Patent ID: 6110001
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
An animated toy doll having a substantially hollow head and an adjoining body, said head containing external facial features which include a mouth, said animated toy doll housing an operating device which comprises a pair of levers which are hinged together at one end portion thereof and held apart at the other end portion thereof by a biasing spring means, and connecting means extending from said one end portion of said pair of levers to the vicinity of the mouth of the doll, the connecting means pulling against the mouth upon compressing the pair of levers against the bias of the spring thereby causing a tension in said connecting means and desired change of expression in the facial features, and upon releasing the pair of levers, the connecting means is released from a taut state thereby releasing the tension in said connecting means and the desired change in expression in the facial features.