US1604775A - Articulative sound-producing device - Google Patents

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Oct. 26 1926.

L. J. GRUBMAN ARTICUL'ATIVE souun PRODUCING DEVICE Filed Dec. 8, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 HHHHM INVENTOR Zeal. firafimam JHIHIII Oct. 26 1926. 1,604,775

,J. GRUBMAN I ARTICULATIVE SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE Filed Dec. 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Illlill Hlll Y, Hllllll nlllllH I INVENTOR 60 I fii'anzaiz BYC4 a ATTOR Y Qct. 26 1926.

ARTIGULATIVE SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE 1,604,775 L. J. GRUBMAN Filed Dec. 8, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 rah/2am BEWW M A'ITORNEY INVENTOR Z601 6' L. J. GRUBMAN I ARTICULATIVE SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE Filed Dec. 8, 1923 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 WA ATTO NEY Faten'ted Get. 25,. 1926..

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LEO J. GRUBMAN, OF BELLE HARBOR, NEVJ YORK, ASSIGNOR TO VOICES, INCORPO- RATED, F NE'KVARK, NEVI JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF- DELAWARE.

ARTIC'ULA'IIVE SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICE.

Application filed December 8, 1923.

This invention relates to articulative sound producing devices for toys and is more particularly identified with devices of. that character which have become known in the art voices to be incorporated in the body of a doll for the purpose of producing, upon a-proper manipulation of the doll, a simulation of the characteristic infant cry Ma-ma or Pa-pa. I have disclosed one example of a device of this character in my C o-pending application for patent hled Dec. 20, 1922, Serial No. 607,931, and my present invention forming the subject matter of his application involves certain improvements therein.

It is one of the important objects of my present invention to provide a sounding device or voice for dolls and other toys which is provided with means wholly enclosed within the body of the doll for governing the emission of sound merely by certain manipulations of the doll or toy figure to cause a realistic simulation of either one of the two exelamations Ma-ma or Pa-pa, at will.

More particularly, in a preferred embodiment of the device, I provide a gravity movable part mounted and'arranged with relation to the other parts of the structure to effect the opening or closing of a sound QflllSSlOZl orifice or passage when the doll or figure is tilted laterally in one direction or the other from a normal perpendicular position.

As in my prior construction shown in the pending application above referred to, the operative parts of the sound producing device are enclosed within a shell or casing, said device including an axially positioned guide for a gravity movable air expelling head whereby air is forced underfpressure through a suitable reed to produce sound, said head and the guide having coacting means to cause. an interrupted.emission.of the sound into, one end of thecasing. In a preferred form of my present.construction, .1' mount the guide for. said air expelling head between the ends of the she'llor casing tor rotative movement and to, one end thereof asuitable' weight is attached. f'lhe device being mounted in a fixedp'osition Serial No. 679,294.

the body of the doll, it will therefore be apparent that upon tilting the dollthe weight will be caused to swing to one side or the other of the axis of said guide, thereby rotating the latter. In such rotation of the guide, certain sound emitting passages. or orifices are opened or closed so that the emitted sound will simulate the syllables of either one of two different words, depending upon the direction in which the doll is tilted or inclined from its normal perpendicular position.

The invention has for an additional object to provide a device of the above charactor, in which theseveral elements are simple in construction, positive in operation and may be produced and assembled in the completed device at comparatively small cost.

lVith the above and other objects in View, the invention consists in the improved voice or sound producing devicefor dolls, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims.

In the drawings wherein I have illustrated several practical and desirable embodiments of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corre.

sponding views:

Figure lis a longitudinal section through the sound producing device showing a pre parts throughout the several ferred embodiment of the invention;

Figure 2 is an end elevation partly broken away s Figure 3 is a fragmentary elevation of certain parts of the device'showing the same in relatively different positions from that seen in Figure 1;

Figure 4 is horizontalsection taken on the line 4e4, of Figure 3.;

Figure 5 is a similar section'showin the parts in the relative positions seen in i i Figure 8 is a longitudinal section, with parts broken away, illustrating a further embodiment of the device;

Figure 9 is a horizontal section taken on the line 99 of Figure 3;

Figure is a longitudinal section showing still another form of my invention;

Figure 11 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 1111. of Figure 10;

Figure 12 is a similar view, the outer shell or casing being omitted and showing another adjustment of the parts;

Figure 13 is a detail elevation partly in section illustrating another form of the ad j ustable sound emission controlling member;

Figure 1 1 is a similar view of said member looking at right angles to Figure 13;

Figure is a detail horizontal section taken on the line 15-15 of Figure 1 1; and

Figure 16 is an elevation of a doll partly in section showing the device mounted in operative position in the doll body.

