US3054215A - Toy - Google Patents

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Sept. 18, 1962 A. E. NEUMANN TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 9, 1961 TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 9, 1961 United States Patent Fiied Jan. 9, 1961, Ser. No. 81,460 7 Ciaims. (Cl. 46-118) This invention relates generally to dolls. More particularly, the invention relates to dolls which are capable of producing .a realistic kissing sound, together with a lip pursing movement, both features cooperating to provide a realistic kissing action.

Dolls have always been appealing to young girls and have been even more enthusiastically received as they have become more and more lifelike in appearance and in action. Young girls often become very yattached to one or more of ltheir dolls and it is highly desirable to incorporate in a doll some feature which is operable in such manner as lto indicate return of affection. One such Ifeature is a kissing action.

Past attempts to create Ia kissing doll, although satisfactory for `some purposes, have been commercially unsuccessful. Accordingly, the principal object of the invention is the provision of an improved doll incorporating a realistic kissing action. A further object of the invention is a kissing doll incorporating a lip pursing action in conjunction with a realistic kissing sound.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a kissing mechanism which can be easily and economically constructed and can be readily incorporated in a doll. Another object of the invention is the provision of a kissing doll which is easily operable to provide a realistic kissing action, which can be readily mass produced at a relatively inexpensive cost, and which will operate reliably over a long life time.

Other objects and ladvantages lof the invention will become known by reference to the following description and to the accompanying drawings of one embodiment of the invention.

In the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary View, partially broken away, of a doll embodying various of the features of the invention;

FIGURE 2 is a sectional view taken generally along line 2 2 of FIGURE 1;

FIGURE 3 is an enlarged elevational View, partially broken away and in section, of the kissing mechanism incorporated in the doll shown in FIGURE 2 the mechanism being in its relaxed condition;

FIGURE 4 is a view similar to FIGURE 3 showing the relation of the components of the kissing mechanism during the production of the kissing sound;

FIGURE 5 is a view similar to FIGURES 3 and 4 showing the components of the kissing mechanism after the kissing sound is completed and While the mechanism is disposed such as to retain the lips in their pursed condition;

FIGURE 6 -is an enlarged, cross sectional View of the nois-emaker incorporated in the operating mechanism:

FIGURE 7 is an enlarged elevational view Aof the noisemaker shown in FIGURE 6;

FIGURE 8 is a perspective View of the control latch incorporated in the kissing mechanism;

FIGURE 9 is a fragmentary View taken generally along line 9 9 of FIGURE 3; and

FIGURE l0 is a fragmentary View taken generally along line lil- 10 of FIGURE 4.

As shown in the drawings, a doll in accordance with the invention embodies a body or iigure 11 incorporating a trunk 13 and a head 15 including a mouth 17 which is dened by a pair of lips 19. Located within the body 11, and at least partially within the head 15, -is a mechanism 21 which is operable to produce the kissing action. This mechanism is operated, in the `disclosed construction, by one or both of a pair of arms 23 and 2S which are pivotally connected to the trunk 13 of the body and are connected to the kissing mechanism 21 in such manner as to cause the production of a kissing action incident to arm movement.

The operating kissing mechanism 21 comprises a pair of members 27 and 29 which are supported in the head 15 of the doll for movement relative to each other and to cooperatively deiine an air-tight chamber 3-1 of variable volume, Movement of the member 29 in 'the direction away from the member 27 causes an increase in the volume of the air-tight chamber, accompanied by the creation lof a low pressure condition -in the air-tight chamber. This low pressure condition is utilized to induce a ow of air into the air-tight chamber through a noisemaker 33 which is located in an opening in one of the members. In the specifically disclosed construction, the noisemaker 33 -is located in an opening 35 in the member 29 and, as an incident to passage of air therethrough, operates to produce a kissing sound. Movement of the member 29 in the direction away from the member 27 also results in the outward distention of the lips 19 of the doll to a pursed condition. As noted before, the specically disclosed construction utilizes movement of the arms 23 and 25, which arms are connected to the kissing mechanism 21 by a linkage 37.

The body 11 of the doll can be manufactured in any conventional manner provided, however, that the face of the doll in the mouth area is resiliently flexible; This characteristic of the mouth area allows distention of the lips 19 to a pursed condition in response to operation of the kissing mechanism 21, and also allows their return movement to a normal unpursed condition after the kissing action is completed. One example of a material from which at least the mouth area of the head of the doll can be fabricated so as to provide resilient flexibility is a poly-vinyl chloride elastomeric plastic. Of course, in order that the doll be as realistic as possible, the head also includes a pair of eyes 3-9, a nose 41, and hair 43."

