 5. The legs 6 will be integral one with the other, or stamped out of one piece. The leg portion of the doll will be rotatably connected to the body members and between same (see Fig. 2), by an eyelet or rivet 10. The head section of each openings 11 and 12 in line with which eyes 13 will be located. The ves 13 will be printed on or otherwise applied to a pivotal arm 14 connected to the head portion of each body member, and between same, by an eyelet or rivet 15. The arm 14 is arranged to swing from side to side, thereby causing the eyes 13 to move from one side of the open ings 11 and 12 to the other when the doll is moved along a floor or the like. Movement is imparted to the carrier 14 by the-legs 6 when said legs are caused to rotate around the pivot 10. During the rotation of the legs they will contact, in succession, with the adjacent end 16 of the carrier 14, thereby causing said arm to swing sidewise, no matter which direction said leg may rotate. To cause the arms7, 7 and 8, 8 to move, I connect said arms to said carrier of links 17 and 18. The outer end of each link 17 and 18 engages a pin 19and each pin 19 passes through an arcuate slot 20 in the body memhere 4 and 5. Each pin 19, at its outer end,

is fastened, to an adjacent arm. In other words, the arms 7, 7 will be connected by a pin 19, and the arms 18 will also be connected by a pin 19. During the swinging of the arm 14, the arms will be caused to swing. Adjacent the upper end of arm 14 I secure an elastic member 21 which at its ends is secured to the body members. A pin 22 serves for the securement of the elastic member at its ends. To facilitate the handling of the doll, I provide the body members 4 and" 5 with an extension 23 to serve as a handle. When the doll is moved along a floor or the like, the legs being caused to touch the floor, the said legs or leg-carrier 24 will be caused to rotate, which will give to the doll the appearance of walking. During the rotation of the legs the arms and eyes will move. As soon as a leg 6 clears the arm 14, the elastic member will pull said arm to its normalvertical position. The rotation of the legs and action of the elastic member in combination produce a swinging movement upon the a floor or the like, provide the doll with standard members 25, which are angularly disposed, thus forming, in combination with the doll, a tripod.

What I claim and desire to secure by Let- 1. In a doll, a plurality of spaced apart fiat body-members, a carrier rotatably supported by said body-members, leg members radiating from said carrier, arms 7 8, pivotally connected to said body members, an arm 14 pivotally connected to said body members, arranged to be moved sideWise by the legs on said leg carrier When said carrier is rotated, an elastic element to restore said carrier to normal position after a leg member has cleared same, and links connecting said arms 7, 8, and said arm 14.

2. In a doll, a plurality of spaced apart fiat body members, a carrier rotatably supported by the body members, leg members radiating from said carrier, an arm pivotally connected at one end thereof to said body members, eyes carried by said arm, one of said body members being provided with eyeopenings alining with said eyes, the lower free end of said arm being arranged to con tact With the leg members whereby said arm CHARLES S. RAIZEN.

Witnesses EDWARD A. JARVIS, MAURICE BLooK.