Referring now more particularly .to Figures 1 to 5 of the drawings, the operative parts of the device are enclosed within a shell or casing 5, the body of which may be constructed of heavy cardboard or other suitable material, said casing being closed by the end plates 6 and 7 respectively, preferably though not necessarily, formed of sheet metal. This shell or casing may be of cylindrical or other desired shape and within one end thereof in opposed relation to the end plate 6 a dished or cup shaped wall 8 is arranged and secured in any preferred manner. This wall provides a sound receiving and modifying chamber 9 as will more clearly appear from the following description. The end plate 6 of the casing is provided with a plurality of suitably arranged sound emission openings 10.

The casing end plates 6 and 7 are each provided with a central inwardly projecting boss 11 and 12 respectively, said bosses affording bearings for the opposite ends of an axially positioned sound emission member 13. In this embodiment of my invention, I have shown this member 13 in the form of a metal tube into the opposite ends of which the bosses 11 and 12 respectively, project. Lateral displacement of said tube from its axial position with relation to the casing is thus prevented, and at the same time free rotative movement of said tube is permitted. It will be understood of course, that the inner end wall of the chamber 9 is provided with an opening 14 through which said tube extends.

end of said bellows wall and is provided with a sleeve or tubular extension 17 having free sliding movement upon the tube 13. Thus it will be understood that this tube constitutes a guide for the movable bellows head preventing its lateral shifting movement out of concentric relation with the casing. The wall of said tube 13 adjacent to the end plate 7 of the casing is provided with an orifice 18 which affords communication between the interior of said tube and the interior of the bellows. Adjacent to this orifice a suitable sound producing reed 19 is mounted within the tube 13.

The wall of the tube. 13 is also provided with a horizontal circumferentially extending slot 20 located adjacent the inner side of the base portion of the chamber wall 8 and connecting the interior of the tube with said chamber. Through this slot the sounds produced by the reed 19 are emitted. Such emission of sound into the chamber 9 is controlled an-d intermittentlv interrupted in the air expelling movement of the bellows head 16. To this end, I provide in one side of the sleeve 17 and adjacent to the head 16 a narrow circumferentially extending slot 21 having an angularly extending portion 22 at one of its ends disposed longitudinally of the sleeve 17 In spaced relation to this slot 21, a second relatively wide circumferential slot or opening 23 is provided in the sleevewall, said slot or opening likewise having a relatively narrow longitudinal extension 24 at one of its ends positioned in line with the extension 22 of the slot 21. These slots or openings 21 and 23 are adapted to register at different times with the sound emission slot 20 in the wall of the tube 13 as will be readily understood. At the opposite ends of said slots or openings of the sleeve with respect to the extensions 22 and 24: thereof, the inner face of the sleeve wall is provided with a longitudinally extending channel or passage 25 connecting the slots or openings 21 and 23 with each other. In line with this channel longitudinally of the sleeve, a second ill) passage or channel 26 is formed in the inner face of the sleeve and extends from the end of the sleeve to the slot or opening 23. Upon reference to Figures 1 and 5 of the drawings it will be noted that the channels 25 and 26 are spaced from the slot extensions 22 and 21 for a distance which is slightly greater than the length of the slot 20 in the wall of the tube 13 so that said grooves or channels and the slot extensions cannot register at the same time with the slot 20 in the sliding movement of the bellows head. The purpose of this construction will more fully appear from the following description.

