Abstract:
A SIMPLE BALLERINA DOLL WHOSE LEGS CAN PIVOT TOGETHER OR SEPARATELY, OR PERFORM KICKS, TOE STEPPING, AND SPLITS, OR TO ASSUME A SITTING POSITION. THE DOLL INCLUDES A PAIR OF PIVOTALLY MOUNTED LEGS AND AN ACTUATOR MEMBER WITH A VERTICAL SLOT THAT RECEIVES A SHAFT ON THE DOLL BODY, SO THAT THE ACTUATOR MEMBER HAS OPPOSITE ENDS COUPLED TO A DIFFERENT ONE OF THE LEGS, SO THAT IF THE ACTUATOR MEMBER MERELY PIVOTS, THEN THE LEGS MAY MOVE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, WHILE IF THE ACTUATOR MEMBER IS MOVED DOWN WITHOUT PIVOTING, THEN BOTH LEGS MOVE UP TOGETHER. A BUTTON ON THE SIDES OF THE DOLL ENABLES A CHILD TO PUSH THE ACTUATOR MEMBER DOWN OR ALLOW IT TO MOVE UP WITHOUT TOUCHING THE LEGS. THE DOLL ALSO HAS A PIVOTALLY MOUNTED NOB ON ITS HEAD WHICH A CHILD CAN HOLD WHILE TURNING THE DOLL AND A HEAD SPOTTING MECHANISM FOR MAKING THE DOLL FACE IN THE SAME DIRECTION FOR ABOUT 90* OF EACH TURN.
Abstract:
A doll includes a torso to which a head and arms are resiliently connected for movement with respect to the torso when the doll is jiggled or bounced. The doll is seated on a seat which is rocked from side-to-side by a suitable motor provided in a toy vehicle, musical instrument or the like.
Abstract:
AN ANIMATED DOLL ENERGIZABLE BY A REVERSIBLE DC MOTOR SELECTIVELY ANIMATING A STEPPING MOTION OR A ROTATIONAL MOTION WITH HEAD-SPOTTING. THE DOLL INCLUDES A ROTATABLY SHAFT WHICH IS MOVABLE ALONG ITS AXIS OF ROTATION FROM A NEUTRAL POSITION TO AN UPWARD POSITION IN WHICH THE SHAFT ENGAGES A CRANKSHAFT ASSEMBLY TO CAUSE THE DOLL''S LEGS TO MOVE WITH RESPECT TO THE DOLL''S TORSO TO PRODUCE A STEPPING MOTION. THE ROTATABLE SHAFT IS ALSO MOVABLE TO A DOWNWARD POSITION IN WHICH THE SHAFT DRIVINGLY ENGAGES A FLOOR-CONTACTING MEMBER WHICH IS INHIBITED FROM ROTATING THEREBY CAUSING THE DRIVE TRAIN AND THE MOTOR''S HOUSING, WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE DOLL''S TORSO, TO ROTATE AND TO ROTATE THE TORSO THEREWITH . THE DOLL''S HEAD IS COUPLED TO THE TORSO WITH A TORSION SPRING, WHICH FORMS PART OF A HEAD-SPOTTING ASSEMBLY. THE LATTER IS USED TO INHIBIT THE ROTATION OF THE HEATED DURING A FIXED PRESELECTED PORTION OF EACH REVOLUTION OF THE DOLL''S TORSO.