Interactive doll system

• US 5,083,965 A
• Filed: 02/06/1990
• Issued: 01/28/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: American Patriots Toys, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Catalina Toys Incorporated
• Inventors: Mayem, Leonard M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Muir, D. Neal
• Application Number:
  US07/475,719
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: 446/268, 446/270, 446/295, 446/296, 446/297, 446/298, 446/299, 446/302, 446/303, 446/304, 446/305, 446/306, 446/484, 446/190, 434/266
• US Class Current: 446/305
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 2200/00 Computerized interactive toys, e.g. dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/24 Drinking dolls; Dolls producing tears; Wetting dolls
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds

Abstract

An interactive doll system incorporates both liquid handling elements for receiving liquid through the mouth of the doll when the doll is in a first range of positions, then dispensing that liquid through the eyes of the doll when the doll is in a second range of positions or through an anal opening of the doll when the doll is in a third range of positions. It also incorporates an electronic assembly for sensing the attitude and motion of the doll, as well as feeding of the doll, and for producing a range of sounds in response thereto, including sounds produced randomly at times in response to motion of the doll.

Claims

1. A doll having, in combination:

a hollow body with an anal orifice,

a hollow head with eyes and an open mouth therein, means connecting the head to the body,

a head reservoir for liquid, means mounting the head reservoir within the head,

position sensitive feeding means for conducting a liquid from the mouth to the head reservoir only when the doll is oriented in a first range of positions,

position sensitive tearing means for conducting liquid from the head reservoir to the eyes only when the doll is oriented in a second range of positions different from the first range;

a body reservoir for liquid, means mounting the body reservoir within the hollow body of the doll,

position sensitive means for conducting liquid from the head reservoir to the body reservoir only when the doll is oriented in a certain range of positions; and

position sensitive wetting means for conducting liquid from the body reservoir to the anal opening only when the doll is oriented in a third range of positions different from the first two ranges of position.

2. A doll as set forth in claim 1 including electronic means mounted within the doll responsive to at least one of said position sensitive means for producing sounds.

3. A doll as set forth in claim 2 in which the electronic means includes means for producing various infant sounds, including crying sounds;

the electronic means further including means for sensing the application of liquid to the feeding means and for inhibiting production of crying sounds by the electronic means,

means for sensing cessation of the application of liquid to the feeding means and for enabling the production of crying sounds by the electronic means; and

motion sensitive means for controlling the initiation of crying sounds by the electronic means.

4. A doll as set forth in claim 3 in which the electronic means includes attitude sensing means within the doll for enabling the production of certain sounds only when the doll is in a certain range of attitudes.

5. A doll as set forth in claim 4 in which the electronic means also includes means cycling the electronic means between a power up condition and a power down condition in response to a lack of movement of the doll, as signaled by the motion sensitive means, for a predetermined interval.

6. A doll as set forth in claim 5, in which, when the electronic means is in a power down condition, motion of the doll as signaled by the motion sensitive means causes the electronic system to be in a power up condition.

7. A doll as set forth in claim 1 including means to limit the flow of tears from said eyes.

8. A doll as set forth in claim 1 in which the doll is movable through a range of positions as determined by the main longitudinal axis of the doll defined by a line extending from the top of the doll'"'"'s head to the bottom of the doll'"'"'s torso, the angle of 0 degrees being defined by the doll lying in a horizontal plane and facing up, the angle of 90 degrees being defined by the doll being in a vertical position and facing forward, and the angle of 180 degrees as being defined by the doll being in a horizontal position facing down, first range of positions extending from approximately 25 degrees to 35 degrees above the horizontal,

said second range of positions extending from approximately 75 degrees to approximately 120 degrees;

and

said third range of positions extending from approximately 0 degrees to approximately 20 degrees.