US1867422A - Combined doll and pillow - Google Patents

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July 12, 1932. c. SHAPIRO I 1367,42

COMBINED DOLL AND PILLOW Filed Oct. 8. 1951 lNVENTOR WNW Fatenled July 12, 1932 ;NETE STATES htlhlZZ rarer P (lI-IARLES SHAPIR-O, OF NEW YORK, 1\T. Y. i

COMBINED DOLL Ann PrLLow Application filed October 8, 1931. serial masemaa.

and over the pillows and by placing on the bed spread above the pillows dolls which are ornamental in appearance due, for example, to the manner which they are made and dressed. These dolls have, however, not been easy to keep in the right position on the pillows or beds and it has been difficult to dispose of them conveniently when not in use on the beds.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a device whereby disadvantages such as mentioned above will be obviated. Another object is to provide a novel combined doll and pillow which can replace a usual pillow during the day time and, when the usual pillow is to be used, can conveniently be set on the floor, on a table or on any suitable object. Further objects of the invention relate to details of construction and arrangement of parts.

According to a preferred form of the invention, the doll has a hard-surfaced headpiece or head, arms, and a soft body portion forming a support for the head and arms; and the body or body portion of the doll extends into and is secured in a pillow having packing by which the body of the doll is sup ported in substantially upright position when the pillow is flat on a support. The pillow should have a flat base to prevent it from tipping too easily and preferably is flattened and round. The soft body portion of the doll is, of course, sufliciently stiff to support the head. The arms extend to or beyond the edge of pillow and the proportions. are such that the arms are spread out to a considerable ex tent and approach the horizontal. This doll and pillow combination is particularly adapted for use as part of a bed spread ensemble, the doll and pillow being covered by a dress to match or harmonize with the bed spread. This eliminates the use of the usual pillows during the day, each of suchpillows being replaced by the combined doll and pillow. i

Other objects and advantages will appear upon consideration of the following description and'of the dr'awing, in which Fig. 1 is aperspective view illustratingthe use on a bed of a preferred embodiment of the combined doll and pillow of the present invention; and 1. f

Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe combined doll and pillow partly in section and partly broken away to show the underlying structure. e

Referring to the drawing 1O, designates the head or head end andll the foot or foot end ofa bed, of which the central portion including a mattress (not shown) is covered substantially completely by a bed spread 12 The usual pillow is omittedso that the bedspread lies flat from head to foot of'the bed,

and on top. of the bed spread at the'position ordinarily occupied by the usual pillow is a" combined doll and pillow 13 in a dress 14 to match or harmonize with the bed spread 12. The combined doll and pillow 13 includes a flattened, round pillow 14 composed of soft packing 15 enclosed in fabric 16, and a doll proper 17 having a head or head-piece 18 and a supporting body 19 of which the lower end extends downwardly into the pillow 1a where it is secured in a suitable manner and held upright. e

The doll body 19 is also made up of soft packing enclosed in fabric, and is shown 1n Fig. 2 as extending half way down through the pillow 14. Projecting from the sides of the body are arms 20 of the same general character as the body and sufficiently limp so that their positions with reference to the body and cushion may be adjusted easily;

and, secured to the ends of these arms, are

hard-surfaced hands 20a or hands of substantially rigid material.

The hard-surfaced head or head-piece 18 is illustrated as made of substantially rigid 5 material and has a neck 21 terminating at its lower end in a fork comprising front and rear member 22 and 23, respectively, which embrace at the front and back the upper end of the doll body 19. The head is also provided with hair 24.

It will be evident that the combined doll and pillow of the present invention possesses many desirable and advantageous qualities and features.

Ihe foregoing detailed description has beengiven for purposes'of illustration and understanding of the invention, and no undue limitation should be deduced therefrom, but the appended claims should be construed as broadly as possible,vin View of the prior art. V

' Having thus described my invention, I claim:

. 1. In a combined doll and pillow, the combination of-a substantially round flattened pillow adapted to act as a support, a body portion secured to the central upper portion of said pillow and retained upright thereby and having a head-piece attached 3 thereto, and a dress portion covering the pillow and hiding the same from. view and adapted to be spread about thepillow upon a surface on which the combined doll and pillow rests. I V

r 2. In a combined doll and pillow, the combination of a body port-ion, a pillow to which the said body portion is attached and into which the lower end of the body. portion extends, said pillow being provided with pack- 40 ing material supporting said body portion in upright position, saidbody portion being provided with a head-piece, and a dress portion covering the pillow and adapted to be spread about the pillow upon a surface on which the combined doll and pillow rests.

I CHARLES SHAPIRO.

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