The. end of the tube 13 adjacent to the boss 11011 the casing plate 6 is closed by means of a suitable plug 27 and to the exterior of this end of the tube a sector iii shaped plate is suitably fixed and extends in radial relation thereto. To one side of this plate at its outer end a suitable weight 29 is fixed and the end plate 6 of the casing is provided with properly spaced stoplugs 30 which limit the swinging movement of the weighted plate 28 in each direction. Having now described the several structural features of this embodiment of my invention, its operation will be understood'as follows:

Assuming that the device is mounted within the body of a doll or other toy figure, as indicated in Figure 16 ot the drawings, and the parts are in the relative positions seen in Figures 1, 2 and 5, the bellows is inflated by moving the doll-from a perpendicular to a horizontal position sothat the movable bellows head slides upon the tube 13 towards the end plate 6, air entering the interior of the bellows from the chamber 9 through slots 21. 23, 20, and the reed 19 and orifice 18. Vlhen the doll is now returned toward an erect position, the bellows head 16 moves by gravity in the opposite direction upon the tube 13 so that air will be expelled from the bellows chamber'through orifice 1S and the reed 19, there-- by producing sound. In this gravity move ment of the bellows head the emission o't sound through the slot 20 of the guide tube 13 is interrupted. First the slot 21 will register with the slot 20 in the tube wall, but since the bellows head has just started its movement, sound will issue through the slot 21 in very small volume and under little pressure, simulating the exclamation Oh! As pressure increases in the continued sliding movement of the head after the slot 21 has moved out of registration with the slot 20, sound will then be emitted through the relatively narrow channel or passage 25 and slot or opening 23 into chamber 9 and then simulate the sounding of the nasal letter m. lVhen the wider slot or opening 23 registers with the slot 20, sound is emitted in greater volume and simulates the-enunciation of the vowel letter a. After the slot 23 moves out of registration with the slot 20, sound is again emitted through the other of the channels or passages 26 so that the letter m is again sounded, and after the end of the sleeve passes beyond the slot 20, there is a prolonged sounding of the final letter a until the bellows head 16 comes to a position of rest. lhus in this manner a very realistic simulation of the enunciation of the infant cry Oh! ma-ma is produced. 1

:5 course it will be understood that by the omission of the slot 21, the sounding of the exclamation Oh! can also be omitted. it will be noted that during this operation above described, the tube 13 is'held against casual rotation by the weighted plate 28 which is in contact with one of the stop lugs 30. This position of the plate 28 is indicated by the dotted lines A in Figure 160i thedrawings. v

, l/Vhen it is desired to sound the word Pa-pa, the doll D is tilted to the right tube out o'f-alignment with the channels or passages 25 and 26 in the wall of the sleeve 1?, as shown'in Figures 3 and i of the drawings. It will, therefore, be understood that in this position of the tube 13, no sound will be emitted through the passages 25 and 26 in the air expelling movement of the bellows head. It will also be noted that the end extensions 22 and 2 1 of the slots 21 and 23 in the sleeve 17 are now in alignment with one end of the slot 20. Thus in the air expelling movement of the bellows head, slot 21 in sleeve 17 first registering with the slot 20 causes the sounding oi the exclama tion Oh! and after the horizontal portion of theslot 21 has passed out of registration with slot 20, sound in very much reduced volume will issue through the longitudinal extension 22 of the slot and will be iinallv cut oil by the solid portion of the sleeve 17 between the slots 21 and W hen the lower edge of the slot 23 moves over the slot 20, there is an initial explosive rush of sound from the latter slot and the enunciation of the lett r p is simulated. The a is then sounded during the travel or the wider slot 23 past the slot 20, the emission of sound being then gr atly. subdued by the narrow extension2t of said slot and finally cut oil. altogether by the solid end portion oi? the sleeve, thus simulating for a second time the enunciation of the letter p as the sleeve passes beyond said slot "when the sound is emitted in full volume to again sound the letter a. Thus it will be seen that in this relative position of the parts, the cry or ejaculation Oh! pa-pa will be simulated.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that by reason of the slot extensions 22 and 24, in the sliding movement of the bellows head, the emission slot 20 will be completely closed by the solid portion of the sleeve 1'? for a shorter period of time than that required for the groove or channel 25 or 26 to pass said slot. Theretordthere will be a shorter sounding 01 the letter p in the enclamation Pa-pa than of the letter m in the exclamation Mama, and on the other hand, in the sounding of the latter word there willbe a comparatively short sound of the letter a whllo 1n the exclamation ill) lllll Pa-pa than is the case when the emission of sound simulating the letters p and in extends over the same period of time.

