Dollhouse and method of folding the dollhouse

• US 9,028,293 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2013
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: TOMY International, Inc. (TOMY Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: TOMY International, Inc. (TOMY Company Limited)
• Inventors: Smith, Robin K., Davidson, Liliane
• Primary Examiner(s): HARPER, TRAMAR YONG
• Application Number:
  US14/106,019
• Publication Number:
  US 20140106645A1
• Time in Patent Office: 515 Days
• Field of Search: 446/447
• US Class Current: 446/477
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/52 Dolls' houses, furniture or other equipment simulating liquid flow A63H33/3022; Dolls' clothing or footwear

Abstract

A dollhouse is moveable from a closed or folded position to an open or unfolded position. In its open configuration, the dollhouse provides one or more play areas on each side of the dollhouse. The dollhouse can be provided with a variety of sensors for detecting play activities and providing feedback such as audible feedback, motion or lights in response to the specific play activities. Feedback can also be produced in response to the order in which the sensors are activated and in response to activation by particular play components to encourage desired play behavior.

Claims

1. A dollhouse, including:

a first play piece for use within the dollhouse;

a second play piece for use within the dollhouse; and

first and second sensors within the dollhouse that are activated to provide different feedback based on the order of activation when the first play piece is placed by a user adjacent to the sensors, and at least one of the sensors is not activated when the second play piece is placed by the user adjacent to the at least one of the sensors, and wherein positive feedback is provided when the first sensor is activated before the second sensor and corrective feedback is provided when the second sensor is activated before the first sensor to inform the user what an appropriate sequence of activities related to correct activation would be.

2. The dollhouse according to claim 1, further including a speaker for providing audible feedback when the first play piece is adjacent to one of the sensors.

3. The dollhouse according to claim 1, further including a light for providing visual feedback when the first play piece is adjacent to one of the sensors.

4. The dollhouse according to claim 1, further including a moveable component coupled to the dollhouse for providing visual feedback when the first play piece is adjacent to one of the sensors.

5. The dollhouse according to claim 1, further including a port for connecting the do house to a memory device.

6. The dollhouse according to claim 1, further including a transceiver for establishing a wireless connection to a network.