US1569563A

US1569563A - Eye for plush toy figures

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Publication number: US1569563A
Application number: US3639A
Authority: US
Inventors: Muller Heinrich
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-01-20
Filing date: 1925-01-20
Publication date: 1926-01-12
Anticipated expiration: 1943-01-12

Description

Jan. ,1926. I 1,569,563

H. MULLE R EYE FOR PLUSH TOY FIGURES Filed Jan. 20, 1925 N The improve Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES HEINRICH MULLER, OF NUREMI BERG, GERMANY.

EYE FOR PLUSH TOY FIGURES.

Application filed. January 20, 1925. Serial No. 3,689.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HrnNuTcn Mtinnnn, a citizen of the German Republic, residing at Nuremberg, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Eyes for Plush Toy Figures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the construction of the eyes of plush toy figures and has for its object to give to the eyes a more animated expression which is more true to life than the eyes possess which are presently used and which mostly'consist of one single glass body. For toy figures made of solid material, like wood or celluloid it has already become known to use as eyes glass bodies which are out after the manner of a brilliant 0r diamond in order to obtain a more vivid brightness and which are fixed in cavities of the head by gluing. As the cut glass bodies do not securely hold on plush they cannot be used for stuffed plush toy figures. The eyes must further be pulled into the head so that the eye-cavitics are produced, this being impossible if the eyes are fixed by gluing.

According to the invention the cut glass body is fixed in a mounting which is adapted to be fixed in the fabric cover of the toy figure or in the wall of the head with the aid of eyes or the like. 'From this arrangement results the advantage that not the Whole eye must consist of glass, but'merely the central part of the same which corresponds with the pupil so that the eye has a quite natural appearance.

The invention relates further to the special construction of the mounting for the eye. This mounting is preferably made from a pressed piece of sheet metal, celluloid or like material, on which the means for pulling the eye into the head of the toy figure are directly arranged.

d eye mounting is shown in two forms of construction by way of example "in the accompanying drawing, in which:

' Fig. 1 shows in front elevation the head of a toy figure with eyes according to the invention. i

Fig. 2 shows in cross section on enlarged scale an eye mounting with the glass body.

Fig. 3 shows .in plan view the stamped piece of sheet metal or other metal designed to form the eye mounting,

Fig. 4 shows another form of the eye .mounting in a similar view as Fig. 2.

the one to the other and also the

arms

4 and 10. As shown in Fig. 2 the

arms

2 and 3 are bent so that their free ends lay the one on the other. The ends of the

arms

2, 3 are enlarged and have each a hole 5. The two ends of arms 2, 3form-together the lug by meansof which the mounting or the eye can be pulled into the head and'fixed in the same. The arm 4; serves to securely hold in the central opening of the ring 1 the cut glass body which forms the pupil of the eye. The arm 4 is enlarged at the middle and in this enlarged part 11 a conical hole 7 isarranged designed to receive the pointed rear end of the glass body, the arm 4 having been previously bent inward. The arm 4 is so long that after having been bent inward it extends over the entire ring 1. The short arm 10 is then bent over the end of the bent arm 4 and serves to securely hold this arm 4 in its bent position so that the glass body 6 cannot get loose.

The form of construction shown in Figs. 4; and 5 differs from that which has been described with reference'to Figs. 1 to 3 in that instead of the arms 4l0 for holding the glass body a disk 8 is clamped between the ring 1 and the

arms

2 and 3. The disk has a funnel-shaped cavity 9 like that in arm 4 designed to receive the pointed rear end of the glass body. The

arms

2 and 3 servein this case also to support the disk 8.

Within the limit of the invention the modifications of the severalforms of construction may be applied. The

arms

2 and 3 could for instance be ver short so that the threads by means of which secured in the head of the toy figure are guite close to the edge of the ring. For the unnel-shaped cavities 7', 9 holes might be substituted.

The mounting is. referably of dark colour in order that-the hrightness of the pupil,

.consisting of the faceted glass body, be

increased,

the mounting 1s I claim 1. An eye for plush toy figures comprising in combination a convex hollow shell with a movement relative to the shell.

2. An eye for plush toy figures comprising .in combination a convex hollow shell with a central aperture, a glass body out in the manner of a diamond mounted within the,

aperture said shell and glass body constituting the eye ball and" pupil respectively, means for securing the eye to the plush toy figure said means being integral with said shell, and means for mounting the glass body within said aperture secured against movement relative to the shell, said means being made from pressed sheet metal.

3, An eye for plush .toy figures comprising n combination a convex hollow shell with a central aperture, a glass body out in the manner of a diamond mounted within the aperture said shell and glass body constituting the eye ball and pupil respectively, means for securing the eye to the plush toy figure said means being integral with said shell,

and means for mounting the glass body within said aperture secured against movement relative to the shell, said shell and said securing means being made from pressed sheet'metal and consisting of a ring-shaped hollow pressed piece of sheet metal having two opposite arms having each a hole near the end and bent so that their free ends are in contact with one another.

4. An eye for plush toy figures comprising in combination a convex hollow shell with a central aperture, a glass body out in the body within said aperture secured against movement relative to the shell, said shell and said securing means being made from pressed sheet metal and consisting of a ringshaped hollow pressed piece of sheet metal havingltwo opposite arms having each a hole near t e end and bent so that their free ends are in contact with one another, and form an eye, and two opposite arms at right an-' gles to said first mentioned opposite arms coacting to accurately hold said glass body in said aperture.

v In testimony whereof I afiix mysignaturo.

HEINRICH MULLER.