US932962A

US932962A - Figure toy.

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Publication number: US932962A
Application number: US42907908A
Authority: US
Inventors: Chester H Clark
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1908-04-24
Filing date: 1908-04-24
Publication date: 1909-08-31
Anticipated expiration: 1926-08-31

Description

G. H. CLARK.

FIGURE TOY.

APPLICATION FILED APR.24, 190e.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

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UNITED stri/tirasA rirENr oFFIoE.

einem H. CLARK, or noemen, ILLINOIS.

FIGURE TOY.

' Toys, of which the following is a specitication.

My invention relates to figure toys, more particularly to dolls, and its primary objectl is the provision of a doll to which a child may feed water, tea or other liquid during` la p nl] further object of my invention is the provision of adoll whose mouth will anto= matically close afterit has been fed a cer-- tain amount-of water.

f A further object of my invention is the provision of a doll whose throat and cheeks. will during the closing of the mouth simu,- late the human throat and cheek movements which are incident to swallowino.

A still further object of my Invention is the provision of a doll of th-e above stated character which is simple, durable and eiii cient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

With the above and other objects in View',

the invention consists in the: construction,I

combination and arran ement' of parts here! inafter fully describe claimed 'and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1'- is a sectional view taken on a plane extending centrally and longitudinally through. the body and a portion of the head of a doll constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the doll, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on a plane extending centrally and longitudinall throughportions of the body and head of t e doll at right angles to the plane in which Fig.- 1 i-staken.

Referring to the drawing byv reference numerals, 1 designates the body of the dol-l which is hollow and rigid, and which has its upper end provided with an opening 2 and its lower end with an opening 3. The body is formed to provide an undercut annular flange 4 about the opening 3, which is adapt'- cd to be normally closed by means of a valve 5 secured to a lever 6 pivotally mounted upon the body 1. The lever is held in posi t-ion to ret-ain the valve normally seated by means of a leaf spring 7 which is secured to the body 1. A- reservoir 8 is located within Specification o Letters Patent.

Application filed April 24, 190B.

serial No. 429,079.

the body 1 and is preferably constructed of rubber. The upper or inlet end of the reservoir' 8 is secured to the inner wall of the opening of the body 1, while the lower or i discharge end thereof is secured to the flange 4, the contents of the reservoir being adapted to pass through the opening 3 when the valve 5 has been lifted from its seat. The upper or inlet end of the reservoir 8 Vis closed by an inverted cone-shaped member 9, said closure or member being provided at its apex with a tubular extension 10.

Patented Aug. 31, 1909.

The head 11 of the doll is secured to the u body 1 in any suitable manner, and the cheeks, chin and throat 12 thereof are construct-ed of rubber or any other flexible material suitable for the purpose. In practice, the cheeks, chin and throat 12 will be so secured to the other portions of the head of the doll and of-such color as not to leave any line of demarcation. The rubber forming the parts 12 is suitably thickened and colored to form the lower lip 13. A U-shaped frame 14 is pivotally mounted at its ends Within the head of the doll, and is'secured to the lower lip 13. The frame 14 carries the lower set of teeth 15 and is adapted to be manipulated to open and close the mouth of the doll. The frame 14 is manipulated to open the mouth of the doll through the medium of a push pin 16 which is slidably mounted in an opening 17 formedI in onel shoulder of the doll. The outer end of the pin 16' is formed with an enlarged head 18. and mounted upon the pin within the body of the doll is a contractile spring 19, said spring' abutting at one end against the inner surface of the body of the doll and its other end against the enlarged perforated end 20 of the pin. A cord or other flexible member 21 is secured at one end to theI frame 14 and at its other end in the perforation of the end 20 of the pin 16. The member 21 passes under apulley 22 secured within the body of the doll. The connection between the pin 16 and the frame 14 is such that when the pin `is moved inwardly,

themouth of the doll will open, the pin being returned to its normal position by the spring 19. The location of the pin in the shoulder of the' doll adapts it to be readily engaged for manipulation.

A- recep'tacle 23 is secured atits upper end to the frame 14 and is adapted to receive the liquid fed to the doll. The receptacle terminates in a reduced discharge'nozzle 24 which is located within the upper lopen end of the reservoir 8. One Wall of lupper set of teeth 26 may be secured to the member 25 or to the head of the doll. An arm 27 is secured tothe frame 14 and to the discharge nozzle 24, as fully disclosed 1n Fig. 3 of the drawing. When the frame 14 is moved to open the mouth of the doll, the arm 27 clamps the discharge nozzle 24 between itself and a block 28 to close the nozzle. The member 14 has such frictional engagement with its journals 29 that the Jaw will normally remain in its opened or closed positions, as will be readily understood. As the discharge nozzle is closed when the mouth is opened, the liquid fed to the doll, that is, the liquid poured into the receptacle 23 will be retained in the receptacle. When the weight of the liquid in the receptacle is great enough to overcome the fr ictional engagement of the frame 14 with its ]ournals 29, it will pass through the discharge nozzle 26, thereby forcing the arm 27 1n the direction to close the mouth of the doll. During the closing of the mouth of the doll, its throat and cheeks will simulate those movements of the human throat and cheeks incident to swallowing, as they are formed of fiexible material. The liquid passing from the receptacle 23 will enter the member 9 through the extension 10 and will pass from the member into `Jthe reservoir 8. Vhen it is desired to discharge the liquid from the reservoir 8, the valve 5 is opened by pressure applied to the lever 6. Under normal conditions the tubular extension. 10 is collapsed thereby cutting oi communication between the member 9 and the reservoir. The weight of the liquid in the member 9 moves the walls apart and permits liquid to pass into the reservoir. As the extension 1() is collapsed under normal conditions, liquid cannot escape from the reservoir on the reversal of the doll.

