U.S. patent number 3,858,351 [Application Number 05/403,235] was granted by the patent office on 1975-01-07 for figure toy injury-simulating apparatus and method.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Mattel, Inc.. Invention is credited to Irwin C. Porter.
United States Patent |
3,858,351 |
Porter |
January 7, 1975 |
FIGURE TOY INJURY-SIMULATING APPARATUS AND METHOD
Abstract
A plastic patch has a simulated skin blemish or injury on one
surface beneath a first adhesive film. A second adhesive film is
provided on the other surface for adherence to a figure toy. A
simulated bandage has an adhesive coating on one surface and is
applied to the figure toy in contact with the plastic patch which
then adheres to the adhesive coating on the simulated bandage with
more tenacity than to the figure toy so that the patch is
automatically removed from the figure toy when the simulated
bandage is removed, thereby simulating healing of the simulated
skin blemish or injury by the simulated bandage.
Inventors: |
Porter; Irwin C. (Quinter,
KS) |
Assignee: |
Mattel, Inc. (Hawthorne,
CA)
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Family
ID: |
23595015 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/403,235 |
Filed: |
October 3, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/296;
434/267 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H
3/36 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63H
3/00 (20060101); A63H 3/36 (20060101); A63h
013/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;46/116,135 ;35/17 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Mancene; Louis G.
Assistant Examiner: Cutting; Robert F.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Shirk; Max E.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A method of simulating an injury on a figure toy and the
subsequent healing of the injury comprising the steps of:
adhering an adhesive-coated, injury-simulating patch to said figure
toy;
adhering an adhesive-coated simulated bandage to said figure toy
and to and over said injury-simulating patch with greater adhesive
force than that with which said patch is adhered to said figure
toy; and thereafter
removing said simulated bandage from said figure toy, said
injury-simulating patch adhering to said figure toy less
tenaciously than to said simulated bandage, whereby said
injury-simulating patch will adhere to said simulated bandage and
will be removed from said figure toy when said simulated bandage is
removed.
2. In combination with a figure toy, an injury-simulating apparatus
comprising:
an adhesive-coated, injury-simulating patch releasably adhered to
said figure toy; and
an adhesive-coated simulated bandage releasably adhered to said
figure toy over and in contact with said patch, said patch adhering
to the adhesive coating on said simulated bandage with greater
adhesive force than that with which it adheres to said figure toy.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The background of the invention will be set forth in two parts.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention pertains generally to the field of figure toys and
more particularly to injury-simulating apparatus and method for a
figure toy.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The prior art known to applicant is listed by way of illustration,
but not of limitation, in separate communication to the United
States Patent Office. The present invention exemplifies
improvements over this prior art.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a new and useful
apparatus for, and method of, simulating injuries and the healing
thereof in figure toys.
According to the present invention, a figure toy, such as a doll or
the like, may be provided with a number of skin-blemish or
injury-simulating patches which may be in the form of decals having
the skin blemish or injury-simulating feature printed on one
surface beneath a first adhesive film. A second adhesive film is
provided on the other surface for adherence to the doll.
A simulated bandage may then be applied to the doll in contact with
the first adhesive film on the patch. The simulated bandage
includes an adhesive coating which adheres to the doll and to the
first adhesive film on the patch so that the patch will adhere to
the adhesive coating on the simulated bandage with more tenacity
than to the doll. When the simulated bandange is removed, the patch
is automatically removed from the doll to simulate healing of the
simulated skin blemish or injury by the simulated bandage.
The features of the present invention which are believed to be
novel are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The
present invention, both as to its organization and manner of use,
together with further objects and advantages thereof, may best be
understood by reference to the following description, taken in
connection with the accompanying drawings in which like reference
characters refer to like elements in the several views.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a figure toy having an
apparatus constituting a presently preferred embodiment of the
invention in position thereon;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged, plan view of a simulated bandage portion of
the apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the simulated bandage of
FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view, with parts broken away to
show internal construction, of an injury-simulating patch portion
of the apparatus of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the simulated bandage of FIG. 2 and the
injury-simulating patch of FIG. 4 after they have been removed from
the figure toy of FIG. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Referring again to the drawings, a figure toy injury-simulating
apparatus constituting a presently preferred embodiment of the
invention, generally designated 10, includes a figure toy 12 having
a torso 14, a head 16, a pair of arms 18, 20 and a pair of legs 22,
24.
Apparatus 10 also includes a skin-blemish-simulating or
injury-simulating patch 26 (FIG. 4) having an upper surface 28 upon
which a simulated skin blemish or injury 30 is provided. Upper
surface 28 is covered by a first adhesive film 32 which, in turn,
is covered by a readily-removable protective film 34. Patch 26 also
includes a lower surface 36 (FIG. 5) provided with a second
adhesive film 38 for adhering patch 26 to figure toy 12 after a
readily-removable protective film 39 is removed, as shown at 26 in
FIG. 1 for leg 22 wherein patch 26 simulates an injury thereto.
Protective film 34 may then be removed and a simulated bandage 40
(FIGS. 2 and 3) may be placed on leg 22 over patch 26 in contact
therewith.
Simulated bandage 40 includes a body portion 42 having a lower
surface 44 (FIGS. 3 and 5) and an upper surface 46 (FIG. 1). Lower
surface 44 is provided with an adhesive film 48 which may be
covered by a readily-removable protective film 50 having
overlapping portions 52, 54. When simulated bandage 40 is placed on
figure toy 12 with adhesive film 48 in contact with figure toy 12
and patch 26, the first adhesive film 32 on patch 26 will adhere to
the adhesive film 48 with more tenacity than the second adhesive
film 38 on patch 26 adheres to figure toy 12 so that patch 26 will
adhere to bandage 40, as shown in FIG. 5, when bandage 40 is
removed from figure toy 12. This simulates healing of the simulated
skin blemish or injury by bandage 40.
As will be apparent to those skilled in the art, a number of
different materials may be used for the patch 26 and the bandage
40. For example, the body portion of patch 26 may be made from a
suitable vinyl material having the same basic color as figure toy
12 with the simulated injury being printed thereon in a contrasting
color. The body portion 42 of bandage 40 may also be made from a
suitable vinyl material and the adhesive films 32, 38 and 48 may
comprise any suitable pressure-sensitive adhesive including
water-based, high-molecular-weight, pressure-sensitive acrylic
latexes wherein rewetting causes a complete loss of tack, which is
regained completely after drying so that patch 26 and bandage 40
may be washed when they lose their tackiness due to dirt
accumulation. Protective coverings 34 and 50 may be made from wax
paper or other material having a low coefficient of friction.
According to the method of the present invention, an injury to a
figure toy and the subsequent healing thereof may be simulated by
applying an adhesive-coated, injury-simulating patch to a figure
toy, applying an adhesive-coated simulated bandage to the figure
toy over the injury-simulating patch and in contact therewith in
such a manner that the patch will adhere to the adhesive coating on
the simulated bandage and removing the simulated bandage with the
injury-simulating patch adhered thereto, thereby simulating healing
of the simulated injury by the simulated bandage.
While the particular apparatus and method herein shown and
described in detail are fully capable of attaining the objects and
providing the advantages hereinbefore stated, it is to be
understood that they are merely illustrative of the presently
preferred embodiments of the invention and that no limitations are
intended to the details of construction or design herein shown
other than as defined in the appended claims, which form a part of
this disclosure. Wherever the term "means" is employed in these
claims, this term is to be interpreted as defining the
corresponding structure illustrated and described in the
specification or the equivalent of the same.
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