Elastic doll and method for manufacturing same

Abstract

An elastic doll capable of being bent at sites therein which are to be bent and kept from being bent at sites therein which are not to be bent, to thereby be deformed in a natural manner and capable of being downsized. The elastic doll includes a trunk ( 1 ), arms ( 2 ) and legs ( 3 ) in which a skeleton member ( 7 ) is embedded. The skeleton member ( 7 ) is constituted by first cores ( 8 ) made of metal and arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to joints and second cores made of rigid synthetic resin and arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to distal ends thereof and positions between joints adjacent to each other. The first cores ( 8 ) and second cores ( 9 ) are connected to each other, wherein the first cores ( 8 ) are covered with synthetic resin ( 6 a ) as required. The skeleton member ( 7 ) is covered with a skin/flesh member ( 6 ) made of soft synthetic resin.

1 . An elastic doll comprising: 
 a trunk, arms and legs in which a skeleton member is embedded;    said skeleton member including flexible first cores and second cores made of rigid synthetic resin;    said first cores and second cores being connected to each other;    said skeleton member being covered with a skin/flesh member made of soft synthetic resin.    
     
     
         2 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said first cores are made of metal; and 
 said skeleton member is constituted by said first cores which are arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to joints and said second cores which are arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to distal ends thereof and positions between joints adjacent to each other.    
     
     
         3 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said first cores are covered with synthetic resin.  
     
     
         4 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 3 , wherein the synthetic resin for covering said first cores and the soft synthetic resin for said skin/flesh member are each a thermoplastic elastomer.  
     
     
         5 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 1 , further comprising a neck having a part of said skeleton member embedded therein; 
 said first cores each being constituted of a wire; said first cores arranged in said neck, said trunk and    said arms and legs being different in diameter from each other.    
     
     
         6 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said skeleton member is integrally formed.  
     
     
         7 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said skeleton member is formed by integrally coupling skeleton components previously formed separately from each other to each other.  
     
     
         8 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said first cores in said arms and legs each have portions arranged in parallel to each other.  
     
     
         9 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said first cores are each bent at ends thereof.  
     
     
         10 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 14 , wherein said first cores are each constituted by an elongated plate like member made of metal.  
     
     
         11 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 14 , wherein said first cores are each formed to have a coil-like shape.  
     
     
         12 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 1 , wherein said second cores are each formed with a fixing shaft arranged so as to extend therefrom to a surface of the doll; 
 said fixing shaft being made of a material which is compatible with the soft synthetic resin for said skin/flesh member.    
     
     
         13 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 12 , wherein said skeleton member includes a foot skeleton section incorporated in each of said legs; 
 said foot skeleton section being exposed at a portion thereof corresponding to a sole of a foot of each of said legs from the sole.    
     
     
         14 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 12 , wherein said first cores are each made of metal; 
 said skeleton member is constituted by said first cores which are arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to joints and said second cores which are arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to distal ends thereof and positions between joints adjacent to each other; and    said trunk includes three of said first cores arranged therein so as to be vertically extended;    an outer two of said three first cores being inwardly curved with respect to each other.    
     
     
         15 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 12 , wherein said second cores are formed at a place thereon facing the joint with small projections.  
     
     
         16 . An elastic doll comprising: 
 a trunk, arms and legs in which a skeleton member is embedded;    said skeleton member including first cores made of metal and arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to joints and second cores made of rigid synthetic resin and arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to distal ends thereof and positions between joints adjacent to each other;    said first cores and second cores being connected to each other;    said first cores each being covered with synthetic resin;    said skeleton member being covered with a skin/flesh member made of soft synthetic resin.    
     
     
         17 . An elastic doll comprising: 
 a trunk, arms and legs in which a skeleton member is embedded;    said skeleton member including cores made of rigid synthetic resin;    said skeleton member being covered with a skin/flesh member made of soft synthetic resin;    said cores made of rigid synthetic resin each being formed with a fixing shaft arranged so as to extend therefrom to a surface of the doll;    said fixing shaft being compatible with the soft synthetic resin covering said skeleton member.    
     
     
         18 - 32 . (Cancelled)  
     
     
         33 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 2 , further comprising a neck having a part of said skeleton member embedded therein; 
 said first cores each being constituted of a wire;    said first cores arranged in said neck, said trunk and said arms and legs being different in diameter from each other.    
     
     
         34 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 3 , further comprising a neck having a part of said skeleton member embedded therein; 
 said first cores each being constituted of a wire;    said first cores arranged in said neck, said trunk and said arms and legs being different in diameter from each other.    
     
     
         35 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 4 , further comprising a neck having a part of said skeleton member embedded therein; 
 said first cores each being constituted of a wire;    said first cores arranged in said neck, said trunk and said arms and legs being different in diameter from each other.    
     
     
         36 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said skeleton member is integrally formed.  
     
     
         37 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said skeleton member is integrally formed.  
     
     
         38 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said skeleton member is integrally formed.  
     
     
         39 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said skeleton member is formed by integrally coupling skeleton components previously formed separately from each other to each other.  
     
     
         40 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said skeleton member is formed by integrally coupling skeleton components previously formed separately from each other to each other.  
     
     
         41 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said skeleton member is formed by integrally coupling skeleton components previously formed separately from each other to each other.  
     
     
         42 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said first cores in said arms and legs each have portions arranged in parallel to each other.  
     
     
         43 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said first cores in said arms and legs each have portions arranged in parallel to each other.  
     
     
         44 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said first cores in said arms and legs each have portions arranged in parallel to each other.  
     
     
         45 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said first cores are each bent at ends thereof.  
     
     
         46 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said first cores are each bent at ends thereof.  
     
     
         47 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said first cores are each bent at ends thereof.  
     
     
         48 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said first cores are each constituted by an elongated plate-like member made of metal.  
     
     
         49 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said first cores are each constituted by an elongated plate-like member made of metal.  
     
     
         50 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said first cores are each constituted by an elongated plate-like member made of metal.  
     
     
         51 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 2 , wherein said first cores are each formed to have a coil-like shape.  
     
     
         52 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 3 , wherein said first cores are each formed to have a coil-like shape.  
     
     
         53 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 4 , wherein said first cores are each formed to have a coil-like shape.  
     
     
         54 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 13 , wherein said first cores are each made of metal; 
 said skeleton member is constituted by said first cores which are arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to joints and said second cores which are arranged at sites in the doll corresponding to distal ends thereof and positions between joints adjacent to each other; and    said trunk includes three of said first cores arranged therein so as to be vertically extended;    an outer two of said three first cores being inwardly curved with respect to each other.    
     
     
         55 . An elastic doll as defined in  claim 13 , wherein said second cores are formed at a place thereon facing the joint with small projections.