US20180126288A1

US20180126288A1 - Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll & Trading Card

Info

Publication number: US20180126288A1
Application number: US15/799,912
Authority: US
Inventors: Thomas M. Vincent
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2016-10-31
Filing date: 2017-10-31
Publication date: 2018-05-10

Abstract

The New Improved Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll that is wave-able and motion-able and has a body that is made flat like a trading card and made flat for security reasons due to high security risks at sport and event venues and complexes. The action figure doll can be made with trading card attached or with trading card features like stats card and picture graphics printed on doll and doll is made of flexible material that uses one or more folds and one or more items that can be used as a weight or weights such as game gear or equipment that allow movement when doll is waved and action figure doll can be made to use one or more flexible supports that help provide structure to doll and gives support against wear and tear of doll due to motion. The action figure doll makes controlled motions when waved or shaken or moved about in the air to make it appear as if the action figure doll is performing one or more tasks while user is cheering or jeering. Also, the motion made by action figure doll is designed to lure or attract the attention of camera operator or others at game or event. Further, the action figure doll can be made with attachable and detachable game gear or equipment and paraphernalia. Also, the action figure doll can be made to stand upright so that it can stand on desk, shelf or some other flat surface.

Description

Cross Reference to Related application is made to provisional application No. 62/415,470 filed on Oct. 31, 2016 entitled New and Improved Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll & Trading Card and made to abandoned nonprovisional application number: Ser. No. 14/886,047 entitled Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll & Trading Card with the filing date of Oct. 17, 2015.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates to a doll made for waving at a game or event that performs different tasks when waved in the air by an individual. In a more specific aspect, this invention relates to a doll with upper body design that accommodates many controlled movements according to how the hands and arms of doll are positioned on game gear, combined with how user waves the doll and as for the lower body of doll, the front and back flexible supports along with leg curves in the legs allow doll to make and mimic running motion when waved in the air by user.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Over the course of time there have been many types of dolls created or invented that have many functions and that display all types of abilities. However, none are like the New & Improved Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll & Trading Card that allows use of a flat action figure doll made for use at a sporting event or event in general, that has the ability to make lifelike motions when waved or moved about in the air and at the same time have the option of trading card features displayed on the body of action figure doll. These motions allow the action figure doll to mimic or appear to be freely performing an action such as swinging a baseball bat, golf club or hockey stick, running or running with or throwing a football or ball, with the ability to tackle another player. Further, the action figure doll is made flat due to high security concerns at sports venues and complexes and would pose less of a threat than a stuffed doll design. The New and Improved Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll & Trading Card is better than earlier versions of the concept in that it uses less materials to make doll and doll is preferably made out of plastic with the equal or close to the equal strength and flexibility of PETG plastic with the thickness close to 1/16 of an inch. By making the action figure doll preferably out of PETG plastic it allows the movements of the doll to look more lifelike because of the flexibility of the plastic and it allows doll to be made and assembled faster than if it were made out of a material like cardboard which would require the cardboard to have a lot more flexible supports in the design. PETG plastic allow the body of the action figure doll to be sturdy without a lot of plastic supports to keep doll from bending and collapsing. Earlier versions of doll allowed doll to be made mostly of cardboard with a lot of flexible plastic supports which kept doll from collapsing and the dolls had to be handmade with each doll having a slightly different movement pattern due to folds in cardboard and the gear was 2 dimensional compared to the 3 dimensional gear now used. The pattern movements of the New and Improved Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll & Trading Card are in sync due to the plastic design which allow movements to be more sturdy and accurate. Further, the arm movement of the doll is able to be duplicated in each doll due to the plastic joint fasteners in each shoulder that attach the shoulder of the doll to the upper arm of doll. The joint fasteners are fastened to the shoulders and upper arm the same way each time so that same motion is repeated in every doll of a particular design. Also, The New and Improved Action Figure Doll & Trading Card uses items such as gear and equipment as weight or weights to allow or improve motion, for instance the football action figure doll uses the shoes of doll as weights that allow doll to produce running motion and baseball player uses baseball bat alone to improve swinging motion rather than a weight or weights placed on arms. Moreover, action figure doll is designed at a game or event to capture or lure the attention of the camera operator so that fan can be seen on camera waving action figure doll and celebrating a play, player, announcement, the event or game itself. Also, it allows the fan to attach and detach parts of equipment, clothing and paraphernalia to and from the action figure doll to help them participate