US2151456A - Doll voice and mounting for same - Google Patents

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March 21, 1939. J. H. WILHELM 7 2,151,456

DOLL VOLCE AND MOUNTING FOR SAME Filed Feb. 5, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet l T 42 22 0 so INVENTOR John H.Wi\he\m I ATTORNEYS March 21, 1939.

' J. H. WILHELM DOLL VOICE AND MOUNTING FOR SAME Filed Feb. 5, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR John H. Wilhdm BY v / F AM ATTORNEYS DOLL VOICE AND MOUNTING FOR SAME Filed Feb. 5, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR John HWilhelm' ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE John H. Wilhelm, Hamilton Beach, N. Y., assignor to Voices, Incorporated, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Application February 5, 1935, Serial No. 5,024

23 Claims.

This invention relates to toys, and more particularly to dolls provided with .a .sound producing device, as well as to sound producing devices therefor.

Dolls provided with sound producing devices have ordinarily been of the stufled type, the body being fabric filled with a suitable filler which is removed at the center near the back to make room for the so-called voice. The voice, whether of the crier or articulative or mama type, is commonly made cylindrical with a cap at one end provided with numerous holes for sound discharge. This cap is disposed at the back of the doll and is concealed by the fabric covering the doll body. The stuffing of? the doll body effectively holds the voice in place. I Dolls having hollow bodies are popular, especially those made of rubber, but have not heretofore been provided with voices because of the difliculty of securely mounting a voice within a hollow body. Furthermore, the trend in manufacture is toward the production of realistic dolls which may be undressed and dressed, and it is therefore objectionable to disfigure the body with a large circular opening in the back exposing the end of a voice itself perforated with numerous sound discharge openings. The primary object of my invention .is to overcome the foregoing difiiculties and to provide a practical 30 inexpensive secure mounting for a voice within a hollow doll body while requiring only a single small discharge hole which may, if desired, be located at the navel of the body.

Further objects of my invention are to improve the voice or sound producing device per so with a view to obtaining a loud concentrated sounddischarge of substantially constant volume. Still further objects are to facilitate mounting of the voice in a doll body so that the voice may 40 be mounted on either a half or a whole body; to' make unnecessary the use of machinery other than a simple hand punch; and to effectively prevent injury to the voice during the mounting operation.

Still another object of my invention resides in the provision of a flexible doll having a voice capable of dual operation, the voice being actuated either gravitationally or by compression of the flexible body, all without in any way increasing the complexity of the voice.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and other objects which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the voice and doll body elements and their relation one to the other as hereinafter are more particularly described in the specification and sought to be defined in the claims. The specification is accompanied by drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a horizontal section taken through a hollow doll body with a voice mounted therein;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the sound discharge opening;

Fig. 3 is a section through a modified voice mounted .at the back of a doll body;

Fig. 4 is a similar voice arranged for mounting at the front of a doll body;

Fig. 5 is a section through an articulative voice mounted at the back of a doll body;

Fig. 6 is a similar voice mounted at the front of a rubber body;

Fig. '7 is a section through a preferred form of voice mounted in a hollow rigid body;

Fig, 8 is a modification showing the application .of the same voice to a flexible rubber body;

Fig. 9 illustrates the method of mounting the voice in a half doll body;

Fig. 10 illustrates the method of mounting the voice in a whole doll body;

Figs. '11 and 12 are explanatory of the dual operation of the voice when mounted in a substantially imperforate flexible body; and

Fig. 13 is a modification of the voice shown in Fig. 7.

Referring to the drawings, the invention comprises a voice generally designated V and having at one end a cap 0 provided with an outwardly projecting tubular sound passage T. The voice is mounted in a body B having an opening 0 dimensioned to receive the tubular sound passage T the outer end of which is flanged outwardly to hold the voice in place.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the voice comprises a preferably cardboard cylindrical casing wall l2 protectively housing a preferably .frustro-conically shaped flexible bellows cloth M. The small end of the bellows is closed by an imperforate weighty head I6 made in the present instance of a heavy inner member l8 and a flanged sheet metal cover plate 20, the end of the bellows being received and tightly .clamped between weight I 8 and cover plate 20. The large end of the bellows is closed by a cap 2.2 which serves also to close the end of casing wall l2 and to secure the bellows to the casing. The opposite end of'the casing may be closed by a suitable cap 24 perforated as, for example, at 26, in order to provide communication between the space surrounding the bellows and the relatively large chamber within the doll body.

