U.S. patent application number 10/354223 was filed with the patent office on 2004-10-07 for doll for standing-alone on an irregular surface.
Invention is credited to Cooper, Jennifer R..
Application Number | 20040198155 10/354223 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 33096637 |
Filed Date | 2004-10-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20040198155 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Cooper, Jennifer R. |
October 7, 2004 |
Doll for standing-alone on an irregular surface
Abstract
A doll for standing-alone on an irregular surface. The doll
includes a body, a dress, and a petticoat. The body replicates a
female body and has a waist and feet that rest on the irregular
surface. The dress depends outwardly from the body to engagement
with the irregular surface. The petticoat has an uppermost extreme
that depends outwardly from the waist of the body to a lowermost
extreme that depends to engagement with the irregular surface and
allows the doll to stand-alone on the irregular surface. The
petticoat is made of a material that is semi-rigid, and as a result
thereof, takes a set on the irregular surface by being deforming
enough to conform to the irregular surface while being rigid enough
to allow the body to stand-alone on the irregular surface.
Inventors: |
Cooper, Jennifer R.;
(Bakersfield, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
RICHARD L. MILLER
12 Parkside Drive
Dix Hills
NY
11746-4879
US
|
Family ID: |
33096637 |
Appl. No.: |
10/354223 |
Filed: |
January 29, 2003 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/268 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H 3/50 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
446/268 |
International
Class: |
A63H 003/00 |
Claims
The invention claimed is:
1. A doll for standing-alone on an irregular surface, comprising:
a) a body for replicating a female body, and having a waist and
feet for resting on the irregular surface; b) a dress depending
outwardly from said body for depending to engagement with the
irregular surface; and c) a petticoat having an uppermost extreme
depending outwardly from said waist of said body to a lowermost
extreme for depending to engagement with the irregular surface and
allowing said doll to stand-alone on the irregular surface.
2. The doll as defined in claim 1, wherein said petticoat is made
of a material that is semi-rigid, and as a result thereof, takes a
set on the irregular surface by being deforming enough to conform
to the irregular surface while being rigid enough to allow the body
to stand-alone on the irregular surface.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a doll. More particularly,
the present invention relates to a doll for standing-alone on an
irregular surface.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Numerous innovations for doll related devices have been
provided in the prior art that will be described. Even though these
innovations may be suitable for the specific individual purposes to
which they address, however, they differ from the present
invention.
[0005] A FIRST EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 3,939,604 to Nishizawa
teaches an exchangeable-dressing doll comprising an
exchangeable-dressing doll body having some degree of stereoscopic
appearance and reality which is soft and smooth to the touch and
usable safely as a toy for young children, and exchangeable parts
therefor which are freely detachable including clothes, shoes,
gloves, wigs and the like. The doll has a freedom to flex at
optional parts of the body such as parts corresponding to the
articulations of the limb, trunk, neck or the like, and at least
the limb can be caused to take any simulated forms fitting to
various actions of the body found in the daily life.
[0006] A SECOND EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 4,380,833 to Peters teaches
a doll dress constructed by providing a strip of net material
gathered on a cord and sewn to the inside of the dress
circumferentially of the hem thereof. The strip has a width of
approximately {fraction (1/3)} length of the skirt portion and is
approximately 30 times longer than the circumferential length of
the skirt at the hem portion thereof. The strip is gathered on the
cord to the circumferential length of the hem portion of the skirt
to give a desirable billowy appearance and provide a flexible base
for maintaining the doll upright on an uneven or unstable
surface.
[0007] A THIRD EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 4,392,257 to Furga teaches a
method of making dresses for dolls or the like, comprising:
superposing to each other two strips of synthetic fabric of a kind
capable of being welded; repeatedly performing thereafter, all
along the development of said fabric strips, electronic welds or
the like in the form of dotted or dashed weld lines in order to
obtain joining together of said strips in proximity of the
boundaries of the individual doll dresses which are to be obtained
so that sewn seams are simulated; causing the so welded garments to
be cut all along their boundary line leaving a slight margin
outside the weld line to simulate the margin of a sewn seam and,
finally, turning each single dress inside out so that the faces of
the fabric strips which had initially been made to adhere to each
other, are now outwardly directed.
[0008] A FOURTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,328,400 to Bass teaches a
doll that contains a fabric fastener, such as "Velcro", on the
backside, simulating a backbone. A turntable holds the doll in
upright position with arms uplifted. A consecutive series of
garment sections, each depicting a separate article of clothing, is
spooled onto a rotatable cylinder, spaced from the turntable, with
the front end section of the spooled garment containing a
complementary fabric fastener connected to the fabric fastener on
the doll's backside. By rotating the doll about its vertical axis
an article of clothing is dispensed from the cylinder and is
wrapped about the doll's torso to dress the doll. The doll's
clothing is effectively changed by rotating the doll further to
dispense the next article of clothing and wrap the latter in
overlying relationship with the first article of clothing about the
doll's torso. This action may be continued for as many different
articles of wrap around clothing as is contained on the
cylinder.
