FLAT FASHION STYLING DOLL
Systems, devices, and methods for a doll comprising: a doll body, where the doll body comprises a highly polished flat front surface, a flat rear surface, and a side surface sandwiched between the front surface and the rear surface, where a length and a width of the front surface of the doll body is significantly greater than a width of the side surface; and a doll head connected to the doll body, where the doll head is adjustable in position relative to the doll body, and where a width and a length of the doll head is substantially greater than the width of the side surface; one or more detachable garments configured to be detachably attached to the highly polished flat front surface of the doll body; and a stand, where the doll body is detachably attached to the stand to display the doll in an upright position.
This application claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63/218,880 filed Jul. 6, 2022, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety
FIELD OF ENDEAVORThe invention relates to toy dolls, and more particularly to the dressing and styling of toy dolls.
BACKGROUNDA doll is a model typically of a human character. Dolls are often used as toys for children. Dolls may be made in various shapes and sizes using various materials. Dolls may include various accessories such as shirts, pants, skirts, shoes, hats, and the like. Some dolls may be adjustable so as to be able to position a right arm, a left arm, a right leg, and a left leg.
SUMMARYA system embodiment may include a doll, wherein the doll comprises: a torso portion, a first arm portion, a second arm portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a neck portion. The doll may further comprise a highly polished flat front surface, a flat rear surface, and a side surface sandwiched between the front and rear surfaces, wherein a length and a width of the front surface of the doll body may be significantly greater than a width of the side surface. Additionally, the doll may further comprise a doll head connected to the doll body proximate the neck portion, where the doll head may be adjustable in position relative to the doll body, where a width and a length of the doll head may be substantially greater than the width of the side surface; and one or more detachable garments configured to be detachably attached to the highly polished flat front surface of the doll body; a stand, where the doll body may be detachably attached to the stand to display the doll in an upright position.
In additional system embodiments, at least one of the one or more detachable garments may be configured to extend beyond a measurement perimeter of the doll body. In additional system embodiments, the at least one of the one or more detachable garments may be pants with a flared outline. In additional system embodiments, the at least one of the one or more detachable garments be a coat with a three-dimensional texture.
In additional system embodiments, at least one of the one or more detachable garments comprise a vinyl decal. In additional system embodiments, at least one of the one or more detachable garments may be configured to be layered under at least a portion of another garment of the one or more detachable garments. In further system embodiments, a shoe decal of the one or more detachable garments may be layered under at least a portion of a pants decal of the one or more detachable garments.
In another system embodiment, at least one or the one or more detachable garments comprise a three-dimensional texture. In additional system embodiments, the doll head comprises ears. Additional system embodiments may further comprise: one or more three-dimensional accessories configured to attach to the doll head by resting on a portion of the ears of the doll head.
In further system embodiments, the doll head may be connected to the doll body proximate the neck portion by a ball joint which is proximate the neck portion of the doll body. In additional system embodiments, a width of the side surface may be at least twenty times smaller than a length of the doll body. In additional system embodiments, the highly polished flat front surface and the flat rear surface form parallel planes.
A method embodiment may include; attaching a doll to a stand, where the stand may be configured to display the doll in an upright position. The method may further include the doll comprising a doll body comprising a torso portion, a first arm portion, a second arm portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a neck portion; wherein the doll body comprises a highly polished flat front surface, a flat rear surface, and a side surface sandwiched between the front surface and the rear surface, and where a length and a width of the front surface of the doll body may be significantly greater than a width of the side surface; and a doll head connected to the doll body proximate the neck portion wherein the doll head is adjustable in-position relative to the doll body, a width and length of the doll head may be substantially greater than the width of the side surface; and attaching one or more detachable garments to the highly polished flat front surface of the doll body.
Additional method embodiment may further comprise: layering at least one of a one or more detachable garments under at least a portion of another garment of the one or more detachable garments. Additional method embodiments may further comprise: positioning the doll in front of a background decal attached to an opening of a package assembly. Additional method embodiments may further comprise: storing the doll in a doll enclosure proximate a view port of the package assembly.
An alternate system embodiment may include a doll where the doll comprises; a doll body comprising a torso portion, a first arm portion, a second arm portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a neck portion, where the doll body comprises a highly polished flat front surface; a flat rear surface, and a side surface sandwiched between the front surface and the rear surface, and where a length and a width of the front surface of the doll body may be significantly greater than a width of the side surface; a doll head connected to the doll body proximate the neck portion, where the doll head may be adjustable in-position relative to the doll body, where a width and a length of the doll head may be substantially greater than the width of the side surface; one or more detachable garments configured to be detachably attached to the highly polished flat front surface of the doll body; a stand, where the doll body may be detachably attached to the stand to display the doll in an upright position. The alternate system embodiment may further comprise; a package assembly configured to store the doll, the one or more detachable garments, and the stand. The package assembly may further comprise: a front cover comprising a view port configured to allow viewing of the doll in a doll enclosure therein, where the view port comprises a transparent material; and a rear portion comprising a main segment, a first minor segment connected between the main segment and the front cover, and a second minor segment connected to an opposite end of the main segment, where the first minor segment may be moveably hinged to the front cover, where the first minor segment may be configured to fold inwards to form part of the doll enclosure, where the second minor segment may be moveably hinged to the main segment and may be configured to be tucked into the front cover to form the part of the doll enclosure.
