WO2009032001A1 - Poupée modulaire - Google Patents

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WO2009032001A1
WO2009032001A1 PCT/US2007/019612 US2007019612W WO2009032001A1 WO 2009032001 A1 WO2009032001 A1 WO 2009032001A1 US 2007019612 W US2007019612 W US 2007019612W WO 2009032001 A1 WO2009032001 A1 WO 2009032001A1
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Louie Tran
Erik Barclay
Shane Talbott
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TRIAD TOYS Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/36—Details; Accessories
    • A63H3/38—Dolls' eyes
    • A63H3/40—Dolls' eyes movable
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H3/00—Dolls
    • A63H3/16—Dolls made of parts that can be put together

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  • the present invention relates to dolls, and more particularly to dolls including, but not limited to, articulating action figures, having modular features such as exchangeable moving eyes, exchangeable upper torso components, and exchangeable head components.
  • Conventional dolls in particular l/6th scale action figures, may be configured with realistic moving body parts such as heads, arms, hands, legs, and feet enabling the action figures to replicate life-like characters and situations.
  • the figures may be configured to hold weapons and may be posed in a number of fighting positions.
  • Action figures may also include character-specific figures such as those modeled after movie actors. In that case, character realism may be a top priority for consumers.
  • conventional action figures are generally configured to represent only one character, meaning that the hair color and length of the character may be fixed, the configuration of the chest may be fixed, and the position and color of the eyes may be fixed such that the character is accurately portrayed only in a limited number of situations.
  • Modular action figure components may include exchangeable moving eyes which are pivotable by inserting a pin into a central opening in the eye, exchangeable upper torso components including a back plate, a magnetically coupled chest plate and an anchor there between, and exchangeable head components including interlocking faceplates and skulls where a variety of different faceplates may be configured to fit on one or more standardized skulls.
  • the components are exchangeable in that a component may be replaced with another component in one action figure, a component in one action figure may be used as a replacement in another action figure, or both.
  • the exchangeable moving eyes may be configured to appear reasonably lifelike with colored central surfaces that resemble pupils and iris. An opening may be bored through these colored portions to permit a pin to be externally inserted therein.
  • the opening may be bored through the dark, pupil portion of the eye.
  • the pin may change the orientation to accurately depict the eyes when the action figure is in a particular pose. For example, if the figure is lying down and looking ahead, the eyes may be positioned upwardly to make it appear as though the action figure is looking forward rather than into the ground as a conventional action figure may appear. When the action figure is in a more conventional standing pose and looking straight ahead, the eyes may be positioned accordingly, and so on.
  • the eyes may also be readily exchangeable such that when a different eye color, type or configuration is desired, the user may readily separate the action figure's head and exchange the existing eyes for another set of eyes.
  • the exchangeable upper torso components may include at least a chest plate, a back plate, and an anchor.
  • the chest plate may have magnetic components therein and may be configured to represent the frontal portion of the chest.
  • the chest plate may wrap around the front portion of the upper torso and may be sized to accurately represent the chest of the character to be portrayed. For example, in depicting a superhero, the chest may have exaggerated muscles, whereas when depicting a more conventional human, the chest may be more modestly sized.
  • the upper torso may also be configured to represent a man or a woman and may be configured in different sizes to represent different types of men and women as well as being colored differently to account for skin color variations and different ethnicities.
  • the magnetic aspect of the chest plate allows it to be easily and quickly exchanged with other sized chest plates to depict these different characters.
  • the back plate may be configured to represent the rear portion of the action figure's upper torso.
  • the chest plate and back plate may be configured to essentially form the externally visible upper torso of the action figure and may pivot about the abdomen.
  • An anchor may be located between the chest plate and the back plate and may also be coupled to the abdomen and the shoulders to unite these components. When the chest plate and back plate are in place, the anchor may be externally invisible.
  • the anchor may have magnets therein to attract and releasably couple the chest plate and may be configured to accept threaded fasteners to fixedly couple the back plate thereto.
  • the back plate may, like the chest plate, be configured with magnets to allow it to be easily interchangeable about the anchor. In either scenario, the combination of the anchor and the back plate may pivotally couple and retain the shoulders thereto.
  • a faceplate and skull may combine to form a head. Together, the faceplate and skull may provide support for the moving eyes there between.
