US1615401A - Doll - Google Patents

Description

H. T. PAYNE DOLL Filed Oct.

Patented Jan. 2s, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,615,401 PATENT OFFICE.

HAROLD T. PAYNE, OF SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA.

DOLL.

Application filed October 27, 1925. Serial No. 65,196.

The present invention relates generally to improvements in toy figures, and more particularly to improvements in dolls.

The invention lproposes to combine with a portion of a toy figure, such as the head of an ordinary doll, the distinguishing facial characteristics of a plurality Y of differentv dolls. Y

The invention further proposes to adapt the multi-faced head for adJustment upon the body so that the doll as a whole may be readily converted from one type to another by adjustin the head and causing a face thereof to aine with the front of the body of the doll.

The invention further proposes to permit the display of the several faces of the doll one at a time by providing a specially constructed mask or housing for the head.

It is still further proposed to effect the substitution of one face for another by means of a mechanism completely hidden from view and manually operable from the exterior of the doll.

Y The above and other objects are accomplished by instrumentalities pointed out in the following specification.

The invention is clearly defined in the claims.

A. satisfactory embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming part of the specification and in which y Figure 1 is a view showing the body of a doll in vertical cross section and my invention applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 2--2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is a rear elevation of the upper portion of the doll shown in Figure 1 with the hair covering removed, and

Figure 4 is a front elevation of the upper portion of the doll of this invention with one of the faces thereof exposed.

In the drawings a indicates an ordinary doll body, b the head, c and d fragments of the limbs.

In carrying out my invention I arrange a support 5 wholly within the body a and preferably at a point between the upper and lower limbs c and d. In the upper end of the body I provide a bearing 6 which may be in the form of a bushing extending through an opening in the upper end wall 7 pf the body and provided at lts outer end with a head 8 to bear on the plate 7 and secured by a nut 9 screwed upon its inner end. The bearing 6 alines with a bearing 10 in the support 5, and a shaft 11 with one end portion projecting outwardly beyond the bearing 6 extends through the latter and into the body a and is journaled in the bearing 10. As shown,-the shaft 11 is disposed within the axis of the body a and its projecting outer end portion extends through the axis of the head b, the outer extremity of the shaft being journaled Vin a bearing 12'located at the central portion of the inner face of an inverted bowl-shaped base 13 of a housing indicated generall by e. The projecting end portion of sha t 11 is fixedly securedk against rotation within.

the head, and the base portion 13 of the housing surrounds the upper portion of the head above the faceand in this position the baseis supported by a standard 14, one end of which is xedly secured to the base 13 and its opposite end secured in any preferred manner, as indicated by 14e to the middle portion of the back of body a.

The portion of the standard extendin beyond the upper end of body a is curve to conform to the figuration of the back of the head of an ordinary doll, and the curvature of the base which forms a continuation of the curvature of the standard also conforms to the contour of the top of the head of an ordinary doll. In addition to the base 13, the housing e includes a head covering which may be of hair 15 secured to a linino` 16 which in turn is secured in any preferre manner as by an adhesive to the base 13, the lining 15 and hair 16 being constructed so as to provide an observation opening in vertical alinement with the front portion of the body and throu h which may be viewed the face of the oll. As shown in Figure 1, the head b of the doll is formed with a plurality of characteristically different faces 17. The faces may be arranged adjacent or opposite one another, depending upon the construction of the head and the number of faces employed. The area .of each of the faces 17 is such as to nicely fit behind the observation opening afforded by the hair so that no more than one face is visible at a time through said opening. The head b may be formed of any materials now employed in the manufacture of heads for dolls, and since these items are invariably formed in a mold, it is obvious that the head of the present .invention may,V alsovbe readily moldedavithn 4a mold constructed so..A as to impart faces of different characteristics to the head.

In the form shown in Figure l, tWo of the faces 17 are employed, the shaded face oii the right of the ligure being diiferent from that on the left so thattWhen theheadjis turned for one-half revolution by imparting a corresponding turning movement to the shaft. 111, the faceon the left turns away from theffobservation openingand, at the same time, the face on the right is substituted in thesaid opening. i Suitable mecha-v nism is :employed `for;` turning the l shaft l1.. In the present.instanceIhaveshoWn a rack, 18 and a pinion 19, for oscillating the shaft 1l through anarc of `180 degrees, the pinion` 19 being rig-idly secured to the shaft 11 and;` theoracl;A 18@ being disposed in aA channeled guide 20..secured tothe support 5 Vso that the teeth thereofuwill mesh with the teeth of 1 the pinion.

To faoilitatethel operation of therrack, thesame ismade of4 a length soithat kthe oppositeends thereof will extend through oppositely disposed recesses in the body a and project beyond opposite side portions. ofthe body, as indicated by 2l, andistop pins 22 arevsecured to the opposite endy portions of the rack and operat-efto limit the movement of the rack in either directionby moving into conta-ct `with the ends. of the guide 20.

`When itis desired that theturning movement of Ithe shaft be, limited to an arc. of 180 degrees in either direction, the. pins 22 are set so as to alternatelyabut the guide in each reciproca-tion of the rachat the Ytime-to avoid overthrow of the shaft. It is, of course,jto be understoodthatuthe degree of turning movement ofthe-shaft may-be. varied where lmore than tivo of thefaces 17' are employed. Y

Vhen the toyis in use the projectingend portions ,21 of Vthe rack areconcealed-beneath theapparel usuallycovering the bodyY ofi the doll sothat theiuser of thatoy` upon locatingv with, the lingers'ioff the hand the projecting end portions 2l may readily opcrate theA rack to e;tfe ct the turning of the head.

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, it is to be understoodthatthgsaine is susceptible of various changes; and I reserve the right to employ such as` niayA=cQme withinrvthe scope of the, appendediolaims. Y

I claim: z. v v l.Y A doll comprising. a body,` portion-having lateral;` openings, ya, Ihead; superimposed; upon bodyportion, ,a shaft disposed 1on1; gitudiniallyL of the, body and xedlylsecured and projecting beyond oppositesideporr,

tions thereof `whereby the lrack` may; -be ma nipulated toreciprocate and ther eby roscil late*v the head.

2. A dollfcomprisinga hollow body por,- tion having lateral openings adjacent ,one end portion thereof, a head superimposed upon thepopposite .endL portion of thebody, aishaft disposediaxially of the body anddiigedly secured to the head, members secured to the opposite` end portions of thebodyvand providing, bearings for the 4shaft, toothed pinion secured totheishaft, a guide on one ofsaid bearing members, a rackenga-ging the teeth of the pinion and disposedjtransversely of the body andslidablyiitted in ,the guide, the opposite, end portionsosaid rackr being disposed ein, the openings of the body. and projecting therebe ondrwhereby the rack maya-be manipulate ,toreciprocateand thereby oscillate` the head.

HAROLD rP PAYNE(

Images