[0009] A FIFTH EXAMPLE, U.S. Pat. No. 5,344,358 to Jantzen teaches
a doll that includes a dress having at least a portion thereof
formed of a multi-layered embossible fabric having a malleable
layer such as metal foil or the like together with one or more soft
flexible layers such as cloth fabric bonded together to form a
readily formable and crimpable fabric. Am embossing tool used in
combination with the doll and the embossible fabric includes a pair
of movable jaws hingedly coupled each defining a corresponding
embossing raised portion and mating recess on the inwardly facing
portions thereof. The embossing tool is applied to the embossible
fabric and used to impart a plurality of raised or recess embossed
designs upon the fabric. The malleable character of the foil layer
together with the softness and flexible of the fabric layer permit
the embossed designs to be removed by simple smoothing of the
fabric for repeated use. Embodiments are shown in which a pair of
fabric layers are secured to each side of a malleable foil layer as
well as a single soft layer secured to a malleable foil layer
formed either as a fabric material or a sprayed on particulate
material.
[0010] It is apparent that numerous innovations for doll related
devices have been provided in the prior art that are adapted to be
used. Furthermore, even though these innovations may be suitable
for the specific individual purposes to which they address,
however, they would not be suitable for the purposes of the present
invention as heretofore described
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0011] ACCORDINGLY, AN OBJECT of the present invention is to
provide a doll for standing-alone on an irregular surface that
avoids the disadvantages of the prior art.
[0012] ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide a doll
for standing-alone on an irregular surface that is simple and
inexpensive to manufacture.
[0013] STILL ANOTHER OBJECT of the present invention is to provide
a doll for standing-alone on an irregular surface that is simple to
use.
[0014] BRIEFLY STATED, STILL YET ANOTHER OBJECT of the present
invention is to provide a doll for standing-alone on an irregular
surface. The doll includes a body, a dress, and a petticoat. The
body replicates a female body and has a waist and feet that rest on
the irregular surface. The dress depends outwardly from the body to
engagement with the irregular surface. The petticoat has an
uppermost extreme that depends outwardly from the waist of the body
to a lowermost extreme that depends to engagement with the
irregular surface and allows the doll to stand-alone on the
irregular surface. The petticoat is made of a material that is
semi-rigid, and as a result thereof, takes a set on the irregular
surface by being deforming enough to conform to the irregular
surface while being rigid enough to allow the body to stand-alone
on the irregular surface.
[0015] The novel features which are considered characteristic of
the present invention are set forth in the appended claims. The
invention itself, however, both as to its construction and its
method of operation, together with additional objects and
advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following
description of the specific embodiments when read and understood in
connection with the accompanying drawing.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
[0016] The figures of the drawing are briefly described as
follows:
[0017] FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic perspective view of the present
invention standing-along on the irregular surface of a pillow;
[0018] FIG. 2 is an enlarged diagrammatic perspective view of the
area generally enclosed by the dotted curve identified by arrow 2
in FIG. 1 of the present invention; and
[0019] FIG. 3 is an enlarged diagrammatic cross sectional view
taken on line 3-3 in FIG. 2.
LIST OF REFERENCE NUMERALS UTILIZED IN THE DRAWING
[0020] 1.0. doll of present invention for standing-alone on
irregular surface 12
[0021] 12 irregular surface
[0022] 14 body for replicating female body
[0023] 16 waist of body 14
[0024] 18 feet of body 14 for resting on irregular surface 12
[0025] 2.0. dress for depending to engagement with irregular
surface 12
[0026] 22 petticoat
[0027] 24 uppermost extreme of petticoat 22
[0028] 26 lowermost extreme of petticoat 22 for depending to
engagement with irregular surface 12 and allowing body 14 to
stand-alone on irregular surface 14
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0029] Referring now to the figures, in which like numerals
indicate like parts, and particularly to FIG. 1, the doll of the
present invention is shown generally at 1.0. for standing-alone on
an irregular surface 12.
[0030] The configuration of the doll 1.0. can best be seen in FIGS.
2 and 3, and as such, will be discussed with reference thereto.
[0031] The doll 1.0. comprises a body 14 for replicating a female
body, and has a waist 16 and feet 18 for resting on the irregular
surface 12.
[0032] The doll 1.0. further comprises a dress 20 that depends
outwardly from the body 14 for depending to engagement with the
irregular surface 12.
[0033] The doll 1.0. further comprises a petticoat 22 that has an
uppermost extreme 24 that depends outwardly from the waist 16 of
the body 14 to a lowermost extreme 26 for depending to engagement
with the irregular surface 12 and allowing the doll 1.0. to
stand-alone on the irregular surface 14.
[0034] The petticoat 22 is made of a material that is semi-rigid,
and as a result thereof, takes a set on the irregular surface 14 by
being deforming enough to conform to the irregular surface 12 while
being rigid enough to allow the body 14 to stand-alone on the
irregular surface 14.
[0035] Such a material is sold under the tradename STITCH-N-TEAR by
sold by FREUDENBERG NONWOVENS, PELLON DIVISION, 344.0. INDUSTRIAL
DRIVE, DURHAM, N.C. 277.0.4.
[0036] It will be understood that each of the elements described
above, or two or more together, may also find a useful application
in other types of constructions differing from the types described
above.
[0037] While the invention has been illustrated and described as
embodied in a doll for standing-alone on an irregular surface,
however, it is not limited to the details shown, since it will be
understood that various omissions, modifications, substitutions and
changes in the forms and details of the device illustrated and its
operation can be made by those skilled in the art without departing
in any way from the spirit of the present invention.
[0038] Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal
the gist of the present invention that others can, by applying
current knowledge, readily adapt it for various applications
without omitting features that, from the standpoint of prior art,
fairly constitute characteristics of the generic or specific
aspects of this invention.
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