US1404970A - Tilting mechanism for dolls' eyes - Google Patents

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W. G. KELLOW.

MECHANISM E R nous EYES.

' TILTING APPLICATION FI'LED MAR. 22 I919.

Patented Jan. 31, 1922.

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KELLOW, 01 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, WARREN G. KELLOW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tilting Mechanisms for Dolls Eyes, of which the following is a specificatlon.

' My invention relates more particularly to improvements in that class of dolls eye tilting mechanisms as shown and described in my allowed application entitled Adjustable eye tilting device for dolls, Serial No. 249,- 511, filed Aug. 12, 1918, and refers more especially to improvements on that construction. y In the construction above referred to when the doll was slightl inclined from a vertical position, the eye ti ting mechanism immediat'ely started a tilting operation, thereby,

. struction the eye tilting mechanism will not operate until the doll has assumed-a eatl inclined position from the vertical, this a lowing a slight inclination of the doll on a movement from a vertical to a horizontal position without in the least afi'ecting an operation of the eye tilting mechanism;

Again no provisionwas made .in my first construction to revent a contact of the gravity weighte arm a ainst the interior of the dolls head when t e same was raised from a horizontal position to a vertical one,

the noise caused by such contact being an objectionable one. By means of my improved construction all noises attendant upon an operation of the eye tilting mechanism is eliminated. 1 4

A main objectof my invention is to provide a dolls eye tilting mechanism, that'will not operate to cause a com lete closing movement of the dolls eyes until the doll is nearly brought into a horizontal position.

A further object is to provide an eye tilting mechanism which is silent in operation. accomplish the above objects by means of the mec anism herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a rear elevation of the front half vertical necessary to cause an eye tilting movement.

Referring now more especially to the drawings, 5 indicates the ifront portion of a dolls head which is usually formed of a plastic composition, the rear portion of the head not being illustrated as it forms no part of my invention. The dolls head is. provided in the front thereof with the usual eye socket Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J an, 31, 1922,

Application filed March 22, 1919. Serial No. 284,444.

openings 6 back in which are mounted the movable eyes.

The eye tiltin device, as in my former patent, prelferab y consists of a' stamped metallic member, comprising transversely extending slotted arms 7 and 8, each arm being provided on its outer end with a pivotal bearing oint 9. Horizontal arms 7 and 8 are prov1 ed with a longitudinall extending slot 10 through which pass t s or other securing means 11 by means of which the eyes are adjustably secured to the arms as will be more particularly described hereinafter. The. plvotlal bearing points 9 of the arms 7 and 8 en age the interior surface of the dolls head ad acent the eyes, as; clearly shown in Figs. 1 and-3 of the drawing, bein held in position by means of a p astlc substance 12 to prevent the accidental displacement of the bearing points 9 when in position in the dolls head.

vThe dolls eyes 15 are preferably formed of wood or a'slmilar material and are hemispherical in form as clearl shown in various views of the drawing, the emispherical portion having a thin covering formed of celluj 'loid 16, the outer surface of which presents a simulation olf thehuman e e. Each of eyes 15 on their flat sides arepre erably provi ed with centrally disposed indentations 17 .which are engaged by the tacks 11 when the eyes are adjustably secured to the slotted arms 7 and 8 of the tilting mechanism.

Extending upwardly from the upper edge of arms .7 and 8, and midwa betweenthelr ends, is arm 18 designed to imit the movement of the tilting device and the eyes connected thereto so that when the doll is brought into a reclining or horizontal position, the dolls eyes will have the appearance of being closed, as in sleep.

Formed integral with arm 7 and 8 and depending therefrom and also in vertical alinement with arm 18 is an actuating arm .with arm 19 but it may be formed separate if desired and attached to the weight 20 in a desired manner. Arm 21 extends upwardly and is turned into a hooked form as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing so that its end 22 will contact with the interior surface of the dolls head. By means of arm 21 the tilting mechanism will be limited in its forward movement when the doll is brought'from a reclining or horizontal position into a vertical one, as shown. .Also by means of said arm all noise which is usually occasioned by the weighted arm striking the interior of the dolls head will be eliminated, the arm 21 preventing an engage ment of the gravity weight 20 with the head portion.

In adjusting the tilting mechanism the arm 19 is bent inwardly and the hooked end 22 of arm 21 is adjusted so that the gravity Weight 20 is greatly to the rear of the dolls eyes, thus permitting the doll to be greatly inclined from its vertical position without an actuation of the tilting mechanism. 1

It will also be observed that by means of this construction the doll itself must be inclined from its vertical axis as clearly illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawing before the weighted arm will begin to actuate the tilting mechanism, the full closing of the eyes not occurring until the doll has almost reached a horizontal position.

From the foregoi description it will be apparent that a ch1 d may carry a doll provided with my eye tilting mechanism slightly out of its vertical position in her arms without causing a movement of the eyes which is foundto be highly desirable.

What I claim is: p 1. In combination with a dolls head having eye openings therein, of an eye tilting mechanism pivotally mounted within said head, a. air of eyes carried by said mechanism and registering with the eye openings of the dolls head, a weighted armconnected to said tilting mechanism for actuating the same on a movement of the doll from one position to another, and means to adjust said actuating arm, whereby to prevent a movement of said arm until a desired inclination of the doll has been reached on its movement from a vertical to a horizontal position.

2. In combination with a dolls head having eye openings therein of an eye tilting device pivotally mounted therein, having a pair of eyes mounted thereon and registering with said eye openings formed in the dolls head, a weighted arm carried by said device for actuating the, same on a movement of the doll from one position to another,.and an .arm connected to said weighted arm, said arm adapted to prevent a tilting movement of said tilting device during a movement of the doll from a vertical to a horizontal position until a desired inclination has been reached in its movement.

In combination with a dolls head having eyeopenings therein, .of an eye tilting device having a pair of eyes secured thereto pivotally mounted within said dolls head, said eyes registering with the openings formed in the dolls head, a weighted actuating arm connected to said device, and adjustable means secured to the actuating arm adjacent the weighted end thereof for limiting the movement of the actuating arm in one of its movable directions.

4. In combination with a dolls head having eye openings therein, of an eye tilting device pivotally mounted within said head, a weighted arm connected to said device for actuating the same on a movement of the doll from one position to another, and a spring arm connected to the lower end of said weighted arm adapted to contact with the interior of the dolls head on a movement of said doll from a horizontal to a vertical position,'whereby to cause a silent operation of the tilting device.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 10th day of March, 1919.

WARREN G. KELLOW.

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