CA2124293A1 - Dolls - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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Abstract
A B S T R A C T
A doll of the invention has a body (1) that is analogous to the body of a baby, and includes a tank (4), a feed pipe (5) connecting the mouth (3) of the doll to the tank (4) via a non-return valve (6), and a delivery pipe (7) connecting the tank (4) to a small-section orifice (8) provided at the location of the orifice of the urethra of the doll. A valve (10) is mounted on the delivery pipe (7), an energy storage device (11) storing energy by the tank (4) being filled when the delivery valve (10) is closed, and pressurizing the liquid in the tank (4). When the delivery valve (10) is opened, the energy storage device (11) releases energy, thereby flushing the liquid out from the tank (4) via said orifice (8) in the form of a long-lasting jet. Application to dolls that simulate urination by squirting jets of liquid.
A doll of the invention has a body (1) that is analogous to the body of a baby, and includes a tank (4), a feed pipe (5) connecting the mouth (3) of the doll to the tank (4) via a non-return valve (6), and a delivery pipe (7) connecting the tank (4) to a small-section orifice (8) provided at the location of the orifice of the urethra of the doll. A valve (10) is mounted on the delivery pipe (7), an energy storage device (11) storing energy by the tank (4) being filled when the delivery valve (10) is closed, and pressurizing the liquid in the tank (4). When the delivery valve (10) is opened, the energy storage device (11) releases energy, thereby flushing the liquid out from the tank (4) via said orifice (8) in the form of a long-lasting jet. Application to dolls that simulate urination by squirting jets of liquid.
Description
21242~3 ~ 1 I~SPROVEMENTS IN DOLLS
The invention relates to dolls having bodies that are analogous to those of babies, newborn or older, such dolls also being referred to as "baby dolls". More precisely, the 5 invention concerns dolls of that type that may be referred to as "wetting baby dolls" because, when such dolls are in at least some positions, they can release a liquid, in general water, so as to simulate urination.
Dolls are known that have bodies that are analogous to 10 those of babies, in particular those of male babies, and that are capable of simulating urination. For that purpose, such a doll is provided with a tank of liquid, a feed pipe connecting the mouth of the doll to an inlet of the tank, optionally via a non-return valve, and a delivery pipe 15 connecting an outlet of the tank with a small-section orifice provided in the genitals of the doll, at the location of the orifice of the urethra.
But in such known dolls, the liquid contained in the t tank drains out via the small-section orifice in the ' 20 genitals of the doll solely under the effect of gravity, j depending on the position of the doll and on the position of ¦ the outlet of the tank.
~ Dolls are also known that release a liquid, such as I water, via the eyes so as to simulate tears. Such a doll 25 also includes a tank of liquid, a feed pipe connecting the mouth of the doll to an inlet of the tank, with or without a non-return valve, and a delivt~ry pipe connecting an outlet of the tank to two small-section orifices provided in the eyes of the doll. In some such dolls, a low-throughput pump 30 driven by a motor, e.g. a battery-powered electric motor, is mounted on the delivery pipe, and may be organized so as to ~ deliver an intermittent flow to the eyes of the doll.
3 A main object of the invention is to make such urination-simulating dolls more amusing for the children who 35 play with them, in particular by making them capable of simulating urination by squirting a jet of liquid that is relatively powerful and long-lasting, analogous to a jet of ` ` 21242~3 :
urine that a baby may produce when it is lying on its back, - e.g. while it is being changed (in particular by putting on or changing a diaper).
Another object of the invention is to provide a doll that is capable of simulating urination in the form of jets, that is simple in design, reliable, and cheap to ` manufacture, and that, in order to operate, does not need an ;~ energy source, e.g. an electrical energy source such as ~ batteries that have to be installed in a battery compartment ,, in the doll.
An object of the invention is therefore to provide a doll of the above-described type that includes neither a pump nor a motor, since pumps and motors are relatively costly and fragile.
- 15 To these ends, the invention provides a doll having a body that is analogous to the body of a baby, and being of the type described above, i.e. including a feed pipe connecting the mouth of the doll to an inlet of the tank via a non-return valve, and a delivery pipe connecting an outlet of the tank to a small-section orifice provided at the !.~ location of the orifice of the urethra of the doll, said doll being characterized in that it further includes a valve mounted on the delivery pipe, and an energy storage device which stores energy by the tank being at least partially filled with liquid when the delivery valve is closed, and which then pressurizes the liquid in the tank, said energy storage device being organized so that, when the delivery valve is subsequently opened, said energy storage device releases energy, thereby flushing the liquid out from the tank via said orifice in the form of a long-lasting jet.
~ In an advantageously simple embodiment which provides ¦ good simulation by squirting jets that can last up to about ~ 10 seconds at a satisfactory pressure, the energy storage r~ device includes at least one deformable fluid-tight membrane, which may be made in the form of a bellows, which ~ becomes deformed, e.g. it is deployed, against a resilient ;~ element or against a counterweight when the tank is being '1 2~242~3 filled, and which is deformed in the opposite direction, e.g. it is compressed, by said resilient element or by said counterweight, so as to flush the liquid out from the tank when the delivery valve is opened.
Advantageously, in a compact and simple embodiment that squirts liquid in the form of a constantly regular jet regardless of the position of the body, the deformable membrane itself constitutes at least a portion of the tank.
In other advantageous embodiments of the invention, one or more of the following dispositions are used, some of which may be used separately and as variants to the above-described advantageous embodiments, and some of which are preferably used at the same time as or optionally separately from the above-mentioned embodiments:
the deformable membrane or "first" membrane is closed and in fluid-tight communication with a 'Isecond" closed . deformable fluid-tight membrane containing a fluid, and disposed at least in part inside the tank, so that said first membrane is deployed against the resilient element or against the counterweight by fluid being transferred from the second membrane when the second membrane is compressed by feeding liquid into the tank, and so that, when the delivery valve is opened, the second membrane is deployed inside the tank and it flushes out the liquid therefrom by fluid being transferred from the first membrane which is . compressed by the resilient element or by the counterweight;
the energy storage device includes at least one gas spring received at least in part inside the tank;
the energy storage device includes at least one flexible fluid-tight pocket received in the tank and containing a volume of elastically-compressible material, such as a cellular or foam material;
jthe delivery valve is automatically controlled by a ~mechanism having a counterweight which is actuated under the j35 effect of gravity, so as to close or open the delivery valve ~depending on the position of the doll;
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212~3 :`: 4 the delivery valve is controlled by moving a moving part of the doll, such as a leg hinged to the body of the doll, in which case, the delivery valve is advantageously a rotary-plug cock controlled by a lever secured to a pivot for hinging a limb of the doll to its body;
the delivery valve is kept closed so long as an accessory such as a diaper or a pair of underpants is pressed against the genitals of the doll, said delivery valve being opened by taking off said accessory, in which case the delivery valve advantageously includes a stopper valve member secured to the genitals which are movably mounted on the body of the doll via at least one flexible fluid-tight membrane surrounding both said stopper and also a facing seat on the delivery pipe, so that the accessory pressing against the genitals of the doll presses the stopper against the seat so as to keep the delivery valve in the closed position; and the doll includes at least one other delivery pipe connecting an outlet of the tank to two small-section orifices provided in the eyes of the doll, via another valve, if the doll is to be capable of simulating tears as well as urination in long-lasting jets.