Preferably, the head 15 is formed separately from the trunk 13 of the body to facilitate assembly of the kissing mechanism 21 therein and is subsequently assembled to the trunk of the body. In the specifically disclosed construction, the neck portion of the completed doll is hollow and the kissing mechanism extends through the neck into the trunk of the body.

Conventionally assembled to the trunk 13 of the body at the shoulders are the arms 23 and 25, each of which includes, at the upper end of the forearm, a spherical joint part 45 which is received in a socket 47 formed in the trunk of the body. The arms 23 and 25 are retained in their `sockets 47 by an elastic member 49 which connects their spherical joint parts 45 and extendsacross the trunk 13 of the body in a partially tensioned condition. As will be explained hereinafter, movement of the arms of the specifically disclosed doll serves to actuate the kissing mechanism. Of course, other means for actuating the kissing mechanism could be employed if desired, as for instance, the body of the doll could -be squeezed to cause operation of the kissing mechanism.

As before-mentioned, the kissing mechanism includes the members 27 and 29, which members are movably supported in adjacent relation to each other on a frame or support member 51. In the following description the members 27 and 29 will be respectively referred to as the rearward member 27 and the forward member 29. In the specifically disclosed construction, the frame 51 is generally L-shaped in form and is disposed in an inverted position within the body of the doll. More particularly, the outer end of the leg 53, which leg extends generally horizontally, as seen in FIGURES 2, through 5, is fixed to the inner wall of the head in at least a part of the area surrounding the mouth so as to prevent movement of the face in this area. In the specifically disclosed construction, the outer end of the horizontal leg 53 is secured to the head of the doll in the area just under the nose 41. Various arrangements can be employed to assemble the frame 51 to the head 15. One arrangement includes the use of a plug 55 which extends from the inner surface of the head and includes, at its rearward end, an enlarged tip 57 which is forcibly inserted through a somewhat smaller aperture in a short ange 59 at the end of the horizontal leg 53, thereby securing the horizontal leg to the inner wall of the head.

The other leg 61 of the frame (the generally vertical leg, as seen in FIGURES 2 through 5) extends, in the specifically disclosed construction, through the hollow neck portion and into the trunk 13 of the doll body. Rearwardly extending reinforcing lianges 63 may be incorporated along the longitudinal side edges of the frame. At its lower end, the leg 61 is formed along its rearward periphery with a groove or channel 65 which has an arcuate inner surface, when seen in plan view, and which cooperates with the arms 23 and 25 and the linkage 37 in causing operation of the kissing mechanism.

Upwardly spaced from the lower end of the leg 61 is a socket 67 which also serves as a fulcrum and which partially receives one part of an enlarged hub portion 69 at the bottom of the rearward member 27. Another part of the enlarged hub portion 69 of the rearward member 27 is seated in an opposing socket 71 formed intermediate the ends of the other or forward member 29. The members 27 and 29 are retained, at least in part, in this assembled relation to each other and to the frame 51 by means of a tension spring 73. As shown in the drawings, the spring 73 extends through an aperture 75 in the rearward member 27 above the enlarged hub portion 69 and is connected at its ends to the frame 51 and to the forward member 29. As will -be seen, the spring also acts as a biasing element urging the upper part of the forward member 29 in the direction `of the frame 51.

Upwardly of the aperture 75 through which the tension spring 73 passes, the rearward member 27 includes a portion 77 which cooperates with the forward member 29 to form the air-tight chamber 31. In the specifically disclosed construction, the chamber-defining portion 77 is concavely dished with respect to the adjacent forward member 29 in order to permit a rapid increase in the volume in the air-tight chamber 31 when the adjacent forward member is moved away.

The rearward member 27 is retained in proper aligned relation to the frame 51, in conjunction with the cooperating hub portion 69 and socket 67, by a stud 79 which extends rearwardly from the backside of the chamberdefining portion 77 and which passes through a mating bore 81 in the frame 51. In addition, the stud 79 also serves to provide a connection with a biasing means 83 which restrains forward movement of the rearward member` 27 away from the upper part of the frame 51. In

the specifically disclosed construction, the biasing or restraining means 83 takes the form of a spring 85 which is bent so as to provide one leg 37 which passes through an aperture in the rearward part of the stud 79, and a hook portion 89 which is engaged about a lug 91 extending into a slot 93 in the frame 51.