in the game, concert or event. Also, the action figure doll itself can be made a trading card with status card and graphics printed on outer surface of doll or made with a trading card attached to or printed on the surface of action figure doll with a security barcode or QR code placed on or atop imaging on trading card that allow user to use mobile computerized device to connect to internet or computer apps relevant to and made for action figure doll. The trading card can be made attached to the inner or outer surface of doll. Further, the action figure doll can be made without the option of the trading card features and made with just the ability to perform different tasks when waved in the air according to how the hands and arms are positioned with or without game gear, for instance the hands of the baseball player is aligned with the baseball bat so that when user moves the action figure doll back and forth the doll swings the baseball bat backwards and forward. Also, concerning the football player ability to mimic running with ball, the doll is able to do so because of the flexible supports that run from the abdomen to the lower legs of the doll, the resistance and flexibility created by the supports allow each leg to move up and down when waved in the air by user. When the user waves the doll in an oval-like motion, by starting forward holding the hip area it causes the innermost leg to move first followed by the outermost leg and then as the user is coming back towards him or herself, the legs snap quickly downward and backward one at a time with the innermost leg first and then the outermost leg second. This repeated motion makes the doll look as if it is running. The flexible hip and back supports located on the back of the doll help give the action figure doll the posture it needs to mimic running and help the action figure doll with knee lift when mimicking running. The leg curves in the knee area of the action figure doll help the legs turn over and help the running motion to look more lifelike. The manufacturing process of the action figure doll consists of cutting out the flexible material in the shape or form of athlete or individual using one or more cutting tools or cutting dies or can be made through the use of mold process or 3D printer. In areas where cutting tools or die cutting process is used, the thin plastic sheet or flexible material can be folded or curved in areas where joints would be on a person. After folds or curves are in place, one or more flexible supports are then placed in areas where the most stress would be due to motion of doll. The flexible supports are used to help provide controlled motion, reduce wear and tear and used to enhance structure of action figure doll. Finally, clothing, shoes and stickers can be made and placed over or upon the action figure doll. Preferably vinyl stickers can be used to cover imaging of face and neck or can be used as clothing or represent gear or used to cover imaging of other body parts or used to cover the imaging of the entire outer surface of action figure doll or in areas of face and neck or other parts of the body the action figure doll can be directly printed upon if the surface of area is made of sheet plastic, vinyl material or other printable material. Further, in areas where a mold process is used such as injection molding the folds or curves would already be incorporated into shape of the mold and in areas where flexible supports would be located there are extra layers of plastic that extend along the area where the flexible supports would be applied. After doll figure is pulled from the mold, items such as clothing and gear can be placed on or upon action figure doll along with stickers or print. Also, joint fasteners can be made and applied in areas to attach body parts such as shoulder to arm or upper arm to forearm. Moreover, fasteners are placed in areas such as the palm of hand or hands and on equipment or gear to attach equipment or gear such as a ball or baseball bat to the hand or hands of action figure doll and the action figure doll can be made to stand upright on desk or flat surface.

SUMMARY

The New Improved Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll and Trading Card allow the fan to have a wave-able, motion-able collectible item such as a trading card doll with stats card or trading card attached to surface of doll, or an item such as a motion-able action figure doll to wave, cheer or jeer with or show support at a game or event in person or show support just watching it on television. The doll itself is made with a trading card in mind due to the flatness of the doll and further, the flatness of the doll is made with security in mind at sports and event venues and complexes because with the doll being made flat it would pose less of a security threat than if it were made stuffed because a stuffed doll can pose a serious security threat. The action figure doll can be made with vinyl stickers or can be made out of printable plastic to display images of face and neck or other body parts, clothing or gear. The action figure doll can be made to stand and to mimic running motion with legs and can be made with arms and legs along with other body parts, gear and equipment that allow action figure doll to perform different tasks when waved in the air by user. The action figure doll can be made to use equipment or gear as a weight or weights that help or allow action figure doll to move such as the shoes on football player that allows the doll to mimic running motion or skates on hockey player that allow doll to mimic skating or running or hockey stick that allow hockey player to mimic swinging at a hockey puck or baseball player with bat to mimic swinging baseball bat or golf player to mimic swinging golf club, etc. Further, The New and Improved Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll & Trading Card can be made to have motion or made without motion or ability to move and can be made with 2D or 3D attachments such as ball, gear or equipment. Following is a Brief Description of the Several Views of the Drawings and then following is given the Brief Description of the Drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

