Doll with pivoting eyeballs, heart beat, voice means, burping sounds and actuating transmitter

• US 5,415,579 A
• Filed: 10/22/1993
• Issued: 05/16/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Concepts Development Australia Pty Limited
• Original Assignee: Concepts Development Australia Pty Limited
• Inventors: Pracas, Victor M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Carlson, Jeffrey D.
• Application Number:
  US08/133,164
• Time in Patent Office: 571 Days
• Field of Search: 446/139, 446/295, 446/301, 446/341-343, 446/345, 446/348, 446/349
• US Class Current: 446/295
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/48 Mounting of parts within dolls, e.g. automatic eyes or parts for animation self-moving A63H13/00

Abstract

A doll constructed with a body having a head with at least one eye comprising a pivotal eye ball assembly pivotally retained in a casing. A first arm extends from a main portion of the eye ball assembly and a solenoid with a movable solenoid bolt and a second arm and mechanical assembly movable by the solenoid bolt pivots the eye ball between first and second positions simulating a closed and open eye. The solenoid bolt is moveable between a first position and a second position, so that when the doll is in a substantially horizontal position the solenoid bolt moves from a first position to a second position moving the second arm to cause the eye ball to pivot from the first position to the second position. This is accomplished when a receiver in the doll no longer receives a signal transmitted from a transmitter carried by the child. The doll appears to awaken when the child leaves the room.

Claims

1. A doll comprising:

a body having a head with at least one eye, said eye comprising a pivotal eye ball means;

solenoid means having a moveable solenoid bolt;

separate signal transmitting means; and

, said body being provided with signal receiving means, wherein said eye ball means is pivotable between first and second positions simulating a closed and open eye, respectively, and said solenoid bolt is movable between first and second positions such that when said doll is in a substantially horizontal position and a signal emitted by said signal transmitting means is not received by said signal receiving means, said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position which causes said eye ball means to pivot from said first position to said second position.

2. A doll according to claim 1, wherein said eye ball means is pivotally retained in casing means and has first arm means extending from a main portion thereof, and said solenoid means has second arm means which is movable by said solenoid bolt such that said second arm means causes said eye ball means to pivot from said first position to said second position.

3. A doll according to claim 1, wherein heart beat simulator means and loudspeaker means are provided and said heart beat simulator means comprises heart beat synthesizer means and switch means such that when said switch means is engaged said heart beat synthesizer means is activated and said loudspeaker means of said doll emits heart beat simulating sound.

4. A doll according to claim 1, wherein belch/"burp" simulator means and loudspeaker means are provided and said belch/"burp" simulator means comprises motion sensitive switch means and belch/"burp" synthesizer means such that when said motion sensitive switch means is engaged said belch/"burp" synthesizer means is activated and said loudspeaker means of said doll emits a belch/"burp" sound.

5. A doll according to claim 1, including a number of functions of said doll said functions comprising said solenoid means, a belch/"burp" simulator means, sound synthesizer means, voice synthesizer means, and speech synthesizer means and circuit disabling means is provided such that functions of said doll may be disabled from operation in said doll.

6. A doll according to claim 2, wherein said second arm means is connected to pivotal rod means and resilient means is provided to bias said rod means and said second arm means in a first direction and retain said solenoid bolt in said first position.

7. A doll according to claim 2, wherein said casing means has an opening therein through which said first arm means extends.

8. A doll according to claim 5, wherein said circuit disabling means comprises a pair of contacts having resilient tube means therebetween such that when contact breaker means is inserted into said resilient tube means said contacts are placed out of contact to break an electrical circuit of said doll such that said selected functions are disabled from operation.

9. A doll according to claim 1, wherein said separate signal transmitting means comprises a unit having an OFF condition and an ON condition, a pair of electrical contacts and clip means with pin means, said pin means biased to extend into an opening of said unit to break contact between said pair of electrical contacts to place said unit into said OFF condition, and said ON condition is engaged by preventing said pin means from extending into said opening to break said contact.

10. A doll according to claim 1, wherein sound synthesizer means and loudspeaker means are provided such that said sound synthesizer is activated when said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position, and said loudspeaker means emits a crying sound.

11. A doll according to claim 1, wherein voice synthesizer means and loudspeaker means are provided such that said voice synthesizer means is activated when said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position, and said loudspeaker means emits a crying sound.

12. A doll according to claim 1, wherein speech synthesizer means and loudspeaker means are provided and said speech synthesizer means is activated in a second mode of operation of said doll when a second signal is received by said signal receiving means from said signal transmitting means such that said speech synthesizer means is activated and said loudspeaker means emits speech sound and said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position which causes said eye ball means to pivot from said first position to said second position.

13. A doll according to claim 1, wherein when said signal transmitting means is spaced from said signal receiving means by more than a first distance, said signal is not received by said signal receiving means, and when said signal transmitting means is spaced from said signal receiving means by less than said first distance, said signal is received by said signal receiving means such that said solenoid bolt returns to said first position which causes said eye ball means to pivot to said first position.

