Action doll
US6193580A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H3/36
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention provides a toy doll for the amusement of a subject, that includes a torso, body, ahead and limbs, designed, sized and dimensioned for enabling the doll to be worn on the body of the subject in a position thereon sufficient for engaging in a "piggy back" and/or "horsey" style play. The child may engage the instant doll in such "piggy back" and/or "horse" style play, while in sitting, crawling and upright (or standing) play. The toy doll includes an electronic sound emanating module portions of which can be activated by releasably connecting one limb of the doll to another limb of the doll about the body of the subject. The doll includes a motion sensor including an averaging circuit for enabling substantially continuous sound such as galloping, while the doll is in motion. Optionally, the doll includes a tilt sensor for emanating a "neighing" sound when the longitudinal axis of the doll is tilted relative to the vertical axis.
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