  • the faceplate may be configured with a substantially thin- walled construction and extend down to the jaw line of the doll. Further, the faceplate may have openings therein for displaying the moving eyes, and have conventional features such as a nose, mouth, and ears.
  • the faceplate may be configured to represent a particular character and thus may be interchanged with respect to one or more skulls for faceplates depicting other characters.
  • the skull may be configured to interlock with and provide support for the faceplate. While the skull may be configured to accept a variety of faceplates, and thus may be somewhat universal, at least two differently sized skulls may be possible, for example, separately sized skulls configured for men and women.
  • the skull may be configured in many ways, including, but not limited to, resembling a bald head or including hair therein or for accepting a hairpiece or for accepting a scalp resembling a bald head.
  • FlG. 1 is a perspective view of the front of a male-type action figure having exchangeable moving eyes, exchangeable upper torso components, and exchangeable head components;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the rear of a male-type action figure having exchangeable moving eyes, exchangeable upper torso components, and exchangeable head components;
  • FIG. 3 is a first exploded view of exchangeable head components including a faceplate, a skull, and a hairpiece;
  • FIG. 4 is a second exploded view of exchangeable head components including a faceplate, a skull, and a hairpiece;
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an exchangeable moving eye
  • FIG. 6 is an exploded view of exchangeable upper torso components including a chest plate, anchor, and back plate;
  • FIG. 6a is an exploded view of the inside of a chest plate.
  • a male-type modular l/6th scale action figure 10 having a head 12 with exchangeable, substantially spherical, moving eyes 14, an exchangeable hairpiece 16, and an exchangeable faceplate 18.
  • a skull 40 (FIG. 3) is interlocked with the faceplate.
  • the action figure also has an upper torso including an exchangeable chest plate 20 magnetically coupled to an externally invisible anchor 22 (FIG. 6) and perimeterally abutting a back plate 24 (FIG. 2).
  • the upper torso also includes the action figure's neck 38 that is formed by the combination of the chest plate and back plate.
  • the action figure has shoulders 26, arms 28, hands 30, an abdomen 32, legs 34, and feet 36, all of which may be configured to be exchanged as necessary.
  • the action figure's head 12 may be split into three main components: an exchangeable faceplate 18, an exchangeable skull 40, and an exchangeable hairpiece 16.
  • the head rests on and pivots about a head-locating rod 60.
  • the faceplate and the skull shown here are configured to interlock together, however these components may be held together in other complimentary manners such as by interference fit or by, or in combination with, adhesive or by similar measures.
  • the faceplate 18 may be formed of poly vinyl chloride (“PVC") plastic and may be configured with a substantially thin-walled cross-section and may generally be formed to accurately depict a specific character or to represent a generic character and may accordingly be styled as necessary to include male or female forms.
  • PVC poly vinyl chloride
  • the faceplate may have therein a nose 50, ears 52, a mouth 54 and other components configured to represent the character.
  • the faceplate also may be colored as necessary to represent different skin tone as well as the ethnicity of the character.
  • the faceplate has eye openings 42 for displaying the moving eyes 14.
  • Different faceplates may be configured to interchange with a given skull so that the user may only need one skull to depict several different characters.
  • there may be at least two correspondingly differently sized skulls configured to fit respectively within a male and a female faceplate so that all male faceplates may be interchanged with a male-type skull and likewise all female faceplates may be interchanged with a female-type skull.
  • additional skull and faceplate sizes are contemplated as necessary to accommodate additional characters.
  • a universal skull is contemplated for use with both male and female faceplates.
  • the inside of the faceplate 18 corresponding to the openings 42 may be configured to conformably accept the moving eyes 14.
  • the openings may be concave and sized similar to the spherical eye surface so that the eyes may pivot smoothly within the openings.
  • the overall interior 58 of the faceplate may also be configured to conformably accept the skull 40 in the aforementioned interlocking arrangement, hi this aspect, the faceplate is substantially hollow and has therein a locking tab 48 configured to interact with portions of the skull to removably interlock the faceplate and skull together.
  • the faceplate 18 may be configured to terminate at approximately the jaw line. Having the faceplate terminate at the jaw line, the action figure's head 12 may be pivotable about the neck 38 in connection with the head-locating rod 60, enabling the head to pivot in a more realistic way than if it were fixed to the neck and pivot (with the neck) about the torso.
