US2662340A - Doll eyes - Google Patents

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Dec. 15, 1953 B. sAMUELs ETAL 2,662,340

' DOLL EYES Filed Dec. 16, 1949 JNVENTORS Befyqm/n ou/s Samue/s.

Patented Dec. 15, 1953 DOLL EYES Benjamin Louis Samuelsv and Oscar Duster, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, assignors to Reliable Plastics Co., Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a corporation of Ontario Application December 16, 1949, Serial No. 133,292

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a new and improved eye-set for dolls and other toys, to a new and improved combination between an eye-set and the head of a doll or other toy, and to a new and improved combination between an eye-set and the head and body of a doll or other toy. Whenever a doll is referred to herein, it includes other figures.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a turnable eye-set in which the eyes are molded integrally with a depending bar whose weight biases the eyes of said eye-set to their normal open position when the doll-head is vertical, in which case said depending biasing bar may be vertical. In such vertical position, the lower end of said biasing bar may abut a part of the inner wall of said head, thus providing a stop for limiting the turning movement of the eye-set in the eye-opening direction, thus maintaining the eyes in open position.

Another object of the invention is to provide an eye-set in which the eyes remain open and motionless during part of the rotation of the doll to a reclining position and in which the eyes open before the doll is brought back to a vertical position.

A further object is an eye-set which enables simulation of the closing of the eyes to be accomplished in a smooth and'natural manner as the doll is reclined.

Other objects and features of the invention are stated in the annexed description and drawings, which disclose a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 1 is an inner elevation at the rear of the front head-section, also showing the upper part of the front body-section, the longitudinal axis of the doll being shown in the vertical position;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective View of the eye-set unit;

' Fig. 3 is a front perspective view of the eyeset unit;

' Fig. 4 is a front perspective view of the retaining bar;

Fig.'.5 is an inner elevation at the rear of the front head-section, showing it assembled with the eye-set unit and the retaining bar, a part of thev representation of the retaining bar being omitted;

Fig. 6 is an inner elevation of the rear headseotion, also showing the upper part of the rear body-section; and

Fig. 7 is a transverse vertical section on the lines A-A of Figs. and 6, showing the complete assembly. 1 A y l I (CLM-169) In this embodiment, the head and body of the doll comprise a .front head-section IIl which is integral with a front body-section Ia, and a rear head-section II which is integral with a rear body-section IIa. Only the upper parts of the body-sections Ia and IIa are shown. The body I 00L- I Ia may be of any conventional shape, and it may be provided with arm-sockets and leg-sockets in which the respective limbs are attached to the body. As above-noted, each section IU-Illa and II-IIa may be molded as a separate one-piece unit from a suitable plastic. The parts may be made of any material and in the broader aspects of the invention, each unit which is described herein as a one-piece unit may be made of a pluralityof parts which are xed to each other.

The rear edge-wall of the front section Ill-I Ila is provided with a series of rearwardly projecting lugs L. The front edge-wall of the rear section II-I Ia is provided with a series of sockets S. The two sections of the head and body are assembled by locating Ythe-lugs L in their respective sockets S. This embodiment has la neck whose narrowest portion is at N.

The front head-section I Il is provided with transversely disposed eye-openings or eye-sockets I2, whose edge-walls are bevelled so that said walls are rearwardly enlarged, in order to position the eye-members I'I accurately for turning movement in said eye-openings I2. y

Transversely alined bearings I3 are molded in-v tegrally with the inner wall of front section I0. Each bearing I3 includes two'vertically superposed sockets I5 and an intermediate bearingrecess I4, which is open at its rear and also adjacent the respective eye-opening I2.

The eye-set I6 may be molded from iiesh-colcred plastic as a one-piece unit. It comprises two cup-shaped eye-shells I1, which are integral with a transverse bridge I8 and in axial alignment. Each eye-shell Il has an integral pivotlug I9, which extends transversely outwardly from the respective eye-shell Il. These pivotlugs I9 iit turnably in the bearing-recesses i4 of bearings I3. The outer convex face of each, eyeshell I'I is marked or decorated in any manner to provide imitationeyes which include a white sclerotic 20, a colored iris 2|, and a colored pupil 22. These surface markings 'may be applied to pieces of paper or other material, which are affixed to the convex outer surfaces of eye-shells Il. Alternatively, a separately molded iris may be inserted'intothe eye-shells I'I.l This iris would 'be decorated` to simulate aneyew The bridge I8 is integral with a depending blasing bar 25, which has a biasing weight, 23, in the form in this embodiment of an enlargement of the bar.

When the doll is held in normal upright and vertical position, the biasing bar 25 is vertical, and its lower end abuts a stop. abutnent which may bel in anyl suitable partl of the doll', as in the front head-section I0, or at the neck joint of the head and body. The imitation eyes; are then centered in the eye-openings I2. *y

