Memorial novelty doll device having integral sound producing means and kit and method for customizing the same

• US 6,447,359 B1
• Filed: 08/03/2001
• Issued: 09/10/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/03/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Carlos D.B. Crump
• Original Assignee: Carlos D.B. Crump
• Inventors: Crump, Carlos D. B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K.
• Application Number:
  US09/921,981
• Time in Patent Office: 403 Days
• Field of Search: 434/256, 434/100, 446/97, 446/99, 446/100, 446/101, 446/321, 446/337, 446/338, 446/339, 446/341, 446/343, 446/297, 446/302, 446/175
• US Class Current: 446/100
• CPC Class Codes: A47G 33/00 Religious or ritual equipment in dwelling or for general use
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/16 made of parts that can be put together facial parts only A63H3/365
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/28 Arrangements of sound-producing means in dolls; Means in dolls for producing sounds
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/38 Dolls' eyes
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/44 Dolls' hair or wigs; Eyelashes; Eyebrows wigs, eyelashes, eyebrows for humans A41G

Abstract

A doll is provided that is custom designed to resemble a specific person, either living or dead. These characteristics of sex, hair color and style, eye color and the like are selected from a group of various characteristics. A tape-recording mechanism provides for the recording of the represented person'"'"'s voice, if still living, or for the recording of voices by friends or relatives, if deceased.

Claims

1. A memorial novelty doll device and customizing kit comprising:

a head having a body receiving means and n eye receiving means and a hair attachment means;

a body group comprising a generic male body an a generic female body, each said body within the body group including a head attachment means for attachment to said body receiving means, each body within said body group further forms a receiving cavity;

an internal recording means for attachment within said receiving cavity.

2. The memorial novelty doll device and customizing kit of claim 1, wherein said head is selected from a head group comprising a series of generic head forms having various shades of external color to simulate various skin tones available within the general population.

3. The memorial novelty doll device and customizing kit of claim 1, further comprising eyes having an eye attachment means and selected from an eye group comprising blue eyes, brown eyes, green eyes, and black eyes.

4. The memorial novelty doll device and customizing kit of claim 1, further comprising a hair element for attaching to said hair attachment means and selected from a hair group comprising brown hair, black hair, and blonde hair, with each available in curly or straight and long or short configurations.

5. The memorial novelty doll device and customizing kit of claim 1, wherein said the internal recording means comprises a tape-recording mechanism, either located in the base or the rear of the invention, provides for the recording.