It will, therefore, be seen from reference to Fig. 16 of the drawings that by simply tiltingthe doll figure to either the left or the right, as the case may be, from the normal perpendicular position, the childish cry Ma-ma or Pa-pa may be realistically produced as desired. Since all parts of the mechanism are wholly enclosed by the casing 5 within the body of the doll the operative parts will not be liable to injury or displacement as would bethe'case where externally projecting parts are provided for manual manipulation.

For the purpose of insuring the correct position of the device within the body of the doll in assembling the same, I provide upon the outer surface of the end plate 6 at a point diametrically opposite to the plate 232m arrow or other guide symbol indicated at 3. Thus in assembling the device is positioned with its longitudinal axis disposed transversely of the doll body extending from front to rear and with the arrow or symbol 31 at the lowermost point of the periphery of the end plate 6. Accordingly, the positive functioning or swinging movements of the plate 28 and the rotation of the tube 13 when the doll is tilted in the manner above explained will be assured.

In Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings 1 have illustrated another embodiment of the invention wherein the axially positioned guide 31 for the movable bellows head is of solid construction. One end of this guide post or member is of rounded or Semi spherical form as shown at 32 for engagement upon a concave seat 33 formed by a central concaveconvex projection in the end plate 7 on one end of the casing. or housing. The guide post 31 at its other end is centrally supported in the other casing end plate 6 in any preferred manner, said plate havingthe sound emission openings therein.

The gravity movable bellowshead in this instance consists of two sections 3a and 35 respectively, the section 34 thereof having a sound emission controlling sleeve 36 centrally formed thereon and projecting inwardly towards theopposite end of the bellows. The free end of the flexible bellows wall is. engaged against the periphery of the; head section 3% and is: securely clampedzand held thereon by the peripheral flange 37 formed on the section 35.

of the section 35 is spaced from the section 3a to thereby provide the sound receiving chamber 38 into which the sound initially issues from the reed 39 which is suitably mounted in an opening formed through the head section 34.

The guide post 31 is formed with longitudinally spaced portions 39 and 40 of reduced diameter, which are separated by the flange 41. This flange and the flangelii at the opposite end of the reduced portion 39 are of the same diameter as the body portion of said post and approximately equal to the internal diameter of the sleeve 36.

The bellows head section 35 is provided with an orifice 4L3 and there is centrally fixed in this head section a collar 44 the internal diameter of'w-hich is approximately equal to the internal diameter of thesleeve 36. At the outer side of the head section 35 the weighted plate is loosely engaged upon the collar as for swinging or rotative movement between the spaced stop pins as which are fixed in the head section 35. This plate 45 is also provided with an orifice at? which is adapted to register in one position of said plate with the orifice 4:3.

in the operation of this form of the device just described, it will be understood that in the collapsing movement of the bellows head, assuming that the plate l5 is in the position indicated in dotted lines in Figure 7 and the orifices t3and L7 in register with each other, sound first issues from chamber 33 through the collar 44; and simulates the exclamation Oh I lVhile the flange 42 is still disposed within the collar 44, the nasal letter m is sounded by the emission of sound from the chamber 38 through the orifices 43 and 47. After the collar 44cpasses below the flange 4E2, the letter a is sounded and when the flange ll is engaged in collar a l, sound issues through orifices 43 and 47 to againsound the nasal letter m and after the collar 4-4 passes below flange ll, the letter a is sounded a second time as the collar 4A traverses the reduced portion 40 of the guide 31. Thus the entire exclamation Oh! ma-ma is realistically articulated. When the doll in which the device is mounted is properly manipulated or tilted, as above explained, to dispose the weighted plate 45 in the position shown in full lines in Figure 7, the orifice 4:3 is closed by said plate so that the nasal letter m will not be sounded and the exclamation Oh Papa will then be simulated in the operation of the, device.

