Dolls and doll stands

A toy display device, comprising:

• a base;
• a folding assembly supported by the base, the folding assembly comprising:
• a flexible member extending from the base, the flexible member having a distal end, a retaining element, and a coupling element disposed between the retaining element and the distal end, the flexible member being adapted to bend between an extended position and a retracted position;
• a linkage element extending from the base along the flexible member, wherein the linkage element slidably engages the retaining element and is secured to the coupling element;
• an enclosure piece supported by the flexible member, wherein the enclosure piece includes a sleeved portion adapted to receive the flexible member and is configured to form a substantially enclosed space when the flexible member is in the retracted position;
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• an actuating assembly supported by the base, wherein the actuating assembly is configured, upon actuation, to draw the linkage element toward the base, thereby bending the flexible member from the extended position to the retracted position.

A toy product, comprising:

• a doll;
• a display device configured to detachably retain the doll, the display device further comprising:
• a base;
• a folding assembly, comprising:
• a flexible member extending from the base and having a distal end;
• an enclosure piece supported by the flexible member and having a sleeved portion adapted to receive the flexible member;
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• a linkage element extending from the base along the flexible member, wherein the linkage element is secured to the flexible member at a point between the base and the distal end of the flexible member;
• an actuating assembly supported by the base, wherein the actuating assembly is operable, upon actuation, to draw the linkage element toward the base, thereby bending the flexible member from the extended position toward the retracted position;
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• wherein the enclosure piece substantially enclose the doll when the flexible member is in the retracted position.

A toy product, comprising:

• a doll with movable human features having an elongate projection disposed on the doll and a pair of wings detachably coupled to the doll via the elongate projection;
• a display device configured to detachably retain the doll, the display device further comprising:
• a base having an upper portion, a lower portion, and an aperture within the upper portion, the aperture being configured to matingly receive the elongate projection to detachably couple the doll to the display device;
• a folding assembly, comprising:
• a plurality of elongate flexible members extending from the upper portion of the base, each configured to bend between an extended position and a retracted position, and each including a distal end, a retaining element, and a coupling element disposed therebetween;
• a corresponding plurality of enclosure pieces, each enclosure piece having a sleeved portion configured to receive each flexible member;
• a corresponding plurality of linkage elements extending from the upper portion of the base along each flexible member, wherein each linkage element slidably engages each retaining element and is secured to the coupling element of each flexible member;
• an actuating assembly supported by the base, wherein the actuating assembly is operable upon actuation to draw the plurality of linkage elements towards the base, thereby bending each flexible member from the extended position toward the retracted position, and
• wherein such bending urges each distal end of each flexible member towards the base in a manner that creates a substantially enclosed space around the doll defined by the enclosure pieces.