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US 5,288,259 AGranted
Doll with illuminated hair
AssigneeSente Creations Co., Ltd.
InventorsYukio Konta, Sachiko Kitajima, Peter C. Lancaster
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Abstract
A toy doll or toy animal having simulated hair at least some of which is formed by optical fibres. The optical fibres extend into the toy doll's or toy animal's body. A light source is positioned within the body so that light from the source is coupled into the optical fibres.
Claims11
A doll comprising:
- a body portion including a moveable body portion;
- a plurality of simulated hair fibers arranged on said body portion;
- a plurality of optical fibers which are intermixed with said simulated hair fibers so as to be evenly distributed therethrough;
- a light source positioned within said body portion, said optical fibers extending into said body portion so that a light receiving end of said optical fibers is positioned adjacent to said light source;
- power means positioned in said body portion for supplying electrical energy to said light source;
- and
- switch means coupled to said moveable body portion for selectively energizing and de-energizing said light source as said moveable body portion is displaced.
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A doll comprising:
- a body portion;
- first and second arm members rotatably assembled with said body portion;
- a head portion;
- a plurality of simulated hair fibers arranged on said head portion;
- a plurality of optic fibers which are intermixed with said simulated hair fibers so as to be evenly distributed throughout said hair fibers;
- a light source positioned within said body portion adjacent to said head portion, said optic fibers extending into said body portion through said head portion so that a light receiving end of said optic fibers is positioned adjacent to said light source
- power means positioned in said body portion for supplying electrical energy to said light source;
- and
- switch means for selectively energizing and de-energizing said light source, said switch means being coupled to said first rotatable arm member so that said light source is energized along a predetermined rotational arc of said arm member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.