Doll having an arm movement mechanism using a rear-facing lever
US6224456A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H3/46
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A doll includes a pair of arms, a pair of legs and a head supported by a doll torso. One of the doll arms is secured to the torso at a shoulder joint which includes the outer end of an arm movement mechanism. The arm movement mechanism includes an arm shaft pivotally supported at the shoulder joint of the doll at one end and having a ball at the interior end thereof. The arm movement mechanism within the doll further includes a slidably supported traveler having a spring urging the traveler toward one end of its motion. The traveler includes a rearwardly extending lever passing through an aperture formed in the doll torso. The traveler defines a socket which receives the ball end of the arm shaft in a pivotal attachment. As the user moves the lever upon the doll torso, the arm shaft is pivoted causing a corresponding pivotal movement of the doll arm.
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