In order to prevent the occurrence of noise as a result o-f movement of the chamber-defining portion 77 into closely adjacent engaging relation to the upper part of the frame, a silencer 95 in the form of a ring of felt or other material is carried on the stud 79 between the frame 51 and backside of the chamber-defining portion 77 of the rearward member 27 The forward member 29 incorporates a post portion 97 which includes the before-mentioned socket 71 and which is of channel-shaped formation for rigidification purposes. The forward member 29 also includes a chamber-defining portion 99 which is constituted by a circular piece 101 of flexible sheet material and which is suitably attached, as by gluing, to the upper end of the post portion 97 in position for sealing engagement with the concavely dished chamber-defining portion 77 of the rearward member 29 so as to define the air-tight chamber 31. In this regard, the circular piece 101 has a diameter generally corresponding to the diameter of the chamber-defining portion 77 of the rearward member 27, is smooth surfaced to provide a good seal therewith, and has a central opening in alignment with the opening 35 in the forward member 29. The circular piece 101 can be fabricated from synthetic or natural rubber or other materials having the characteristics mentioned above.

Also supported by the post portion 97, adjacent its upper end, is a tube 103 having an axial bore 105 therein which constitutes the opening 35 and which communicates, at its rearward end, with the air-tight chamber 31. The tube 103 extends forwardly from the post portion a sufiicient distance such that, when the forward member 29 is biased in its limiting rearward position in adjacent relation to the frame 51, the forward end of the tube is located just behind, or in lightly touching contact with, the inner surface of the head in the mouth area. Thus, when the upper part of the forward member 29 is displaced in the direction away from the frame 51, i.e., in the forward direction, the forward end of the tube 103 distends the lips 19 forwardly of at least a part of the area surrounding the mouth to provide a pursed lip condition.

As shown in the drawings, the bore 105 is counterbored, as indicated at 107, from its forward end to provide a shoulder against which the noisemaker 33 is located. In the specifically `disclosed construction, as shown best in FIGURES 6 and 7, the noisemaker 33 is a commercially available twin surface type and is capable of producing a kissing sound in response to the passage of air therethrough into the air-tight chamber 31. The noisemaker 33 generally includes two disks 111 and 113 which are assembled to each other and which are generally bowed so as to present concavely dished surfaces to each other. One of the disks is of generally larger diameter than the other disk with the periphery of the larger disk being rolled over the periphery of the smaller disk to assemble the noisemaker. The `disks 111 and 113 each yrespectively include restricted central apertures 115 and 117 with the aperture in one of the disks being smaller than the aperture in the other disk. In assembling the noisemaker 33 in the tube 103, the disk having the smaller aperture is located adjacent the shoulder in closer relation to the air-tight chamber 31 than the disk with the larger aperture.

At its bottom end, the post portion 97 includes a pair of vertically adjacent grooves 119 which are generally similar in construction to the groove 65 at the bottom of the frame 51.

When assembled as thus far described, the upper end of the rearward member 27, including the chamber-defining portion 77, is pivotally urged about the fulcrum into adjacent relation to the frame 51 by the spring 85. The upper end of the forward member 29, including the chamber-defining portion 99, is urged into sealing engagement with the chamber-defining portion 77 to establish the airtight chamber 31 by means of the tension spring 73. The chamber-defining portion 99 of the forward member 29 can be displaced in the direction away from the chamberdefining portion 77 of the rearward member 27 and away from the upper part of the frame 51 by pivotally displacing the lower end of the forward member 29 toward the lower end of the frame 51.

Displacement `of the lower end of the forward member 29 toward the lower end of the frame 51 can be accomplished in various ways. In the specically ydisclosed construction, an inextensible exible link 121 is connected at one end to one of the arm joint parts 45, is entrained in and partially around one of the grooves 119 at the bottom of the forward member 29, then in and around the groove 65 at the bottom of `the frame 51, then in and partially around the other of the grooves 119 at the bottom of the forward member 29, and finally, extends to a connection with the other arm joint part 45. Although Various inextensible flexible links can be used, such as for instance, a piece of flexible cord or wire, in the specifically disclosed construction a bead chain is employed.

