US2002326A - Doll eye mechanism - Google Patents

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y 1935- w. LORENZ ET AL 2,002,326

DOLL EYE MECHANISM Filed July 10, 1933 all Patented May 21 1935v i U TED-L'S A E a DOLL'EYE M CHA SM Y William Lorenz and Lam-us w. Pollack, New

said Pollack assignor to" said j Application July ldjies, Serial 579,604. f.

16 Claims.

' y Thisinvention relatesto new and useful improvements in an eye mechanism for dolls and the like.

{5 "set portions arranged so that the'hemisph'erical sides of the head of a doll to pivotally The invention has for an. object thev construction of an eye mechanism which is characterizedby pair of hemispherical eyes developed from sheet stockand alsohaving opposed bridge pieces of the-same stock adapted to be slidably asso-. ciated with each other. 0

Still further the invention proposes hemispherical eyes adapted to engage the inner support the eyes... V

Stillfurther it is proposed to arrange the means mentioned the previous paragraph-as comprising cylindrical bearings developed from; the

stock of the hemispherical eyes.

,Furthermore as another object of this-invention it is proposed to associate a gravity member'iwith the bridgepiec'es so that the lugs from; one of .thenbridge pieces engagethe gravity mem-..

her for forming the connection and the other bridge piece is slidablm-held by. the same lugs. ,f

Still further an arrangement is proposed for associating a weightavprith the gravity member in a manner so that :when the hemispherical eyes are extended as allowed by the bridge pieces when thedevice ismounted in a dolls head, that the weight be substantially balanced relative to the hemisphericaleyes. 1 r

Still further. theinvention contemplates a inbdified arrangement for mounting-the hemispherical j eyes Within a dolls head and more particularly .comprising a wire frame adapted to have its ends engaged into the sides of the dolls head and associatedwith the hemispherical eyes to pivotally support the latter mentioned hemispherical eyes mentioned in the previous paragraph with semicircularcutouts atthe sides adapted to pary wire of said supe tiallyencircle portions of the porting means.

Still further an arrangement vis proposed whereby the supporting wire is formed with offeyesj may be moved together as allowedby the bridge pieces to positionsin which the semi circular openings disengage from the support wire to allow removal of the eye mechanism.

Furthermore as another object of this invention it is proposed to associate a resilient member with the eye mechanism inv a manner so that theeye mechanism resiliently maintains its position and. maybe removedi when desired. I 1

the ar rangement of means upon the outer sides of the.

(CI. 46-40) Furthermore as another object it is proposed to arrange the resilient member mentioned inthe previous, paragraph comprising anflat spring.

adapted to be detaohably mounted upon the eye mechanism and engaging against the holding frame.

Still further the invention proposes the cutouts atthe. sides of .thehemispherical eyes in a manner so that .the eye mechanism may be directly removed against theaction of the resilient member, mentioned in the previous two para graphs.

Furthermoreasanother objector this inven-f tion a novel arrangement is proposed for constructing the. ends (of the supporting wire in a manner so that the w iremay readily bemounted in place within the dolls head. 'j Still further th invention proposes [the construction of a 'device as m'entioned whichis simple and durableand which maybe manufactured and sold 'at areasonable cost, 1

For. further comprehension" of the invention) and of theobjects and advantages thereof ,f'reierence will be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawing, and. to the appended claims in which the varidusnovel, features of the inventionfare more.particul arlyset forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a maf terial part of this disclosure:--- I l Fig. l is a transverse vertical sectional view of a dollsheadfey e mechanism according to this invention} 2 is a horizontal sectionalfview taken on the eye mechanism illustrated in Fig. 5 in position.

.Fig. .7. is another view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating a still further modified arrangement.

Fig. 8 is aperspective view of aresilient memj ber usedin the form oftheinvention shown in Fig.7. p

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary verticalsectional view taken on the line 9--9 of Fig. 7.

.Fig. 1c ,is a perspective view-oi the eye mechanism 'of- Fig;

Referringto Figs. inclusivethe eye'mechanism comprisesa pair of simllar hemispherical eyes l and H each developed from sheet material having bridge pieces l2 and I3 respectively. The stock from which the hemispherical eyes are formed also includes side portions M for developing cylindrical bearings hereinafter more fully described. The outer surface of the hemispherical eyes IB and H are pointed or in any other manner formed. with representations of the eyes and lids; The bridge pieces I2 and [3 are of slightly different widths with the wider one, namely bridge piece l3 formed with lugs l projecting from the top and bottom edges. The bridge pieces I2 and I3 conversely are slightly concaved-as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1 so as to add rigidity. These bridge. pieces are placed one against the other in face contact with each other and are slidingly associated by reason of the lugs I5 engaging over the edges of the bridge piece I2. H