In addition to these main dispositions, the invention provides certain other dispositions which are preferably used at the same time as the main dispositions and which are described below.
Embodiments of the invention are described below by way of non-limiting example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
i 30 Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view, partly in section and partly in side elevation, showing the body and the head of a q doll of the invention, whose limbs are not shown;
Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view, partly in section and partly in front elevation, showing the joint where a leg of the doll is hinged to the body of the doll via a pivot controlling the valve on the delivery pipe;
Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view, entirely in section, showing a second embodiment of an energy storage device and tank assembly which can be used as an alternative to the assembly in the doll shown in Pigure 1;
'``5 5 under substantially the same conditions as those shown ! in Figure 1, Figure ~, shows another embodiment of an energy storage device and tank assembly, and another type of valve that is different from the valve provided in the Figure 1 , doll;
Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view showing another embodiment of an energy storage device and tank assembly provided with a fluid-tight flexible pocket containing a ; volume of elastically-compressible material, for use as an alternative to the assembly shown in Figure 4; and ~5~ 15 Figure 6 is a fragmentary diagrammatic view showingboth another embodiment of an energy storage device and tank assembly provided with a pneumatic spring, and also another embodiment of a valve integrated in the genitals of the doll, and driven by putting on or taking off an accessory, such as a pair of underpants or a diaper.
In general, and as shown in Figure 1, the doll includes a body l on which a head 2 is disposed, the head being provided with an orifice 3 at its mouth, and, although not represented in the drawings, the doll further includes two ~3 25 eyes, two arms and two legs, each arm and each leg being hinged to the body conventionally via a pivot.
The apparatus which is specific to the invention and which is included in the doll comprises a tank 4 for :15 containing a liquid, such as water, a feed pipe 5 connecting ;~ 30 the mouth 3 of the doll to an inlet of the tank 4 via a non return valve 6, a delivery pipe 7 connecting an outlet of 5. the tank 4 to a small-section orifice 8 provided at the location of the orifice of the urethra in the genitals 9 of ~¦ the doll, e.g. a male doll, a valve 10 mounted on the delivery pipe 7, and an energy storage device 11 which stores energy by the tank 4 being partially or entirely filled with liquid, while valve 10 is closed, and which then ~l 6 21242~3 pressurizes the liqllid in the tank 4, the energy storage device 11 releasing energy, thereby flushing the liquid from the tank 4 via orifice 8 in the form of a long-lasting jet, when valve 10 is subsequently opened.
More precisely, in the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the non-return valve 6, which is conventional in design, having a stopper 6a made of a flexible synthetic material pressed by a spring 6b against an inside seat of a tubular inlet end-piece 6c, is connected in fluid-tight manner ¦ 10 between an upstream portion 5a and a downstream portion 5b ¦ of the feed pipe 5. Said portions of the feed pipe are constituted by respective lengths of synthetic hose, the upstream length of hose being engaged on the tubular inlet end-piece 6c of valve 6, and the downstream length of hose being engaged on the tubular outlet end-piece 6d of valve 6.
The upstream portion 5a is connected in fluid-tight manner to the mouth 3, and the downstream portion 5b is connected in fluid-tight manner to the inlet end-piece 12a of a T-coupling 12 via which liquid is input into and output from the tank 4. The tank is constituted by a housing made of a rigid synthetic material (e.g. polystyrene or PVC), enclosing a deformable fluid-tight membrane, e.g. in the form of a bellows 13 made of a very flexible synthetic I material, closed and connected in fluid-tight manner to the central end-piece 12b of the T-coupling 12. That end of the membrane or bellows 13 which is opposite from the coupling 12 is urged by a helical compression spring 14 pressing against the end of the tank 4 around a centering projection 15 that is integral with said end of the tank. The spring 14 compresses the bellows 13 and tends to fold it back and flatten it towards the coupling 12. The deformable membrane or bellows 13 which constitutes the portion of the tank 4 that receives the liquid in fluid-tight manner, also co-operates with the spring 14 to constitute an energy storage device which operates as described below. The upstream portion 7a of said delivery pipe 7 is connected in fluid-tight manner to the outlet end-piece 12c of the T-coupling `~ 7 212~93 12, which outlet end-piece is opposite from the inlet end-piece 12a thereof. The upstream portion 7a of the delivery pipe is also connected in fluid-tight manner to an inlet end-piece of valve 10 which is in the form of a rotary-plug ; 5 cock controlled by rotating a lever or key lOb, as described below with reference to Figure 2. The delivery pipe 7 also includes a downstream portion 7b which, like the upstream portion 7a, is constituted by a length of flexible hose made of plastic. Said downstream portion of the delivery pipe is connected in fluid-tight manner to an outlet end-piece of valve 10 and to a s~aller-diameter tube 16 passing through the genitals 9 of the doll and opening out at the orifice 8, calibrated with a small diameter (e.g. about 0.3 mm).
This apparatus operates as follows: by pressing on a flexible baby's bottle 17 filled with water and having its teat inserted into the mouth 3 of the doll, the child playing with the doll injects water into the pipe 5, at a high enough pressure for the water to open the non-return valve 6 and penetrate via the coupling 12 into the deformable membrane or bellows 13, so as to deploy it inside the tank 4 against the spring 14 which is then compressed and loaded, since valve 10 is closed. It should be noted that the small volume of air that is initially present inside the folded-back membrane or bellows 13 is then ~J 25 compressed into the end of the membrane or bellows 13 in the . vicinity of the spring 14, thereby constituting a pneumatic spring, the effects of which are added to the action of spring 14 so as to pressurize the liquid which p~rtially ' fills the deployed membrane or bellows 13. Since valve 10 is closed, the pressure exerted on the water in the membrane or bellows 13 by the energy storage device 11 remains constant, as soon as the non-return valve 6 is closed once `~ the child has stopped feeding the doll from the bottle 17, ignoring any leaks resulting from imperfect fluid-tightness of valve 6 and of valve 10. As soon as the rotary plug of the valve-cock 10 has been rotated to the open position, the energy storage device 11 releases energy, the spring 14 :~
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21242~3 relaxes, thereby compressing the membrane or bellows 13 which flushes the water out via the outlet end-piece 12c, via pipe 7, and through the orifice 8 in the form of a jet.
By co-operating with the compression spring 14 inside ~j 5 the tank 4, the membrane or bellows 13, at least partially filled with water, enables the water to be ejected in a jet at a relatively regular pressure for a period of time that may last several seconds, regardless of the position of the doll, so long as valve 10 has been rotated to the open position.
In a variant, the compression spring 14 may be replaced with a counterweight which is fixed to the membrane or bellows 13, the displacement of the counterweight inside the tank 4 being guided by rods or columns, the membrane or lS bellows 13 being deployed inside the tank 4 as it fills with water, thereby pushing the counterweight back towards the end of the tank, and the water contained in the membrane of I bellows 13 being pressurized by the counterweight only when ¦ said counterweight is placed directly above the membrane of bellows 13 so as to compress it under the effect of gravity, by placing the doll in a certain position. In this configuration, even if valve 10 is open, a jet of water can be ejected only when the doll is in that position, e.g. when the doll is held upright or substantially vertical.
