Nursing doll with sound means

• US 5,290,198 A
• Filed: 08/17/1990
• Issued: 03/01/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yugen Kaisha Parusu Giken
• Original Assignee: Yugen Kaisha Parusu Giken
• Inventors: Nakayama, Toshiaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): KENEALY, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US07/569,413
• Time in Patent Office: 1,292 Days
• Field of Search: 446/297, 446/175, 446/300, 446/299, 446/304
• US Class Current: 446/297
• 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

A doll having a sensor for determining the insertion of a top portion of a nursing bottle. The sensor includes a movable portion pivoting in response to insertion of the top portion of the nursing bottle. A contact point secures to one end of the movable portion and engages a contact member in order to cause a sound to be emitted by the doll. The sound is emitted from a speaker placed within the doll. A pair of pressure activated switches are also provided in the doll and operate in conjunction with the sensor to generate varied vocal responses.

Claims

1. A doll having a body of a desired shape and a mouth and having a sensor for determining the insertion of a top portion of a nursing bottle and which causes said doll to emit a bottle drinking sound upon insertion of the bottle in the mouth of said doll, a crying sound if the bottle is removed too soon, a satisfaction sound if the bottle remains in the mouth of said doll for a preset period of time, and a fourth sound which can be hand activated, said doll comprising:

a nursing body sensor having a movable portion positioned within the mouth, said movable portion pivoting in response to insertion of a top portion of said nursing bottle into the mouth;

a contact point secured to one end of said movable portion, said contact point pivoting with said movable portion;

a stationary contact member engaged by said contact point when said movable portion is pivoted by said top portion of said nursing bottle when it is inserted into the mouth to generate a first signal to initiate the bottle drinking sound;

a time decision circuit activated by said first signal to generate a first decision signal for the preset period of time after which said first decision signal is terminated and said time decision circuit generates a second decision signal;

first and second timer circuits, said first timer circuit responsive to said first decision signal generated by said time decision circuit to generate a second signal to initiate the crying sound; and

said second timer circuit responsive to said second decision signal to generate a third signal to initiate the satisfaction sound;

an addressing circuit for generating an address in response to said first, second, and third signals; and

a sound emitting apparatus placed within said doll for emitting the various sounds.

2. The doll as disclosed in claim 1, further having a spring biasing said movable portion to displace said contact point away from said contact member.

3. The doll as disclosed in claim 1, further having a guide portion positioned beneath said movable portion, said guide portion urging said top portion of said inserted nursing bottle to pivotably displace said movable portion and engage said contact point with said contact member.

4. The doll as disclosed in claim 1, further comprising a memory circuit responsive to said address generated by said addressing circuit to output digital data, a DA transducer for converting said digital data to analog signals, an amplifier for amplifying said analog signals, and a speaker for generating audible sounds in response to said amplified audio signals.

5. The doll as disclosed in claim 1 further comprising electrical switches placed on opposing sides of said doll, said electrical switches activating upon application of pressure to said opposing sides of said doll to generate a fourth signal to in turn generate the fourth sound.