Therapeutic doll and method of operation
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1. A therapeutic doll comprising:
- a body having a head, a torso having an outer surface, two arms and two legs;
a cavity having a back wall enclosed in said torso;
a front hatch coupled to the outer surface of said torso, whereby opening said front hatch reveals said cavity;
a shelf disposed within said cavity;
a translucent area incorporated into the outer surface of said torso;
an illumination device coupled within said torso and behind said translucent area;
a push-button mechanism coupled to said doll and said illumination device, whereby activation of said push-button mechanism causes said illumination device to illuminate said translucent area.
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Abstract
A therapeutic doll for self-help that can be used outside of a therapeutic or self-help session. The doll includes a heart area which can be illuminated and a speech-producing device which outputs encouraging messages. The doll also includes a variety of icons, such as a liquor bottle or pill bottle, which symbolize personal vices. The doll includes a shelf inside its cavity for placement of these icons. The shelf is collapsable by the push of a button mechanism allowing the icons to fall through a hollow portion in the doll and into a knapsack coupled to the doll. Use of the doll encourages the user to confront his or her problems and abstain from using liquor, drugs, etc.
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26 Claims
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1. A therapeutic doll comprising:
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a body having a head, a torso having an outer surface, two arms and two legs; a cavity having a back wall enclosed in said torso; a front hatch coupled to the outer surface of said torso, whereby opening said front hatch reveals said cavity; a shelf disposed within said cavity; a translucent area incorporated into the outer surface of said torso; an illumination device coupled within said torso and behind said translucent area; a push-button mechanism coupled to said doll and said illumination device, whereby activation of said push-button mechanism causes said illumination device to illuminate said translucent area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 20, 21)
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6. A therapeutic doll, comprising:
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a body having a head, a torso having a front surface and a back surface, two arms, a first leg and second leg, whereby said first leg includes a hollow portion; a cavity having a back all enclosed in said torso, said cavity being coupled to the hollow portion of said first leg; a front hatch coupled to the front surface of said torso, whereby opening said front hatch reveals said cavity; and a shelf coupled within said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operating a therapeutic doll, comprising:
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opening a hatch coupled to said doll sufficiently to reveal a cavity in said doll; placing at least one icon which represents a personal vice on a shelf coupled within said cavity; closing said hatch; and depressing a push-button mechanism coupled to said doll and said shelf, such that said shelf collapses and said icon falls through said cavity and a hollow portion in a leg of said therapeutic doll into a knapsack coupled to said leg. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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22. A therapeutic doll comprising:
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a body, having a head, a torso having an outer surface, and a plurality of limbs; a cavity having a back wall enclosed in said torso where said back wall of said cavity is decorated with stars and a small child; a front hatch coupled to said outer surface of said torso, whereby opening said front hatch reveals said cavity; and a shelf disposed in said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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