Figure 2 shows the joint where a leg 18 is hinged to the body 1 of the doll via an upper leg pivot 19 that has an J enlarged portion engaged in a hinge recess 20 provided in the corresponding bottom side portion of the body 1, said recess having a narrowed opening 21 forming a rotary bearing . 30 for the pivot 19 so as to enable it to rotate about an axis 3 A-A, so that the leg 18 can rotate through a whole turn about said axis A-A. The body lOa of the valve-cock 10 is fixed, e.g. by being glued, to the inner wall 22 of the recess 20, while the lever or key lOb of the rotary plug of q~ 35 the valve-cock 10 projects into the recess 20, inside which , it is engaged and fixed, e.g. by being glued, in a notch l9a 3 extending diametrically across the pivot 19. In this way, ~ .
"` 9 212~293 thé leg 18 and the rotary plug together with the lever lOb of the valve cock 10 are constrained to rotate together about the axis A-A. Therefore, to cause the rotary plug of the valve-cock 10 to move from its closed position to its open position and vice versa, the leg 18 merely needs to be pivoted about its hinge axis about which it is hinged to the body 1 of the doll.
It should be noted that if the key lOb is merely engaged in the notch or slot l9a in the pivot 19, it remains possible to disassemble the leg 18 from the body 1 which, like the leg 18, is made of a semi-rigid synthetic material such as PVC or polyethylene for example.
In a variant, the tank 4 and the energy storage device 11 in the embodiment shown in Figure 1 are replaced with the tank 24 and the energy storage device 31 shown in Figure 3.
In Figure 3, the tank 24 is constituted by assembling together three parts made of relatively rigid plastic, namely a bottom portion 25 in the form of a tub, a top portion 26 in the form of a lid, and a partition 27 mounted transversely between portions 25 and 26, thereby closing the bottom portion 25 in fluid-tight manner, except at a central orifice delimited by a cylindrical collar 30. In this way, the portion 25 that is closed by the partition 27 forms the tank proper, provided with an inlet orifice 28 and with an outlet orifice 29, which orifices are delimited by cylindrical collars to which the downstream portion 5b of the feed pipe and the upstream portion 7a of the delivery pipe are respectively connected. Portion 25 of the tank 24 ~ houses a fluid-tight deformable membrane also organized in 1 30 the form of a closed bellows 32 in this variant, the bellows being filled with a fluid, e.g. a gas such as air, and communic~ting in f~uid-tight manner via the collar 30 in the parti~ion 27 with another deformable fluid-tight membrane 33 organized in the form of another bellows 33, also closed, housed in 1 35 portion 26 in which it is urged by a helical compression ¦ spring 34 having one end pressing against the top face of bellows 33, and its other end pressing against the end of ." . , , , ~, ~, .. . " . . . . .,,. , , , . . , , , , . , , . " . , .,, ." ~ ..
21242~3 ,the housing 26, around a centering projection 35 that is integral with said end of the housing and that guides the spring 34 which tends to fold back the bellows 33 and to compress it towards the partition 27. A small hole 36 is provided in the top end of the housing 26 so as to put the inside volume of the housing in communication with the atmosphere.
This apparatus operates as follows: when the child gives the doll a drink by means of the baby's bottle 17, as shown in Figure 1, the liquid passes through the feed pipe and through the non-return valve so as to penetrate via the inlet 28 into the fluid-tight tub 25 of the tank 24, thereby compressing bellows 32 and folding it back on itself towards the partition 27. As a result the fluid contained in bellows 32 is transferred into bellows 33 which is then deployed against the compression spring 34, thereby loading ~3the spring. Naturally, if the valve on the delivery pipe is closed, by feeding liquid into the fluid-tight tub of the ~rl tank, bellows 33 is inflated or deployed against the spring 34 by fluid being transferred from bellows 32 with the spring being compressed. As soon as that valve is opened, the spring 34 relaxes and compresses bellows 33, thereby causing bellows 32 to inflate in the tub 25, thereby flushing the liquid out of the tub via the outlet orifice 29, so as to produce a jet via the orifice in the genitals of the doll.
As in Figure 1, the spring 34 may be replaced with a counterweight guided in displacement inside the housing 26, in which case, the liquid inside the tub 25 is pressurized only when the doll is in positions that cause the counterweight to weigh on the bellows 33.
Figure 4 shows another variant of the apparatus, provided with a delivery valve that is driven automatically : by a counterweight mechanism.
35In this variant the non-return valve 46 is mounted inside the tank 44 at the inlet thereof connected to the ~ feed pipe 45 which extends in one piece to the mouth of the ,.~
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doll. The inside of the tank 44 is in fluid-tight communication with a 1uid-tight deformable membrane or bellows 53 of an energy-storage device 51 housed inside a protective housing 52, and also including a helical compression spring 54 pressing against the end of the housing 52 around a projection 55 that is integral with said end, and compressing the membrane or bellows 53. The housing 52 is also provided with a small hole 52a analogous to the hole 36 in the housing 26 shown in Figure 3. The delivery pipe 47 extends in one piece to the ejection orifice in the genitals of the doll, and is connected in fluid-tight manner to a tubular outlet end-piece 48 at the bottom of the tank 44, that end of the outlet coupling 48 which is inside the tank 44 constituting a seat for the stopper valve member 49 of the delivery valve 50, mounted at the outlet of the tank 44. The valve member 49 is carried by an L-shaped arm 56 secured to a lever 57 pivotally mounted at one of its ends via a pivot 58 to the inside face of that wall of the tank 44 which is provided with the outlet end-piece 48, and above said outlet end-piece opposite from that wall of the tank 44 which carries the non-return valve 46 at the inlet. At its other end, the lever 57 carries a counterweight 59 disposed above a horizontal plane containing the pivot 58, and below which the valve member 49 of valve 50 is situated, when the doll is substantially vertical. In this way, when the doll is in ¦ the vertical position or in an inclined position, the moment of the counterweight 59 about the pivot 58 is large enough to keep the valve member 49 pressed against the tubular end-piece 48 so that valve 50 is in the closed position. When the doll is lying on its back, the moment of the counterweight 59 about the pivot 58 is in the opposite direction and is large enough to separate the valve member 49 from the end-piece 48 so as to open valve 50, even when the tank 44 is filled with liquid.
This apparatus is used as follows: when the child injects liquid into the tank 44 via pipe 45 and through the ~: . -: -:. :.:: . : - . . . ~ - . :
212~2~3 non-return valve 46, the air contained in the tank is pushed out therefrom towards the deformable membrane or bellows 53, in which the air is compressed, thereby inflating the membrane or bellows 53 against the spring 54 which then 5 becomes loaded. It is assumed that, during this operation, the doll is held vertically or is inclined, so that valve 50 remains closed by means of the counterweight 59. As soon as the doll is laid on its back, the counterweight 59 pivots about the pivot 48 and separates the valve member 49 from ~-i 10 the end-piece 48, thereby opening valve 50, so that, under i' the effect of the energy storage device 51 releasing energy by the membrane or bellows 53 being compressed under drive from the spring 54, air is transferred to the tank 44, from which the liquid is flushed under pressure via valve 50 and , 15 via the delivery pipe 47.
