Doll with preprogramed auditory internal organs

• US 6,159,017 A
• Filed: 12/03/1999
• Issued: 12/12/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Belden J.L. Coomansingh
• Original Assignee: Belden J.L. Coomansingh
• Inventors: Coomansingh, Belden J. L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): FERNSTROM, KURT
• Application Number:
  US09/453,616
• Time in Patent Office: 375 Days
• Field of Search: 434/272, 434/266, 434/267, 446/297, 446/295, 446/296
• US Class Current: 434/267
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 23/28 for medicine

Abstract

A doll with preprogramed auditory internal organs for a useful tool of teaching children about the human body. The doll with preprogramed auditory internal organs includes a body member made of pliable plastic and including a head region having an internal cavity and a detachable forehead cover, and further including a torso region connected to the head region and having an internal cavity and a detachable front torso cover, and further includes multiple human organ-like members disposed inside the respective cavities of the body member, and also includes a microprocessor unit disposed inside the human organ-like members, circuit boards having integrated chips with pre-programed messages, speakers, contact switches for energizing the microprocessor unit, power source to energize the microprocessor.

Claims

1. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal organs comprising:

a body member having a head region and a torso region connected to said head region, said head region having a head cavity inside thereof and a detachable forehead cover for accessing said head cavity, said torso region having a chest cavity and an abdominal cavity inside thereof and a detachable front torso cover for accessing said chest cavity and said abdominal cavity;

a plurality of human-like organ members disposed in their respective said head, chest and abdominal cavities, said human-like organ members including a brain-shaped member disposed in said head cavity, a lung-shaped member disposed in said chest cavity, a liver-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity, a stomach-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity, and intestine-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity;

a means for activating and playing pre-programmed audible messages for each of said human-like organ members;

wherein said torso member has an opening in a backside thereof, and has a detachable cover over said opening;

wherein each of said human-like organ members has a cavity inside thereof; and

wherein said means for activating and playing pre-programmed audible messages includes a plurality of integrated speech chip/microprocessors, a plurality of speech-activating switches each of which is connected to and for energizing a respective one of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors, a power source connected to said speech-activating switches and removably disposed through said opening in said torso member, a plurality of speakers each of which is connected to a respective one of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors, and a switch-activating member.

2. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 1, wherein each of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors is disposed in said cavity of a respective one of said human-like organ members.

3. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 2, wherein each of said speech-activating switches is securely disposed in said cavity of a respective one of said human-like organ members.

4. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 3, wherein each of said speech-activating switches is disposed near an outer wall of a respective one of said human-like organ members so that said speech-activating switches can be activated by external contact with said switch-activating member.

5. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 4, wherein each of said speakers is securely disposed in an outer wall of a respective one of said human-like organ members so that a pre-programmed message can be heard by a user.

6. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 1, wherein said switch-activating member comprises an elongate pointer.

7. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 1, wherein each of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors is programmed with a message relating specifically to a respective one of said human-like organ members so that a user can learn about that particular said human-like organ member.

8. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 1, wherein said speech-activating switches comprise contact switches.

9. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal organs comprising:

a body member having a head region and a torso region connected to said head region, said head region having a head cavity inside thereof and a detachable forehead cover for accessing said head cavity, said torso region having a chest cavity and a abdominal cavity inside thereof and a detachable front torso cover for accessing said chest cavity and said abdominal cavity, said torso member having an opening in a backside thereof, and having a detachable cover over said opening;

a plurality of human-like organ members disposed in their respective said head, chest and abdominal cavities, said human-like organ members including a brain-shaped member disposed in said head cavity, a lung-shaped member disposed in said chest cavity, a liver-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity, a stomach-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity, and intestinal-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity, each of said human-like organ members having a cavity inside thereof; and

a means for activating and playing pre-programmed audible messages for each of said human-like organ members including a plurality of integrated speech chip/microprocessors, a plurality of speech-activating switches each of which is connected to and for energizing a respective one of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors, a power source connected to said speech-activating switches, a plurality of speakers each of which is connected to a respective one of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors, and a switch-activating member, each of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors being disposed in said cavity of a respective one of said human-like organ members, each of said speech-activating switches being securely disposed in said cavity of a respective one of said human-like organ members, each of said speech-activating switches being securely disposed near an outer wall of a respective one of said human-like organ members so that said speech-activating switches can be activated by external contact with said switch-activating member, each of said speakers being securely disposed in an outer wall of a respective one of said human-like organ members so that a pre-programmed message can be heard by a user, said switch-activating member being essentially an elongate pointer, each of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors being programmed with a message relating specifically to a respective one of said human-like organ members so that a user can learn about that particular said human-like organ member, said speech-activating switches being essentially contact switches.

10. A doll comprising:

a body member having a head region and a torso region connected to said head region, said head region having a head cavity inside thereof and a detachable forehead cover for accessing said head cavity, said torso region having a chest cavity and an abdominal cavity inside thereof and a detachable front torso cover for accessing said chest cavity and said abdominal cavity;

a plurality of human-like organ members, said human-like organ members including a brain-shaped member disposed in said head cavity, a lung-shaped member disposed in said chest cavity, a liver-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity, a stomach-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity, and intestine-shaped member disposed in said abdominal cavity;

a means for activating and playing pre-programmed audible messages for each of said human-like organ members;

wherein said torso member has an opening therein; and

wherein said means for activating and playing pre-programmed audible messages includes a plurality of integrated speech chip/microprocessors, a plurality of speech-activating switches each of which is connected to and for energizing a respective one of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors, a power source connected to said speech-activating switches and removably disposed through said opening in said torso member, a plurality of speakers each of which is connected to a respective one of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors, and a switch-activating member.

11. A doll as described in claim 10, wherein each of said human-like organ members has a cavity inside thereof, wherein each of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors is disposed in said cavity of a respective one of said human-like organ members.

12. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 11, wherein each of said speech-activating switches is securely disposed in said cavity of a respective one of said human-like organ members.

13. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 12, wherein each of said speech-activating switches is disposed near an outer wall of a respective one of said human-like organ members so that said speech-activating switches can be activated by external contact with said switch-activating member.

14. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 10, wherein each of said speakers is securely disposed in an outer wall of a respective one of said human-like organ members so that a pre-programmed message can be heard by a user.

15. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 10, wherein said switch-activating member comprises an elongate pointer.

16. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 10, wherein each of said integrated speech chip/microprocessors is programmed with a message relating specifically to a respective one of said human-like organ members so that a user can learn about that particular said human-like organ member.

17. A doll with pre-programmed auditory internal human-like organ members as described in claim 10, wherein said speech-activating switches comprise contact switches.