The eye mechanism is also provided with a gravity member attached upon the bridge pieces in a novel, manner so as not to interfere with relative sliding of the bridge pieces. More particularly the lugs l5 extend through openings !6 formed in the gravity member H. The lugs then have theirfree ends turned. so as to maintain their positions. The' bridge piece 12 is engaged between the bridge piece l3 and the gravity member H. The gravity member comprises merely a vertical strip supporting a weight l8' at'its lower end and provided at the top and bottom ends' with cushion elements 19.

eye's extend. The portions ['4 are turned in cylin-' drical bearings M which bearings are adapted to engage into openings '22 formed at the sides in the dolls head for the purpose of 'supportingthe eyes in a manner so that they may swing to positions in which the lids cover the openings or in which the eyes are fully exposed. Accord ing to this invention the hemisphericaleyes may be moved toward each other since the bridge pieces [2 and I3 are slidably arranged for the purpose of disengaging the cylindrical bearings I4" on the openings 22 to removethe eyes. The

tolerances of the eye openings 2| and the hemispherical eyes must besufiicient to allow the re moval 'of the eyes as mentioned. Similarly the engagement of the eyes within the dolls head is very simple since it is merely necessary to extend the hemispherical eyes until the cylindrical bearings HS assume positions within the openings 22. The weight I8 is offset to one side relative to the gravity member I I so as to be in true balance when the, hemispherical eyes f0 and H are extended from each other when mounted within the dolls head. It should be noticed that the strip I1 is in fixed relation with the bridge piece l3 and therefore the weight 18 should be extended to the side of the movable hemispherical eye" I 0.

In Figs. 5 and 6 a variation of the invention has been disclosed which distinguishes from the previous form merely in the manner in which "theeye mechanism is mounted within the dolls These cushionelern'ents" "are in the form of small rubber blocks engaged head. The construction of the hemispherical eyes, their association with each other, and the gravity member is identical to the form previously described and the same parts may be recognized by the same reference numerals. The construction differs from the previous form in the provision of semicircular cutouts 23 formed with the sides of the hemispherical eyes ill and Il inlieu of the cylindrical bearings 14'. The eye mechanism is mounted within the dolls head by reason of a wire frame comprising a central handle portion 24 and oppositely directed ends 25 engaging into the openings 22 in the sides of the interior of the dolls head. The ends 25 are adapted to pass through the openings 23 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6 to hold the eye. mechanism in place. The wire frame is provided with offset portions 26 immediately adjacent the ends 22 arranged so that the hemispherical eyes It] and Il may be moved towards each other as allowed by the bridge pieces I 2 and l3- to positions in which the outer ends of the openings 23 disengage from the ends 25 so that the eye mechanism may be removed. The eye mechanism may be inserted in place conversely to the manner in which it is removed. There must be suflicient tolerances between the eyes and their sockets to allow their removal and replacement. The wire frame preferably should be made from pliable material so that it may be engaged" within thedolls head by merely forcing the ends 25 apart into position within the openings 22.

The eye mechanism may also be placed in position without disturbing the set distance between the hemispherical eyes l0 and H by-forcing the said mechanism behind the-offset portions 26. The upper portion I? of the strip I1 is made of resilient material and permits a deflection from its normal position when its upper extremity H is forced'against the inner surface of the doll head 20. The mechanism may be forced up behind offset portions 26- from the open bottom of the head, with suitable tools, first the portion H is deflected under the pressure until the concave portions or bridge pieces I?! and I3 are in alignment with the offset portions 26 where the bridge pieces snap into engaging position. In this location the doll eye mechanism is held in functioning position and strip portion I1 assumes its natural normal direction. The normal direction ofthe elastic strip portion I1 prevents accidental disengagement of the bridge pieces from the offset portions' 26 and the doll eye mechanism may be removed from head 20 only by forcing the strip portion to a' deflected position and simultaneously pulling downward on the said mechanism.

In Figs. 7-10 inclusive another form of the invention has been disclosed which is very similar to the form illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 except for the provision of another resilient arrangement to hold the eye'mechanism in place.

This resilient arrangement comprises a resilient member formed of a flat spring having a central portion 28 with sloping sides so as to be capable of being jammed in-beneath the inturned lugs 15 so as to maintain its position. This spring is formed with enlarged ends 29 adapted to engage against the offset sides 26 of the holding wire frame.