It should be noted that the compressed air expanding inside the membrane or bellows 53 is associated with the spring 54 relaxing to flush the liquid out of the tank.
This apparatus, like the above-described apparatuses, uses 20 resilient mean~ which associate a helical spring with a pneumatic or gas spring.
The apparatus shown in Figure 4 may be installed in dolls having relatively rigid skins, or having flexible 3 skins, and containing internal stuffing, because the entire 25 mechanism is protected either by the tank 44 or by the lid t 52.
i, A child can play with a doll provided with the apparatus shown in Figure 4 without being wetted by the doll, so long as the doll is held in the vertical position 30 or is substantially inclined. As soon as the doll is held horizontal, with its back facing downwards, it simulates urination in the form of a jet, by valve 50 being opened automatically by the counterweight mechanism 59 which is actuated under gravity, so that the valve is opened or i 35 closed depending on the position of the doll, as described above.
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Figure 5 shows apparatus combining an energy storage , device with a tank. This apparatus may be used as an ~ alternative to the apparatuses shown in Figures 1 and 3, and ¦ it may also be used instead of the energy storage device 51 ¦ 5 shown in Figure 4.
In Figure 5, the tank 64 is a rigid cylindrical housing having a bottom provided with a tubular inlet end-piece 66 and a tubular outlet end-piece 68, to which the downstream portion 5b of the feed pipe and the upstream portion 7a of the delivery pipe are respectively connected. The tank 64 is closed at its top end by a rigid cover 69 which overlaps the top edge of the housing 64 and which is provided with a central tubular vent end-piece 70. The energy storage device 71 is constituted by a flexible fluid-tight pocket 73 which contains a quantity 74 of elastically-compressible rubber foam and which is housed in the housing 64. The pocket is anchored in fluid-tight manner at the top of the tank 64 via a flap 75 on the pocket 73, which flap is clamped between the housing 64 and the cover 69 around the edge of the housing 64 that is overlapped by the periphery , of the cover 69.
During filling of the tank 64, the liquid fed in via pipe 5b, via a non-return valve such as 6 in Figure 1, and via the inlet end-piece 66 penetrates into the tank 64 by pushing up and compressing the pocket 73 and the foam 74, assuming that the valve downstream from pipe 7a is closed.
When that valve is opened, the liquid is ejected under ~; pressure from the tank 64 by the foam 74 expanding and ~ tending to take up the entire available volume in the tank `' 30 64. An advantage of this apparatus is that the liquid is ejected under pressure regardless of the position of the doll, provided that the valve is opened, it being possible for all the liquid contained in the tank to be flushed out therefrom.
Figure 6 shows a fluid-tight tank 84 constituted by a rigid housing enclosing a non-return valve 86 mounted ~ directly downstream of a tubular inlet end-piece 84a on .~ :
14 21 24 ~ r3 I which the feed pipe 85 is mounted in fluid-tight manner. At¦ the bottom of the tank 84, a tubular outlet end-piece 84b is I provided on which the outlet pipe 87 is mounted in fluid-tight manner. In this variant, the energy storage device is constituted merely by the pneumatic spring formed by the volume of air contained in the tank 84, and compressed on filling the tank with the liquid via valve 86, provided that valve 90 downstream from pipe 87 is closed. Valve 90 includes a stopper 91 secured to the genitals 89 of the doll, in this case to the penis of a male doll, the stopper 91 shutting off the upstream end of a central tube provided in the genitals 89 and opening out at its downstream end via the ejection orifice 88. Valve 90 also includes a tapering seat 92 facing the stopper 91 on the downstream end of a tubular end-piece 93 whose upstream end is connected in fluid-tight manner to pipe 87, and which passes through a wall 94 that is integral with the body 81 of the doll and that delimits a pocket 95 inside the body for housing valve 90.
~ 20 The genitals 89 are movably mounted on the body 81 via ¦ a sleeve 96 constituted by a fluid-tight flexible bellows-shaped membrane, e.g. made of rubber or of silicone, which is housed inside the pocket 95 and secured around the end-piece 93 and around the genitals 89, downstream from radial holes 97 provided in the genitals 89 directly downstream from the stopper 91 for enabling the central tube of the ! genitals to communicate with the inside of the sleeve 96 surrounding the seat 92 and the stopper 91. Furthermore, the displacement of the genitals 89 relative to the body 81 is limited on one side by a tongue 98 projecting above the genitals 89 and into the pocket 95, and on the other side by another tongue 99 made of flexible plastic projecting under the genitals 89 and having its free end 100 in the for~ of a bead organized so as to constitute a hinge pivoting in a complementary recess in the body 81.
Valve 90 is kept closed by the stopper 91 pressing against the seat 92 so long as an accessory 101, such as a . ;.
: 21242.~3 ~ pair of underpants or a diaper, is held around the bottom ;~l portion of the body 81 of the doll, so as to exert ~ sufficient pressure on the genitals 89 from the outside !l towards the inside of the body (as indicated by the arrows).
The doll must wear the accessory 101 when the child gives it a drink, there~y partially filling the fluid-tight tank 84 with liquid, the liquid being pressurized in the tank by the air initially contained therein being ~ compressed, so as to load the pneumatic spring constituted t,~ 10 in this way.
As soon as the child takes off the underpants or diaper 101, the pressurized liquid in the tank 84 and in the delivery pipe 87 is pushed out by the pneumatic spring expanding, and the liquid under pressure pushes back the stopper 91 so as to separate it from the seat 92, thereby . opening valve 90. The liquid flushed out under pressure via pipe 87, via the tubular end-piece 93, via the inside of the . sleeve 96, via the holes 97, and via the tube in the . genitals 89, then reaches the ejection orifice 88 at a pressure that is high enough for it to be ejected in the form of a jet that is substantially vertical if the doll is ~ lying on its back when the underpants or diaper 101 is/are -~ removed In a variant, the energy storage device and tank assembly, which is very simple in design in Figure 6, may be replaced with an analogous assembly such as one of those shown in the other figures, or else it may be modified so that the energy storage device includes at least one fluid-tight deformable membrane or bellows that is compressed against at least one resilient element or counterweight by -~ the tank being at least partially filled, and that is displaced under the effect of the resilient member or counterweight so as to flush the liquid out from the tank, after the valve has been openedO
Also in a variant, in addition to simulating urination, the doll of the invention may optionally simulate tears.
For this purpose, a second delivery pipe (not shown) is .'s ;
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Alternatively, the other valve may be a second delivery valve, e.g. that is driven by rotating a limb of the doll other than the limb that optionally drives the first 3 delivery valve, the tear-forming circuit also advantageously including a liquid pressure reducer valve downstream from the other valve, and/or a liquid distributor valve having an ~' intermittent delivery.
But, regardless of the elements incorporated in the tear-forming circuit, it is not necessary to provide a pump and a drive motor, because pressurized liquid is available in the tanks of the apparatuses of the invention, as soon as said tanks have been at least partially filled with liquid, thereby simultaneously causing the corresponding energy storage devices to store energy.
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The invention relates to dolls having bodies that are analogous to those of babies, newborn or older, such dolls also being referred to as "baby dolls". More precisely, the 5 invention concerns dolls of that type that may be referred to as "wetting baby dolls" because, when such dolls are in at least some positions, they can release a liquid, in general water, so as to simulate urination.