In Figures 8 and 9 I illustrate another alternative form of the device in. which the axial guide s8 for the movable bellows head isin tubular form and bears a fixed. relation, tothe end plates or closures of the easing or housing. I In thisconstruction the The main portion movable bellows head is provided with a sleeveextension having. sound emission control openings to co-operate with a slot or opening in the wall of the tubular guide 418 in a similar manner to the construction shown in Figure 1 01 the drawings. In this case, however, the grooves or channels and 26 shown in Figure 1 are omitted and in lieu thereoi the wall of the tubular guide 4-8 adjacent to the perforated end plate 01'' the casing through which the sounds are finally emitted is provided with an orifice as. The swinging plate 50 mounted upon this end of the tube is likewise provided with an orifice 51 to register with the orifice when the plate is in the dotted line position shown in Figure 9 of the drawings for the purpose of simulating the sound of the word Ma-ma, while when said plate is in the position shown in full lines and the orifice 49 closed, the word Pa-pa will be sounded. The swinging movements of the plate 50 are limited by the spaced stop lugs 30 on the end plate of the casing. From the foregoing description, the operation of this embodiment of my invention will be readily understood.

In Figures 10 and 11 of the drawings I have illustrated a further modification of the device wherein the axially positioned guide post 52 for the movable bellows'head is of solid construction and at one end is formed in a similar manner to the post 31 of the construction illustrated in Figure 6 for rotative engagement upon an internal seat formed on one of the casing end plates. The other end of said post is of reduced diameter and is rotatably mounted in the other end plate of the casingand extends exteriorly thereof as shown at 53, said end or" the post having a suitable operating head or button 5%. A. spring washer 55 is interposed between said head and the end plate oi the casing to hold the post against casual rotation from an adjusted position.

The movable bellows head is of similar construction to that shown in Figure 6 with the exception that said head is not provided with the collar lland the swinging plate 4E5. 111 this construction, I provide the movable bellows head with a relatively long sleeve 56 extending into the bellows and having sliding movement upon the guide post 52. This sleeve at one end is formed with a circumferentially extending slot 57 communicating with the sound receiving chamber 38 of the bellows head.

On one side the post '52 is provided with spaced longitudinally extending recesses 58 and 59 respectively. The portions of the post separating these recesses from each other and at the end ofthe recess 58 adjacent to the reduced extension 53 ofthe post are provided withlongitudinally extending grooves or channels 60 and 61 respectively.

plate of the casing.

It will be apparent from the above description that when the post 52 is in the position shown in Figure 10 so that the grooves or channels 60 and 61 will register with the slot or opening 57 in the sleeve 56 carried by the movable bellows head, the emitted sounds will simulate the cry Mama, the in being sounded by the passage of sounds from chamber 38 through these grooves or channels. By turning orrotating the post by meansof the knob 54' through 180, the recesses 58 and 59 and the grooves 60 and 61 will be positioned'at the opposite side of the sleeve 56 with respect to the slot 57 therein, while the recesses 62 and 63 will be in position to register with said slot.

This position of the post is illustrated in Figure 12 of the drawings. When the de vice is now operated the emitted sounds will simulate the cry of Pa-pa.

The form of my invention last described may also be provided with a tubular guide post of sheet metal for the bellows head if desired. In Figures .13, 14c and 15 of the drawings, I have illustrated such a guide post formed of a single sheet of metal bent into tubular shape. This metal sheet may be cut in blank form, the intermediate portion thereof having the openings 62 and 68 while each of the mating edges of the sheet are provided with longitudinally spaced recesses 58 and 59 so that when the sheet is bent into tubular form and its edges brought together, the corresponding recess 58 and 59will mate with each other. The opposed edges of the metal sheet between the spaced recesses and at the end of the recesses 58, are trimmed or cutso that they are spaced from each other as indicated at 60 and 61, thereby providing the equivalent of the channels or grooves 60 and 61 shown in Figure 10 of the drawings. Tothe end of this tubular post an operating head or button 5% suitablymounted in the perito boss as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings to project into the open end 01 said post.

