Pose and play dolls
US7815485B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H33/26
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Pose and play dolls that will stand on a platform by magnetic attraction and dance with lifelike animation, but which may be removed from the stand for ordinary play. The dolls include animation powered from the platform through the legs of the doll. A motor in the doll animates the doll body, arms and head, with proportional feedback allowing control by a controller in coordination with music being played. The doll head may rotate or gyrate, and the arms swing as a unit or with the lower arms bending as the arms swing. In one form of platform simply rotates through controlled angles, again in coordination with the music being played. In another form of doll, the hips are configured to swing back and forth, and another form of platform controls the hip movement, again in coordination with the music being played. Various other features and capabilities are disclosed.
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