US3653152A - Doll pullstring-controlled secondary animation - Google Patents
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- the attachment includes a mechanism for being driven exclusively by the string as it is drawn back into the doll during unwinding of the spring, this mechanism in turn controlling a visible secondary animation function, e.g., movement of a car in which the doll is placed or the sitting up of the doll in a carriage.
- a visible secondary animation function e.g., movement of a car in which the doll is placed or the sitting up of the doll in a carriage.
- This invention relates to dolls incorporating spring-driven motors, and more particularly to dolls in which the pullstring used to wind up the motor is utilized during running of the motor to control a secondary animation function.
- Spring motors are provided in doll bodies to perform many different functions.
- a spring motor can be provided to drive a miniature record turntable in a talking" doll.
- the spring motor As a pullstring is withdrawn from the doll body by the child, the spring motor is wound up. Upon release of the string the motor spring unwinds, the motor is driven, and the turntable rotates. A stylus in contact with the record on the turntable causes a message to be heard. As the motor spring unwinds, the string is drawn back into the doll body in preparation for another play.
- a spring motor is used to move the head and legs of a doll.
- the motor rotates a drive shaft.
- the drive shaft in turn causes the doll head to nod back and forth and the legs to simulate a walking movement.
- the string used to wind up the spring motor in prior art dolls serves no other functions. There are some minor exceptions to this rule; for example, in some cases the string has been used to control engagement and disengagement of a stylus and record medium in a talking doll. But even in those cases where the string has been used for some purposes in addition to winding up the spring, the function controlled by the string has been directly related (or a part of) the overall function controlled by the spring motor.
- lt is another object of my invention to so utilize the pullstring to effect secondary animation, that is, visible displacement of the doll.
- the same doll is placed in a carriage.
- the string is extended through a pivoted backplate underneath the doll body.
- the string simply passes through a hole in the backplate.
- the backplate is raised. This in turn causes the doll to sit up inside the carriage.
- the Amici et al doll for example, has been on the market for some time now. It is contemplated that many different auxiliary mechanisms, in addition to the car and carriage shown in the drawings, can be used in conjunction with this doll. For example, it is contemplated that a merry-go-round and see-saw will be marketed both for use in conjunction with the doll. All that the child will be required to do is to place the doll on either of these two mechanisms, to coil or otherwise position the string around the appropriate auxiliary drive element and to release the string. The auxiliary function is achieved without the need for an additional motor in the auxiliary mechanism.
- FIGS. 1-5 depict a first illustrative use of a doll pullstring in accordance with the principles of my invention, namely, to drive a car in which the doll is placed, with FIG. 1 showing the doll as it is seated in the car;
- FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken through the line 2-2 of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is a view taken along the line 33 of FIG. 2 and shows the underside of the car driven by the pullstring;
- FIGS. 4 and 5 show how the car can be driven in either direction depending upon the direction in which the pullstring is coiled around a drive capstan on the car;
- FIGS. 712 depict a second illustrative use of a doll pullstring in accordance with the principles of my invention, namely, to cause the doll to sit up in a carriage, with FIG. 7
- FIG. 8 depicts the doll in its sitting position, achieved at the end of the pulling of the string into the doll body
- FIG. 9 depicts the linkage involved in the movement of the doll from its laying position to its sitting position as the string is drawn into the doll body at the end of the motor cycle;
- FIGS. 10 and 11 are sectional views showing the doll in its respective laying and sitting positions.
- FIG. 12 is a partial top perspective view of the carriage with its hood removed.
- FIG. I doll 16 is shown seated in car 18.
- the doll itself is only illustrative of many pullstring-operated dolls.
- the particular doll used to illustrate my invention is shown in greater detail in FIG. 6, which figure is essentially the same as the same-numbered figure in the above-identified Amici et al application.
- a motor 32 within the doll body, drives shaft 34.
- the upper end of the shaft is bent slightly and terminated in a doll head (not shown in FIG. 6).
