Poseable elf doll having a thermoplastic head/neck and cloth-body retrofitted with strands of wire to render same poseable and self-standing

Abstract

A poseable doll and method of retrofitting to form a poseable doll that has a thermoplastic head and a cloth body. A wire extends across a central region of the cloth body widthwise and into both arms of the cloth body. Two wires extend separately from respective ones of the legs of the cloth body across the central region lengthwise and into the head. Otherwise, a single wire is bent with its bend in the head so that the bent single wire can extend through the central region and into both of the legs. Terminal ends of all the wires are curled. The method may include retrofitting a non-poseable doll and include cutting stitching whose presence would interfere with positioning the wire into the cloth body to reach hands and feet of the arms and legs.

1 . A method of forming a poseable doll, comprising:
 arranging stuffing and strands of bendable wire within confines of a cloth-body, the cloth-body including a body portion with limbs extending outward from the body portion, the limbs including a pair of arms and a pair of legs that all terminate away from the body portion at respective distal end regions, the strands of bendable wire including a single strand that extends fully into both of the arms and across the body portion, the single strand having curled ends within the respective distal end regions of the arms, the strands of bendable wire further including at least one further strand that extends from the at least one of the legs and through the body portion and out of the cloth-body to terminate into a further curled end, the further strand having at least one curled end within the respective distal end region of the at least one of the legs; and   attaching a thermoplastic hollow formation to the cloth body, the thermoplastic hollow formation having a head and a neck contiguous with each other, the neck having an open underside, the further curled end of the at least one further strand being within confines of the head, the attaching taking place by inserting a fastener into a fabric loop of the cloth-body that wraps around the neck and then tightening the fastener accordingly to effect securement of the cloth-body to the thermoplastic hollow formation.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one further strand includes another strand that extends from a remaining one of the legs through the central region and into the head and having two curled ends with one of the two curled ends being within the head and remaining one of the two curled ends being within the respective distal end region of the remaining one of the legs. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one further strand fully extends into both of the legs and has a bend within the head, the at least one further strand having an additional curled end that is within the respective distal end region of a remaining one of the legs. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the arranging of the strands of bendable wire is carried out to cross the single strand and one of the at least one further strand with each other without wrapping around each other and without connecting to each other. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 providing a non-poseable doll having the thermoplastic head and neck and the cloth-body that encloses the stuffing; and   converting the non-poseable doll into a poseable doll through retrofitting by:   providing access to an interior of the cloth-body by separating the thermoplastic neck and head from the cloth-body to expose an opening in the cloth-body where the neck had been attached and by cutting stitching at seams in the arms and legs to expose openings where the stitching had been that had been cut;   removing the stuffing material from the cloth-body via the access to the interior that was provided;   positioning the strands of bendable wire to extend fully into all of the arms and legs;   curling ends of the strands of bendable wire and positioning the curled ends of the strands of the bendable wire within the respective distal end regions;   putting the stuffing material back into the cloth-body;   stitching to close the openings in the arms and legs with thread.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 5 , wherein the removing of the stuffing from the cloth-body includes removing all of the stuffing so that the cloth-body is empty of any of the stuffing. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the non-poseable doll having the thermoplastic head and neck and the cloth-body also has a cable tie in a fabric loop of the cloth-body that wraps around the neck and has a bib that is adhered to the cloth-body with glue, further comprising:
 applying heat to weaken the glue that adheres the bib to the cloth-body to reveal an opening of the fabric loop to access the cable tie that is within the fabric loop; and   removing the cable tie from the fabric loop through the opening of the fabric loop after breaking a head of the cable tie from a remainder of the cable tie;   wherein the inserting of the fastener with the fabric loop includes positioning a further cable tie into the opening of the fabric loop to wrap around the neck to secure the cloth-body and the neck to each other; and   adhering a bib to the cloth body with glue so that the bib covers the opening of the fabric loop and is around the neck.   
     
     
         8 . A poseable doll, comprising:
 a thermoplastic hollow formation having and a head and a neck that are contiguous with each other, the neck having an open underside;   a cloth-body that includes a fabric loop that wraps around the neck, a body portion and limbs that extend outward from the body portion, the body portion and the limbs each containing stuffing, the limbs including a pair of arms and a pair of legs that all terminate away from the body portions at respective distal end regions;   a fastener within the fabric loop of the cloth-body that is tightened to effect securement of the cloth-body to the thermoplastic hollow formation at the neck; and   strands of bendable wire that are within confines of the cloth-body, the strands of bendable wire including a single strand that extends fully into both of the arms and across the body portion, the single strand having curled ends positioned within the distal end regions of the arms, the strands of bendable wire further including at least one further strand that extends from within confines of the head and neck to pass through the body portion and into at least one of the legs, the at least one further strand having a curled end positioned within the distal end region of the at least one of the legs.   
     
     
         9 . The poseable doll of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one further strand is a single strand that has a bend within the head and extends also into a remaining one of the legs to terminate into a further curled end within the distal end region of the remaining one of the legs. 
     
     
         10 . The poseable doll of  claim 8 , wherein the at least one further strand includes an additional strand that extends from within confines of the head and through the central region and into a remaining one of the legs, the additional strand having a further curled end within the distal end region of the remaining one of the legs, both the at least one further strand and the additional strand each having another curled end within confines of the head. 
     
     
         11 . The poseable doll of  claim 8 , wherein the single strand and one of the at least one further strands cross each other in a manner that is free from wrapping around each other and free from connecting to each other. 
     
     
         12 . The poseable doll of  claim 8 , wherein the fastener is a cable tie, the fabric loop having an opening that provides access to the cable tie within; further comprising:
 a bib adhered to the cloth body with glue and covering the opening of the fabric loop to block access to the cable tie within the fabric loop, the bib being around the neck.   
     
     
         13 . The poseable doll of  claim 8 , wherein each the legs have respective foot portions, further comprising:
 shoes that are worn by the respective foot portions of the legs.   wherein the poseable doll is self-standing on a surface because the strands of the bendable wire in the legs are positioned accordingly and because the shoes balance the self-standing of the poseable doll on the surface.   
     
     
         14 . The poseable doll of  claim 8 , wherein the poseable doll is self-standing on a surface because the strands of the bendable wire in the legs are positioned accordingly. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the legs each have respective foot portions, further comprising:
 shoes that are worn by the respective foot portions; and   self-standing the poseable doll on a surface by positioning the strands of the bendable wire in the legs accordingly and by balancing the self-standing of the poseable doll on the surface with the shoes.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 self-standing the poseable doll on a surface by positioning the strands of the bendable wire in the legs accordingly.