US1566908A - Doll's eyes - Google Patents

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L. H. MESSINGER, JR

Dec. 22, '1925 DOLL S EYES Filed July 29, 1924 2 SheeLS-Sheet l IN VEN TUR [laffe Hvmzummv J2 vi e Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

LESTER HUBERT MESSINGEB, JR., OE BBIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT. 4

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al@ whom it may concern:

V Be it known thatI, LESTER HUBERT Mnssinenn, J r., ay citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and Stateof Connecticut, have invented new andA useful Improvements in Dolls Eyes, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to dolls eyes and more speciiically to mounting for dolls eyes, an object of the invention being to provide a mounting which is self-sustaining within the head of the doll, which properly supports the eyes, allowing them to move. and which dispenses entirely with the necessity of pla-ster of Paris or other material used as an adhesive or mounting for the ey'es or their connected parts.

A further object is to provide a mounting of the character stated which may be effectually employed in properly positioning the eyes in thev head of the doll after such eyes have Ibeen disconnected from ordinary mountngs.

further object is to provide an eye 'mounting which may be made either of cheap metal or wire, which can be easily and quickly installed, which willeifectually hold the eyes in operative position, and which will overcome the greatannoyanceof broken or disconnected eyes, due to handling or shipping, which is so common in the trade.

lith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts which will be more 'fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim. e

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in longitudinal section through the center of a dolls head illustrating one form of my improved mounting in operative position there-in;

Figure 2 is a view in transverse section on the line 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the eye supporting frame;

Figure 3a is a section taken on the line Btl- 3a of Figure 2;

Figures 4, 5 and 6 are views similar to Figures 1, 2 and 3, illustrating a modification of my invention;

Figure 6a is a section taken on the! line Git- 6ad of Figure 5. l

1 represse@ .e delle heed which 'is erf -dinarily hollow and which is formed with openings 2 through which the eyes 3 project or may be observed. rIhe head 1 is also formed with the face proiile so that the nose portion 4 constitutes a pronounced recess 5 in the inner face of the head.

The eyes 3, 3 in one well known type of doll are' connected by a4 bar o r yoke (i so that the bar and the eyes constitute a single movable unit, and it is in connection with this type of eye unit that my invention is particularly adapted.

As a mounting for the eyes I provide a frame 7, preferably of metal, and in the form illustrated in Figures l, 2 and 3 this frame is composed of sheet metal` stamped or otherwise formed to give it the proper shape, as will now be described.

The frame 7 is formed with a pair of openings 8, 8 through which the eyes 3 project, and at the ends of the frame rearwardly projecting ears 9 are provided having outwardly formed sockets 10 therein to receive the side portions of the eyes 3 and function as bearings for the eyes to permit them the necessary movement but to prevent possibility of displacement. It is obvious that resistance to this movement can be controlled by bending the ears 9 so as to exert the desired friction upon the eyes but in any event it is to be understood that the socket portions 10 receive a sufficient areay of the eyes to insure a proper bearing.

The central portion 11 of the frame 7 is projected outwardly into the nose recess 5. While, of course, I do not wish to be limited to the precise shape of this projected portion I prefer to form the same with a somewhat rounded contour at its lower end as indicated at 11 to engage the nose recess at two points, namely, at the bottom of the recess and at the front of the recess. It will be observed that the frame 7 is adapted to lit the contour of the dolls face against the rear wall thereof at other points than around the nose, so that the frame is iirmly held in position. As shown in the figure above mentioned. the frame fits the curved portion around the eye opening.

Above this rounded portion I provide a notch or recess 12 to receive one end of a brace 13. This brace 13 preferably constitutes a proper length of wire sufficiently resilient so that when one end is located in the' notch or recess 12 the other end will en- Ilfl gage the rear of the head and may be sufficiently bowed, as indicated in Fig. 2, to maintain pressure and also to allow for free movement of the parts.

At the top of the frame 7 I preferably provide a pair of upwardly and inwardly projecting tongues 14 which are engaged by the bar 6 and limit as well as cushion the up` ward movement of said bar. The bar G is preferably and usually provided with a downwardly projecting rod 15 carrying a weight 1G at'its lower end to hold the eyes in normal position, and a stop or cushion 17 is fixed in the head to be engaged by the weight 'ing loops 2O which function as bearings for tlie eyes 3 and is provided with upwardly projecting tongues 21 to limit the upward movement of the bar 6. Portions of the wire are also bent as shown at 22 to project into thejnose cavity 5, and an eye or eyes 23 are formed on the intermediate portion of the ywire frame to receive one endQs of a brace 25 corresponding to the brace 13 of the preferred form. In this wire frame it will also be noted, .in accordance with Figure 6a, that the wire frame is adapted to bear againstl the rear surfacev of the dolls face adjacent the eye openings so as to hold the frame in proper position.

In both forms of my invention it will be noted that I provide a metal mounting for the eyes which is self-sustaining within the head and which is maintained in the head because of its shapein that it engages in the nose recess of the profile and in that it is maintained in such forward position by such suitable brace so that the parts areniore or less rigid and are not liable to get out of repair. Furthermore, a structure such as above explained is especially adapted for repair work as standard eyes can be placed in the head iii my improved mounting after they have become disconnected from the ordinary inountings in general use.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made in the general forni of the parts described without departing from my invention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of tlie appended claim. n

I claim:

A mounting for dolls eyes, comprising a frame, rearwardly projecting bearings at the ends of the frame adapted to receive the side portions of a dolls eyes, a forwardly projecting section at the intermediate portion of the frame and adapted to project into the nose recess of the dolls head and Iit the inner face ofthe head, upwardly and rearwardly projecting tongues on the frame adapted to limit the movement of the eyes in one direction, and a brace connecting the frame with the back of the dolls head.

LESTER HUBERT MESSINGER, Jn.

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