Patent · US Expired

Action doll

US6193580A · kind A · utility

11Cited by
17References
10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1998
Grant dateFeb 27, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 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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