US2887821A - Doll - Google Patents

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Edmund W. Baggott, Hollis, N.Y., assignor to Ideal Toy Corporation, Hollis, N.Y., a corporation of New York Application November 25, 1957, Serial No. 698,548

6 Claims. (Cl. 46-149) My invention relates to a new and improved doll or manikin, and is especially concerned with improvements in jointed doll or manikin constructions of the general type disclosed in r'ny co-pending patent application Serial No. 644,814 led March 8, 1957.

According tomy invention, I provide new and improved connecting means between the torso of the device and its thighs. These connecting means are simple and durable, and can be made and assembled at low cost. Each thighis turnable around a' horizontal axis relative tolthe torso. Both thighs can be turnable around a common horizontal axis, relative to the torso. Optionally, the thighs `are interconnected so that they turn relative to the torso, around a common horizontal axis simultaneously in respective opposed directions to simulate a walking movement.

Each thigh is also turnable relative to the torso around a respective vertical axis, so that the thighs can be crossed in front of the torso.

One embodiment of the invention is explained in the annexed drawings and following description, which show a doll or manikin which has the abovedrnentioned movements or effects. However, as above noted, the invention includes each of theseparate movements or eiects.

Fig. l is a front elevation, partially in vertical section, in a longitudinal vertical plane.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation in said longitudinal vertical plane, partially in vertical section, of certain parts of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line 5-'-5 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is an elevation of the hinge-plate connection between the left thigh and an auxiliary part of the device.

Fig. 8 is lan explodedperspective View of certain parts of the mechanism. p

Fig. 9 is an elevation of the rigid plate which is part of theoptional walking mechanism in a transverse plane, namely, in a vertical plane which is perpendicular to the plane of Fig. l and Fig. 3.

Fig. 10 is `a bottom plan View of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is an elevation of the hinge-plate connection between the right thigh and an auxiliary part of the device.

Fig. 12 is a top plan view of Fig. 11. Fig. l2 shows one of the horizontal, slotted legs of the mechanism, and the rivetwhich has a tapered end and which is part of the mechanism.

Fig. 13 is a side elevation of Fig. 12.

Fig. 14 is an elevation which shows a vertical leg of the mechanism which is associated with the left thigh, its hinge-plate connection with the respective auxiliary manner, yand shows how this vertical leg is slitted and stamped to provide retaining bands.

Fig. l5 is a top plan view of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a vertical edge elevation of Fig. 15.

Fig. 17 is an elevation of a fastener member.

nited States Patent ICC The right thigh RT Iand the identical left thigh LT are hollow, and are also preferably made ofmaterial which is resilient, flexible and elastic.

At its lower end, the torso T hasl respective thighsockets, which are indicated in broken lines in Fig. 1, for the upper ends or pivot ends TI ocE the right and left thighs RT and LT which are identical. These identical upper ends or pivot ends' TI are substantially horizontal and perpendicular to the main bodies of said thighs RT and LT. Said upper ends or pivot ends TT are turna-- ble relative to torso T around'fa common horizontal and` longitudinal axis which is in the plane of-Fig. l, in one position of the mechanism. y

A leg is connected turnably to each thigh RT and LT, by any suitable knee-joint. with the thighs RT and LT, when the optional walking movement is desired. These legs can be bent rearwardly relative to their thighs, when it is desired to put the doll in a sitting or kneeling position. Fig. 1 shows the left leg alined withV left thigh LT, and shows the right leg bent rearwardly relative to right thigh RT. These knee joints are of usual construction, so that each leg,-

can be releasably held either in alined position, orfin rearwardly bent position. As shown. in Figs. 1 and 2, a rigid and horizontal support member or at plate 2 is provided within hol- -low torso T, close to and above the` thigh-sockets-ot torso T. At its level,` said at plate 2 is shaped to contact with theentire .inner face` of torso T.4 Thisl plate.