At its upper end, the bridge I8 is integral with a laterally and rearwardlyr profecting lug. 21, which functions as a second, weights when? the? doll is in said normal upright and vertical por4 sition, said projection 21 may optionally abut the upper edge of the retaining han 248. or there may be a clearance between projection 2' l and retaining bar 28. The weight of the stop-lug- 21 also provides additional3 force to bias the eye- Set, I6 to turn counterclncltwise relativa to the head; II-I0 as. viewedv in"n '1, in' orden' te maintain the imitation eyes centered-'in t-h'oeyee Open-ings,v I2; when doll is. vertical' with'.L its head above its,` body. Hence two'stopsmeans are Shown in this embodiment; for saidi counterclockwise: turninglvmevements of the eye la, in order to maintainlthe imitation eyes in said centered position It. will be. notedy thatithdweights 23' and 2f!! are in axial alignment.and spaced ort opposite sidesl of the bridge member l8r. The-rearwardly projectinglug on .weight Nmap be vof diererrt shape from that shownrbut it?. is; preferred te utilize a shape whichis; cylindricalin' nature-e) When the doll' is; inclinedfrearwardly' in a corina terclockwise direction from its position of Fig. 71, theL eye-set, I5 is turned clockwise' aoundlthe axis of pivot-lug Irelative to-.head Hee-IU by' thelbi'asing bar 25 and its weightnf whose torque exceeds that4 o1", projeotionu2't.. until the eye-shells' I1 are turnedto-conceal the imitatio'i'i eyes', and-to expose only their upper iesh'-colored-portionsA throughthea eye-openings |221, thus simulating closed'eye-f lids and a sleeping` position; et' the delli.l

The eye-set I 61 is trnablyfleldii-i position by a retaining bar 28 which; has lateral and? forwardl'yh extending anges 30- andi-andar wail'which hasconcave top and` bettomedg'eel Each Harige 3U' has twofintegral studs` 3| at itsi-ff'rcntedge. These studs 3| t respectiyeiyixif the'1 recesses ersoclcets I5 of the respective P2.

Asshown inFi'gs. 6 and' 'Ff theinuer face or-rear' section'V I I: has` a lateral andforwardlyeextendirfg integral lugvv or proj'eetidrii 32. .Whe-n` the parts are assembled,` thetip or? proi'eeton 32j frml'yV abuts the rear face of'walli No'retainingbarf, thus: holding the retaining barf in position in the assembled doll,` andmaking it unnecessary to x'the retaining bar 28 a'dti'e'sivel` di o'tlierwisel*1in`- the front,head-'section- I0;

The parts are easily assembled'ds* follows The pivot-lugs I@ are;l iii-the bearing# recesses Il; ofr bearings I3.-' so that the-eye'ishells I1 are locatedproperly` in the;.=eyeopenings |12.

The lugs; orI studs.V 3l: ofthe retaining han' 281 arethenv located insocketssls @bearings I3. 'l-iisE can be done while thefreut, head-section Inf isi in horizontal position:

The two sections ofI thefheatk and'. lwdi" are their intertted byf meansoilueis Llandsackets: s and said sections. are thenA ixed` adbesivelyf '0r @theta wise to eachothen along theirfiunctinnzedges--` whienare, deiined by line 13er As shown in Fig.; lathe tinretrxeiactmmnamts the rear face of rear Wall 29 of retaining bar 28, so that it is unnecessary to x retaining bar 28 to front head-section I0, adhesively or otherwise. although this may be done prior to assembling the sections I0 and I I.

Also, in some toys, the toy gure may only have a: single eye. In such casathe respective headsection will have only a single eye-opening and the eye-set will have only a single imitation eye.

Such modification is an obvious equivalent for the device described herein and is within the scope of the appended claims.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention disclosed herein the-eye-set has been described as being molded in' one piece from suitable plastic material. However, other forms of construction such as assembly from individual units which may be of metallic or non-metallic material should be considered to be equivalent to the construction described. y

A preferred' embodiment of" the invention has been disclosed, but the scope of the invention includes numerous changes, omissions. additions and? substitutions, and also sub-'combinations of the complete combination.

We claim;

1'. A hollow-d l1head consisting of four molded plastic one-piece units, said units being a front head-section andA a rear head-section'whichY are fixed to each other,V a turnable eye-set. and a reltaining bar said doll-head having; a longitudinal axis, said front, head-section having spaccdflaterally directedbearings at the rear face of its front wall, said bearings' being located ori a line. which is transverse to said longitudinal axis. said front wall having spacedl eye-openings' located, on` said. transverse line intermediate said bearings, each bearing having a lateral' bearing recess which. is open at its rear end)l said bearings also. having rearwardly directed sockets located above and below said bearing recesses,V said eyefset having pivot-lugs located turnably in said bearing recesses. and' havingv eyeemembers which have simulations of eyes an'dwhich. are, located turn-- ably in said eye-openings, said eye-set also hav'- ing biasing weight means which maintain'said simulations in said'eye-openingsA when said dollhead is in upright vertical position andl which turn said eye-set to shift saidV simulations out of ysaid eye-openings when said head1 is til-tedz rearwardl'y from said upright' vertical position.. said.'

retaining bar having studswhich are located inl which said biasing weight means comprise adepending bar which abuts said' front-head section when said. simulationsare, in said; eye-openings and a rearwardly extending projection which` then abuts the upper face. of saidy retainingbar.

3'.. A hollow doll-headaccordingto claim l, in which said eye-set. has a. rearwardly extendingv projection which abuts the upper face of said re.=V

taining bar when said simulations are in said eye.-A openings.

BENJAMIN LoUlsj OSCAR Dos'ma.

(References on following page) References Cited in the file of this patent Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Frisch et al May 26, 1925 Wilhelm May 24, 1932 Peake Apr. 25, 1933 Andes May 16, 1933 Lorenz et al May 21, 1935 Paganello May 12, 1936 Number Number Name Date Hoiman Dec. 10, 1940 Wilhelm Mar. 27, 1951 Baggott Aug. 28, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Brita-in Jan. 2, 1942 Great Britain Mar. 11, 1942

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