The closure 22 is preferably stepped, as is indicated at 28, in order to form the outer part of a sound box 30 the inner part of which is defined by a flanged disc 32. Disc 32 is incised and appropriately deformed at 34 to receive a reed assembly R. This assembly is of conventional type comprising a vibratile reed 35, an adjacent channel member 38, and a clip securing the stationary end of the reed to the channel member. As will be understood by those skilled in the art, the reed assembly R is sealed in disc 32, as by the use of wax. It will also be understood that air expelled from the bellows when the voice is inverted and head I6 descends, is forced through the reed assembly R, thereby producing a crying sound which passes from the chamber passage T.

In the present case, the tubular passage T is formed integrally with the cap 22, and the voice is secured on the wall of the body by flanging the end of the tube outwardly, as is indicated at 42. This may be accomplished by appropriate means such as a spinning machine, while holding the voice in the front half 44 of the doll body and before cementing the front half 44 to the back half 46 of the body.

It should be noted that contrary to conventional practice, the sound producing reed is mounted at the fixed end of the voice instead of being mounted on the movable weighty head I6. This change in construction brings and maintains the reed assembly R. immediately adjacent the sound discharge opening,'thus increasing the volume of sound actually heard outside the doll.

Referring now to Fig. 3, I show the upper part of a voice V the lower part of which is identical with that shown in Fig. 1. The upper part differs in that thechannel 50 for the reed assembly R is formed integrally with a closure disc or plate 52 which extends entirely across the end of the voice. The reed 54 is secured to plate 52 by a rivet 56. means of an outer cap 68 flanged over the end of the voice at 62. Cap 68 is in the present instance provided with two tubular sound passages, and these passages take the form of eyelets 66 made separately from cap 68 and'subsequently applied thereto. Eyelets 66 pass through mating holes in the doll body and are flanged outwardly at 68 to lock the voice in place. In the present case the voice is secured to the rear rather than the front wall of the doll body, and the object is to minimize the size and conspicuousness of the eyelets rather than to simulate a specific body opening.

In Fig. 4 I show a similar voice modified for mounting on the front wall of the doll body at the naval opening. To this end, only cap C need be changed, it being provided with a single eyelet 10 which is flanged outwardly at I2. In the present case I also illustrate how eyelet I8 may be stepped, as is indicated at 14, thereby providing a surface opposed to flange 12 for locking the eyelet securely in place without straining the parts of the voice, and at the same time providing clearance at 16 to compensate for the. convex curvature of the front of the doll body.

In Fig. 5 I illustrate how some features of my invention may be applied to an articulative or socalled "mama voice. This voice is similar to the crier in comprising a cylindrical casing wall 88 protectively housing a flexible bellows 82 closed at its inner end by a movable weighty head 84 and at its outer end by a cap 86. Sound is produced by a, reed assembly R mounted in a valve tube 88 extending between cap 86 and a cap 90 at the A sound chamber 58 is provided by opposite end of the casing. Air compressed in the bellows passes through a passage 92 at the lower end of tube 88 and thence through reed assembly R, thereby producing a tone.

The head 84 is initially at the top of tube 88,

and the passage of sound from tube 88 is greatly constrictedit taking place only through the relatively tiny opening 94 provided at the top end of the tube. When the inner part 96 of head 84 passes the slot 98 extending peripherally around tube 88, sound is very freely discharged between the inner and outer parts 96 and 84 of the head and thence through holes 99. When the outer part 84 of the head reaches slot 98, the discharge of sound is againrestricted to the tiny opening 94. Then, when the outer part 84 of the head falls below slot 88, the sound is freely discharged through slot 98. These successive steps in the operation of the voice correspond to the consonant and vowel sounds in the word mama.

The thus-modulated sound is discharged through tubular'sound passages here formed by eyelets I88 connected at their inner ends to the cap SUand flanged at their outer ends over the body wall. In the present species of the invention, like that shown in Fig. 3, the voice is mounted on the back rather than the front of the body. In Fig. 6 I illustrate'a substantially similar mama voice mounted on the front wall of a doll body. For this purpose; a single eyelet I82 is employed, the eyelet preferably being enlarged at I4 and secured to the cap or closure I03 ofthe voice, as by the use of appropriate tongue and slot connectionsIBB. The cap' l86 is perforated to form sound discharge holes I I8 located within the enlargement I84 of the eyelet. In this manner the sound from the voice is confined and directed through the tubular sound discharge passage.