2 has upstanding side` lugs 3 and 3a, which are rivetedto the side walls S and SA of torso `T. This rigid plate 2 is part of the mechanism. As shown in Figs. l-and 9, said rigid plate 2 is rigidly connected to a rigid, at, depending ange or hanger memberv 4, which is in a transverse plane which is perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of Fig. l. The lower end of rigid and flatflange 4 is above and close to the bottom end of torso T. As shown in Fig. 9, said ange `4 has two upstanding lugs 5 and 5a, which extend through openings yof plate 2,a'nd are rigidly fixed to plateZ, as by a drive tit. Optionally, and as shown in Figs. 9 and l0, rigid braces 10 and 10a are struck out of the material of ange 4, and said braces tightly abut the bottom face of plate 2, in order to strengthen the rigid connection between plate 2 and ilange 4. All the rigid parts mentioned .herein may be made ot metal or of rigid plastic. Y

If the optional walking movement is included, said rigid flange 4 has a top recess 6, which may be of' thev shape shown in Fig. 9, or which may have a rectangular shape.

The mechanism includes an angular rigid plate 11-*12v--` for the right thigh` RT and an angular rigidplate said pates 11-12 .and 11a-12a have variiert-legs 11 and 11a, and horizontal legsh12 and'12a. If a walli-` ing movement is included, said horizontal` legs 1,2 and 12a have respective slots 14.

When the angular plates 114-12 and 11a-12d varev in the respective positions of Fig. l, said slots 14 have a These legs can be alined common horizontal axis which is in the longitudinal plane of Fig. 1.

If a walking movement is to be omitted, said slots 14 can be omitted, and the horizontal legs 12 and 12a can also be omitted.

If a walking movement is desired, a rigid flat lever or bar 7 is pivoted to the bottom face of plate 2 by a pivoting rivet 8, which has a vertical axis which is coincident with the vertical central axis of torso T. At its ends, said bar 7 has rigid, depending lugs 9 and 9a, which extend through the slots 14 of horizontal legs 12 and 12a.

The vertical legs 11 and 11a turnably abut the respective faces of the intermediate liange 4. Said vertical fianges 11 and 11a are turnably connected to the intermediate flange 4, by a hollow and horizontal pivot pin P, which extends through transversely alined bores of flange 4 and of the vertical legs 11' and 11a. At one end thereof, said pivot pin P has a head 15, which abuts the vertical leg 11. Adjacent its other end, the stragiht and horizontal and cylindrical shank of pivot pin P has a circumferential groove 17. Said pivot pin P has a tapered tip 16, which is illustrated as having a pointed, conical shape, without limitation to this specific shape. The function of groove 17 and the function of the tapered tip 16 are later explained.

As later explained, the vertical legs 11 and 11a can be detachably connected to the upper ends 'IT of thighs RT and LT, so that said upper ends 'IT can turn backand-forth around the horizontal axis of the shank of pivot pin P. In such case, and if the bar 7 and the slotted horizontal legs 12 and 12a are included, said upper ends 'IT will simultaneously turn in respective opposed directions around the horizontal axis of pivot pin P, thus simulating or producing a walking movement.

At the open ends of said pivot ends TT, said pivot ends TT are provided with identical, rigid, insert blocks 19 and 19a.

These rigid insert blocks 19 and 19a are conveniently molded from a suitable plastic and they are inserted into the sockets of the pivot ends TT. One of these sockets is shown in Fig. 8. As shown in Fig. 8, each said block 19 and 19a is of non-circular shape, and each said block has two outer recesses RR. Each said block 19` and 19a is non-turnable and is fixed relative to its respective pivot end TT, so that each thigh RT and LT is turned or otherwise shifted, in unison with its respective block 19 or 19a.

For this purpose, each rectangular insert block 19 and 19a fits closely in a respective rectangular socket of the respective pivot end TI.`

Said inserted blocks 19 and 19a are also fixed to their respective pivot ends TI' by means of respective and identical, rigid fixing plates 24 and 24a, one of which is shown in Fig. 8. As shown in Fig. 8, rigid tongues 25a, which are indicated in broken lines in Fig. 8, are struck out of plate 24a. These tongues 25a fit tightly in the spaces between recesses RR of block 19a and the interior wall of the socket of the respective pivot end TT, with a drive t, thus rigidly fixing said plate 24a and the insert block 19a to the respective pivot end TI.