From the foregoingv description considered in connection with the accompanying drawlngs, the several illustrated forms of tions.

my present improvements will be clearly understood. It will be seen that I have succeeded in producing adevice, which, by the mere manipulation of the doll or toy within which it is mounted may be caused to simulate the sounding of either one of two different cX- clamations' at will. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, all of the operating parts are wholly contained or encased.

within the shell or casing and there are no externally projecting elements which might be accidentally broken or damaged to such an extent as to preclude the proper operation of the device. At the same time I have succeeded in accomplishing the desired results without unduly complicating devices of this character as heretofore constructed or greatly adding to the cost of production thereof. it will be understood that my persent improvements are not concerned with any particular construction of the bellows whereby the air is expelled for the production of sound or in particular to the mounting of said bellows for operative movement within the casing, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Further, it will be apparent that although I have disclosed several practical constructions of the device, it may be possible to also obtain comparable results by means of still other alternative construc- Accordingly it is to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all such legitimate changes in the form, con struction and relative arrangement of the several parts as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a sound producing device, a casing having an air chamber therein, a sound producing reed, a member movable in said chamber to expel air therefrom through said reed, co-acting sound emission controlling parts, one of said parts constituting a guide for said member, and the other of said parts having separate means permitting the emission of sound in relatively different volume as said member moves in one direction upon said guide part,vone of said parts being provided with additional means operable at will to render one of said sound emission permitting means effective or ineffective and thereby'vary the character of the emitted sound.

2. In a sound producing device, a casing having an air chamber therein, a member movable within the casing for expelling air from said chamber, a sound producing reed through which the air is expelled, coacting parts controlling the emission of sound in certain definite volume, one of said parts having a passage for the emission of sound therethroughin relatively different volume, and gravity controlled means movable in a plane at right angles to the plane of movement of said member and operable at will to opener close communication through said passage between the source of sound production and the atmosphere.

3. In a sound producing device, a casing having an air chamber therein, a guide positioned within said casing, a member movable along said guide for expelling air from said chamber, a sound producing reed through which the air is expelled, said member and the guide having coacting parts controlling the interrupted emission of sound in definite volume, one of said parts having 7 ducing reed through which the air is es:- pelled, said member and the guide having coacting means controlling the interrupted emission of sound in definite volume, one of said parts having a passage through which sound is adapted to be emitted in relatively different volume, and a gravity movable member mounted upon one of said parts and also enclosed within said casing and operable at will by displacement of the casing from its normal position to open or close communication through said passage between the source of sound production and the atmosphere.

5.111 a sound producing device, a casing having sound emission openings at one end and an air chamber enclosed within said casing, an axially positioned guide rotatably supported upon the casing ends, a m mber movable by gravity along said guide for expelling air from said chamber, a sound pre ducing reed through which the air e1;- pelled, said member and the guide having coacting means controlling the emission of sound in certain definite volume when the guide is in one position, oneof said parts having a passage through which sound is adapted to be emitted in relatively different volume when the guide isrotated to another position, and means for rotating said guide to open or close communication through said passage between the source of sound production and the atmosphere.

6. In a sound producing device, a casing in communication with the atmosphere at one of its ends and an air chamber in said casing, an axially positioned guide rotatably supported upon the casing ends, a member movable by gravity along said guide to expel air from said chamber, a sound producing reed through which the air is expelled, said neoayrvzs member and the guide having coacting means controlling the emission of sound in certain definite volume when the guide is in one position, one of said parts having a passage with which the sound emission control means of the other part is adapt-ed to coact for the emission of sound through said production and the vatmosphere.

7. In a sound producing device, a casing having sound emission openings in one end thereof and an air chamber within said casing, an axially positioned tubular guide post rotatably supported upon the casing ends, a gravity movable member supported by said tube for expelling air from said chamber, a sound producing reed mounted within one end of the tube through which the air is expelled, said tube having a sound emission opening in its wall and said member pro vided with a part coacting with said opening to control the emission of sound in certain definite volume when said post is in one position, said part being provided with a passage through which sound is adapted to be emitted in relatively diiierent volume when said post is rotated to another position, and a weighted member fixed to said guide and movable by gravity to rotate the guide in either direction and thereby open or close communication between the source of sound production and the atmosphere through said opening in the guide and said passag 8. In a sound producing device, a casing having sound emission openings in one wall thereof, a sound producing reed and means enclosed within said casing for expelling air through said reed, means for controlling the emission of sound in variable volume to simulate the pronunciation of different letters, said means including a part having a sound emission passage and a weighted gravity movable member enclosed within said casing and optionally operable independently of the air expelling means to open or close communication between the source of sound production and the atmosphere through said passage.