In this figure I may direct attention to the preferably counter-sunk washer II2;over which eyelet I82 is flanged at II4. I consider the use of sucha washer desirable when mounting the voice on a flexible rubber body. I may also direct attention to the annular wall IIS molded on the interior of the body, which forms a cup or recess receiving and supporting the body of the voice. This additional support for the voice may be provided in connection with any of the arrangements herein disclosed, but from my experience is needed if at all only in connection withiarticulative voices which ordinarily are" larger and heavier than simple criers.

A form of my invention having special advantages is illustrated in Fig. '7 in which it will be seen that the voice, like that shown in Fig. 1, comprises a cylindrical casing wall I 2 protectively housing a flexible bellows I4 the movable end of which is closed by an imperforate weighty head I6 including an inner weight I8 and a sheet metal cover plate 20. The lower end of cylinder I2 is closed by a cap I20, while the upper end is closed by cap C which here is centrally apertured at I22. V

The tubular sound discharge member T is a separate tubular element which passes through cap C and projects inwardly therefrom a substantial distance, as is indicated at I24. The lower end of mounted on the voice by passing the same through an opening in the side wall of tube I24 inside of cap C, as is clearly shown in the drawings. The flt between tube I24 and closure I26 and the cap C is made airtight, and the opening around the reed assembly R is waxed or other- Wise treated to the same end.

While the weighty head I6 of the bellows is imperforate and substantially leak-proof in operation, the cover plate 20 thereof is preferably apertured at I32 in alignment with tube I24. The cap I20 is similarly apertured at I34.

Thereason for this construction will be evident from consideration of Fig. 9 in which I illusmovement. curled' or flanged outwardly by using a simple trate how the voice is mounted in a half doll body I36. Tubular projection T in unflanged condition is inserted-through the navel opening I36 of the doll, and the voice and half body are slipped over a support rod or anvil I38 projecting upwardly from a suitable base I40. Rod I 38 passes through apertures I32 and I34 and bears directly on the lower side of weight I8 the upper side of which in turn bears against the end closure I26 of the sound discharge tube. It will be noted in Fig. 9 that the internal projection I24 of the tube is so dimensioned that the tube is directly supported by rod I38, while the head I6 of the bellows still has at least a little clearance for further The outer end of the tube is then curling punch I42 having an appropriately shaped end I44. This punch may be operated by a press or simply hit with a hammer, and the reaction to the flanging pressure is taken directly by support rod I38 without any possibility of injury to the working parts of the voice. This ability to support the tube against a direct axial blow makes unnecessary the useof spinning machinery or other complicated mechanism for providing the flange I30 on the outer end of the tube.

If the body is a rigid pulp body, the mating back half is next cemented to the front half, after which the body may be sized and appropriately painted by dipping or spraying. At this time it is desirable to protect the voice, and it may be sealed in a very simple manner by inserting a cork or stopper I46 of appropriate size in the navel opening or sound discharge tube, as is illustrated in Fig. 7. It will be understood that the sound discharge tubes in the various forms of the invention heretofore described may be similarly stopped during sizing or painting of the doll body.

When mounting the voice in a soft rubber body, I consider it desirable to enlarge the effective area of the flange at the outer end of the sound discharge tube by using a suitable washer. This feature is illustrated in Fig. 8 which is a fragmentary view similar to that shown in Fig. I

except that the wall I48 of the doll body is made of rubber and a preferably flanged washer I50 is inserted around tube T from the outside of the body before the tube is flanged outwardly at I52.

Rubber bodies are sometimes molded in one piece instead of separate front and back halves. The manner in which the voice may be applied to such a body is illustrated in Fig. 10 in which I show a soft rubber body I54 having a neck opening I56 large enough or sufficiently expansible to receive the voice V. The voice is supported on a rod or anvil I58 mounted at the inner end of a rigid support arm I60 which passes through neck opening I56 during the mounting operation. The voice is mounted just as heretofore described, the-outer end of the sound discharge tube being curled or flanged outwardly by a suitable curling punch I42.