The companion fixing plate 24 has tongues 25. These disc-shaped plates 24 and 24a are applied to the entire annular end-faces of the pivot ends TT, and cover said end-faces and have the same dimensions as said endfaces.

The lugs 25 and 25a can be Irigidly fixed to the inserted blocks 19 and 19a and to the inner faces of the sockets of the pivot ends TT by means of adhesive.

Identical and rigid face plates 26 and 26a turnably abut. the fixing plates 24 and 24a, and the latter are provided with` projections or detents, as at 24C and 24d in Fig. 5, releasably eugageable in apertures 26e and 26d of plates 26' and 26a. These turnable plates 26 and 26a are proximate to the vertical, pivotedlegs 11 and 11a.

The mechanism includes two lrivets 18 and 18a,Y which la are separate from pivot pin P. These rivets 18 and 18a have straight cylindrical shanks.

The rivet 18 has an inner head 18e` which is proximate to the respective pivoted vertical leg, and another and outer head 20.

The inserted blocks 19 and 19a have identical recesses 21 and 21a at their remote, inner ends.

The shank of rivet 18 fits closely in and extends through a bore of insert 19, and also through a central bore of the respective fixing plate 24, and through a bore of turnable plate 26, which is freely turnable on said shank relative to the respective pivot end TT and its rigidly fixed insert block 19 and rigidly fixed face plate 24. The head 18C abuts the respective inner face of turnable plate 26 under spring pressure, but does not clamp plate 26 rigidly to plate 24.

The shank of rivet 18 is located in recess 21 of insert block 19. A slidable washer 23 is mounted on the shank of rivet 18, at its outer head 2l). A helical compression spring 22 has one end abutting washer 23, whose movement is limited by head 20. The other end of spring 22 abuts the vertical inner face of recess 21, which may have a cylindrical shape. The head 18C is thus maintained under suitable light spring pressure of spring 22, against the freely rotatable plate 26. The helical compression spring 22 is preferably tapered, with one large end and one small end, either of which may abut the slidable Washer 23.

The rivet 18a also has a straight cylindrical shank,

vto which an outer head 20a is fixed. Said shank extends through and fits closely in a bore of insert 19a, which has a cylindrical recess 21a.

At its inner end, rivet 18a has a hollow head 18h, which has an internal tapered face which has the same shape as the tapered head or tip 16 of the pivot pin P. Said head 18h abuts the rotatable plate 26a. The straight cylindrical shank of rivet 18a extends through alined bores of plates 24a and 26a. Said shank of rivet 18a also extends through recess 21a of insert block 19a. The compression spring 22a, the slidable washer 23a, and the head 20a maintain the head 18b pressed against the rotatable plate 26a under suitable light spring pressure While permitting plate 26a to turn freely in the shank of rivet 18a. The heads 20 and 20a are integral with the shanks of rivets 20 and 20a. The heads 18a and 18b are fixed to said Shanks, after they have been inserted into position.

As previously noted, the vertical legs 11 and 11a are identical, save for one exception. This exception is conveniently shown in Fig. 14.

The vertical leg 11a is slitted to form two retaining bands 29.

The ends of said bands 29 are integral with vertical leg 11a. The bodies of said bands 29 are inwardly spaced from the body of leg 11a.

As also shown in Fig. 14, the leg 11a is connected to its respective turnable plate 26 by a hinge Ha, which has a hinge-pintle which is perpendicular to bands 29. rThis hinge Ha is of the usual type, with one hinge-plate fixed to rotatable plate 26, and the other hingefplate fixed to leg 11a.

As shown in Fig. l1, the vertical leg 11 is hinged to its respective rotatable plate by a corresponding hinge H. The axes of the hingefpintles of these hinges H and Ha are vertical.

Adjacent the rear wall R of torso T, the vertical legs 11 and 11a have resilient and transverse hooks 28 and 280.

Adjacent said rear Wall R, the turnable plates 26 and 26a have resilient hooks or holding elements 27 and 27a which are shaped to overlie and interengage with the hooks or holding elements 28 and 28a. These resilient hooks 27 and 27a can be detachably connected to hooks 28 and 28a, in order to detachably connect the rotatable plates 26 and 26a to the respective vertical asszsfn legs lland 11a. When thus detachably connected, the plates 26 and 26a turn in unison with vertical legs 11 and 11a around the axis of pivot pin P.