From the foregoing it will be understood that, if either end of the link 121 is displaced outwardly with respect from the frame 51, when the other end of the link is either held stationary or moved outwardly with respect from the frame, the lower end of the forward member 29 will be swung about the fulcrum toward the lower end of the frame 51. As can be seen in the drawings, the lower end of the frame 51 includes, along its forward surface, a block or a stop 123 which limits swinging of the lower end of the forward member 29 toward the frame 51 and thereby determines the extent of permissible movement of the upper end of the forward member 29, thus determining the fully pursed condition of the lips.

Preferably, the link 121 is connected to the joint parts 45 at points which are separated the least distance from each other when the forearms extend rearwardly from directly in front of the doll at an angle of about 60 degrees and in a generally horizontal plane when the doll is held in a vertical position. Thus, when the arms 23 and 25 are moved toward one another in a hugging motion, the connections of the link 121 with the arm joint parts 45 will be outwardly displaced from each other, thereby tightening the link around the lower ends of the frame 51 and the forward member 29 to displace the lower end of the forward member 29 toward the lower end of the frame 51 and to cause the production of a kissing sound, as well as pursing of the lips.

Movement of the members 27 and 29 relative to each other during movement of the upper part of the forward member 29 in the direction away from lthe frame, thereby controlling the production of the kissing sound, is controlled by a latch means. In the specifically disclosed construction, the latch means takes the form of a trigger 127, which is shown best in FIGURE 8 and which releasab'ly interconnects the members 27 and 29, projecting through respective openings 129 and 131 in the frame 51 and in the forward member 29, which openings are generally in alignment with the aperture 75 in the rearward member 27.

More speciiically, the trigger constitu-tes a bar which, at one end of its upper surface, includes three lugs or ears 133, 135, and 137, which define a pair of grooves 139 and 141. At its otherend, the upper surface of the trigger includes an upwardly inclined camming surface 143. On its bottom surface, the trigger includes a projection 145 which is engaged by the top edge of the coils in the tension spring 73 to bias the trigger upwardly and to retain the trigger in operating engagement with the members 27 and 29 and with the frame 51.

When the trigger 127 is assembled with Ithe members 27 and 29 and with the frame 51, the edge portion of the forward member 29 at the top of the opening 131 is located in the groove 139 between the lugs 133 and 135 while the edge portion of the rearward member 27 at the top of the aperture 75 is located in the groove 141 between the lugs 135 and 137. The upper rearward end of the trigger is engaged by the lower edge of the frame 51 at the top of the opening 129. As noted before, the trigger 127 i-s maintained in the explained assembled relation to the memlbers 27 Vand 29 and to the frame 51 by the tension spring 73.

The distance between the lugs 135 and 137 which delines the rearward groove 141 is such as to permit a pre-v determined amount of movement of the rearward member 27 relative to the length of the trigger 127 so that, when the upper part of the forward member 29 is initially moved away from the upper part of the frame 51, the trigger 127 shifts forwardly, with the forward member 29, without displaceably engaging the rearward member 27. This forward movement of the upper chamber-defining portion 99 of the forward member 29, independently of any movement of the rearward member 27, causes the volume of the air-tight chamber 31 to increase. Such increase in the volume of the air-tight chamber creates a low pressure condition therein and tends to cause a flow of air through the tube 103 and noisemaker 33 into the air-tight chamber 31, relieving the low pressure condition therein.

After a predetermined length of movement of the upper part of the forward member 29 in the direction away from the upper part of the frame 51 (see FIGURE 4), the rearwardmost vlug 137 engages the edge portion of the rearward member 27 at the top of the aperture 75 and causes [travel of the upper part of the rearward member 27 away from the frame 51, in unison with the forward memrber 29. This joint movement prevents any further expansion, at this time, of the volume of Ithe air-tight chamber 31 and acts to tension the spring 8'5 interconnecting the frame 51 and the stud 79 extending rearwardly Ifrom the chamber-defining portion 77 of the rearward member 27. This joint movement also continues to draw the trigger 127 forwardly causing engagement of the cam surface 143 with the edge portion of the frame 51 at the top of the opening 129. This engagement pivots the trigger 127 in the counterclockwise direction, as seen in FIGURES 2 through 6, so that, after a predetermined amount of joint movement of the members 27 and 29 from the upper part of the frame 51, the rearwardmost lug 137 is disengaged from the edge portion of the rearward member 27 at the top of the aperture 75. As a result, as shown in FIGURE 5, the spring draws the upper part of the rearward member 27 back toward the frame. This movement rapidly increases the Volume of the air-tight chamber, causing continued air Iflow into the chamber at a fast rate, thereby producing a realistic kissing sound.

