EP0527104B1 - A female playing doll, capable of imitating pregnancy and child birth - Google Patents

A female playing doll, capable of imitating pregnancy and child birth Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0527104B1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: doll; stomach; baby; plate member; flat
Prior art date: 1991-08-05
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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EP92610013A

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German (de)

English (en)

French (fr)

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Pia Nielsen

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VN LEGETOEJ A/S

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VN LEGETOEJ AS

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1991-08-05

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1992-02-24

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1996-01-17

1992-02-24 Application filed by VN LEGETOEJ AS filed Critical VN LEGETOEJ AS

1993-02-10 Publication of EP0527104A1 publication Critical patent/EP0527104A1/en

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1996-01-17 Publication of EP0527104B1 publication Critical patent/EP0527104B1/en

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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
- A63H3/00—Dolls
- A63H3/008—Dolls capable of simulating pregnancy or birth

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This invention relates to a female playing doll adapted to temporarily imitate a pregnant state and, after a more or less symbolic child birth, to resume a non-pregnant state.
DE-U-86 18 965 (GB-A-2,177,611) discloses a female playing doll, the stomach region of which is made as a separate, bulging shell element, which is rotatably secured at the middle top and bottom edges, such that it can be turned between an outwardly bulging position, in which the baby doll is exposed in the resulting deep cavity on the front side of the mother doll.
the baby doll can then be taken or poured out, and the front opening can be covered by a loose plate member imitating a flat stomach.
the mother doll being shaped with a deep stomach depression, in which there is provided a spring biased, displaceable flat stomach element, which in a free condition is projectable into a position flush with the remaining stomach region of the doll, while the stomach opening is coverable by a loose, bulging stomach element with a baby doll located between the rear side of the bulging element and the front side of the flat element, with the latter displaced rearwardly all according to the space required by the baby doll.
the baby doll may be designed with a reasonably large size without the bulging element having to be overdimensioned, and the flat stomach element will automatically assume its correct position whenever the mother doll is wanted to be 'normal'.
the birth will happen in an active manner in that the flat stomach element will press the baby doll out of the mother body, when the bulging stomach element is removed, this at least being more realistic than if the baby doll is to be picked or poured out.
the known proposals are not well suited for use with relatively small dolls of the so-called mannequin type, where there is a minimum of space available for the special arrangement.
the present invention is particularly well suited for such small size dolls, the hip dimensions of which should generally be kept small.
the doll will have a height of 20-40 cm, preferably approximately 30 cm, with a torso height of 8-12 cm, preferably some 9-10 cm.
the loose, bulging stomach element may be removably fastened by means of resilient hook portions engaging with holding recesses at the inside of a cylindrical skirt projecting inwardly from the stomach opening, while this skirt may form a guiding cylinder for the depressable flat stomach element, whereby there will be no need for using visible holding means for the bulging stomach element; even if the baby doll is not placed inside the bulging element such hook portions, by the mounting of this element, may cause an inward displacement of the flat stomach element sufficiently to ensure the desired holding engagement and still without the flat stomach element having to be a loose, detatchable element.
a doll torso 2 having a flat stomach portion 4.
this portion consists of a separate plate element which is received in a cylinder skirt 6 projecting inwardly from the torso edge around the stomach portion 4, a compression spring 8 being arranged between the stomach portion 4 and the adjacent back side of the torso.
the stomach plate 4 is provided at least locally with a depressed, outwardly projecting edge portion 10 that is held behind an edge portion 12 at the front end of the skirt 6. If the skirt projects directly from the edge of the stomach opening, then the parts 10 may represent local projections located in respective slots in the skirt 6. In both cases the stomach plate 4 will be urged by the spring 8 into a foremost position, in which it is flush with the front side of the torso, such that the doll will exhibit a usual, flat stomach.
a separate, bulging stomach element 14 which as shown in Fig. 3 is insertable into the stomach opening so as to be held therein by mans of resilient holding nose portions 16 also allowing for a later removal of this stomach cover.
the doll can be made pregnant by placing the baby doll 18 on the flat stomach portion 4 and covering it with the bulging element 14, whereafter this element is pressed inwardly against the action of the spring 8 until the nose portions 16 engage under the edge portions 12.
the doll will now appear pregnant in shape, yet also with a laid-in and releasable baby, which, due to the possible depression of the stomach portion 4, can have a reasonably large size without the bulging stomach element 14 having to be unduly oversized.
the baby doll may be 'born' just by removal of the bulging element 14, whereby the spring 8 and the stomach plate 4 will serve to automatically press out the baby doll 18 in a manner such that the mother doll will thereafter and fully automatically regain its flat stomach shape, as the stomach plate will only be returned into its normal position.
the invention is not limited to the bulging element 14 being held just as shown and described; by way of example it can be made of relatively soft and resilient rubber, simply for being squeezable in the stomach opening.
the doll set may comprise not only one, but two or even more stomach elements 14 of increasing bulge size, and of course a complete set may then comprise different clothings adapted to the different stages of the pregnancy.
the doll set may comprise more than one baby doll, viz. one or more smaller babies illustration the growth of the embryo. Even twin babies could be provided.
the doll may be modified such that the flat stomach portion 4 is releasably arrestable in its depressed position or in any more or less depressed position, subject to being released by a further short depression or by actuation of some separate actuator means, e.g. located at the backside of the doll.
a releasable locking is easy to provide, e.g. with suitable spacer elements inserted between the opposed edge portions 10 and 12 when the stomachplate 4 is depressed.

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EP92610013A 1991-08-05 1992-02-24 A female playing doll, capable of imitating pregnancy and child birth Expired - Lifetime EP0527104B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DK142891A DK169833B1 (da)	1991-08-05	1991-08-05	Kvindelig legedukke, der midlertidigt kan fremstå som gravid
DK1428/91		1991-08-05

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EP0527104A1 EP0527104A1 (en)	1993-02-10
EP0527104B1 true EP0527104B1 (en)	1996-01-17

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EP92610013A Expired - Lifetime EP0527104B1 (en)	1991-08-05	1992-02-24	A female playing doll, capable of imitating pregnancy and child birth

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EP (1)	EP0527104B1 (da)
AT (1)	ATE133083T1 (da)
DE (2)	DE9200603U1 (da)
DK (1)	DK169833B1 (da)

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1991
- 1991-08-05 DK DK142891A patent/DK169833B1/da not_active IP Right Cessation
1992
- 1992-01-20 DE DE9200603U patent/DE9200603U1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-02-24 AT AT92610013T patent/ATE133083T1/de active
- 1992-02-24 DE DE69207672T patent/DE69207672D1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-02-24 EP EP92610013A patent/EP0527104B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

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ATE133083T1 (de)	1996-02-15
EP0527104A1 (en)	1993-02-10
DK142891D0 (da)	1991-08-05
DE69207672D1 (de)	1996-02-29
DK169833B1 (da)	1995-03-13
DK142891A (da)	1993-02-06
DE9200603U1 (de)	1992-03-19

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