  • the neck is formed from the combination of the chest plate 20 and the back plate 24 and has therein the head-locating rod extending outwardly for placement in the head.
  • the faceplate is configured with a lower opening 44 at its base 46 for accepting the rod, the rod configured to pivotally, couple the head to the neck of the action figure.
  • the faceplate may be injection molded and may be formed of different materials including, but not limited to, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene ("ABS"), high-density polyethylene, porcelain, resin, and other suitable plastics and metals.
  • ABS acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
  • the skull 40 may be formed of PVC and may be configured to interlock with the faceplate 18. Referring back to FIG. 3, the skull has a protruding member 56 configured to interlock with the locking tab 48 (FIG. 3) of the faceplate 18. In application, the skull is inserted into the faceplate and pressed downward in compression and then forward.
  • the skull also has an opening 90 configured to interact with the head-locating rod 60 such that resistive pressure from the skull on top of the rod firmly holds the head into a desired position.
  • the skull 40 provides rearward support for the moving eyes 14 once the moving eyes are placed in the faceplate 18.
  • the skull applies pressure sufficient to firmly display the eyes in the faceplate, but not so much as to prevent the eyes from being moved or so much as to scuff the surface of the eyes when they are moved.
  • the skull may be formed with a foam portion for conformably supporting the eyes in the faceplate.
  • the skull may be injection molded and may be formed of different materials including, but not limited to, ABS, high-density polyethylene, porcelain, resin, and other suitable plastics and metals.
  • the head 12 may be formed in at least three different configurations.
  • a fixed hairpiece 16 is configured to interlock with the skull 40.
  • the skull will therefore be recessed with respect to the top of the faceplate 18 such that when the hairpiece is coupled to the skull, it substantially aligns with the top of the faceplate.
  • the hairpiece here has protruding tabs 62 and cavities 66 for interlocking with skull cavities 70 (FIG. 4) and skull tabs 74 respectively.
  • the hair is removable and exchangeable by pulling the interlocked hair and head apart from each other.
  • a bald hairpiece may be substituted to resemble a bald head.
  • a hairpiece with loose hair may also be configured to interchange with the skull.
  • scalps and hairpieces i.e. a fixed hair piece 16, a bald head, and loose hair.
  • the hair may be woven into or affixed to a suitable hairpiece.
  • the bald hairpiece may configured to represent a scalp with little to no hair. All such embodiments may be configured to couple to a universal male or female skull such that the hairpieces may be easily interchanged.
  • a skull may be configured as a one piece unit to resemble a shaved head and thus may be formed without a recess for accepting a hairpiece.
  • interlocking tabs and cavities will not necessarily be needed.
  • hair may be sewn into a skull to resemble actual hair. In this case, the hair would be incorporated into the skull rather than interlockingly engaged.
  • the moving eyes 14 are sized to fit within openings 42 in the faceplate 18. Now referring to FIG. 5, the moving eyes are formed substantially spherically, and of ABS, with a laser printed image laid over a portion of the eyes corresponding to a pupil 80 and an iris 82.
  • the laser printed image in this embodiment is located in a recessed opening 94.
  • An approximately five-millimeter thick acrylic layer 90 is then placed over the colored image.
  • the acrylic layer helps to protect the printed color image from being scuffed or torn while permitting a clear view of the printed image to the user.
  • the remainder of the eye body 92 is colored white to resemble the white portions of an eye.
  • the colored image may be painted on the eye or applied to the eye in other manners.
  • the colors of the different components of the eyes may also be varied as desired.
  • the eyes may be injection molded and may be formed of different materials including, but not limited to, PVC, high-density polyethylene, porcelain, resin, and other suitable plastics and metals.
  • the eyes may be formed with only frontwardly facing spherical surfaces and in yet further embodiments, the openings therein may also be configured in non-central locations, so long as the eyes are externally moveable through pin-like devices.
  • an opening 84 is centrally disposed in the eye 14 corresponding to the pupil 80.
  • the opening has a depth and diameter sufficient to accept a pin, such as a toothpick, or another suitably sized object, therein for moving the eyes to a desired position.
  • the diameter, depth, and configuration of the opening may be varied as necessary.