Before the spring 75 returns the rearward member 27 to its normal closely adjacent lrelation to the frame 51, the continued movement apart from each other of the rearward and forward members 27 and 29 causes rupture of the sealing engagement between the chamber-dening portions 77 and 99. As a result, when the for-ward member 29 is returned to its position in adjacent relation to the rearward member 27 by the tension spring 73, there is no problem with discharge of air from the chamber 31.

If desired, the spacing between `the lugs and 137 can be such that sufficient movement of the forward member 29 is permitted so as to rupture the air-tight chamber 31 without any movement of the rearward member. In such an arrangement, the chamber-defining portion 77 could be incorporated directly in the frame.

In addition, the lugs 135 and 137 on the trigger 127 could be spaced such that there is produced a compound sound which closely resembles the sound of a kiss and which generally includes two components. In this spacing arrangement, the lugs 135 and 137 would permit sufficient initial movement of the upper part of the forward memlber 29 from the frame S1 and from the rearward member 27 such that the volume of the air-tight chamber 31 is substantially increased so as to cause a flow of air into the air-tight chamber 31, which ow is sufficient to actuate lthe noisemaker and to produce the first part or component of the kissing sound. When the upper part of the forward member is subsequently moved further from the frame 51, the rearward member 27 would then be engaged for displacement by the trigger 127 for pivotal movement with the forward member 29 and subsequently would be released from the trigger, as already explained, thereby further expanding the air-tight chamber and eventually rupturing the air-tight chamber, thereby causing the production of the second part or component of the overall kissing sound.

In summary, the doll can be operated to cause the production of a kissing sound and the accompanying pursing of the dolls lip 19 by movement of the arms 23 and 2S so as to tighten the bead chain link 121 around the lower ends of the frame 51 and the forward member 29. Tightening of the link 121 causes pivotal movement of the forward member 29 about the fulcrum as the lower end of the forward member moves toward the frame 51. This pivotal movement of the forward member 29 displaces the chamber-defining portion 99 in the direction away from the chamber-dening portion 77 of the rearward member 27 which member is held in adjacent relation to the frame 51 by the spring 85. This forward movement of the upper part of the forward member 29 serves the dual purpose of increasing the volume of the air-tight chamber 31 so to to produce the kissing sound and of puckering or pursing the lips 17. The kissing sound is produced by a flow of air through the noisemaker 33 located in the tube 103 and into the air-tight chamber 31 so as to relieve the low pressure condition therein, The puckering feature is accomplished by the outer or forward end of the tube 103 which displaces the lips 19 outwardly of the face incident to movement of the forward member 29 in the direction away from the upper part of the frame 51.

After'a predetermined amount of movement of the chamber-defining portion 99 of the forward member 29 away from the upper part of the frame 51, the rearwardmost lug -137 of the trigger 127 engages the rearward member 27 to cause joint movement of the forward and rearward members 27 and 29 away from the upper part of the frame 51, against the action of both springs 73 and 85. Continued joint movement of the forward and rearword members 27 and 29 draws the trigger 127 forwardly until engagement of the camming surface 143 by the edge portion in the frame 51 at the top of the opening 129 serves to disengage the rearwardmost lug 137 from the rearward member 27. When thus disengaged, the rearward member 27 rocks rearwardly toward the upper part of the frame 51 under the action of the spring 85, again increasing the volume of the air-tight chamber 31 and, finally, rupturing the air-tight chamber.

The tension spring 73 subsequently acts to return the upper part of the forward member 29 toward the frame 51 when the arms 23 and 25 are moved so as to loosen the tightness of the bead chain link 121 around the lower ends of the frame 51 and forward member 29. This action of the tension spring 73 serves to reengage the chamber-defining portion 99 of the forward member 29 with the chamber-defining portion 77 of the rearward member 27 for subsequent operation to provide a kissing action.

The specifically disclosed construction constitutes one embodiment of a kissing doll which is operable in accordance with the principles of the invention. The doll is easy to operate and realistically produces both a kissing sound and a puckering action to closely simulate a kiss.

The specifically disclosed kissing mechanism is simple to construct, easy to install in the body of the doll, and reliable in operation.