In additional system embodiments, the front cover may be configured to house a wardrobe and a doll enclosure, where the wardrobe may be positioned adjacent to the doll enclosure. Additional system embodiments may further comprise: one or more decal holders, where each decal holder comprises a hook portion configured to hold the one or more detachable garments.
The components in the figures are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon illustrating the principals of the invention. Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the different views. Embodiments are illustrated by way of example and not limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings, in which:
The following description is made for the purpose of illustrating the general principles of the embodiments discloses herein and is not meant to limit the concepts disclosed herein. Further, particular features described herein can be used in combination with other described features in each of the various possible combinations and permutations. Unless otherwise specifically defined herein, all terms are to be given their broadest possible interpretation including meanings implied from the description as well as meanings understood by those skilled in the art and/or as defined in dictionaries, treatises, etc.
The present system provides a doll with a body that has a substantially reduced side profile and a head with a non-reduced side profile. The doll body may be substantially two-dimensional while the doll head may be substantially three-dimensional. The body of the doll may be substantially flat on opposite front and rear sides to allow for the even placement of accessory decals onto the doll's body. In some embodiments, the head of the doll may be spheroid, oval, or the like. In some embodiments, the neck portion of the doll may be round or conical and may have a larger side profile relative to the doll's body. In other embodiments, the neck may allow for the pivoting and/or repositioning of the doll's head relative to the doll's body.
In some embodiments, the present system may include a stand for keeping the doll upright and a package assembly for storing the doll, the stand, and accessory decals. In some embodiments, the package assembly may additionally function as a decorative photography background. In other embodiments, the package assembly may additionally function as storage for one or more accessory decals.
The disclosed system provides a doll body with a flat front surface and substantially reduced side profile combined with an adjustable head having dimensions substantially greater than the reduced side profile of the doll body. The head may be adjustable relative to the doll body via a ball joint extending from the doll body. Fashions or decorations may be applied to a flat front surface of the doll body as, for example, vinyl decals. These fashions may be two-dimensional (2D) and/or three-dimensional (3D) and may extend outside the contour of the doll body. These fashions may be layered such as, for example, with shoes underneath pants.
The doll body 120 may have a highly polished flat front surface 121. The doll body 120 may have a flat rear surface (123,
The doll 101 may also include a doll head 110. The doll head 110 may be connected to the doll body 120 proximate the neck portion 212. The doll head 110 may be adjustable in-position relative to the doll body 120. A width and a length of the doll head 110 may be substantially greater than a width of the side surface (122,
The system 100 may also include a stand 180. The doll body 120 may be detachably attached to the stand 180 to display the doll 101 in an upright position. The doll body 120 may be detachably attached to the stand 180 proximate the first leg portion 208 and the second leg portion 210. In some embodiments, the doll body 120 may be detachably attached to the stand 180 proximate the first and second leg portions 208 and 210 via a track (500,
The front side surface 821 and the rear side surface 823 may be flat. The front side surface 821 and the rear side surface 823 may form parallel planes. The flatness of the front side surface 821 provides an advantage by facilitating the even placement of accessory decals such as clothing decals and a handbag decal on the front side surface 821 of the doll body 820. In some embodiments, the doll 801 may have clothing decorations drawn and/or printed on the front side surface 821 of the doll body 820. In some embodiments, the clothing decorations may be a matching swimsuit set.
In some embodiments, the front side surface 821 may have a set of protrusions 825 for attaching the doll 801 to the stand 880, such as via a plug and socket connection. Other methods of attaching the doll 801 to the stand 880 are possible and contemplated.
