Patent ID: 7744442

Claim:
A toy doll, comprising: a head including a first movable facial feature and a second movable facial feature; and a mechanism for moving the first and second movable facial features, the mechanism including: an input lever configured to pivot about a first axis; a first output lever coupled to the first movable facial feature, coupled to the input lever, and configured to pivot about a second axis; a second output lever coupled to the second movable facial feature, coupled to the input lever, and configured to pivot about a third axis; a first gear portion fixedly attached to the input lever such that the first gear portion is configured to pivot about the first axis when the input lever is pivoted about the first axis; a pinion gear mounted in the internal cavity and engaged with the first gear portion; a rack slidingly mounted in the internal cavity and engaged with the pinion; and an output gear configured to pivot about the second axis and fixedly attached to the first output lever such that the first output lever is configured to pivot about the second axis when the output gear pivots about the second axis, the output gear being engaged with the rack, wherein, when the toy doll is in a first orientation, pivoting the input lever about the first axis pivots the first and second output levers about the second and third axes, respectively.