Tearing eye doll
AssigneeView-Master Ideal Group, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Fusi, Robert M. Jensen
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Abstract
A tearing eye doll having a pair of synthetic eyes, each formed by an eye-shaped porous block whose face simulates the white of a human eye, and an impermeable disc seated in a recess in the face and colored to simulate an iris and a pupil therein. Received in a cavity within the block behind the disc is a nozzle for injecting water into the block, the water passing through the pores and emerging from the face to form a water film thereon from which tears drop, thereby simulating tearing activity. The eye nozzle are coupled to a miniature water reservoir disposed within the doll. The reservoir is subjected to air pressure by a compressible pneumatic actuator enclosed in a flexible arm of the doll, such that when the arm is squeezed, water forced into the eye nozzles to produce a tearing action.
Claims12
A tearing eye doll comprising:
- (a) a head having a pair of synthetic eyes socketed therein, each being formed by an eye-shaped porous block having a face which simulates the white of a human eye and an impermeable disc seated in a recess in the face, said disc having an outward fall and being colored to simulate an iris and a pupil therein;
- (b) a nozzle received in a cavity in said block behind the disc for injecting water into the block, the water passing through pores of the block and emerging from the face thereof to form a water film thereon from which tears drop;
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- (c) means including an actuator to force water from a reservoir disposed in said doll to said nozzle only when said actuator is operated.
A synthetic eye for a tearing doll comprising:
- (a) an eye-shaped block of porous material having a white face to simulate the sclera of a natural eye and a disc mounted on the face which is colored to simulate the iris and pupil of a natural eye, said block having a cavity therein behind the disc;
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- (b) means disposed in said cavity to inject pressurized fluid into the block to cause the fluid to pass through pores of the block and form a liquid film on the face thereof from which tears drop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.