A rod 30 is pivotally mounted in the head of the dollv and is provided with an extension 31 adapted to be moved into engagement with a shoulder 32 formed on the frame 14 to secure the mouth of the doll against opening. Operating heads 38 are formed on the ends of the rod 30, and are preferably located in the ears of the doll.

It should be apparent from the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, that l provide a doll from which a child may derive considerable pleasure, as it may feed liquid to the same during play; that the doll is simple, durable and etlicient; and that it can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

Having fully described and illustrated my invention, what l claim is:

1. A doll including a movable jaw, a reservoir arranged for communication with the mouth of the doll, and means operable by the movement of the jaw in one direction to cut ott communication between the reservoir and the mouth ofthe doll.

2. A doll including a movable jaw, a reservoir arranged for communication Withthe mouth of the doll, and means operable by the movement of the jaw in one direction to cut oit' communication between the reservoir and mouth of the doll, said means being adapted to be operated by the movement of the jaw in the reverse direction to establish communication between the mouth of the doll and the reservoir. v

23. A doll including a movable jaw, a reservoir, a receptacle communicating. with the mouth of the doll and discharving into the reservoir, and means operable by the movement of the jaw in one direction to close the discharge end of the receptacle, said means being adapted to be operated'by the movement of t e jaw in the reverse direction to open the discharge end of the receptacle.

4. AA doll including a movable jaw, a reservoir, a receptacle communicating with the mouth of the doll and discharging into the reservoir, and means connected to the jaw and to the receptacle, said means closing the discharge end of the receptacle whena the jaw is open andadapted to be operated by an accumulation of liquid in the receptacle to close the jaw and open the discharge end of the receptacle. i

5. A doll including a movable jaw, a reservoir arranged forcommunication with the mouth of the doll, means operable by the asi v movement of the jaw in one direction to cut oft' communication between the reservoir and 105 the mouth of the doll, and means by which the jaw may be o ened.

6.1A doll including a movable jaw, a res- Vervoir arranged for communication with the mouth of the doll, means o erable by the movement ofthe jaw in one irection to cut off communicationbetween the reservoir and the mouth of thedoll, means by which the ]aw may be opened, and means by which the jaw may be locked yagainst opening.

7. A doll including a mouth, a hollow body provided with an o ening, a reservoir arranged Within the b y and having an outlet opening registering with the opening in the body, a valve controlling the outlet opening of the reservoir, and a receptacle communicating with the mouth of the doll Y and discharging into the reservoir.

8. A doll including a movable jaw, a hollow body provided with an opening, a reser- 126 voir arranged within the body and having an outlet opening registering with the opening in the body, a valve controlling the outlet of the reservoir, areceptacle communieating with the mouth of the doll and dis-y 130 an outlet opening registering with the opening in the body, a valve controlling the ontlet of the reservoir, a receptacle communirating with Vthe mouth of the doll and discharging into the reservoir, means operable on the opening of the mouth of the doll to close the discharge end of the receptacle,

and means by which the mouth of the dolll can be opened. l

l0. A doll including a movable jaw, a hollow body provided with an opening, a reservoir arranged Within the body and having an outlet opening registering with the opening in the body, a valve controlling the outlet of the reservoir, a receptacle communieating with the mouth of the doll and discharging into the reservoir, means operable on the opening of the mouth of the doll to close the discharge end of the receptacle, means by which the mouth of the doll can be opened,. and means by which the mouth of the doll can be locked against movement.

11. A doll including a movable lower jaw and havin()r its cheeks, chin and throat formed of flexible material, a portion of said material being formed to provide the lower lip of the doll.

12. A doll including a mouth, a reservoir, a closure for one end of the reservoir, said closure discharging into the reservoir, and a receptacle communicatin with the mouth of the doll and discharging into the said closure.

13. A doll including a mouth, a movable jaw, a reservoir, a closure for one end of the reservoir, said closure discharging into the reservoir, a receptacle communicating with the mouth of the doll and. discharging into said closure, and means operable on the opening of the mouth of the doll to c-losethe discharge end of the receptacle.

14. A doll including 'a head having its cheeks and chin and throat constructed of fiexible material, the iiexible material being formed to provide the lower lip, and a frame pivot-ally mounted in the head of the doll, the lower lip being secured to the frame.

15. A doll including a head having its cheeks and chin and throat formed of flexible material, the material being formed to provide the lower lip, a frame pivotally mounted in the head, the lower lip being secured to the frame, a lower set of teeth secured to the frame, and an upper set of teeth secured to the head.

16. A doll including a head having a movable lower jaw, and a rod pivotally mounted in the head Iand rovided with an extension, said rod being a apted to be moved to throw the extension into engagement with the lower aw. J In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHESTER H. CLARK.

W'itnesses:

EARLE J. PoLLooK, WM. FORWARD.