9. In combination with a hollow toy structure, a sound producing device permanently mounted within and wholly concealed by said structure, said device including a casing having sound emission openings in its wall, sound producing and sound emission controlling means contained within said casing and rendered operable by manipulation of said figure, and additional means wholly enclosed within said casing and rendered operable by further manipulation of said figure to govern the operation of said sound emission controlling means and selectively effect the emission of sound in simulation of either one of two characteristic cries.

10. In combination with a doll having a hollow body, a sound producing device mounted within said body and wholly c0ncealed thereby, said device including a bollows having a gravity movable air expelling head, a guide for said head positioned trans versely of the doll bodv. a sound producing reed through which the air is expelled in the movement of said head in one direction,

and meansoperative in the air expelling movement of the head for controlling the emission of the sound, said means including a part movable by gravity in a plane at right angles to the direction of movementot said head upon tilting the figure laterally in either direction from a normal perpendicular position to thereby selectively govern the volume of sound emission to cause the emitted sounds to simulate the enunciation of either one of two characteristic infant cries. a

11 In a sound producing device, a casing having an air chambertherein, a guide axially positioned in said air chamber, a member movable by gravity along said guide for expelling air from said chamber, a sound producing reed through which the air is expelled, said member and the guide having means for controlling the emission of sound in variable volume to simulate the pronunciation of different letters, and means operable atwill to adjustably position one of said parts relative to the other and govern the operation of said sound emission con trolling means,

1 In a sound producing device for simulating the'in'lant cries Ma-ma and Papa, sound-producing means, co-operating sound emission controlling elements each having sound escape passages, and gravity con trolled means associated with one of said ele ments and operable will to move said ele-V ment with respect to the other element and relatively position said sound escape passages to cause the emission of sounes simulating one or the other of said words.

13. in a sound producing device for simulating the infantcries Ma-ma and Pa-pa, coacting sound emission controlling elen'ients having means for effecting the simulated pronunciation of letters inrelatively diiierent timed relations and means associated with one of said elements and operable at will to position said element relative to the element with which it co-acts to change the time relation in the emission of sounds and thereby eiiect a realistic simulation ofthe pronunciation of the syllables in either one of said Words.

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In a sound producing device for simulating the infant cries Ma-ma and Pa-pa, sound producing means, coacting sound omission controlling elements one of which his relative to the other, each of said ele ients having sound emission control means for simulating the pronunciation of the letters in said words in relatively diii erent time relation when said elements are rel atively adjusted to different positions, and gravity controlled means associated with one of; said elements and operable at will to ad justably position the same and dispose the sound emission control means thereof relativeto the sound emission control means or" the other element and thereby ei'l'ect the desired change in the time relation of the emis sion of sounds to produce a realistic simulation of the-pronunciation of the syllables in either one of said words.

15. In a sound producing device, a casing having an air chamber therein, a sound producing reed, means enclosed within said chamber for expelling air through said reed including a gravity movable element. and means or controlling the emission of sound comprising a part carried by said element, a relatively stationary member with which said part has sliding engagement, said part and member being relatively adjustable and having means controlling the emission of sound in dili'erent adjusted relations thereof to vary thetime relation in the emission'of sounds simulating the letters of two ditterent words in the gravity movement of the air expelling member in one directiomand means for eii'ecting such adjustment to pro duce a realistic simulation of the pronunciation of either one or the otherof said words at will.

16. In a sound producing device, a casing, a sounding reed, a member movable in said casing for operating said reed,-coacting parts ca sii'ig for operating said reed, a relatively stationary element in the casing, said ele ment and said member having coacting means controlling the emission of sound produced by the reed in a certain definite volume, one of said parts havingadditional means to cooperate with the sound emission 'means of the other part and effect the emission of the sound in relatively different volume, and means for adjusting said parts relative to each other to render the latter means effective or ine'liective at will 18. In combination with a doll, a voice mechanism wholly enclosed within said doll including sound producing means and coacting sound emission controlling parts operative when the doll is moved in one direction from a predetermined position to eiiect an articulated emission of the sound simulating the word Ma-ma, and means cooperatively associated with one of said sound emission controlling parts and automatically operable when the doll is moved in an angular direction with respect to said first named direction-of movement to modify the operation of said sound emission controlling means and cause the same to effect the articulated emission of the sound in simulation of the word Pa-pa. 1

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name hereunder.

LEO J. GRUBMAN.

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