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EP 1 092 457 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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01.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/31 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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18.04.2001 Bulletin 2001/16 |
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Date of filing: 04.07.2000 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A63H 3/00 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE |
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Designated Extension States: |
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AL LT LV MK RO SI |
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Priority: |
15.09.1999 US 396618
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Applicant: Franklin Mint Company |
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Pennsylvania 19091 (US) |
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Inventors: |
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- Bankert, Richard
Wilmington, Delaware 19803 (US)
- Marucci, Dominic N.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19128 (US)
- Wells, Thomas E.
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania 19317 (US)
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Representative: Lyons, Andrew John et al |
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ROYSTONS, Tower Building, Water Street
Liverpool L3 1BA, Merseyside
Liverpool L3 1BA, Merseyside (GB) |
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Doll having rotomolded body parts and articulated limb inserts |
(57) A doll (20) having body parts which include rotomolded skin (66) and articulated
inserts (68) is provided. The doll has two arms and two legs which have a flexible
skin rotomolded from vinyl. After the skin of each arm and leg has been rotomolded,
an articulated insert is inserted through an insertion hole into a cavity formed within
the skin. The articulated inserts allow the elbows and knees of the doll to be rotated
and selectively positioned by a user in order to simulate the respective human joints
and to allow a user to pose the doll as desired. Each of the inserts comprises a detent
(80) which allows the respective joint to be selectively positioned at discrete angles
of rotation.