Dolls are known that have bodies that are analogous to 10 those of babies, in particular those of male babies, and that are capable of simulating urination. For that purpose, such a doll is provided with a tank of liquid, a feed pipe connecting the mouth of the doll to an inlet of the tank, optionally via a non-return valve, and a delivery pipe 15 connecting an outlet of the tank with a small-section orifice provided in the genitals of the doll, at the location of the orifice of the urethra.
But in such known dolls, the liquid contained in the t tank drains out via the small-section orifice in the ' 20 genitals of the doll solely under the effect of gravity, j depending on the position of the doll and on the position of ¦ the outlet of the tank.
~ Dolls are also known that release a liquid, such as I water, via the eyes so as to simulate tears. Such a doll 25 also includes a tank of liquid, a feed pipe connecting the mouth of the doll to an inlet of the tank, with or without a non-return valve, and a delivt~ry pipe connecting an outlet of the tank to two small-section orifices provided in the eyes of the doll. In some such dolls, a low-throughput pump 30 driven by a motor, e.g. a battery-powered electric motor, is mounted on the delivery pipe, and may be organized so as to ~ deliver an intermittent flow to the eyes of the doll.
3 A main object of the invention is to make such urination-simulating dolls more amusing for the children who 35 play with them, in particular by making them capable of simulating urination by squirting a jet of liquid that is relatively powerful and long-lasting, analogous to a jet of ` ` 21242~3 :
urine that a baby may produce when it is lying on its back, - e.g. while it is being changed (in particular by putting on or changing a diaper).
Another object of the invention is to provide a doll that is capable of simulating urination in the form of jets, that is simple in design, reliable, and cheap to ` manufacture, and that, in order to operate, does not need an ;~ energy source, e.g. an electrical energy source such as ~ batteries that have to be installed in a battery compartment ,, in the doll.
An object of the invention is therefore to provide a doll of the above-described type that includes neither a pump nor a motor, since pumps and motors are relatively costly and fragile.
- 15 To these ends, the invention provides a doll having a body that is analogous to the body of a baby, and being of the type described above, i.e. including a feed pipe connecting the mouth of the doll to an inlet of the tank via a non-return valve, and a delivery pipe connecting an outlet of the tank to a small-section orifice provided at the !.~ location of the orifice of the urethra of the doll, said doll being characterized in that it further includes a valve mounted on the delivery pipe, and an energy storage device which stores energy by the tank being at least partially filled with liquid when the delivery valve is closed, and which then pressurizes the liquid in the tank, said energy storage device being organized so that, when the delivery valve is subsequently opened, said energy storage device releases energy, thereby flushing the liquid out from the tank via said orifice in the form of a long-lasting jet.
~ In an advantageously simple embodiment which provides ¦ good simulation by squirting jets that can last up to about ~ 10 seconds at a satisfactory pressure, the energy storage r~ device includes at least one deformable fluid-tight membrane, which may be made in the form of a bellows, which ~ becomes deformed, e.g. it is deployed, against a resilient ;~ element or against a counterweight when the tank is being '1 2~242~3 filled, and which is deformed in the opposite direction, e.g. it is compressed, by said resilient element or by said counterweight, so as to flush the liquid out from the tank when the delivery valve is opened.
Advantageously, in a compact and simple embodiment that squirts liquid in the form of a constantly regular jet regardless of the position of the body, the deformable membrane itself constitutes at least a portion of the tank.
In other advantageous embodiments of the invention, one or more of the following dispositions are used, some of which may be used separately and as variants to the above-described advantageous embodiments, and some of which are preferably used at the same time as or optionally separately from the above-mentioned embodiments:
the deformable membrane or "first" membrane is closed and in fluid-tight communication with a 'Isecond" closed . deformable fluid-tight membrane containing a fluid, and disposed at least in part inside the tank, so that said first membrane is deployed against the resilient element or against the counterweight by fluid being transferred from the second membrane when the second membrane is compressed by feeding liquid into the tank, and so that, when the delivery valve is opened, the second membrane is deployed inside the tank and it flushes out the liquid therefrom by fluid being transferred from the first membrane which is . compressed by the resilient element or by the counterweight;
the energy storage device includes at least one gas spring received at least in part inside the tank;
the energy storage device includes at least one flexible fluid-tight pocket received in the tank and containing a volume of elastically-compressible material, such as a cellular or foam material;
jthe delivery valve is automatically controlled by a ~mechanism having a counterweight which is actuated under the j35 effect of gravity, so as to close or open the delivery valve ~depending on the position of the doll;
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the delivery valve is kept closed so long as an accessory such as a diaper or a pair of underpants is pressed against the genitals of the doll, said delivery valve being opened by taking off said accessory, in which case the delivery valve advantageously includes a stopper valve member secured to the genitals which are movably mounted on the body of the doll via at least one flexible fluid-tight membrane surrounding both said stopper and also a facing seat on the delivery pipe, so that the accessory pressing against the genitals of the doll presses the stopper against the seat so as to keep the delivery valve in the closed position; and the doll includes at least one other delivery pipe connecting an outlet of the tank to two small-section orifices provided in the eyes of the doll, via another valve, if the doll is to be capable of simulating tears as well as urination in long-lasting jets.
In addition to these main dispositions, the invention provides certain other dispositions which are preferably used at the same time as the main dispositions and which are described below.
Embodiments of the invention are described below by way of non-limiting example and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
i 30 Figure 1 is a diagrammatic view, partly in section and partly in side elevation, showing the body and the head of a q doll of the invention, whose limbs are not shown;
Figure 2 is a diagrammatic view, partly in section and partly in front elevation, showing the joint where a leg of the doll is hinged to the body of the doll via a pivot controlling the valve on the delivery pipe;
Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view, entirely in section, showing a second embodiment of an energy storage device and tank assembly which can be used as an alternative to the assembly in the doll shown in Pigure 1;
'``5 5 under substantially the same conditions as those shown ! in Figure 1, Figure ~, shows another embodiment of an energy storage device and tank assembly, and another type of valve that is different from the valve provided in the Figure 1 , doll;
Figure 5 is a diagrammatic view showing another embodiment of an energy storage device and tank assembly provided with a fluid-tight flexible pocket containing a ; volume of elastically-compressible material, for use as an alternative to the assembly shown in Figure 4; and ~5~ 15 Figure 6 is a fragmentary diagrammatic view showingboth another embodiment of an energy storage device and tank assembly provided with a pneumatic spring, and also another embodiment of a valve integrated in the genitals of the doll, and driven by putting on or taking off an accessory, such as a pair of underpants or a diaper.
In general, and as shown in Figure 1, the doll includes a body l on which a head 2 is disposed, the head being provided with an orifice 3 at its mouth, and, although not represented in the drawings, the doll further includes two ~3 25 eyes, two arms and two legs, each arm and each leg being hinged to the body conventionally via a pivot.
