Improvements in Dolls.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th June, 1890-Accepted, 12th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dolls.
I, RUDOLF STEINER of Sonneberg i. Th., in the Empire of Germany, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The doll made according to this invention strikingly imitates a child sucking a
feeding bottle. The arrangement is based upon the withdrawal of liquid from the
said bottle by means of a concealed siphon which will conduct the liquid into a covered
receptacle.
Through the head of the doll extends a pipe one extremity of which terminates in
the mouth and the other in an orifice formed in the rear part of the head the two
ends being luted to the head so as to form tight joints. To enable this pipe, which
may consist of wood, to be conveniently introduced into the head, the upper part of
the latter is adapted to be removed and is fixed with glue or the like after inserting
the pipe. Through this pipe extends an India-rubber pipe which in front of the
doll's mouth is slid upon a short bent pipe. The latter is inserted into the hollow
stopper of a bottle and another pipe leads from the stopper to the lower part of the
bottle. The aforesaid India-rubber pipe passes from the rear part of the head of the
doll downwards to a receptacle concealed below the seat of the chair, and is provided
at its lower end with a nozzle which fits into the hole formed in the aforesaid
receptacle. Accordingly the conduit constitutes a siphon, the longer leg of which
is situated at the back of the doll. The said India-rubber pipe is partly covered at
the back by the hair on the rear part of the head and by the clothes of the doll. In
the chair upon which the doll sits is provided a space for the above mentioned
receptacle which is preferably a small box of sheet metal. This receptacle has above
a narrow cover provided with the hole into which the aforesaid nozzle at the end of
the siphon fits. To a hinge on the said receptacle is secured a ring by means of
which the receptacle can be drawn from underneath the seat of the doll.
When the bottle has been filled, the siphon is set in action by drawing a small
quantity of the liquid from the bottle with the aid of the said nozzle which is then
inserted into the hole in the cover of the said receptacle so that the liquid contained
in the bottle will pass through the siphon to the receptacle. As the rear part of the
India-rubber pipe is not noticed, it has the appearance as if the doll were sucking the
contents of the bottle.
In lieu of the aforesaid box of sheet metal, a small pot, bottle or the like may be
used. Moreover the receptacle and the lower part of the siphon may be covered by
suitable curtains attached to the back of the doll's chair.
Dated this 14th day of September 1889.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dolls.
) I, RUDOLF STEINER, of Sonneberg i. Th. in the Empire of Germany do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention relates to dolls and has for its object to construct a doll which shall
closely resemble a child sucking a feeding bottle. The invention is based upon the
withdrawal of liquid from the said bottle by means of a concealed siphon which
conducts the said liquid into a covered receptacle.

page_text: In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a front view of the doll, and
Figure 2 is a side view partially in section.
Through the head of the doll extends a pipe d one extremity of which terminates
in the mouth and the other in an orifice formed in the rear part of the head the two
ends being luted to the head at the points vvvv so as to form tight joints. To enable
this pipe, which may consist of wood, to be conveniently introduced into the head,
the upper part of the latter is adapted to be removed and is fixed with glue or the
like after inserting the pipe. Through this pipe d extends an India rubber pipe c
which in the front part of the doll's mouth is slid upon a short bent pipe h. This
pipe is inserted into the hollow stopper m of a bottle a and another pipe n leads
from the stopper to the lower part of the bottle. The aforesaid India rubber pipe c
passes from the rear-part of the head of the doll downwards to a receptacle con-
cealed below the seat of the chair, the said India rubber pipe c being provided at its
lower end with a nozzle e which fits into the hole o formed in the aforesaid
receptaclef. Accordingly the conduit nbce constitutes a siphon, the longer leg of
which is situated at the back of the doll. The said India rubber pipe c is partly
covered at the back by the hair on the rear-part of the head and by the clothes k of
the doll. In the chair s upon which the doll sits is provided a space for the above-
mentioned receptacle f which is preferably a small sheet-metal box. This receptacle
is provided above with a narrow cover through which the aforesaid nozzle passes.
To a
hinge on the said receptacle is secured a ring i by means of which the
receptacle can be drawn from underneath the seat of the doll.
When the bottle has been filled the siphon is set in action by drawing a small
quantity of the liquid from the bottle with the aid of the said nozzle which is then
inserted into the hole o in the cover of the said receptacle so that the liquid con-
tained in the bottle a will pass through the siphon nm hee to the receptacle f. As
the rear part of the India rubber pipe c is not noticed it has the appearance of a child
sucking the contents from the bottle.
In lieu of the aforesaid box of sheet metal a small pot, bottle or the like may be
used. Moreover, the receptacle and the lower part of the siphon may be covered by
suitable curtains attached to the back s¹ of the doll's chair.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
A doll provided with a siphon n mee which passes through the head so that the
liquid contained in the bottle can be thereby withdrawn from the latter into a
receptacle when the siphon is set in action by sucking a small quantity of the liquid
through the nozzle e.
1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.