The head 810 may be supported by the neck portion 811. The neck portion 811 may have a side profile 840 with a diameter that is slightly greater than the width d of the continuous side surface 822. In some embodiments, the neck portion 811 may have a diameter that is substantially equal to the width d of the continuous side surface 822. In some embodiments, the neck portion 811 may have a round outer surface. In some embodiments, the doll head 810 may be rotatably attached to the neck portion 811 to allow for rotation and/or positioning of the doll head 810 relative to the body 820. The doll head 810 may be round and have a side profile 841, front profile 842, and a top profile 843 with diameters that are all substantially greater than the width d of the continuous side surface 822 of the doll body 820. The size relationship between the diameters of the head profiles 841, 842, and 843 and side surface width d (e.g., diameter/d) may be substantially smaller than the size relationship between body length h and width d (e.g., h/d). This relationship between size relationships provides an advantage by providing a doll body 820 with a substantially reduced side profile while having a relatively normal length in relation to the doll head 810. In some embodiments, the head side profile 841, head front profile 842, and head top profile 843 have diameters that are at least five times greater than the side surface width d. The doll head 810 may include ears 112, 812 that protrude outwards from the doll head 810.
The doll 801 may be kept in an upright position by a stand 880. The stand 880 may include a base 881 and a support arm 882. In some embodiments, the support arm 882 may be at least partially transparent to make it appear as though the doll is floating and/or standing upright on its own. The base may be substantially larger than the doll head 810 to adequately support the doll 801. One end 883 of the support arm 882 may be attached to the base 881 to ensure the support arm 882 is at an upright angle. The other end 884 of the support arm 182 may be attached to a first mounting component 885. The first mounting component 885 may be oriented to be perpendicular to the base 881 so that the doll body 820 is mounted to the stand 880 in an upright position. The first mounting component 885 may engage a second mounting component 886 to mount the doll body 820 to the stand. In some embodiments, the second mounting component 886 is embedded in the doll body 820 and the second mounting component 886 and the first mounting component 885 both have magnets. The first mounting component 885 may engage the second mounting component to mount the doll body 820 to the stand 880, such as via magnets, hoop and loop fasteners, plug and socket, slide and wedge, or the like. The embedding of the second mounting component 886 provides an advantage by providing a subtle way to mount the doll body 820 to the stand 880. In some embodiments, the first mounting component 885 may be a male attachment component, and the second mounting component 886 may be a female attachment component. The first mounting component 885 may mate with the second mounting component 886 to mount the doll body 820 to the stand 880. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the stand 880 may be made of a transparent material such as a clear plastic material. In some embodiments, the stand 880 may be made from ABS plastic. In some embodiments, the stand 880 may have the appearance of wood, metal, or the like.
The doll 1001 may be stored in the package assembly 1000. The package assembly 1000 may have a front cover 1061 defining a view port 1063 for the enclosure 1064. The doll 1001 may be placed and stored in a doll enclosure 1064 when not in use. In some embodiments, the view port 1063 may, for example, be oval-shaped. Other view port 1063 sizes and shapes are possible and contemplated. In some embodiments, the view port 1063 is substantially similar in size to the doll 1001. In some embodiments, a transparent material may cover the view port 1063, such as a transparent plastic, to create a transparent barrier, preventing the doll 1001 from falling out of or being removed from the doll enclosure 1064, through the view port 1063. In one embodiment, the package assembly 1000 may have the appearance of a gift box. The doll enclosure 1064 may be closeably closed by engaging the front cover 1061 acting as one half of a gift box with a rear portion 1065 acting as the other half of the gift box, when all of the portion sides are engaged. The front cover 1061 may have a larger cross-section than the rear portion 1065 to provide the appearance of a gift box with one portion larger than the other.
The opened package assembly 1100 may function as a photography background for the doll 1001. The rear portion 1065 may be completely or partially unfolded. The main segment 1066, first minor segment 1067, and the second minor segment 1068 may be aligned in a substantially linear fashion to form a background wall. In other embodiments, the main segment 1066, first minor segment 1067, and the second minor segment 1068 may be aligned in a curved fashion to form at least a portion of a background wall. In some embodiments, background wall art 1170 may be printed on the main segment 1066, the first minor segment 1067, and/or the second minor segment 1068. In some embodiments, the wall art 1170 may include guitars, hanging decorations, a screen, a mirror, and the like. The front cover 1061 may include a wardrobe 1062 positioned adjacent to the doll enclosure 1064. The wardrobe 1062 may provide decorative value as part of a photography background for the doll 1001. In one embodiment, the wardrobe 1062 may store a set of decal holders 1052.
In some embodiments, the background decal 1136 may have a multi-color diagonal stripe pattern. In some embodiments, the background decal 1136 may include a gradient of color and a floating bubble effect. In some embodiments, the background decal 1136 may include a picture of the beach. In some embodiments, the stand and the doll 1001 may be stored in the package assembly 1100. In some embodiments, the stand and the doll 1001 may be fixed in the window 1064, such as with a blister form or tag tie.
It is contemplated that various combinations and/or sub-combinations of the specific features and aspects of the above embodiments may be made and still fall within the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it should be understood that various features and aspects of the disclosed embodiments may be combined with or substituted for one another in order to form varying modes of the disclosed invention. Further, it is intended that the scope of the present invention herein disclosed by way of examples should not be limited by the particular disclosed embodiments described above.
