US 11,986,748 B2
Poseable and self-standing doll comprising internal wiring and methods of making and using the same
Amy Lynn Welsh-Brockman, Apex, NC (US)
Filed by Amy Lynn Welsh-Brockman, Apex, NC (US)
Filed on Sep. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/481,982.
Application 17/481,982 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/172,425, filed on Feb. 10, 2021, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2022/0249967 A1, Aug. 11, 2022
Int. Cl. A63H 3/04 (2006.01); A63H 3/02 (2006.01); A63H 3/52 (2022.01); A63H 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A63H 3/04 (2013.01) [A63H 3/02 (2013.01); A63H 3/52 (2013.01); A63H 9/00 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A self-standing, poseable doll, comprising:
a head;
a torso;
a neck positioned between the head and torso, wherein the neck comprises a hollow that is aligned with an upper opening in the torso and wherein the neck includes a fabric loop positioned around an exterior of the neck, and wherein a cable tie is positioned within the fabric loop to fasten the torso to the neck;
first and second arms attached to the torso, each arm projecting outward from the torso to terminate at a distal end;
a pair of legs defined as a first leg and a second leg attached to the torso, each leg projecting outward from the torso to terminate at a distal end;
a pair of shoes, each shoe fitted on a distal end of a corresponding leg, each shoe comprising a flat lower surface and an interior that cooperates with the distal end of a corresponding leg, wherein each shoe acts as a stand to provide balance to the doll in a self-standing position to enable retention in the self-standing position;
first and second strands of bendable wire defined by curled ends that extend within the head torso, and legs, wherein the first leg includes the first strand of bendable wire that extends from the distal end of the first leg, through the torso, and into an interior of the head as a single strand, terminating at a curled end, and wherein the second leg includes the second strand of bendable wire that extends from the distal end of the second leg, though the torso and into an interior of the head as a single strand, terminating at a curled end;
a single strand of bendable arm wire extending from a distal end of the first arm, through the torso and into the second arm, extending to a distal end of the second arm, wherein the single strand of arm wire and the first and second strands of bendable wire bypass each other in the torso in a manner that is free from wrapping around each other and free from connecting to each other;
wherein the first strand runs alongside with the second strand as the strands extend from the first and second legs, through the torso, and into the head;
wherein the first and second strands of bendable wire include two ends, each configured in a rolled orientation;
wherein the doll is rendered poseable by bending the first and second strands of the bendable wire and the single strand of bendable arm wire;
wherein the doll is in a self-standing position on a horizontal surface that remains self-standing because of the shoes fitted on that balance the doll and because of the at least one of the first and second strands of the bendable wire that sturdies the doll.