Although the rubber doll body has relatively large openings or sockets I62 and I64 to receive arms and legs, as well as the neck opening I56 which receives the doll head, the body when completed is substantially imperforate. This fact makes it possible to operate the voice not only by gravity but also by compression of the doll body. Referring to Fig. 11, it will be noted that the arms and legs have ball-shaped ends I66 and I68 and are held in the doll by appropriate resilient means I10. The head H2 is similarly fitted in the neck opening I56, and the elastic nature of the parts results in a substantially airtight fit, at least as against sudden compression of the body. When the body is compressed, deforming the same from the shape shown in broken lines at IN to that shown in solid lines at I'M, the increased pressure is freely transmitted from the body to the voice chamber surrounding the bellows, and the head I6 is therefore elevated. In other words, the atmospheric pressure transmitted from outside the doll body to the inside of the bellows is less than the pressure surrounding the bellows, and the latter is accordingly compressed, thus actuating the voice.

In Fig. 12 I show the rubber doll body arranged face downwardly. When first placed in this position the voice is, of course, actuated gravitationally and head I6 then remains at the bottom of the casing. If the body is compressed from the solid line position I16 to the dotted line position I16 and then suddenly released, the head I6 is drawn upwardly. It thereupon again sinks to lowermost position, thereby actuating the voice. It will be understood that the doll body is not truly leak-proof but is merely sufliciently tight to causea response to sudden changes in volume. The body if truly leak-proof might tend to excessively damp the gravitational operation of the voice.

Referring now to Fig. 13, I show a voice very similar to that illustrated in Fig. 7 but modified by reversing the bellows. This voice, like that previously described, comprises a preferably cardboard cylindrical casing I2 protectively housing a flexible bellows I4 actuated by a weighty head I6. In the present case, however, the stationary end of bellows cloth I4 is attached to the casing at the end remote from the sound discharge opening by means of a cap I80. This cap is apertured at I82 to vent the interior of the bellows and to receive the anvil or support rod heretofore described. The assembly of the cap C, tube T, and sound producing reed R is just like that heretofore described, but in the present case the cap C is secured directly to the upper or sound discharge end of cylindrical casing I2 without the interposition of bellows cloth. The weighty head I6 may be made as heretofore described, by assembling an imperforate inner weight member I8 and a sheet metal cover plate I84. Cover plate I84 is depressed at I86 to clear the inner end or cap I26 of sound discharge tube T.

In operation, the weight falls very freely, and this is probably due to the fact that air is compressed outside the bellows rather than inside the bellows, which helps keep the weight freely centered and away from the casing wall during movement.

It is believed that the mode of constructing and using my invention, as well as the many advantages thereof, will be apparent from the foregoing detailed description. The invention makes it possible to mount a doll voice in a hollow toy or doll body without disfiguring the body and Without impeding the sound discharge. 'Illie mounting is provided in a simple and inexpensive manner and is sufficiently strong to withstand abuse of the doll. The voice itself is improved, the sound emitted being loud and distinct, and this, I believe, is due largely to the fact that the reed assembly is stationarily located immediately at the sound discharge opening instead of being mounted on the movable weight in which case it is remote from the sound discharge opening for at least part of the operating period. In the preferred form of voice illustrated in Fig. 7, the sound is probably further concentrated because of the mounting of the reed assembly directly in a discharge tube of small dimension. The Voice is readily mounted not only in a half body but also in a whole body, and in preferred form the outer end of the sound discharge tube may be solidly curled or flanged outwardly without using spinning or like machinery. The internal construction of the voice is such that injury to the voice during the mounting operation is effectually guarded against. When mounted in a substantially imperforate flexible rubber body, the voice is capable of dual operation either gravitationally or by compression of the doll body.

It will be apparent that while I have shown and described my invention in preferred forms, many changes and modifications may be made in the structures disclosed, without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A toy voice comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, an imperforate weighty head secured to one end of said bellows, a first cap at the other end of the bellows and one end of the easing, a second cap at the other end of the easing, and a sound producing element mounted on one of said caps.

2. A toy voice comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, an imperforate weighty head secured to one end of said bellows, a first cap at the other end of the bellows and one end of the casing, a second cap at the other end of the casing, a sound producing element mounted on one of said caps, and means on said cap for mounting the voice on the wall of a doll body. 7

3. A toy voice comprising a cylindrical casing wall, a frusto-conical flexible bellows therein, an imperforate weighty head secured to and closing the small end of said bellows, a first cap at the large end of the bellows and one'end of the cylindrical casing wall, a second cap at the other end of the casing, a sound producing element mounted on one of said caps, and a sound discharge passage leading from said element through the cap on which it is mounted.

