Growth-simulating figure toy

• US 3,992,807 A
• Filed: 03/17/1975
• Issued: 11/23/1976
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/1975
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mattel Incorporated
• Inventors: Sapkus, Jurgis, Lewis, J. Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Kinsey, Russell R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cutting, Robert F.
• Application Number:
  US05/558,764
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 46/119, 46/120, 46/135 R, 46/161, 46/162, 223/68
• US Class Current: 446/320
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/20 with parts moved due to movements of other parts, e.g. limbs
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 3/48 Mounting of parts within dolls, e.g. automatic eyes or parts for animation self-moving A63H13/00

Abstract

Lower torso member includes a waist member having a lower portion of a first girth and an upper portion of a second, lesser girth so that pliable, rubber-like upper torso waist member may be slid from lower portion of lower torso waist member where it simulates waist of pudgy pre-teenager to upper portion of lower torso waist member where it simulates trim waist of a teenager while simulated breasts are simultaneously pressed outwardly against upper torso member causing bulging of the rubber-like material to form a simulated bustline.

Claims

1. A growth-simulating figure toy, comprising:

a lower torso member including a waist member having a lower portion of a first predetermined girth and an upper portion of a second predetermined girth less than said first predetermined girth;

a pliable rubber-like upper torso member having a waist member slidably mounted on said lower torso waist member, said upper torso waist member conforming to the shape and girth of said lower torso waist member regardless of the location of said upper torso waist member with respect to said upper and lower portions of said lower torso waist member, whereby said upper torso waist member will simulate the pudgy waist of a pre-teenager when said upper torso waist member is in position on said lower portion of said lower torso waist member and will simulate the trim waist of a teenager when said upper torso waist member is in position on said upper portion of said lower torso waist member; and

means connected to said upper torso member for moving said upper torso waist member from one position to another position on said lower torso waist member.

2. A growth-simulating figure toy, comprising:

1. a lower torso member including a waist member having a lower portion of a first predetermined girth and an upper portion of a second predetermined girth less than said first predetermined girth;

2. a pliable rubber-like upper torso member having a waist member slidably mounted on said lower torso waist member, said upper torso waist member conforming to the shape and girth of said lower torso waist member regardless of the location of said upper torso waist member with respect to said upper and lower portions of said lower torso waist member, whereby said upper torso waist member will simulate the pudgy waist of a pre-teenager when said upper torso waist member is in position of said lower portion of said lower torso waist member and will simulate the trim waist of a teenager when said upper torso waist member is in position on said upper portion of said lower torso waist member, said upper torso member including a neck portion and a pair of shoulder openings; and

3. means connected to said upper torso member for moving said upper torso waist member from one position to another position on said lower torso waist member, said means connected to said upper torso member comprising;

A. an actuator bar having a lower end slidably mounted in said lower torso member, an upper end connected to said upper torso neck portion and an intermediate portion lying in a transverse plane passing through said shoulder openings;

B. crankshaft means connected to said intermediate portion of said actuator bar for raising and lowering said actuator bar when said crankshaft means is rotated, said crankshaft means having an end extending through one of said shoulder openings; and

C. lever means connected to said one end of said crankshaft means for imparting rotation thereto.

3. A growth-simulating figure toy as stated in claim 2 wherein said means connected to said upper torso member includes overthrow crank means connecting said crankshaft means to said lower torso member for raising and lowering said shoulder openings when said actuator bar is raised and lowered.

4. A growth-simulating figure toy as stated in claim 3 including:

a pair of simulated breasts swingably mounted in said upper torso member; and

cam means movably mounted in said upper torso member in operative association with said simulated breasts for swinging said simulated breasts into bulging engagement with said upper torso member when said actuator bar is raised.

5. A growth-simulating figure toy, comprising:

1. a lower torso member including a waist member having a lower portion of a first predetermined girth and an upper portion of a second predetermined girth less than said first predetermined girth;

2. a pliable rubber-like upper torso member having a waist member slidably mounted on said lower torso waist member, said upper torso waist member conforming to the shape and girth of said lower torso waist member regardless of the location of said upper torso waist member with respect to said upper and lower portions of said lower torso waist member, whereby said upper torso waist member will simulate the pudgy waist of a pre-teenager when said upper torso waist member is in position on said lower portion of said lower torso waist member and will simulate the trim waist of a teenager when said upper torso waist member is in position on said upper portion of said lower torso waist member; and

3. means connected to said upper torso member for moving said upper torso waist member from one position to another position on said lower torso waist member, said means connected to said upper torso member comprising;

A. an actuator bar having a lower end slidably mounted in said lower torso member, an upper end connected to said upper torso neck portion and an intermediate portion lying in a transverse plane passing through said shoulder openings;

B. crankshaft means connected to said intermediate portion of said actuator bar for raising and lowering said actuator bar when said crankshaft means is rotated, said crankshaft means having an end extending through one of said shoulder openings;

C. lever means connected to said one end of said crankshaft means for imparting rotation thereto;

D. overthrow crank means connecting said crankshaft means to said lower torso member for raising and lowering said shoulder openings when said actuator bar is raised and lowered;

E. a pair of simulated breasts swingably mounted in said upper torso member; and

F. cam means movably mounted in said upper torso member in operative association with said simulated breasts for swinging said simulated breasts into bulging engagement with said upper torso member when said actuator bar is raised.

6. A growth-simulating figure toy, comprising:

a rigid lower torso member having an inwardly-tapered upper end forming a waist portion provided with a counterbore;

a collar seated in said counterbore, said collar having a substantially vertical, throughgoing bore and an upper end;

a pair of simulated breasts swingably connected to said upper end of said collar;

an actuating bar slidably mounted in said through-going bore in said collar, said actuating bar having a substantially vertical major axis, an upper end, an intermediate portion and a lower end;

rack means provided on said intermediate portion of said actuating bar;

a crankshaft rotatably mounted on said intermediate portion of said actuating bar normal to the major axis thereof, said crankshaft having outbored ends;

a figure toy arm having a shoulder portion keyed to one of said outbored ends of said crankshaft for imparting rotation thereto;

a pinion keyed to said crankshaft in driving engagement with said rack;

at least one crank keyed to said crankshaft;

link means connecting said crank to said collar;

a pliable, rubber-like upper torso member having a neck portion connected to the upper end of said actuating bar, said upper torso member also having shoulder areas and a waist area, said waist area being stretchable for conforming to the shape of the waist portion of said lower torso member; and

cam means affixed to said intermediate portion of said actuating bar for camming said simulated breasts outwardly against said pliable upper torso portion when said actuating bar is moved upwardly in said figure toy.