14. A doll according to claim 2, wherein said doll is provided with two said eyes, each of which comprises a pivotal eye ball means pivotally retained in casing means with first arm means extending from a main portion thereof, and wherein contact means extends between said first arm means of said two eyes, said contact means contactable by said second arm means to cause eye ball means of said two eyes to pivot from their said first position to their said second position.

15. A doll according to claim 2, wherein said doll is provided with two said eyes each of which comprises a pivotal eye ball means pivotally retained in casing means with first arm means extending from a main portion thereof, and wherein contact means is attached to said second arm means and is able to contact said first arm means of said two eyes to cause said eye ball means of said two eyes to pivot from their said first position to their said second position.

16. A doll according to claim 12, wherein said second signal is received by said signal receiving means in said second mode when said signal transmitting means is spaced from said signal receiving means by less than a second distance.

17. A doll comprising:

a body having a head with at least one eye, said eye comprising a pivotal eye ball means pivotally retained in casing means;

first arm means extending from a main portion of said eye ball means;

solenoid means having a movable solenoid bolt and second arm means movable by said solenoid bolt, said second arm means being connected to pivotal rod means;

resilient means provided to bias said rod means and said second arm in a first direction, and retain said solenoid bolt in a first position, wherein said eye ball means is pivotable between first and second positions simulating a closed and open eye, respectively, and said solenoid bolt is moveable between said first position and a second position, such that when said doll is in a substantially horizontal position and said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position, said second arm means moves to cause said eye ball means to pivot from said first position to said second position.

18. A doll according to claim 17, wherein separate signal transmitting means is provided, and said body is provided with signal receiving means such that when a signal emitted by said signal transmitting means is not received by said signal receiving means said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position.

19. A doll according to claim 17, wherein heart beat simulator means and loudspeaker means are provided and said heart beat simulator means comprises heart beat synthesizer means and switch means such that when said switch means is engaged said heart beat synthesizer means is activated and said loudspeaker means of said doll emits heart beat simulating sound.

20. A doll according to claim 17, wherein belch/"burp" simulator means and loudspeaker means are provided and said belch/"burp" simulator means comprises motion sensitive switch means and belch/"burp" synthesizer means such that when said motion sensitive switch means is engaged, said belch/"burp" synthesizer means is activated and said loudspeaker means of said doll emits a belch/"burp" sound.

21. A doll according to claim 17, wherein circuit disabling means is provided such that functions of said doll may be disabled from operation, said functions comprising said solenoid means, a belch/"burp" simulator means, sound synthesizer means, voice synthesizer means, and speech synthesizer means.

22. A doll according to claim 17, wherein sound synthesizer means and loudspeaker means are provided such that said sound synthesizer means is activated when said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position, and said loudspeaker means emits a crying sound.

23. A doll according to claim 17, wherein voice synthesizer means and loudspeaker means are provided such that said voice synthesizer means is activated when said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position, and said loudspeaker means emits a crying sound.

24. A doll according to claim 17, wherein said casing means has an opening therein through which said first arm means extends.

25. A doll according to claim 17, wherein said doll is provided with two eyes, each of which comprises a pivotal eye ball means pivotally retained in casing means with first arm means extending from a main portion thereof, and wherein contact means extends between said first arm means of said two eyes, said contact means contactable by said second arm means to cause said eye ball means of said two eyes to pivot from their said first position to their said second position.

26. A doll according to claim 17, wherein said doll is provided with two said eyes each of which comprises a pivotal eye ball means pivotally retained in casing means with first arm means extending from a main portion thereof, and wherein contact means is attached to said second arm means and is able to contact said first arm means of said two eyes to cause said eye ball means of said two eyes to pivot from their said first position to their said second position.

27. A doll according to claim 18, wherein said separate signal transmitting means comprises a unit having an OFF condition and an ON condition, a pair of electrical contacts and clip means with pin means, said pin means biased to extend into an opening of said unit to break contact between said pair of electrical contacts to place said unit into said OFF position, and said ON condition is engaged by preventing said pin means from extending into said opening to break said contact.

28. A doll according to claim 18, wherein speech synthesizer means and loudspeaker means are provided and said speech synthesizer means is activated in a second mode of operation of said doll when a second signal is received by said signal receiving means from said signal transmitting means such that said speech synthesizer means is activated and said loudspeaker means emits speech sound and said solenoid bolt moves from said first position to said second position which causes said eye ball means to pivot from said first position to said second position.

29. A doll according to claim 18, wherein when said signal transmitting means is spaced from said signal receiving means by more than a first distance said signal is not received by said signal receiving means, and when said signal transmitting means is spaced from said signal receiving means by less than said first distance said signal is received by said signal receiving means such that said solenoid bolt returns to said first position which causes said eye ball means to pivot to said first position.

30. A doll according to claim 21, wherein said circuit disabling means comprises a pair of contacts having resilient tube means therebetween such that when contact breaker means is inserted into said resilient tube means said contacts are placed out of contact to break an electrical circuit of said doll such that said functions are disabled from operation.

31. A doll according to claim 28, wherein said second signal is received by signal receiving means in a second mode when said signal transmitting means is spaced from said signal receiving means by less than a second distance.