Amusement devices: toys – Figure toy or accessory therefor – Having enclosed reinforcing or skeletal portion
Reexamination Certificate
2002-07-24
2004-02-03
Banks, Derris H. (Department: 3712)
Amusement devices: toys
Figure toy or accessory therefor
Having enclosed reinforcing or skeletal portion
C446S100000, C446S101000, C434S274000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06685533
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a reproducible doll, and more particularly, to a reproducible doll which enables a variety of elements, such as eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, and ears to be attached to or detached from corresponding recesses of a head of the doll. The attachment and detachment are made according to diverse shapes of the head to make a user feel aesthetic pleasure, and enables hair, e.g., dyed hair, or short cut hair to be worn on the head of the doll to enable the user to groom the hair of the doll to conform to his/her favorite style.
2. Background of the Related Art
In general, there are many types of dolls with which children can play. Such dolls are largely divided into two types, i.e., finished dolls which are completely assembled in manufacturing factories and then distributed, and prefabricated dolls which are designed to allow users to assemble them by themselves.
The former is manufactured to simulate some specific characters or take particular shapes from the beginning, such that disadvantageously they cannot satisfy the diverse tastes and preferences of all children. Finally, the child loses interest in the dolls in a short time and as a result, parents cannot help buy new dolls for them, thereby causing an economic burden.
The latter attracts more attention from children than the former by permitting the child to assemble the dolls by themselves. The latter, however, have the disadvantage of failing to make a favorable impression on the children or excite a great interest for them since it is utilized in such a manner that some specific prefabricated parts, e.g., the head, torso, arms, and legs, are fitted into corresponding places and desired clothing is worn on the parts.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a reproducible doll that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
An object of the present invention is to provide a reproducible doll, in which a user can assemble a doll having the likeness of a human being or an animal to satisfy his or her taste by using prepared bone sections, artificial skin sections and artificial muscle sections, and varying the shapes of the head, hands and feet.
Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as in the appended drawings.
To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a reproducible doll including a head, hands, and feet, the doll comprising: a plurality of connecting bars integrally connected with the head, hands and feet to form bone sections; a plurality of bending sections adapted to detachably connect the plurality of connecting bars with each other and each of the head, hands and feet with a corresponding one of the connecting bars to form joints of the bone sections; and a plurality of artificial skin sections separately worn on the outsides of the plurality of connecting bars connected with each other through the plurality of bending sections to form arm, leg and torso portions of the doll.
It is preferable that artificial muscle sections for adjustment of a body type are detachably overlain on limb portions of the connecting bars. The doll is dividable into a muscular type, a fat type and a thin type according to whether the artificial muscle sections are made. The artificial skin sections are worn on the artificial muscle sections.
Further, the artificial muscle sections for adjustment of a body type are made of materials having elasticity, and formed of a hollow body having openings formed at both ends thereof and a cut portion formed thereon along a longitudinal direction thereof to correspond to the shapes of the arm and leg portions of the doll to be easily inserted into the limb portions.
It is preferable that insertion holes for attaching or detaching hair, nose, eyes, and mouth to or from the head are further formed on the head.
Each of the bending sections includes globular portions respectively formed on ends of the head, hands and feet and on both ends of the connecting bars, and a connecting mechanism having recesses on both ends thereof to detachably and movably receive the globular portions.
The artificial skin sections are made of flexible materials having elasticity, such as silicon.
Further, the artificial skin sections are preferably formed in such color as white, yellow and black.
Each of the hands includes fingers having connecting bars and bending sections for detachably interconnecting the connecting bars, and a palm portion connected to the fingers, wherein the artificial skin sections are worn on the fingers and the palm portion.
Each of the feet includes toes having connecting bars and bending sections for detachably interconnecting the connecting bars, and a sole portion connected to the toes, wherein the artificial skin sections are worn on the toes and the sole portion.
The present invention constructed as above enables a user to make a doll represent a celebrity, a popular character, or his/her own self. Furthermore, the artificial skin sections donned over the bone sections look realistic. The doll can be easily assembled into a toy having the likeness of an adult or a child by adjusting the length of the joints of the bone sections.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.
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Banks Derris H.
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Miller Bena B.
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