Various of the features of the invention are set forth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:

l. A doll comprising a head including a mouth which is resiliently flexible and which is formed by a pair of lips which are movable outwardly, a support member attached to said head in an area adjacent said mouth so as to generally stabilize at least a portion of the head around said mouth, a first member carried by said support member for movement relative thereto, means restraining said first member against movement away from said support member, a second member carried by said support member for movement relative thereto and to said first member, said rst and second members having portions which are cooperable to define a rupturable airtight chamber of variable volume, means biasing said second member toward said support member and toward said first member so as to form said rupturable air-tight chamber, means for moving said second member away from said support member against the action of said biasing means, said second member having a part engsgeable with the mouth area of said head so that, incident to movement of said second member away from said support member, said lips are distended outwardly in a pursing condition, means releasably interconnecting said first member and said second member so that, incident to movement of said second member away from said support member, initial movement of said chamberdefining portion of said second member away from said chamber-dening portion of said first member is allowed, thereby expanding said air-tight chamber and creating a condition of low pressure within said air-tight chamber,

` after which said chamber-defining portion of said first member, together with said chamber-defining portion of said second member are moved as a unit away from said support member against the action of said restraining means, and followed by release of said first member from said second member, thereby rupturing said airtight chamber and allowing return of said first member toward said support means under the action of said restraining means, said second member having an access opening therein leading to said air-tight chamber, and a noisemaker in said opening, said noisemaker being operable to produce a kissing sound incident to the passage of air which liows into said air-tight chamber to relieve said low pressure condition as said second member moves to purse the lips of the doll.

2. A doll comprising a body having a trunk, a pair of arms pivotally connected to said trunk, and a head mounted on said trunk, said head including a mouth which is resiliently fiexible and which is formed by a pair of lips, a support member attached to said head in an area adjacent said mouth so as to generally stabilize at least a portion of the face around said mouth and extending into said trunk, a first member pivotally carried by said support member for movement relative thereto, a second member carried by said support member for pivotal movement relative thereto and to said first member, said first and second members having portions which are cooperable to define a rupturable air-tight chamber of variable volume, means restraining said first member against rocking movement displacing the associated chamber-defining portion away from said support member, means biasing said chamber-defining portion of said second member toward said support member and toward said chamber-defining portion of said first member so as to form said rupturable air-tight chamber, means connected with Isaid arms and with said support member and said second member for rocking said chamber-defining portion of said second member away from said support member against the action of said biasing means incident to movement of said arms from a predetermined position, said second member having a part engageable -with the mouth area of said head so that, incident to movement of said chamber-defining portion of lsaid second member away from said support member, said lips are distended outwardly in a pursing condition, means releasably interconnecting said first member and said second member so that, incident to movement of said chamber-defining portion of said second member away from said support member, initial movement of said chamber-defining portion of said second member away from said chamber-defining portion of said first member is allowed, thereby expanding said air-tight chamber and creating a condition of low pressure within said air-tight chamber, after which said chamber-defining portion of said rst member, together with said chamber-defining portion of said second member, are moved as a unit away from said support member against the action of said restraining means, and followed by release of said chamber-defining portion of said first member from said chamber-defining portion of said second member, thereby rupturing said air-tight chamber and allowing return of said chamber-defining portion of said first member toward said support means under the action of said restraining means, one of said first and second members having an access opening therein leading to said air-tight chamber, and a noisemaker in said opening, said noisemaker being operable to produce a kissing sound incident to the passage of air which flows into said air-tight chamber to relieve said low pressure condition as ysaid second member moves to purse the lips of the doll.

3. In a doll, a pair of members ywhich are movable relative to each other and ywhich include portions cooperably engageable to define a ru-pturable air-tight chamber of variable volume, one of said chamber-defining portions being concavely dished with respect to the other of said chamber-defining portions, the other of said chamberdefining portions being of flexible material, one of said members having an access opening therein leading to said chamber, a noisemaker in said opening, said noisemaker having an orifice of fixed size and being operable to produce a kissing sound incident to the passage of air into said chamber, means for moving said chamberdefining portions away from each other so as to increase the volume of said air-tight chamber, thereby creating a low pressure condition in said air-tight chamber and causing a flow of air into said chamber through said noisemaker to produce a `kissing sound, and said moving means being further operable to continue to move said chamber defining portions away from each other to rupture said air-tight chamber by disengaging said chamberdefining portions of said members, and said moving means being then operable to permit subsequent re-establishment of said air-tight chamber in a minimum volume condition with a minimum of air resistance.

