Doll having simulated hair-cutting feature
US6139397A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 27, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 31, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H3/44
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A doll head supports a pair of retracting mechanisms which provide a rotating spool upon which a quantity of hair forming a hair bundle is wound. The retracting mechanisms are operated in response to the child user squeezing the extending portion of the mechanisms at the base of the hair bundles in a simulated hair-cutting action. Each squeeze of the simulated scissors triggers an incremental spring-driven retraction of the hair bundle thereby shortening the hair bundle and simulating hair-cutting. A releasable latch mechanism operative within the retracting mechanisms allows the hair bundles to be drawn outwardly to their maximum length to repeat the hair-cutting cycle.
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