Skating doll
AssigneeMarvin Glass & Associates
InventorsRouben T. Terzian, Horst D. Herbstler
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Abstract
A roller skating doll includes a pair of roller skates and an internal drive mechanism permitting the doll to skate in a realistic manner. The skates may be removably secured to a pair of legs movably mounted to a torso portion of the body. A pair of arms are operatively associated with the drive mechanism and similarly move in a realistic and natural cyclical path. The head is designed to pivot in accordance with the weight distribution of the body to maintain balance. The drive mechanism includes a plurality of specifically shaped cams to move the legs in a predetermined cyclical path. Each leg is pivoted generally outwardly at the end of its power stroke by a second cam drive mechanism.
Claims13
A skating figure, comprising:
- a torso;
- a pair of legs movably connected to the lower end of said torso;
- a pair of wheeled skates, one being mounted on the lower extremity of each leg;
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- drive means for alternately moving said legs so that each leg, with respect to the other, is moved from a generally vertical orientation to a rear angular position during a power stroke to impart a forward motion to the figure while supported by the skate on the other stationary leg, said drive means including cam means for additionally pivoting each of said legs laterally outwardly of said torso at the end of said power stroke.
A roller skating doll, comprising:
- a torso;
- a pair of arms, a pair of legs, and a head pivotally mounted to said torso;
- a pair of wheeled skates, one mounted to the bottom of each leg;
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- drive means connected to said arms, legs and head for alternately pivoting the legs so that each leg, with respect to the other, is moved through a predetermined angular displacement to drive the doll forwardly while supported on the other leg, moving the arms in an alternate angular displacement in synchronism with the legs, pivoting the head to maintain balance and propelling the doll over a suitable supporting surface in a realistic skating manner, said drive means including cam means for additionally pivoting each of said legs laterally outwardly of the torso at the end of said angular displacement of said leg.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.