  • the pin may be externally inserted through the opening 42 within the faceplate and into the opening 84 (FIG. 4) in the eye.
  • the pin is then moved according to the desired orientation of the colored portion of each eye. After adjusting each eye, the pin may be removed.
  • the eyes are held within the faceplate firmly to prevent the eyes from moving from their set position.
  • the eyes 14 may be exchanged by separating the faceplate 18 from the skull 40. In application, the skull and faceplate are pulled apart and the eyes, which were previously held in place by the pressure applied to the faceplate by the skull, may freely fall out. A new, possibly different colored, pair of eyes may then be inserted into the faceplate. The skull is then snapped into the faceplate to form at least the majority of head 12. If used, a hairpiece 16 or similar covering may be attached to the skull either before or after exchanging the eyes.
  • an anchor 22 is rigidly coupled to a back plate 24 through threaded fasteners.
  • the anchor is also coupled to the abdomen 32 through a locating rod 98.
  • the combination of the anchor and back plate also pivotally couples the shoulders 26 to the body.
  • the anchor also incorporates two magnets 86 therein for releasably coupling the chest plate 20 (FIG. 6a).
  • the chest plate 20 shown in FIG. 6a is configured to couple about the anchor 22.
  • the chest plate has two magnets 88 therein which correspond to the location of the magnets 86 in the anchor.
  • the chest plate is readily coupled to the anchor and the contours of the anchor, shoulders, and neck 38 help to align the chest plate correctly on the action figure.
  • the chest plate is readily removable from the action figure.
  • This exchangeable chest plate permits the action figure to accommodate differently sized chests as the user may desire. For instance, a small chest may be used to correspond to one character while a large chest may quickly be exchanged to represent a different character such as a superhero.
  • the back plate may be configured with magnets therein so to be easily interchangeable so that the user may replace both the back plate and chest plate as desired.
  • the chest plate, anchor, and back plate may be formed of PVC and may be injection molded. These components also may be formed of different materials including, but not limited to, ABS, high-density polyethylene, porcelain, resin, and other suitable plastics and metals.
  • exchangeable upper torso components provide the action figure with an extensive degree of modularity.
  • the eyes may be exchanged for color, pupil size, iris size, and other variations
  • a chest plate may be exchanged to correspond to characters having large, medium, or small builds and for women and men.
  • exchangeable head components may include a skull configured with no hair, sewn in hair, or with the capability to couple to hairpieces representing different style of hair, and a variety of exchangeable faceplates representing a number of different characters for each skull.

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La présente invention concerne des poupées, plus particulièrement des figurines d'action articulées, susceptibles d'avoir des yeux mobiles échangeables, des composants torse supérieur échangeables et des composants tête échangeables afin de s'adapter à toute une variété de personnages et de situation. Les yeux peuvent notamment être échangés et être dirigés vers une direction précise. Les composants de torse supérieur échangeables peuvent comprendre une plaque poitrine amovible qui peut s'échanger avec des plaques poitrine plus grandes ou plus petites afin de s'adapter à un personnage particulier. Enfin, les composants tête échangeables peuvent comprendre une plaque visage et un crâne emboîté, ainsi que des cheveux, ce qui permet de changer la plaque visage et les cheveux afin de décrire des personnages particuliers.
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US3571968A (en) * 1969-05-14 1971-03-23 Margon Corp Tearing doll eye
US4038775A (en) * 1974-10-31 1977-08-02 Takara Co, Ltd. Doll body with magnet and pole pieces and detachable appendages
US6220923B1 (en) * 2000-06-26 2001-04-24 Hong-Tien Lin Artificial eyeball for a doll
US7186212B1 (en) * 2003-05-14 2007-03-06 Mcmullen Matthew Full size fully articulated doll with selectively displayed alterative faces

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US3571968A (en) * 1969-05-14 1971-03-23 Margon Corp Tearing doll eye
US4038775A (en) * 1974-10-31 1977-08-02 Takara Co, Ltd. Doll body with magnet and pole pieces and detachable appendages
US6220923B1 (en) * 2000-06-26 2001-04-24 Hong-Tien Lin Artificial eyeball for a doll
US7186212B1 (en) * 2003-05-14 2007-03-06 Mcmullen Matthew Full size fully articulated doll with selectively displayed alterative faces

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