- the doll head rotates as shown by arrow 20 in FIG. 1.
- the bottom part of shaft 34 drives a crank, which in turn causes the legs of the doll to simulate a walking motion.
- the details of the operation of the Amici et al doll are not important for an understanding of the present invention.
- pullstring 22 which terminates in pullring 26 (see FIG. 1).
- the spring motor 32 When the string is pulled out of the doll, the spring motor 32 is wound up. When the string is released, the motor spring unwinds to drive shaft 34. At the same time that the spring unwinds, string 22 is pulled back into the doll. When the pullring strikes against the doll body, the string can no longer be pulled into the doll, and the motor spring ceases to unwind.
- the string serves no purpose in the Amici et al doll other than to wind up the motor Spring.
- the car 18 is shown most clearly in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the car body includes a main section 18a and a section 18b which sits on top of it. Section includes two holes 18a and 18a" through which shaft 280 passes.
- a capstan 2811 which rests on body section 18a and extends through hole 18b.
- a wheel 280 At the top of capstan 2811 there is a wheel 280 whose function is simply to insure that string 22 is wound around the capstan as shown by turns 22' in FIG. 2.
- At the lower end of shaft 28c there is a drive gear 44, the undersurface of which includes a plurality of radial ridges 44, shown most clearly in FIG. 3.
- Two shafts 40, 42 are secured to the car body in any conventional manner.
- two wheels 36 which are free-rolling.
- the two rear wheels 38 are fixed to shaft 42.
- rubber wheel 46 is mounted on shaft 42 for engagement with the undersurfaee of drive gear 44. It is apparent that as shaft 28c is rotated, rubber disc 46 and shaft 42 rotate in a direction which depends on the direction of rotation of the shaft 280 With the doll seated in the car as shown in FIG. 2, after the string is fully withdrawn from the doll it is wrapped around capstan 28b When the string is released by the child, the doll starts to move within the car as a result of the action of motor 32 and shaft 34.
- the direction of the car movement is determined by the direction in which the string is wound around the capstan, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5.
- the rear of the car is shown and the view is from above.
- string 22 is coiled around capstan 28b as shown in FIG. 4
- the capstan rotates in the clockwise direction as shown by arrow 50.
- This in turn results in movement of the car in the forward direction as shown by arrow 48.
- the capstan rotates in the counter-clockwise direction as shown by arrow 52, and the car moves in the reverse direction as shown by arrow 54.
- FIGS. 7-12 entails the use of a doll such as the Amici et al doll in a specially constructed carriage 72.
- the carriage for the most part, is of conventional construction. It includes a hood 721), a main body section 72c and a wheel assembly 723.
- the additional features are seen most clearly in the cross-section views of FIGS. 10 and 11.
- the doll carriage also includes a back plate 74 which is provided with two lugs 76 as seen most clearly in FIG. 12.
- On each side of the carriage there is a lug holder 72f for holding the bottom of the plate 74 in place.
- the back plate is capable of movement between the two extreme positions shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.
- FIG. 12 shows the enlarged slot 72d in the carriage body.
- the slot is large enough to permit pulling of ring 26 through it.
- the child initially finds the doll in the position shown in FIGS. 8 and 11.
- Hood 72b which can be mounted for pivotal movement on the carriage body as in an ordinary carriage, can be moved in the counter-clockwise direction in order for the child to gain access to pullring 26 so that string 22 can be pulled toward the front of the carriage.
- plate 74 is moved to the position shown by the solid lines of FIG. 12.
- the child Before releasing the string, the child insures that it is within hole 780 and that it passes through slot 72:! in the carriage body. (Before actually releasing the string, hood 72b can be pushed back to the position shown in the drawing so that at the end of the drawing in of the string the doll will sit up in the carriage with the hood in its normal position.)
- string 22 extends out of the hole 16a in the doll body.
- the string When the doll is in the reclining position of FIG. 10, the string extends along the back plate 74 through hole 78a and slot 72a in the carriage body.