The apparatus which is specific to the invention and which is included in the doll comprises a tank 4 for :15 containing a liquid, such as water, a feed pipe 5 connecting ;~ 30 the mouth 3 of the doll to an inlet of the tank 4 via a non return valve 6, a delivery pipe 7 connecting an outlet of 5. the tank 4 to a small-section orifice 8 provided at the location of the orifice of the urethra in the genitals 9 of ~¦ the doll, e.g. a male doll, a valve 10 mounted on the delivery pipe 7, and an energy storage device 11 which stores energy by the tank 4 being partially or entirely filled with liquid, while valve 10 is closed, and which then ~l 6 21242~3 pressurizes the liqllid in the tank 4, the energy storage device 11 releasing energy, thereby flushing the liquid from the tank 4 via orifice 8 in the form of a long-lasting jet, when valve 10 is subsequently opened.
More precisely, in the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the non-return valve 6, which is conventional in design, having a stopper 6a made of a flexible synthetic material pressed by a spring 6b against an inside seat of a tubular inlet end-piece 6c, is connected in fluid-tight manner ¦ 10 between an upstream portion 5a and a downstream portion 5b ¦ of the feed pipe 5. Said portions of the feed pipe are constituted by respective lengths of synthetic hose, the upstream length of hose being engaged on the tubular inlet end-piece 6c of valve 6, and the downstream length of hose being engaged on the tubular outlet end-piece 6d of valve 6.
The upstream portion 5a is connected in fluid-tight manner to the mouth 3, and the downstream portion 5b is connected in fluid-tight manner to the inlet end-piece 12a of a T-coupling 12 via which liquid is input into and output from the tank 4. The tank is constituted by a housing made of a rigid synthetic material (e.g. polystyrene or PVC), enclosing a deformable fluid-tight membrane, e.g. in the form of a bellows 13 made of a very flexible synthetic I material, closed and connected in fluid-tight manner to the central end-piece 12b of the T-coupling 12. That end of the membrane or bellows 13 which is opposite from the coupling 12 is urged by a helical compression spring 14 pressing against the end of the tank 4 around a centering projection 15 that is integral with said end of the tank. The spring 14 compresses the bellows 13 and tends to fold it back and flatten it towards the coupling 12. The deformable membrane or bellows 13 which constitutes the portion of the tank 4 that receives the liquid in fluid-tight manner, also co-operates with the spring 14 to constitute an energy storage device which operates as described below. The upstream portion 7a of said delivery pipe 7 is connected in fluid-tight manner to the outlet end-piece 12c of the T-coupling `~ 7 212~93 12, which outlet end-piece is opposite from the inlet end-piece 12a thereof. The upstream portion 7a of the delivery pipe is also connected in fluid-tight manner to an inlet end-piece of valve 10 which is in the form of a rotary-plug ; 5 cock controlled by rotating a lever or key lOb, as described below with reference to Figure 2. The delivery pipe 7 also includes a downstream portion 7b which, like the upstream portion 7a, is constituted by a length of flexible hose made of plastic. Said downstream portion of the delivery pipe is connected in fluid-tight manner to an outlet end-piece of valve 10 and to a s~aller-diameter tube 16 passing through the genitals 9 of the doll and opening out at the orifice 8, calibrated with a small diameter (e.g. about 0.3 mm).
This apparatus operates as follows: by pressing on a flexible baby's bottle 17 filled with water and having its teat inserted into the mouth 3 of the doll, the child playing with the doll injects water into the pipe 5, at a high enough pressure for the water to open the non-return valve 6 and penetrate via the coupling 12 into the deformable membrane or bellows 13, so as to deploy it inside the tank 4 against the spring 14 which is then compressed and loaded, since valve 10 is closed. It should be noted that the small volume of air that is initially present inside the folded-back membrane or bellows 13 is then ~J 25 compressed into the end of the membrane or bellows 13 in the . vicinity of the spring 14, thereby constituting a pneumatic spring, the effects of which are added to the action of spring 14 so as to pressurize the liquid which p~rtially ' fills the deployed membrane or bellows 13. Since valve 10 is closed, the pressure exerted on the water in the membrane or bellows 13 by the energy storage device 11 remains constant, as soon as the non-return valve 6 is closed once `~ the child has stopped feeding the doll from the bottle 17, ignoring any leaks resulting from imperfect fluid-tightness of valve 6 and of valve 10. As soon as the rotary plug of the valve-cock 10 has been rotated to the open position, the energy storage device 11 releases energy, the spring 14 :~
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By co-operating with the compression spring 14 inside ~j 5 the tank 4, the membrane or bellows 13, at least partially filled with water, enables the water to be ejected in a jet at a relatively regular pressure for a period of time that may last several seconds, regardless of the position of the doll, so long as valve 10 has been rotated to the open position.
In a variant, the compression spring 14 may be replaced with a counterweight which is fixed to the membrane or bellows 13, the displacement of the counterweight inside the tank 4 being guided by rods or columns, the membrane or lS bellows 13 being deployed inside the tank 4 as it fills with water, thereby pushing the counterweight back towards the end of the tank, and the water contained in the membrane of I bellows 13 being pressurized by the counterweight only when ¦ said counterweight is placed directly above the membrane of bellows 13 so as to compress it under the effect of gravity, by placing the doll in a certain position. In this configuration, even if valve 10 is open, a jet of water can be ejected only when the doll is in that position, e.g. when the doll is held upright or substantially vertical.
Figure 2 shows the joint where a leg 18 is hinged to the body 1 of the doll via an upper leg pivot 19 that has an J enlarged portion engaged in a hinge recess 20 provided in the corresponding bottom side portion of the body 1, said recess having a narrowed opening 21 forming a rotary bearing . 30 for the pivot 19 so as to enable it to rotate about an axis 3 A-A, so that the leg 18 can rotate through a whole turn about said axis A-A. The body lOa of the valve-cock 10 is fixed, e.g. by being glued, to the inner wall 22 of the recess 20, while the lever or key lOb of the rotary plug of q~ 35 the valve-cock 10 projects into the recess 20, inside which , it is engaged and fixed, e.g. by being glued, in a notch l9a 3 extending diametrically across the pivot 19. In this way, ~ .
"` 9 212~293 thé leg 18 and the rotary plug together with the lever lOb of the valve cock 10 are constrained to rotate together about the axis A-A. Therefore, to cause the rotary plug of the valve-cock 10 to move from its closed position to its open position and vice versa, the leg 18 merely needs to be pivoted about its hinge axis about which it is hinged to the body 1 of the doll.
It should be noted that if the key lOb is merely engaged in the notch or slot l9a in the pivot 19, it remains possible to disassemble the leg 18 from the body 1 which, like the leg 18, is made of a semi-rigid synthetic material such as PVC or polyethylene for example.
In a variant, the tank 4 and the energy storage device 11 in the embodiment shown in Figure 1 are replaced with the tank 24 and the energy storage device 31 shown in Figure 3.
In Figure 3, the tank 24 is constituted by assembling together three parts made of relatively rigid plastic, namely a bottom portion 25 in the form of a tub, a top portion 26 in the form of a lid, and a partition 27 mounted transversely between portions 25 and 26, thereby closing the bottom portion 25 in fluid-tight manner, except at a central orifice delimited by a cylindrical collar 30. In this way, the portion 25 that is closed by the partition 27 forms the tank proper, provided with an inlet orifice 28 and with an outlet orifice 29, which orifices are delimited by cylindrical collars to which the downstream portion 5b of the feed pipe and the upstream portion 7a of the delivery pipe are respectively connected. Portion 25 of the tank 24 ~ houses a fluid-tight deformable membrane also organized in 1 30 the form of a closed bellows 32 in this variant, the bellows being filled with a fluid, e.g. a gas such as air, and communic~ting in f~uid-tight manner via the collar 30 in the parti~ion 27 with another deformable fluid-tight membrane 33 organized in the form of another bellows 33, also closed, housed in 1 35 portion 26 in which it is urged by a helical compression ¦ spring 34 having one end pressing against the top face of bellows 33, and its other end pressing against the end of ." . , , , ~, ~, .. . " . . . . .,,. , , , . . , , , , . , , . " . , .,, ." ~ ..
