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US3828462:
ANIMATED TOY
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Morrison, Howard J.; Deerfield, IL
Glass, Marvin I.; Chicago, IL
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| Assignee: |
Marvin Glass & Associates, Chicago, IL
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| Published / Filed: |
1974-08-13
/ 1972-12-21
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| Application Number: |
US1972000317278
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A63H 11/00;
A63H 11/08;
A63H 13/12;
A63H 15/08;
Core:
A63H 13/00;
A63H 15/00;
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IPC-7:
A63H 11/08;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
446/167;
Original:
046/041;
046/134;
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| Field of Search: |
046/041,134,119,130,123
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| Priority Number: |
| 1972-12-21 |
US1972000317278 |
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| Abstract: |
An animated toy in the form of a doll having an elongated body portion and supporting arm portions and leg portions connected to the body portion so that the ends of the arm and leg portions may be positioned on a supporting surface and maintain the body portion in an elevated forwardly-downwardly inclined position. A fluent granular material is disposed within an interior compartment inside the body portion of the doll whereby the granular material flows forwardly to shift the center of gravity of the doll forwardly. The granular material flows relatively slowly past a baffle plate to cause the doll to slowly tumble over in a generally forward direction, under gravity.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Coffee & Sweeney ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Lowe, Delbert B.;
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| INPADOC Legal Status: |
None
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First Claim:
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We claim:
1. An animated doll comprising:
- an elongate body including a generally hollow torso and a generally hollow head formed thereon, the interior of said torso defining a first compartment and the interior of said head defining a second compartment, said body also including passage means allowing for fluid communication between said compartments;
- a pair of supporting arms rotatably mounted on said body generally between said head and torso, said arms being vertically positionable on a supporting surface for rotatably supporting the body thereover, the rotatable connection between said arms and said body defining a fulcrum about which said body is rotatable when said arms assume said vertical position;
- a pair of supporting legs longer than said arms mounted on said torso and being vertically positionable on a supporting surface for supporting the body thereover, said body assuming a first elevated position when said arms and legs are in their vertical positions and the front of the body is facing downwardly so that said first compartment is higher than said second compartment;
- fluent material confined for movement between said compartments with substantially all of said fluent material being positionable in said first compartment when said body is in said first position so that said fluent material can flow from said first compartment to said second compartment through said passage means by the influence of gravity ultimately causing said body to rotate head first about the fulcrum due to the weight of the fluent material that has flowed into the second compartment whereby the doll tumbles forwardly and the body assumes a second generally horizontal position with the front of the body facing upwardly; and
- a check valve associated with said passage means for inhibiting the flow of fluent material from the first compartment to the second compartment to slow the movement of the body from its first position to its second position, said check valve permitting substantially unrestricted flow of the fluent material back from the second compartment to the first compartment to facilitate rapid conditioning of the doll for repetitive operation.
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