- pullring 26 Toward the end of the motor operation, pullring 26 reaches the carriage body but passes through slot 72d. The ring then strikes back plate 74.
- the spring motor continues to unwind and continues to draw the string into the doll body.
- the force exerted by the pullring on the rear of the back plate causes the back plate to rotate in the counter-clockwise direction. As the back plate rotates, it forces the doll to sit up.
- FIG. 9 is a symbolic representation of the linkage involved in the movement of the doll from its reclining position to its sitting position.
- Doll pivot A in the drawing represents the seat of the doll in the carriage. Although no point on the seat is perfectly stationary, it is apparent from an inspection of FIGS. 10 and 11 that there is limited movement of the seat of the doll so that for explanatory purposes it may be assumed that there is a fixed pivot around which the doll body moves in the carriage.
- Back rest pivot B in FIG. 9 represents lugs 76 of the back plate.
- Line BE represents the back plate or rest itself, while line A-F represents the doll from its seat to its head. Initially, the top of the back plate supports the head of the doll as shown in FIG. 10 and represented by point E in FIG. 9. Point D in FIG.
- point C represents the eyelet or hole in the doll body through which the string extends.
- the string extends out of eyelet C and through notch or hole D. as shown in FIG. 10.
- Apparatus for controlling a primary animation function of a doll and a secondary animation function of a support for the doll comprising a doll, a spring motor mounted within said doll, a pullstring having a portion for external withdrawal from said doll and operatively connected to said spring motor to wind up said spring motor and adapted to be drawn back into said doll when released to allow operation of said motor, a mechanism driven by said spring motor for controlling a primary animation of function of said doll while said spring motor operates, a support for said doll, means for producing visible secondary animation of said support, said producing means being mounted on said support and adapted to be driven by said string as said string is being drawn into said doll.
- said support includes a car in which said doll may be seated, said car including a plurality of wheels
- said producing means includes a rotatable capstan coupled to at least some of said wheels for imparting motion to said car when it is rotated, said capstan being positioned relative to the seating position of said doll in said car such that said string can be wound around said capstan for rotating said capstan as said string is drawn back into the doll.
- said support includes a carriage for holding said doll
- said producing means includes a plate positioned in said carriage such that it supports the upper part of said doll and is capable of rotation around a pivot in the vicinity of the seat of said doll, said plate including a hole through which said string can be extended, said string including a pullring at the end thereof for bearing against said plate as said string is drawn back into said doll.
- said producing means includes a rotatable capstan around which said string can be wound for rotating said capstan as said string is drawn back into the doll.
- said producing means includes movable means having a hole therein through which said string can be extended, said string including a pullring at the end thereof for bearing against said movable means as said string is drawn back into said doll.
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US4312150A (en) * | 1979-02-09 | 1982-01-26 | Marvin Glass & Associates | Animated doll |
US8784154B2 (en) | 2010-11-23 | 2014-07-22 | Mattel, Inc. | Toy figure with reciprocally movable limb |
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US4189863A (en) * | 1976-11-06 | 1980-02-26 | Artur Fischer | Hollow structural element and an assembly kit including the same |
US4312150A (en) * | 1979-02-09 | 1982-01-26 | Marvin Glass & Associates | Animated doll |
US8784154B2 (en) | 2010-11-23 | 2014-07-22 | Mattel, Inc. | Toy figure with reciprocally movable limb |
US20140335758A1 (en) * | 2013-05-08 | 2014-11-13 | Everett Kesna Daley | Rolling push toy |
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Owner name: CBS INC., 51 WEST 52ND STREET, NEW YORK, NY 1001 Free format text: NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT;ASSIGNOR:IDEAL TOY CORPORATION, A CORP OF DE;REEL/FRAME:004210/0055 Effective date: 19831108 Owner name: IDEAL TOY CORPORATION 184-10 JAMAICA AVENUE HOLLIS Free format text: NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT;ASSIGNOR:IDEAL TOY CORPORATION, A NY CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004210/0050 Effective date: 19720410 |
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