Dancing doll
OwnerJoseph J. Wetherell, Larry Reiner +1inventors
InventorsJoseph J. Wetherell, Larry Reiner, Allan Buckwalter
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Abstract
A free-standing dancing doll having a sound actuated motor and drive mechanism for rotating each of two drive rods extending through the doll. The drive mechanism includes a gear train for simultaneously rotating each of the drive rods at different speeds to impart asymmetric motion to selected doll body parts including the legs, arms, and head, to thereby simulate compound dance movements.
Claims16
A dancing doll comprising a doll body adapted for free-standing on a support surface, said doll body including a head, a torso, a pair of arm members and a pair of leg members, plural drive rods extending through said torso and each of the respective leg members, drive means for axially rotating each of said drive rods simultaneously at different speeds, said rotary motion of the drive rods being translated into asymmetric dance-like movement in the doll body.
A dancing doll as claimed in cl aim 1 wherein the head member, torso and drive means are axially aligned through the center of gravity of the doll to provide free-standing stability.
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