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This apparatus operates as follows: when the child gives the doll a drink by means of the baby's bottle 17, as shown in Figure 1, the liquid passes through the feed pipe and through the non-return valve so as to penetrate via the inlet 28 into the fluid-tight tub 25 of the tank 24, thereby compressing bellows 32 and folding it back on itself towards the partition 27. As a result the fluid contained in bellows 32 is transferred into bellows 33 which is then deployed against the compression spring 34, thereby loading ~3the spring. Naturally, if the valve on the delivery pipe is closed, by feeding liquid into the fluid-tight tub of the ~rl tank, bellows 33 is inflated or deployed against the spring 34 by fluid being transferred from bellows 32 with the spring being compressed. As soon as that valve is opened, the spring 34 relaxes and compresses bellows 33, thereby causing bellows 32 to inflate in the tub 25, thereby flushing the liquid out of the tub via the outlet orifice 29, so as to produce a jet via the orifice in the genitals of the doll.
As in Figure 1, the spring 34 may be replaced with a counterweight guided in displacement inside the housing 26, in which case, the liquid inside the tub 25 is pressurized only when the doll is in positions that cause the counterweight to weigh on the bellows 33.
Figure 4 shows another variant of the apparatus, provided with a delivery valve that is driven automatically : by a counterweight mechanism.
35In this variant the non-return valve 46 is mounted inside the tank 44 at the inlet thereof connected to the ~ feed pipe 45 which extends in one piece to the mouth of the ,.~
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doll. The inside of the tank 44 is in fluid-tight communication with a 1uid-tight deformable membrane or bellows 53 of an energy-storage device 51 housed inside a protective housing 52, and also including a helical compression spring 54 pressing against the end of the housing 52 around a projection 55 that is integral with said end, and compressing the membrane or bellows 53. The housing 52 is also provided with a small hole 52a analogous to the hole 36 in the housing 26 shown in Figure 3. The delivery pipe 47 extends in one piece to the ejection orifice in the genitals of the doll, and is connected in fluid-tight manner to a tubular outlet end-piece 48 at the bottom of the tank 44, that end of the outlet coupling 48 which is inside the tank 44 constituting a seat for the stopper valve member 49 of the delivery valve 50, mounted at the outlet of the tank 44. The valve member 49 is carried by an L-shaped arm 56 secured to a lever 57 pivotally mounted at one of its ends via a pivot 58 to the inside face of that wall of the tank 44 which is provided with the outlet end-piece 48, and above said outlet end-piece opposite from that wall of the tank 44 which carries the non-return valve 46 at the inlet. At its other end, the lever 57 carries a counterweight 59 disposed above a horizontal plane containing the pivot 58, and below which the valve member 49 of valve 50 is situated, when the doll is substantially vertical. In this way, when the doll is in ¦ the vertical position or in an inclined position, the moment of the counterweight 59 about the pivot 58 is large enough to keep the valve member 49 pressed against the tubular end-piece 48 so that valve 50 is in the closed position. When the doll is lying on its back, the moment of the counterweight 59 about the pivot 58 is in the opposite direction and is large enough to separate the valve member 49 from the end-piece 48 so as to open valve 50, even when the tank 44 is filled with liquid.
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212~2~3 non-return valve 46, the air contained in the tank is pushed out therefrom towards the deformable membrane or bellows 53, in which the air is compressed, thereby inflating the membrane or bellows 53 against the spring 54 which then 5 becomes loaded. It is assumed that, during this operation, the doll is held vertically or is inclined, so that valve 50 remains closed by means of the counterweight 59. As soon as the doll is laid on its back, the counterweight 59 pivots about the pivot 48 and separates the valve member 49 from ~-i 10 the end-piece 48, thereby opening valve 50, so that, under i' the effect of the energy storage device 51 releasing energy by the membrane or bellows 53 being compressed under drive from the spring 54, air is transferred to the tank 44, from which the liquid is flushed under pressure via valve 50 and , 15 via the delivery pipe 47.
It should be noted that the compressed air expanding inside the membrane or bellows 53 is associated with the spring 54 relaxing to flush the liquid out of the tank.
This apparatus, like the above-described apparatuses, uses 20 resilient mean~ which associate a helical spring with a pneumatic or gas spring.
The apparatus shown in Figure 4 may be installed in dolls having relatively rigid skins, or having flexible 3 skins, and containing internal stuffing, because the entire 25 mechanism is protected either by the tank 44 or by the lid t 52.
i, A child can play with a doll provided with the apparatus shown in Figure 4 without being wetted by the doll, so long as the doll is held in the vertical position 30 or is substantially inclined. As soon as the doll is held horizontal, with its back facing downwards, it simulates urination in the form of a jet, by valve 50 being opened automatically by the counterweight mechanism 59 which is actuated under gravity, so that the valve is opened or i 35 closed depending on the position of the doll, as described above.
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Figure 5 shows apparatus combining an energy storage , device with a tank. This apparatus may be used as an ~ alternative to the apparatuses shown in Figures 1 and 3, and ¦ it may also be used instead of the energy storage device 51 ¦ 5 shown in Figure 4.
In Figure 5, the tank 64 is a rigid cylindrical housing having a bottom provided with a tubular inlet end-piece 66 and a tubular outlet end-piece 68, to which the downstream portion 5b of the feed pipe and the upstream portion 7a of the delivery pipe are respectively connected. The tank 64 is closed at its top end by a rigid cover 69 which overlaps the top edge of the housing 64 and which is provided with a central tubular vent end-piece 70. The energy storage device 71 is constituted by a flexible fluid-tight pocket 73 which contains a quantity 74 of elastically-compressible rubber foam and which is housed in the housing 64. The pocket is anchored in fluid-tight manner at the top of the tank 64 via a flap 75 on the pocket 73, which flap is clamped between the housing 64 and the cover 69 around the edge of the housing 64 that is overlapped by the periphery , of the cover 69.
During filling of the tank 64, the liquid fed in via pipe 5b, via a non-return valve such as 6 in Figure 1, and via the inlet end-piece 66 penetrates into the tank 64 by pushing up and compressing the pocket 73 and the foam 74, assuming that the valve downstream from pipe 7a is closed.
When that valve is opened, the liquid is ejected under ~; pressure from the tank 64 by the foam 74 expanding and ~ tending to take up the entire available volume in the tank `' 30 64. An advantage of this apparatus is that the liquid is ejected under pressure regardless of the position of the doll, provided that the valve is opened, it being possible for all the liquid contained in the tank to be flushed out therefrom.
