Cindy Gonzalez

US Patent:

45753512, Mar 11, 1986

Filed:

Jan 26, 1984

Appl. No.:

6/574073

Inventors:

Cindy L. Gonzalez - Burbank CA

International Classification:

A63H 302

US Classification:

446371

Abstract:

An improved training doll for prospective mothers, sisters, child attendants and the like is provided which includes a life-like torso having the approximate weight, size and appearance of a baby, preferably a newborn infant. The torso has arms and legs articulated to it and including fold lines. The arms and legs are also of the proper approximate size, weight and appearance, to simulate a baby and include means in the form of surface patches for restricting movements thereof to life-like movement directions. Thus, the knees may have patch knee caps and the arms may have elbow patches. The head is also of the approximate size, weight and appearance of a baby and is connected to the torso by a weak preferably tube-like neck which permits the head to freely flop forwardly and rearwardly. This can be accomplished by pinching the neck transversely, as by a sew line, at about the junction with the torso. A transverse fold line may also be in the torso at about the midline and the doll preferably is hollow and filled with weighting material such as sand, which preferably can be added and removed to control the doll's weight.