Claims
1. A system comprising:
- a doll, the doll comprising: a doll body comprising a torso portion, a first arm portion, a second arm portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a neck portion, wherein the doll body comprises a highly polished flat front surface, a flat rear surface, and a side surface sandwiched between the front surface and the rear surface, and wherein a length and a width of the front surface of the doll body is significantly greater than a width of the side surface; and a doll head connected to the doll body proximate the neck portion, wherein the doll head is adjustable in position relative to the doll body, wherein a width and a length of the doll head is substantially greater than the width of the side surface; and
- one or more detachable garments configured to be detachably attached to the highly polished flat front surface of the doll body;
- a stand, wherein the doll body is detachably attached to the stand to display the doll in an upright position.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more detachable garments is configured to extend beyond a perimeter of the doll body.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one of the one or more detachable garments that is configured to extend beyond a perimeter of the doll body is pants with a flared outline.
4. The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one of the one or more detachable garments that is configured to extend beyond a perimeter of the doll body is a coat with a three-dimensional texture.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more detachable garments comprises a vinyl decal.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more detachable garments is configured to be layered under at least a portion of another garment of the one or more detachable garments.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein a shoe decal of the one or more detachable garments is layered under at least a portion of a pants decal of the one or more detachable garments.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one or the one or more detachable garments comprises a three-dimensional texture.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the doll head comprises ears.
10. The system of claim 9 further comprising:
- one or more three-dimensional accessories configured to attach to the doll head by resting on a portion of the ears of the doll head.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the doll head is connected to the doll body proximate the neck portion by a ball joint proximate the neck portion of the doll body.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein a width of the side surface is at least twenty times smaller than a length of the doll body.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein the highly polished flat front surface and the flat rear surface form parallel planes.
14. A method comprising:
- attaching a doll to a stand, wherein the stand is configured to display the doll in an upright position, wherein the doll comprises: a doll body comprising a torso portion, a first arm portion, a second arm portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a neck portion, wherein the doll body comprises a highly polished flat front surface, a flat rear surface, and a side surface sandwiched between the front surface and the rear surface, and wherein a length and a width of the front surface of the doll body is significantly greater than a width of the side surface, and a doll head connected to the doll body proximate the neck portion;
- adjusting the doll head in position relative to the doll body, wherein a width and a length of the doll head is substantially greater than the width of the side surface; and
- attaching one or more detachable garments to the highly polished flat front surface of the doll body.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
- layering at least one of the one or more detachable garments under at least a portion of another garment of the one or more detachable garments.
16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:
- positioning the doll in front of a background decal attached to an opened package assembly.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
- storing the doll in a doll enclosure proximate a view port of the package assembly.
18. A system comprising:
- a doll, the doll comprising: a doll body comprising a torso portion, a first arm portion, a second arm portion, a first leg portion, a second leg portion, and a neck portion, wherein the doll body comprises a highly polished flat front surface, a flat rear surface, and a side surface sandwiched between the front surface and the rear surface, and wherein a length and a width of the front surface of the doll body is significantly greater than a width of the side surface; and a doll head connected to the doll body proximate the neck portion, wherein the doll head is adjustable in position relative to the doll body, wherein a width and a length of the doll head is substantially greater than the width of the side surface; and
- one or more detachable garments configured to be detachably attached to the highly polished flat front surface of the doll body;
- a stand, wherein the doll body is detachably attached to the stand to display the doll in an upright position;
- a package assembly configured to store the doll, the one or more detachable garments, and the stand, wherein the package assembly comprises: a front cover comprising a view port configured to allow viewing of the doll in a doll enclosure therein, wherein the view port comprises a transparent material; and a rear portion comprising a main segment, a first minor segment connected between the main segment and the front cover, and a second minor segment connected to an opposite end of the main segment, wherein the first minor segment is hingedly connected to the front cover, wherein the first minor segment is configured to fold inwards to form part of the doll enclosure, wherein the second minor segment is hingedly connected to the main segment and is configured to be tucked into the front cover to form the part of the doll enclosure.
19. The system of claim 18, wherein the front cover comprises a wardrobe and a doll enclosure, wherein the wardrobe is positioned adjacent to the doll enclosure.
20. The system of claim 19 further comprising:
- one or more decal holders, wherein each decal holder comprises a hook portion to hold the one or more detachable garments.
Type: Application
Filed: Jul 6, 2022
Publication Date: Jan 12, 2023
Inventors: Daniel Owen (Los Angeles, CA), Shelly Owen (Los Angeles, CA)
Application Number: 17/858,822