Fig. /17 shows a resilient sprngy wire fastener W, which has resilient bights Wa, which are adapted to engage the groove 17 of pivot pin P. Said groove 17 is at the base of the tapered tip or head 16 of pivot pin P.

The convenient assembly of the device is as follows:

A rst sub-unit is made, externally of torso T, by lixing ilange 4 to plate 2. If the Walking movement is to be included, the bar 7 is pivoted to plate 2 by rivet 8 in this sub-unit,` also externally of the torso T.y This first sub-unit is then inserted into the torso T, as through the top of the torso, and the upstanding legs 3 of plate 2 are riveted or otherwise xed to the side walls S and SA of torso T.

A second sub-unit is made externally of torso T. It is assumed that this second unit includes right thigh RT. In original form, rivet 18 has its outer head 20, but does not have its inner head 18e. This original'form of rivet18 corresponds to the original form of rivet 18a which is shown in Fig. 8. The washer 23 and spring 22 are mounted upon the shank of rivet 18.

Turnable plate 26 is connected to vertical leg 11 by means of hinge-H, and said plate 26 and vertical leg 11 are connected by their detachable hooks 27 and 28, so that vertical leg 11 is held parallel to its associated plate 26.

Rigid plate 24 is assembled with insert block 19, by means of tongues 25 and recesses RR.

The unheaded end of the shank of rivet 18, with washer 23 and spring 22 mounted on said shank, is passed through recess 21 of insert block 19, through the bore of block 19, and through the respective alined bores of the plate 24 and of rotatable plate 26, and head 18a is aiixed to said shank of rivet 18, in order to maintain spring 22 under suitable compression. The block 19, with its assembled parts is then inserted into the socket of the pivot-end TT of right thigh RT, and if necessary, said block 19 is cemented to the inner face of said socket. Hence the angular plate 11--12 is part of this second sub-unit.

A third sub-unit is made which includes the left thigh LT, in the same manner as in the assembly of the second sub-unit. The head 18b is xed to the shank of the original rivet 18a, as part of the assembly operation. This third sub-unit includes the angular plate 11a-12a. In addition, the springy wire fastener W is inserted in vertical position between the two bands 29 of vertical leg 11a and the body of said vertical leg 11a. The wire fastener W is fiictionally held in this inserted position.

Each of the second and third sub-units is then inserted into torso T, through the respective socket opening, with the central bores of vertical legs 11 and 11a in registration with the bore of ange 4, and the pivot pin P is inserted through the horizontally alined bores of ange 4 and vertical legs 11 and 11a, until the tapered head 16 of pivot pin P enters the tapered recess of head 18b of rivet 18a, and the head 15 of said pivot pin P abuts the leg 11, but without preventing the free rotation of legs 11 and 11a upon pivot pin P. When pivot pin P is thus inserted, its tapered head 16 passes between the bights Wa of springy fastener W and spreads these bights Wa apart, until these bights register with the groove 17 of pivot pin P. These bights Wa then snap towards each other, due to the resilience of spring fastener W, until said bights Wa engage the inner wall of groove 16, thus releasably latching the vertical legs 11 and 11a turnably to ange 4.

It will now be appreciated that the plates 24 and 26, leg 11, block 19 and rivet 18 serve to carry the thigh RT on the hanger member 4 for rotation about the axis of pivot P; and, that the leg 11a, plates 26a and 24a, block 19a and rivet 18a serve to carry the thigh LT on the hanger member 11, also for rotation about the axis of pivot P.

If the turnable bar 7 is included, its lugs 9 and 9a are caused automatically to enter the slots 14 of the optional horizontal legs 12 and 12a;

In the assembly,if the walking mechanism is included, and since each pivot-end TT is turnable forwardly and rearwardly around the axis of pivot pin P, a turning movement of either thigh RT or LT will produce a simultaneous opposed turning movement of the other thigh.

In order to cross the thighs, the legs are bent relative to the thighs to a sitting position.

