Doll having conductive outer skin areas and internal battery supply

• US 5,466,181 A
• Filed: 05/31/1994
• Issued: 11/14/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: Bennett, Linda K., Feldman, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Hafer, Robert A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MUIR, DAVID N
• Application Number:
  US08/251,156
• Time in Patent Office: 532 Days
• Field of Search: 446/297, 446/302, 446/303, 446/484, 446/485, 446/438, 446/439, 446/471, 446/462, 446/139
• US Class Current: 446/297
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/006 provided with electrical lighting electrical lighting F21
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds

Abstract

A doll includes a hollow torso within which a battery power source is supported. The doll further includes a pair of outer surface areas supporting coating or deposits of conductive material. Electrical connection is provided between the conductive outer surface areas and the internal battery power source. A plurality of electrical toy apparatus such as a music or sound producing device or a lighted mirror are provided with conductive pads and electrical connection thereto. In the anticipated play pattern, the doll contacts the electrical apparatus conductive pads using the conductive outer areas of the doll'"'"'s outer surface to provide electrical connection between the internal battery power supply of the doll and the electrical toy apparatus. Thereafter and so long as the contact is maintained, the battery source within the doll powers the electrical apparatus to provide the desired effect.

Claims

1. A doll and interactive electrical toy combination comprising:

a doll having a body defining a hand, a foot, outer surfaces and an interior cavity;

a plurality of electrically conductive areas supported upon at least a portion of said outer surfaces including a conductive area on said hand and said foot;

a battery power source supported within said interior cavity;

means for electrically coupling said battery power source to said conductive areas to provide an incomplete electrical circuit; and

an electrical toy having a plurality of electrically conductive portions and an electrically powered device coupled to said electrically conductive portions in an incomplete electrical circuit,

said doll being positionable to place said plurality of electrically conductive areas in contact with said plurality of electrically conductive portions to complete an electrical circuit between said battery power source and said electrically powered device thereby causing said electrically powered device to operate.

2. A doll and interactive toy combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said doll body includes a hand and wherein said electrically conductive areas include a pair of electrically conductive areas each supported upon one of said hand.

3. A doll and interactive toy combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said electrically powered device includes a sound producing circuit.

4. A doll and interactive toy combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said electrically powered device includes an electric light.

5. A doll and interactive toy combination comprising:

a doll having a body defining outer surfaces and an interior cavity;

a plurality of electrically conductive areas supported upon at least a portion of said outer surfaces;

a battery power source supported within said interior cavity;

means for electrically coupling said battery power source to said conductive areas to provide an incomplete electrical circuit; and

an electrical toy having a plurality of electrically conductive portions and an electrically powered device coupled to said electrically conductive portions in an incomplete electrical circuit,

said doll being positionable to place said plurality of electrically conductive areas in contact with said plurality of electrically conductive portions to complete an electrical circuit between said battery power source and said electrically powered device thereby causing said electrically powered device to operate and said doll body including a pair of lips and wherein said electrically conductive areas include a pair of electrically conductive areas each supported upon one of said lips.

6. A doll and interactive toy combination comprising:

a doll having a body defining outer surfaces and an interior cavity;

a plurality of electrically conductive areas supported upon at least a portion of said outer surfaces;

a battery power source supported within said interior cavity;

means for electrically coupling said battery power source to said conductive areas to provide an incomplete electrical circuit;

an electrically powered device coupled to said conductive areas; and

a cooperating toy having a conductive portion thereon,

said cooperating toy and said doll being positionable to place said conductive portion in contact with said plurality of conductive areas to complete the electric circuit between said battery power source and said electrically powered device and said cooperating toy being a complementary doll having a pair of complementary lips and wherein said conductive portion covers said complementary lips.

7. A doll and interactive toy combination as set forth in claim 6 wherein said doll body includes a pair of eyes and wherein said electrically powered device includes a pair of lamps supported within said eyes.