4. A doll voice comprising a cylindrical casing wall, a frusto-conical flexible bellows therein, an imperforate weighty head secured to and closing the small end of said bellows, a first cap closing the large end of the bellows and one end of the cylindrical casing wall and securing the large end of the bellows thereto, a second cap at the other end of the casing, a sound producing element mounted on one of said caps, a sound discharge passage leading from said element through the cap, and means on said cap for mounting the voice on the wall of a doll body.

5. A toy voice comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing one end of said bellows, a first cap closing the other end of the bellows and one end 6. A toy voice comprising a cylindrical casing wall, a frusto-conical flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing the small end of said bellows, a first cap closing the large end of the bellows and one end of the cylindrical casing wall and securing the large end of the bellows thereto, a second cap at the other end of the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through and secured to: one of said caps, means closing the inner end of said tube, and a sound producing reed with adjacent channel member passing through and mounted on the side wall of said tube within said casing.

7. A doll having a hollow body with a hole therein, and a voice in said body comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing one end of said bellows, a first cap closing one end of the casing and securing the other end of the bellows thereto, a second cap atthe other end of the casing, a sound producing reed mounted near one of said caps, and a tubular sound passage projecting outwardly from said latter cap through the hole in the body and serving to hold the voice in place.

8. A doll having a hollow body with a hole therein, and a voice in said body comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing one end of said bellows, a

first cap closing one end of the casing and securing the other end of the bellows thereto, a second cap at the other end of the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through and secured to one of said caps, means closing the inner end of said tube, and a sound producing reed mounted on said tube within said casing, the outer end of said tube passing through the hole in the body and being flanged outwardly to hold the voice in place.

9. A doll having a hollow body with a hole at the navel thereof, and a voice in said bodycomprising a cylindrical casing wall, a frustro-conical flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing the small end of said bellows, a first cap closing one end of the cylindrical casing wall and securing the large end of the bellows thereto, a second cap at the other end of the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through and secured to one of said caps, means closing the inner end of said tube, and a sound producing reed and adjacent channel member passing.

through and mounted on the Wall of said, tube within said casing, theouter end of said tube passing through the naval opening of thebody and being flanged outwardly to hold the voice in place in the body. 7 r

10. A doll having a hollow body with a hole at the navel thereof, and a voice in s aid body comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing one end of said bellows, a first cap closing one end of the cylindrical casing wall and securing one end of the bellows thereto, a second cap at the other end of the casing, a sound discharge tube on one of said caps, and a sound producing reed assembly mounted near said second cap, the outer end of said tube passing through the navel opening of the body and being flanged outwardly to hold the voice in place in the body.

11. A doll having'a hollow flexible rubber body with a hole at the'navel thereof, and a'voice in said body comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing.

one end of said bellows, a sheet metal cap closing oneend of the cylindrical casing wall and securing one end of the bellows thereto, a sound discharge tube on said cap, and a sound producing reed assembly mounted on said cap, the outer end of said tube passing through the navel opening of the body and being flanged outwardly to hold the voice in place in the body.

12. A toy voice comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to one end of said bellows, a sheet'metal cap closing one end ofthe casing, a sound discharge tube passing through and secured to said cap, means closing the inner end of said tube, a sound producing reed assembly mounted on the side wall of said tube within said cap, and a second cap closing the opposite end of the casing, said lastnamed cap being cut away in alignment with the aforesaid tube.

13. A doll crier comprising a cylindrical casing wall, a frusto-c'onical flexible bellows therein, an imperfcrate weighty head secured to and closing the small end of. said bellows, said head including a heavy metallic member within the bellows and a thin sheet metal cover plate outside the bellows, the small end of the bellows being received and clamped between said member and cover plate, a first cap closing one end of the cylindrical casing wall and securing the large end of the bellows thereto, a second cap at the other end of the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through one of said caps, and a sound producing reed and adjacent channel member leading into said tube within said casing.

14. A doll voice comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, an imperforate weighty head secured to and closing one end of said bellows, said head including a heavy metallic member within the bellows and a thin sheet metal cover plate outside the bellows, the end of the bellows being received and clamped between said member and cover plate, a sheet metal cap at one end of the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through and secured to said cap, means closing the inner end of said tube, and a sound producing reed and adjacent channel member passing through and mounted on. the side Wall of said tube within said cap, a cap closing the opposite end of the casing, said last-named cap being apertured in axial alignment with the aforesaid tube.