Figure 6 shows a fluid-tight tank 84 constituted by a rigid housing enclosing a non-return valve 86 mounted ~ directly downstream of a tubular inlet end-piece 84a on .~ :
14 21 24 ~ r3 I which the feed pipe 85 is mounted in fluid-tight manner. At¦ the bottom of the tank 84, a tubular outlet end-piece 84b is I provided on which the outlet pipe 87 is mounted in fluid-tight manner. In this variant, the energy storage device is constituted merely by the pneumatic spring formed by the volume of air contained in the tank 84, and compressed on filling the tank with the liquid via valve 86, provided that valve 90 downstream from pipe 87 is closed. Valve 90 includes a stopper 91 secured to the genitals 89 of the doll, in this case to the penis of a male doll, the stopper 91 shutting off the upstream end of a central tube provided in the genitals 89 and opening out at its downstream end via the ejection orifice 88. Valve 90 also includes a tapering seat 92 facing the stopper 91 on the downstream end of a tubular end-piece 93 whose upstream end is connected in fluid-tight manner to pipe 87, and which passes through a wall 94 that is integral with the body 81 of the doll and that delimits a pocket 95 inside the body for housing valve 90.
~ 20 The genitals 89 are movably mounted on the body 81 via ¦ a sleeve 96 constituted by a fluid-tight flexible bellows-shaped membrane, e.g. made of rubber or of silicone, which is housed inside the pocket 95 and secured around the end-piece 93 and around the genitals 89, downstream from radial holes 97 provided in the genitals 89 directly downstream from the stopper 91 for enabling the central tube of the ! genitals to communicate with the inside of the sleeve 96 surrounding the seat 92 and the stopper 91. Furthermore, the displacement of the genitals 89 relative to the body 81 is limited on one side by a tongue 98 projecting above the genitals 89 and into the pocket 95, and on the other side by another tongue 99 made of flexible plastic projecting under the genitals 89 and having its free end 100 in the for~ of a bead organized so as to constitute a hinge pivoting in a complementary recess in the body 81.
Valve 90 is kept closed by the stopper 91 pressing against the seat 92 so long as an accessory 101, such as a . ;.
: 21242.~3 ~ pair of underpants or a diaper, is held around the bottom ;~l portion of the body 81 of the doll, so as to exert ~ sufficient pressure on the genitals 89 from the outside !l towards the inside of the body (as indicated by the arrows).
The doll must wear the accessory 101 when the child gives it a drink, there~y partially filling the fluid-tight tank 84 with liquid, the liquid being pressurized in the tank by the air initially contained therein being ~ compressed, so as to load the pneumatic spring constituted t,~ 10 in this way.
As soon as the child takes off the underpants or diaper 101, the pressurized liquid in the tank 84 and in the delivery pipe 87 is pushed out by the pneumatic spring expanding, and the liquid under pressure pushes back the stopper 91 so as to separate it from the seat 92, thereby . opening valve 90. The liquid flushed out under pressure via pipe 87, via the tubular end-piece 93, via the inside of the . sleeve 96, via the holes 97, and via the tube in the . genitals 89, then reaches the ejection orifice 88 at a pressure that is high enough for it to be ejected in the form of a jet that is substantially vertical if the doll is ~ lying on its back when the underpants or diaper 101 is/are -~ removed In a variant, the energy storage device and tank assembly, which is very simple in design in Figure 6, may be replaced with an analogous assembly such as one of those shown in the other figures, or else it may be modified so that the energy storage device includes at least one fluid-tight deformable membrane or bellows that is compressed against at least one resilient element or counterweight by -~ the tank being at least partially filled, and that is displaced under the effect of the resilient member or counterweight so as to flush the liquid out from the tank, after the valve has been openedO
Also in a variant, in addition to simulating urination, the doll of the invention may optionally simulate tears.
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Alternatively, the other valve may be a second delivery valve, e.g. that is driven by rotating a limb of the doll other than the limb that optionally drives the first 3 delivery valve, the tear-forming circuit also advantageously including a liquid pressure reducer valve downstream from the other valve, and/or a liquid distributor valve having an ~' intermittent delivery.
But, regardless of the elements incorporated in the tear-forming circuit, it is not necessary to provide a pump and a drive motor, because pressurized liquid is available in the tanks of the apparatuses of the invention, as soon as said tanks have been at least partially filled with liquid, thereby simultaneously causing the corresponding energy storage devices to store energy.
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Claims (12)
1. A doll having a body that is analogous to the body of a baby, the doll including a tank of liquid, a feed pipe connecting the mouth of the doll to an inlet of the tank via a non-return valve, and a delivery pipe connecting an outlet of the tank to a small-section orifice provided at the location of the orifice of the urethra of the doll, wherein there is further included a valve mounted of the delivery pipe, and an energy storage device which stores energy by the tank being at least partially filled with liquid when then pressurizes the liquid in the tank, said energy storage device being organized so that, when the delivery valve is subsequently opened, said energy storage device releases energy, thereby flushing the liquid out from the tank via said orifice in the form of a long-lasting jet.
2. A doll according to claim 1, wherein the energy storage device includes at least one deformable fluid-tight membrane which is deployed against a resilient element or against a counterweight when the tank is being filled, and which is compressed by said resilient element or by said counterweight, so as to flush the liquid out from the tank when the delivery valve is opened.
3. A doll according to claim 2, wherein the deforma-ble membrane itself constitutes at least a portion of the tank.
4. A doll according to claim 2, wherein the deforma-ble membrane or "first" membrane is closed and in fluid-tight communication with a "second" closed deformable fluid-thight membrane containing a fluid, and disposed at least in part inside the tank, so that said first membrane is deployed againt the resilient element or against the counterweight by fluid being transferred from the second membrane when the second membrane is compressed by feeding liquid into the tank, and so that, when the delivery valve is opened, the second membrane is deployed inside the tank and it flushes out the liquid therefrom by fluid being transferred from the first membrane which is compressed by the resilient element or by the counterweight.
5. A doll according to claim 1, wherein the energy storage device includes at least one gas spring received at least in part inside the tank.
6. A doll according to claim 1, wherein the energy storage device includes at least one flexible fluid-tight pocket received in the tank and containing a volume of elastically-compressible material, such as a cellular or foam material.
7. A doll according to claim 1, wherein the delivery valve is automatically controlled by a mechanism having a counterweight.
8. A doll according to claim 1, wherein the delivery valve is controlled by moving a moving part of the doll, such as a leg hinged to the body of the doll.
9. A doll according to claim 8, wherein the delivery valve is a rotary-plug cock controlled by a lever secured to a pivot for hinging a limb of the doll to its body.
10. A doll according to claim 1, wherein the delivery valve is kept closed so long as an accessory such as a diaper or a pair of underpants is pressed against the genitals of the doll, said delivery valve being opened by taking off said accessory.
11. A doll according to claim 10, wherein the delivery valve includes a stopper valve member secured to the genitals which are movably mounted on the body of the doll via at least one flexible fluid-tight membrane surroun-ding both said stopper and also a facing seat on the delivery pipe, so that the accessory pressing against the genitals of the doll presses the stopper against the seat so as to keep the delivery valve in the closed position.
12. A doll according to claim 1, wherein there is further included at least one other delivery pipe connecting an outlet of the tank to two small-section orifices provided in the eyes of the doll, via another valve.
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