Doll head having a magnetically adjustable facial contour and method of assembling same
First Claim
1. A doll head having a magnetically adjustable facial contour, the doll head comprising:
- a face mask support;
a face mask mountable on the face mask support;
a first magnet connectable to the face mask; and
a second magnet connectable to the face mask support, the second magnet being adjustable over a range of positions and configured to magnetically couple with the first magnet,whereby adjusting the second magnet from a first position of the range to a second position of the range causes the first magnet to move therewith, thereby causing movement of at least a portion of the face mask to which the first magnet is connected, and thereby alters the facial contour of the face mask from a first facial contour of the face mask to a second facial contour of the face mask.
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Abstract
A doll head is disclosed having a magnetically adjustable facial contour, along with a method for assembling same. In one embodiment, the doll head includes a face mask support on which is mounted an elastically deformable face mask. Movable adjustment mechanisms and associated motors and power supplies for moving the adjustment mechanisms are disposed in the face mask support. Each adjustment mechanism generates an applied magnetic field. First magnets are affixed to an inner surface of the face mask, and second magnets in magnetic communication with the first magnets are slidably disposed on an exterior surface of the face mask support. The adjustment mechanisms selectively apply magnetic fields that slidably adjust position of the second magnets. As position of the second magnets slidably adjust, the first magnets move to a like extent. As the first magnets move, contour of the face mask adjusts to change expression of the doll head.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A doll head having a magnetically adjustable facial contour, the doll head comprising:
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a face mask support; a face mask mountable on the face mask support; a first magnet connectable to the face mask; and a second magnet connectable to the face mask support, the second magnet being adjustable over a range of positions and configured to magnetically couple with the first magnet, whereby adjusting the second magnet from a first position of the range to a second position of the range causes the first magnet to move therewith, thereby causing movement of at least a portion of the face mask to which the first magnet is connected, and thereby alters the facial contour of the face mask from a first facial contour of the face mask to a second facial contour of the face mask. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A doll head having a magnetically adjustable facial contour, the doll head comprising:
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a face mask support defining a cavity therein and at least one slot therethrough; a face mask mounted on the face mask support, the face mask having an interior surface and an exterior surface defining a facial contour; and for each of the at least one slots; a first magnet coupled to a guide means, the guide means received in the slot to guide the second magnet through a range of positions defined by the slot; and a first magnet affixed to the interior surface of the face mask, the first and second magnets configured to be magnetically coupled with one another, whereby adjusting the first magnet from a first position of the range to a second position of the range causes the second magnet to move therewith, thereby causing movement of at least a portion of the face mask to which the second magnet is connected, and thereby alters the facial contour of the face mask from a current facial contour to a different facial contour. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of assembling a doll head having a magnetically adjustable facial contour, comprising:
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providing a face mask support; mounting a face mask on the face mask support, the face mask having an interior surface and an exterior surface defining a facial contour; connecting a first magnet to the face mask; connecting a second magnet to the face mask support, the second magnet being to adjustable through a range of positions and configured to magnetically couple with the first magnet, whereby adjusting the second magnet from a first position of the range to a second position of the range causes the first magnet to move therewith, thereby causing movement of at least a portion of the face mask to which the first magnet is connected, and thereby alters the facial contour of the face mask from a current facial contour to a different facial contour.
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