15. A doll having a hollow body with a hole therein, and a voice in said body comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing one end of said bellows, a sheet metal cap closing one end of the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through and secured to said cap, sound producing means, and a cap closing the opposite end of the casing, said last-named cap being perforated in alignment with the aforesaid tube, said sound discharge tube passing through the body hole and serving to hold the voice in place.

16. A doll having a hollow body with a hole the-rein, and a voice in said body comprising a cylindrical casing wall, a frusto-conical flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing the small end of said bellows, said head including two mating metallic members, the small end of the bellows being received and clamped between said members, a first cap closing one end of, the cylindrical casing wall and securing the large end of the bellows thereto, a second cap at the other end of the casing, an unobstructed sound discharge tube having its outer end projecting outwardly from one of said caps and its inner end passing through and strongly" secured to said cap, and sound producing means, the outer end of said sound discharge tube passing through the body hole and. serving first, to hold the voice in place, and second, as the regu-- lar sound discharge passage of the voice.

17. A doll having a hollow body with a hole at the navel, and a voice in said body comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, an imperforate weighty head secured to and closing the,

small end of said bellows, said head including a heavy metallic member within the bellows and a thin sheet metal cover plate outside the bellows, the end of the bellows being received and clamped between said member and cover plate, a first cap closing one end of the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through said cap, sound producing means at the side of said tube within said casing, and a second cap closing the opposite end of the casing, said last-named cap being perforated in axial alignment with the aforesaid tube, said sound discharge tube passing through the body hole and serving to hold the voice in place.

18. The method of mounting in a hollow doll body having an opening, a voice comprising a casing having a cap at one end with a tubular sound discharge member passing through said cap and closed .at its inner end but open at its outer end, an apertured cap at its opposite end,

and a bellows with a weighty head movable within said casing, which includes the steps of passing the outer end of the tubular sound discharge element through the opening, passing a support member through the apertured cap and thereby bringing the weighty head against the inner end of the sound discharge tube in order to support the same, and then flanging the outer end of the tube outwardly against the outside of the body wall, the reaction of said fianging force being taken by the aforesaid support member.

19. A toy voice comprising a casing having a sheet metal cap at the sound discharge end thereof, a sound producing reed mounted on said cap, .a bellows with an imperforate weighty movable head at one end thereof, and an apertured cap at the other end of the bellows securing the same to the other end of the casing.

20. A toy voice comprising a casing having a sheet metal cap at the sound discharge end thereof, said cap having a tubular sound discharge member projecting outwardly therefrom and adapted to pass througha doll body opening and to hold the voice in place, a sound producing reed mounted at the sound discharge end of the voice, a bellows with a weighty movable head at one end thereof, and an apertured cap securing the other end. of the bellows to the other end of the casing.

21. A toy Voice comprising a cylindrical casing wall, a frusto-conical flexible bellows therein, a weighty head secured to and closing the small end of the bellows, an apertured sheet metal cap closing the large end of the bellows and securing the same to one end of the cylindrical casing, a sheet metal cap closing the other end of the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through and secured to said cap, means closing the inner end of said tube, and a sound producing reed with 22. A doll voice comprising a casing, a flexible bellows therein, an imperforate weighty head 'secured to and closing one end of said bellows, said head including a heavy metallic member within the bellows and. a thin sheet metal cover plate outside the bellows, the end of the bellows being received and clamped between said member and cover plate, a first sheet metal cap securing the opposite end of the bellows to one end of the easing, a second sheet metal cap at the other endof the casing, a sound discharge tube passing through and secured to the latter cap, means closing the inner end of said tube, and a sound producing reed and adjacent channel member passing through and mounted on the side wall of said tube within said cap, the first-mentioned cap being apertured in axial alignment with the aforesaid tube.

23. The combination with a hollow flexible rubber doll body having an opening at the navel but being otherwise substantially imperforate, of a voice comprising a perforate casing having a cap at one end with an unobstructed tubular sound discharge member, a bellows with a movable weighty head within said casing, said tubular sound discharge member being strongly secured to the cap and passing through the aforesaid navel opening and being flanged outwardly cation between the body and bellows through the perforate casing.

' JOHN' H. WILHELM.

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