Toy with multiple face expressions

Abstract

The present application relates to a device for displaying a panel having an outer structure having a display opening; an inner member rotatably mounted within the outer structure; and a plurality of panels rotatably mounted to the inner member, each of the plurality of panels including a first side and an opposite second side. The inner member is rotatable about a first axis with respect to the outer structure to move one of the plurality of panels into registry with the display opening; and each of the plurality of panels is rotatable about a second axis with respect to the inner member to display the first side or the second side through the display opening in the outer structure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 18 . (canceled) 
     
     
         19 . A head unit for displaying a panel, the panel comprising:
 an outer structure having a display opening;   a rotatable inner member having a window, the rotatable inner member, mounted within the outer structure and rotatable with respect to the outer structure about a first axis; and   a panel having a plurality of sides, the panel mounted within the window and rotatable with respect to the window about a second axis,   wherein the first axis and the second axis are offset from one another,   wherein the panel is rotatable within the window such that at least a portion of one of the plurality of sides is displayed in the window, and   wherein, when the display opening and the window are aligned, at least a portion of the panel is displayed within the display opening.   
     
     
         20 . The head unit of  claim 19 , wherein the window comprises a plurality of windows and the panel comprises a plurality of panels, each panel of the plurality of panels aligned with a respective window of the plurality of windows. 
     
     
         21 . The head unit of  claim 19 , wherein the plurality of sides includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side, and wherein each of the first side and the second side has a facial expression. 
     
     
         22 . The head unit of  claim 21 , wherein the facial expression on the first side is different than the facial expression on the second side. 
     
     
         23 . The head unit of  claim 19 , wherein the first axis is parallel to the second axis. 
     
     
         24 . The head unit of  claim 19 , further comprising a shaft configured to rotate the rotatable inner member with respect to the outer structure. 
     
     
         25 . The head unit of  claim 24 , wherein the shaft protrudes through an aperture in the outer structure. 
     
     
         26 . The head unit of  claim 19 , wherein the first axis is a central axis of the rotatable inner member and wherein the second axis is a central axis of the panel. 
     
     
         27 . The head unit of  claim 19 , further comprising a detent system adapted to releasably hold the rotatable inner member in place with respect to the outer structure with the panel in registry with the display opening. 
     
     
         28 . The head unit of  claim 27 , wherein the detent system comprises a spring-biased detent system having an elastic member and a mating ramped structure, wherein the elastic member biases a first ramped surface of the mating ramped structure into engagement with a second ramped surface of the mating ramped structure. 
     
     
         29 . The head unit of  claim 27 , wherein the detent system is configured to allow 360 degree rotation of the rotatable inner member. 
     
     
         30 . A doll comprising:
 a head, and   the head unit of  claim 19 ,   wherein the head unit comprises one or more circular ridges for securing the outer structure to the head.   
     
     
         31 . A method for displaying a plurality of different faces or facial expressions in a head unit of a doll, the method comprising:
 rotating an inner member of the head unit within an outer structure of the head unit until one of a plurality of panels mounted on the inner member of the head unit is located in registry with a display opening on the outer structure of the head unit;   rotating the panel located in registry with the display opening on the outer structure of the head unit until a first side or a second side of the panel is located in registry with a window on the inner member and with the display opening on the outer structure of the head unit; and   releasably holding the inner member of the head unit in place with respect to the outer structure of the head unit with one of the plurality of panels in registry with the display opening on the outer structure of the head unit.   
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising releasably holding the inner member of the head unit in place with respect to the outer structure of the head unit with a detent system associated with the inner member of the head unit and the outer structure of the head unit. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the detent system comprises a spring-biased detent system. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 31 , wherein the first side and the second side contain different faces or different facial expressions. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 31 , further comprising:
 rotating the inner member of the head unit within the outer structure of the head unit until a second one of the plurality of panels located on the inner member of the head unit is located in registry with the display opening in the outer structure of the head unit.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising:
 rotating the second one of the plurality of panels until a first side or a second side of the second one of the plurality of panels is located in registry with the display opening in the outer structure of the head unit, the first side and the second side of the second one of the plurality of panels containing different faces or different facial expressions.   
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 36 , further comprising:
 Rotating the inner member of the head unit within the outer structure of the head unit until a third one of the plurality of panels located on the inner member of the head unit is located in registry with the display opening in the outer structure of the head unit.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , further comprising:
 Rotating the third one of the plurality of panels until a first side or a second side of the third one of the plurality of panels is located in registry with the display opening in the outer structure of the head unit, the first side and the second side of the third one of the plurality of panels containing different faces or different facial expressions.