The outer ends of the hemispherical eyes I!) and l l are formed with openings 23' substantially semicircular in shape except for the fact that one of the sides is cut away to form an inclination so that the eye mechanism may be moved downwards (or upwards if sodesigned) to disengage the eye mechanism from the supporting frame as previously described. The spring 28, 25 must be moved transversely to disengage from the lugs l5. When in" place the spring 28,29 l presses against the "offset portions 326 as clearly .illustratedin Fig. 7 and so maintains the eye pieces [2 and I 3 to positions in which the open mechanism'with the hemispherical eyes extended through the opening '2I. It

This above arrangement also contains the fea ture ofthe mounting present in theform of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6, that is the hemisphericaleyes l0 and II may be moved toward each'other' as-'permitted by the bridge ings 23' disengage'from the endsof thesupport since the pointed ends 3l m'ay be ing wire frame. The ends25 'of the wire-frame distinguish slightly fromtheprevious ends in that they are formedby'slitting the ends and bending one of the halvesindicated by reference numeral at right angles toact as stops against the material of the dolls head. The other split end 3| may be {sharpened and constitutes'the portion which engagesinto the dolls hatL- The split end 30 terminates in another bent portion 32 whichalso anchors in the doll head 20 to preventanyrotary action of the wire frame. In this arrangement it is not necessary that openings be provided in the dolls head forced-into the material of the head. I 9 1 While we have'shownand described the pre-' ferred embodiment of our inverition, it is to be understood that we'do not limit ourselves to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changesand modifications coming Within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. l a 1 Having thus described ourinvention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent isgi 1. In. an eyemechanism for dolls and the like, a pair of hemispherical eyes having-opposed bridge pieces l'slidablyassociated with each other, a gravity member attached 'uponone of'said 'bridge pieces, said gravity member including a vertical strip, and lugs from said bridge piece engaging through said strip to hold the strip in place andengagingyover the edges of theother bridge piece to. simultaneously ."slidably connect the bridge pieces. l i

.2. An eye mechanism for dolls and thelike, comprising a pair of hemispherical eyes developed from sheet material and eachhaving op.- posed bridge piecesxof. the same stock slidably associated with each other, a gravity member attached upon one of said bridge pieces, and means for horizontally pivotally mounting said eyes in a dolls head, saidxbridge pieces being in face contact with each other, said gravity member including a vertical strip in contact with thefree side of one of said bridge'pieces, and lugs on l the other of said bridge pieces engageable with ,the edges of said bridge piece and engaging through openings in said strip. for mounting the eyes upon the gravity member and simultaneously holding the bridge pieces in slidable association with each other.

3. An eye mechanism for dolls and the like, comprising a pair of hemispherical eyes developed from sheet material and each having opposed bridge pieces of the same stock slidably associated with each other, a gravity member attached upon one of said bridge pieces, and means for horizontallypivotally mounting said eyes in a dolls head, comprising cylindrical bearings developed upon the outer ends ofsaid hemispheri cal eyes from the same stockand adapted to engage in openings in the .insideof the dolls head. 4. In an eye mechanism for dolls and the like,

a pair of. hemispherical eyes and each having opposed bridge pieces slidably associated with each other, and means for horizontally pivotally mountingsaid eyes in a dolls head, comprising elements projecting from the outer ends. of the hemispherical eyes and adapted to. engage in openings'in the dolls headas the bridge pieces are moved apart. I

5. In. an eye mechanism for and each having opposed bridge pieces of the same stockslidablyassociated with each other and each also having cylindrical bearings developed on the outer ends of said hemispherical eyes from the same stock for engaging openings gaged over said ends.

7..An eye mechanism for dolls and the like, comprising a pair of hemispherical eyes devel-' oped from sheet materialand each having opposed bridge piecesof the same stock slidablyassociated with each other, a gravity member attached upon one of said bridge pieces, and means for horizontallypivotally mounting said eyes in a dolls head, comprising a wire frame having opposed ends engaged upon the opposite inner sides of the dolls head, and said hemispherical eyes being formed with semicircular openings engaged over saidends, said wire frame having offset portions adapting thehemispherical eyes to'be moved together in a manner so that the semicircular openings disengage therefrom allowing removal of the eye mechanism.-

8. An eye mechanism for dollsand the like,

comprising a pair of hemispherical eyes developed from sheet material and. each having opposed bridge pieces of the same stock slidably associated with each other, a gravity member attached upon one of said bridge pieces, and means for horizontally pivotally mounting said-eyes in'a dolls head, comprising a wire frame having opposedends engaged upon the opposite inner sides of the dolls head, and said hemispherical eyes being formed with semicircular openings engaged dolls, a pair of hemispherical eyes developed from sheet stock over said ends, said wire frame including a handle at the center arranged in one continuation so i that the ends of the wire frame may be moved lalpagt to disengagethe openings in the dolls 9. An eye mechanism for dolls and the, like, comprising a pair of hemispherical eyes developed from sheet material and each having opposed bridge pieces of the same stock slidably associated with each other, a gravity member attached upon one of said bridge pieces, means for horizontally pivotally mounting said eyes in a dolls head adapted to release the eyes upon sliding of the eyes in a specificdirection, and means for resiliently holdingsaid eye mechanism from sliding in saiddirection.

