Scriptural speaking inspirational figurine

Abstract

A message speaking figurine having a face that simulates a current, past or historical inspirational or religious individual. The recited messages are intended to teach and empower young people. The figurine comprises a body formed of a torso, arms and legs, feet and a head, where the face thereof is simulated to resemble an individual to which the young person can relate. To hear the messages, the doll or figurine includes a tape transport, voice recordable chip, CD player, or the like, speaker, power source, such as a battery, and an ON/OFF switch.

1 . An inspirational figurine comprising:
 a torso portion having a pair of arms and a head section, said torso portion including a storage medium, a pressure sensitive switch, and a battery;   a lower body portion having a pair of legs, the lower body portion being attached to the torso portion; and   a speaker mounted in said torso portion in electrical connection with said storage medium, said pressure sensitive switch and said battery,   wherein the inspirational figurine is configured to receive an inspirational message from an outside source and playback the message through the speaker in response to a signal from the switch.   
   
   
       2 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the torso portion comprises a first, second and third layers. 
   
   
       3 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 2 , wherein the first layer comprises a relatively, rigid, hard inner plastic shell, the second layer comprises a plastic foam layer and the third layer comprises an outer cloth covering. 
   
   
       4 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the head section includes a representation of a human face. 
   
   
       5 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the storage medium comprises a tape transport. 
   
   
       6 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the storage medium comprises a voice chip. 
   
   
       7 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 1 , further comprising a pair of microphones for inputting speech or sound into said storage medium. 
   
   
       8 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the inspirational figurine is configured to send a text or voice recording message. 
   
   
       9 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the inspirational figurine is configured to receive a text recording message. 
   
   
       10 . The inspirational figurine of  claim 1 , wherein the inspirational figurine is coupled to a personal computer for downloading the inspirational message. 
   
   
       11 . A figurine comprising:
 a body having a pair of arms, a head section, and a pair of legs; and   a sound system for recording and presenting speech, the sound system having an audio player and being physically located within said body.   
   
   
       12 . The figurine of  claim 11 , wherein the sound system is one of a CD player, an Ipod, an MP3 player, a mini portable radio, a mini tape cassette player, a mini disc player or an AM/FM radio. 
   
   
       13 . The figurine of  claim 11 , further comprising attachable means on a head section of the figurine. 
   
   
       14 . The figurine of  claim 13 , wherein the attachable means comprises upper and lower portions of a mouth. 
   
   
       15 . The figurine of  claim 13 , wherein the attachable means comprises eyebrows. 
   
   
       16 . The figurine of  claim 11 , further comprising a hat on a head section of the figurine. 
   
   
       17 . The figurine of  claim 11 , wherein the body constructs a representation that approximates that of a person that is known by a user. 
   
   
       18 . A method of manufacturing a figurine comprising:
 forming a torso portion having a pair of arms and a head section, said torso portion being formed to include a storage medium, a pressure sensitive switch, and a battery;   forming a lower body portion having a pair of legs, the formed lower body portion being attached to the torso portion; and   forming a speaker in said torso portion in electrical connection with said storage medium, said pressure sensitive switch and said battery.   
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the formed storage medium comprises a CD player. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the formed storage medium comprises a MP3 player.