The turnable plates 26 and 26a are turned relative to their respective vertical legs 11 and 11a, by means of the hinges H and Ha. The hooks 27 and 27a are thus temporarilyreleased from the hooks 28 and 28a. The thighsockets of torso T are shaped -to permit said relative turning movements. In saidrelative turning movements, the inner parts of the pivot-ends TT remain within the thighsockets, so that the plates 26 and 26a and the hinges H and Ha are not exposed.

This turning movement makes it possible to cross the thighs in front of the torso T, in order to simulate a seated dollor manikin, which has crossed thighs.

From the foregoing, it is seen that the present invention provides a mannequin or doll construction which fully accomplishes its intended objects, and is well adapted to meet practical conditions of manufacture and use.

Although the presen-t invention has been described in some detail by way of illustration and example for purposes of clarity of understanding, it is understood that certain changes and modications may be made within the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. In a doll or mannequin construction, a hollow torso having laterally spaced thigh openings in its lower end, a support member xed in said torso spaced above said thigh openings, a hanger member ixedly depending from said support member generally centrally of said torso, thigh members having their upper ends extending respectively through said thigh openings into said -torso on opposite sides of said hanger member, and carrier means mounting each of said thigh members on said hanger for rotation about a laterally extending axis, said carrier means each comprising a pair of facing hinged members interposed between and respectively pivoted to said hanger and the adjacent thigh member to mount the adjacent thigh member for rotation about said laterally extending axis, said hinged members being connected together for relative swinging movement about an axis normal to said laterally extending axis, whereby said thigh members are mounted for relative swinging movement between crossed and uncrossed positions.

2. A doll or mannequin construction according to claim l, in combination with a leg rigidly connected to one hinged member of each carrier means for rotation therewith about said laterally extending axis and extending laterally in the space between the adjacent thigh member and said support member, a lever pivoted intermediate its ends to said support member for rotation about a generally vertical axis and having its opposite ends in sliding connection with said laterally extending legs, respectively, to constrain the latter and their associated thigh members to simultaneous rotation in opposite directions, and detent means releasably holding the outer hinged member of each carrier means against rotation relative to the adjacent thigh member.

3. In a doll or mannequin construction, a hollow torso having laterally spaced thigh openings in its lower end, a support member lixed in said torso extending generally horizontally thereacross in spaced relation above said thigh openings, a hanger member xedly depending from said support member generally centrally of said torso,

thigh members having their upper ends extending respectively through said thigh openings into said torso on opposite sides of said hanger member, a pair of generally parallel vertically disposed legsv on opposite sides of said hanger, pivot means connecting said vertically disposed legs to said hanger for independent rotation relative to the latter about a laterally extending axis, a pair of plates each interposed between a respective one of said vertically disposed legs and the adjacent thigh, hinge means respectively connecting together each of said vertically disposed legs and its adjacent plate for relative swinging movement of the latter about an axis normal to that of said pivot means, and fastener means connecting each of said thigh members to the adjacent one of said plates for swinging movement therewith about the axes of said pivot means and hinged means.

4. A doll or mannequin according to claim 3, said fastener means each comprising a pivot connecting the respective -thigh member to the adjacent plate for rotation about a lateral axis, and detent means releasably holding the respective thigh member against rotation relative to the adjacent plate.

5. A doll or mannequin construction according to claim 3, in combination with holding means on each of said legs and its adjacent plate releasably holding the latter against 25 rotation about its hinged connection.

6. A doll or mannequin construction according to claim 3, in combination with a leg extending generally laterally outward from the upper end of each of said vertically disposed legs between the adjacent thigh member and said support member, each of said laterally extending legs being formed with an elongate slot extending longitudinally of the respective leg, and an elongate lever disposed beneath said support member and having its medial region pivotally connected to said support member for rotation about a generally vertical axis, the end regions of said lever being slidably engaged in the slots of said laterally extending legs, respectively, to thereby constrain said laterally extending legs and their associated thigh members to simultaneous rotation in opposite directions.

References Cited in the lile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,662,335 Calverley Dec. 15, 1953 2,736,135 Gardel et al. Feb. 28, 1956 2,754,621 Cohn July 17, 1956 2,775,063 Mauskopf Dec. 25, 1956 FOREIGN PATENTS 282,569 Switzerland Aug. 16, 1952

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