. dolls' head, and comprising a wire frame having outward directedends engaged in opposite sides.

of the inside of the dolls head, said hemispherical'eyes having openings at the sides engagingsaid ends and adapted to be moved in one direction to disengage therefrom, and a resilient member'mounted upon said eye mechanism adapted to engage against the wire frame for resiliently hemispherical eyes being formed with substanholdingv the eye mechanism in place.

11. An eye mechanism for dollsand the'like,

comprising a pair of hemispherical eyes developed from sheet material and each having opposed bridge pieces of the same stock slidably associated with each other, lugs on one of said bridge pieces,

a gravity member attached upon one of said bridge pieces, means for horizontally pivotally mounting said eyes in a dolls head, and comprising a wire frame having, outward directed ends-engaged in opposite sides of the inside "of the dolls head, said hemispherical eyes having openings atthe sides engaging said ends and adapted to be moved in one direction to disengage therefrom, and a resilient member mounted upon said eye mechanism adapted to engage against the wire frame for resiliently holding the eye mechanismin place, said resilient member comprising a flat spring having a central portion with inclined sides adapted to be clampedby dolls head adapted to release the eyes. uponslid-- ing of: the eyes'in a specific direction, said gravity member including a vertical strip, lugs projecting from the edges of one of said bridge pieces engaging over the edges of the other and through openings in said vertical strip formounting the bridge pieces upon the strip and: slidably holding the bridge pieces relative to each other, a spring wedged in between said lugs, and said means for horizontally pivotally mounting said eyes including a wire frame having opposed ends mounted upon the opposite inner sides of the dolls head, said spring acting against said frame for resiliently holding the eye 'mechanism in place by holding the eyes from sliding in said dir' ection. a r

1.13. In an eye mechanism for dolls. and the like, a pair of hemispherical eyes and each having opposed bridge pieces slidably associated with each other, a gravity member attached upon one of said bridge pieces, means for horizontally pivotally mounting said eyes in a dolls head, said gravity member including a vertical strip with a weight mounted thereon, and said weight being offset from the center of the distance between said eyes in a normal position of said bridge pieces to compensate for the sliding association of the hemispherical eyes when engaged in a dolls head so that the weight then is at the center.

14. In an eye mechanism for dolls. and the like, a wire frame for supporting the. eye mechanism within the doll and including oppositely directed ends, a pair of hemispherical eye members, said tially semicircular side openings to accommodate the said wire frame when the doll eye mechanism is in. operating position, a concaved bridge piece connecting said .eye members, a perpendicular strip secured to the said bridge piece, a gravity member attached upon one side of the said perpendicular member, the other side of the perpendicular member being sufiiciently resilient to permit sliding the eyemechanism into functioning position in engagement with the said wire frame.

15. In an .eye mechanism for dolls and the like, a pair of hemi-spherical eyes and each having opposed. bridge pieces slidably associated with each other, a gravity member attached upon one' of said bridge pieces, said gravity member ineludingv a vertical strip transverse of said bridge pieces, and lugs from said bridge piece engaging through said strip, to hold the strip in place and engagingjover the edges of the other bridge piece and simultaneously slidably connecting said bridge pieces.

16. Aneye mechanismfor dolls and the like, comprising a pair of hemi-spherical eyes-developed from sheet material and each having op posed bridge pieces of'the same stock slidably associated With each other, a gravity member attached upon one of said bridge pieces, and means for horizontally pivotal-1y mounting'said eyes in a dolls head, said bridge pieces being in face contact with each other, said gravity member including a vertical, strip in contact with the free:

side of one of said bridge pieces, and lugs on the other of said bridge pieces engageable with the edges of said bridge piece and engaging. through openings in said. strip for mounting the eyes upon the gravity member and simultaneously holding the bridge pieces in slidable association with each other, said lugs being arranged upon the edge of the .bridge piece.

WILLIAM LORENZ. LAZURUS W. POLLACK.

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