Talking numbers doll

Abstract

An educational doll that simulates audible counting for kids The doll has a body portion and a connected head portion. The body is shaped in a girl-like figure to simulate a little girl. Formed on the head is a face with movable lips. A cam mechanism and motor assembly is used to controllably and mechanically move the lips of the doll to simulate speech analogous to human speech. The motor is attached to the cam mechanism for driving the lips. A sound generating apparatus electrically coupled to the assembly to produce the sound of number counting from an individual's. At least one switch is connected to the sound generating apparatus for activating a voice module coincidentally with the movement of the lips.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A doll with simulated speech and coincident lip movements comprising: 
 a body forming the doll figure;    a head having a face with lips connected to said body, said lips being movable;    a power means;    a cam follower means having a connecting means attached to said lips for selectively moving said lips at a first end, and constrained to said cam follower means at a second end, said second end comprising a substantially elliptical groove for movement of a portion of said connecting means therein;    a motor having a transmission means for transmitting rotation motion to said cam follower means, said motor is contained in said body for driving said cam follower means;    an audible counting means contained within said body for producing the sound of an individual's voice counting from one to at least twenty, said audible counting means pausing after each one of said numbers for enabling a kid to repeat each number before the next number is sounded, said pause being at least two seconds in length;    at least one switch means controllably connected to the audio generating means for activation thereof; and    circuitry means for activating said motor to move said lips coincidentally with said numbers.    
     
     
         2 . The doll according to    claim 1   , wherein said power means being coupled to said motor and said audible counting means via said switch means.  
     
     
         3 . The doll according to    claim 2   , wherein said audible counting means comprises a tape recorder.  
     
     
         4 . The doll according to    claim 2   , wherein said audible counting means comprises a micro-chip recorder.  
     
     
         5 . The doll according to    claim 1   , wherein said cam follower means is substantially elliptical in shape.  
     
     
         6 . The doll according to    claim 1   , wherein said audible counting means comprises a tape recorder.  
     
     
         7 . The doll according to    claim 1   , wherein said audible counting means comprises a micro-chip recorder.  
     
     
         8 . A doll with simulated speech and coincident lip movements comprising, in combination with at least one article of clothing: 
 a body forming the doll figure;    a head having a face with lips connected to said body, said lips being movable;    a power means;    a cam follower means having a connecting means attached to said lips for selectively moving said lips at a first end, and constrained to said cam follower means at a second end, said second end comprising a substantially elliptical groove for movement of a portion of said connecting means therein;    a motor having a transmission means for transmitting rotation motion to said cam follower means, said motor is contained in said body for driving said cam follower means;    an audible counting means contained within said body for producing the sound of an individual's voice counting from one to at least twenty, said audible counting means pausing after each one of said numbers for enabling a kid to repeat each number before the next number is sounded, said pause being at least two seconds in length;    a switch means controllably connected to the audio generating means for activation thereof; and    circuitry means for activating said motor to move said lips coincidentally with said numbers.    
     
     
         9 . The doll according to    claim 8   , wherein said power means being coupled to said motor and said audible counting means via said switch means.  
     
     
         10 . The doll according to    claim 9   , wherein said audible counting means comprises a tape recorder.  
     
     
         11 . The doll according to    claim 9   , wherein said audible counting means comprises a micro-chip recorder.  
     
     
         12 . The doll according to    claim 8   , wherein said cam follower means is substantially elliptical in shape.  
     
     
         13 . The doll according to    claim 8   , wherein said audible counting means comprises a tape recorder.  
     
     
         14 . The doll according to    claim 8   , wherein said audible counting means comprises a micro-chip recorder.