4. In a doll, a support member, a first member pivotally carried by said support member for rocking movement relative thereto, a second member pivotally carried by said support member for rocking movement relative to said support member and relative to said first member, said first and second members having portions which are cooperable to define a rupturable air-tight chamber of variable volume, means restraining said chamber-defining portion of said irst member against rocking movement away from said support member, means biasing said chamber-defining portion of said second member toward said support member and toward said chamber-defining portion of said first member so as to form said rupturable air-tight chamber, means for rocking said chamber-defining portion of said second member away from said support member against the action of said biasing means, means releasably interconnecting said first member and said second member so that, incident to movement of said chamber-defining port-ion of said second member away from said support member, initial movement of said chamber-defining portion of said second member away from said chamber-defining portion of said first member' is allowed, thereby expanding said air-tight chamber and creating a condition of low pressure ywithin said air-tight chamber, after which said chamber-defining portion of said first member, together with said chamber-defining portion of said second member, are moved as a unit away from said support member against the action of said restraining me-ans, followed by release of said chamberdefining portion of said first member from said chamberdefining portion of said second member, thereby rupturing said air-tight chamber and allowing return of said chamber-defining portion of said first member toward said support means under the action of said restraining means, one of said first and second members having an access opening therein leading to said air-tight chamber, `and a noisemaker having a restricted orifice of fixed size in said opening, said noisemaker being operable to produce a kissing sound incident to the passage of air which fiows into said air-tight chamber to relieve said low pressure condition.

5. A doll comprising -a head including a mouth which is fiexible and which is defined `by a pair of lips which are movable outwardly and have an opening therethrough, a rigid tubular member within said head having one end engaging the inner wall portion of said mouth and communicating with the opening through said mouth, means defining an expansible chamber including a fiexible wall portion and having communication with the other end of said tubular member, whereby air can be admitted into said tubular member and said chamber and discharged therefrom through said mouth opening, a noisemaker in position for operation in response to passage of air through said chamber and tubular member, and means connected with said expansible chamber to effect movement of said flexible wall portion to provide expansion and contraction of said chamber and to provide accompanying axial movement of said tubular member in -a direction toward said lips to move said lips outwardly and to produce operation of said noisemaker, to thereby simulate a kissing action by the doll.

6. A doll comprising la head including a mouth which is flexible and which is defined by a pair of normally parted lips which are movable outwardly and have a central opening therebetween, a trunk portion, a pair of arms movably fixed to said trunk portion, a rigid tubular member within said head having one end engaging the inner wall portion of said mouth generally centrally thereof and communicating with the opening through said mouth, means defining an expansible chamber including a flexible wall portion and having communication with the other end of said tubular member, whereby air can be admitted into said tubular member yand said chamber and discharged therefrom through said mouth opening in response to expansion and contraction of said chamber, a noisemaker in position for operation in response to passage of air through said tubular member, and means connecting said expansible chamber with one of said movable arms and operable to effect movement of said flexible wall portion and generally axial movement of said tubular member in the direction of said lips to move the lips outwardly in response to movement of said arm and produce operation of said noisemaker through the exchange of air through said tubular member and chamber, to thereby simulate a kissing action by the doll.

7. A doll comprising a body having a trunk, a pair of arms movably supported on said trunk, and a head mounted on said trunk and including a mouth which is flexible and which is defined by a pair of lips which are movable outwardly and have an opening therethrough, a rigid tubular member within said head having one end engaging the inner wall portion of said mouth and communicating with the opening through said mouth, means including a flexible wall portion defining an expansible chamber within said head and having communication wi-th the other end of said tubular member, whereby air 1 l can be admitted into said tubular member and said chamber and discharge therefrom through said mouth opening upon movement of said exible wall portion, a noisemaker at the other end of said tubular member in position for operation in response to passage of air through said chamber and tubular member, and means mechanically interconnecting said arms with sad flexible wall portion of said expansible chamber so as to effect expansion and contraction of said chamber and generally axial movement of said tubular member in the direction of said lips to move the lips outwardly in response to movement of said arms relative to said trunk and operate said noisemaker to simulate a kissing action by the doll.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,163,368 Rosofsky Dec. 7, 1915

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