1—Action Figure Doll
2—Flexible Material
3 a—Flexible Abdomen to Lower Leg Support
3 b—Flexible Back Support
3 c—Flexible Hip Support
4—Joint fastener
5—Fold or curve
6—Clear Vinyl
7—Face and Neck Sticker
8—Back of Head Sticker
9—Trading Card or Stats Card
10—Shoe
11—Fastener
12—Football
13—Jersey
14—Pants
15—Glove
16—Arm Sleeve
17—Leg Sleeve
18—Golf Club
19—Golf Shirt
20—Baseball Bat
21—Side Opening
22—Ice Skates
23—Hockey Stick
24—Flexible Back and Leg Support

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an illustrative front view of football player action figure doll that is a running back that can be made to mimic running with football that shows flexible supports attached to legs and abdomen area of action figure doll. Also, shows face and neck sticker with arrow pointing inside clear vinyl where sticker is placed between clear vinyl and flexible material and shows shoes that are used like weights that make it possible for legs to make movement that makes it look as if legs are making a running or walking motion.

FIG. 2 is an illustrative back view of football player action figure doll that is a running back wherein flexible supports are used in neck area that extends to lower back and are used in legs and lower back region and shows flexible support that extend across the lower back of doll that provide structure and support to legs and keeps the legs from crossing when doll is making running motion.

FIG. 3 is an illustrative front view of football player that is a running back wherein illustration shows action figure doll wearing a jersey and pants and shows face and neck sticker in between clear vinyl and flexible material and shows fasteners on hand and fasteners on football that allow action figure doll to hold football. Also, shows trading card with QR code attached to action figure doll. Further, gives an illustration of a hand that shows how an individual would hold the doll and shows an oval like arrow that shows the oval like motion an individual would make with their hand to make doll make running motion.

FIG. 4 is an illustrative front view of football player action figure doll that is a running back and shows football action figure doll holding football with arrows illustrating how legs would move back and forth to mimic running motion.

FIG. 5 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a quarterback with flexible supports extending from abdomen area to lower leg area on left and right side of action figure doll. Also, shows folds in flexible material and shows face and neck sticker that is placed between clear vinyl and flexible material.

FIG. 6 is a perspective back view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a quarterback showing flexible support in lower back and shows back of head sticker and clear vinyl.

FIG. 7 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a quarterback holding football in the air with throwing hand and shows arrow that shows how throwing arm moves forward and backward with football. Also, shows arrows across lower legs to illustrate the back and forward motion of legs when doll is shaken with an oval like motion that mimics an individual running.

FIG. 8 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a quarterback holding football in downward motion across chest with arrow that shows how throwing arm moves forward and backward with football. Also, shows arrows across lower legs to illustrate the back and forward motion of legs when doll is shaken with an oval like motion that mimics an individual running.

FIG. 9 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a kicker with arrow showing how leg is raised when doll is moved sharply forward to create kicking motion. The same doll structure in FIGS. 5 and 6 can be used for the football kicker action figure doll.

FIG. 10 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a wide receiver. Shows flexible material with folds and shows two flexible supports going from abdomen to lower parts of both legs. Shows face and neck sticker with clear vinyl and shows shoes.

FIG. 11 is a perspective back view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a wide receiver. Shows flexible support across lower back, folds in flexible material, clear vinyl and back of head sticker and shoes.

FIG. 12 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a wide receiver with receiving hand in the air with fastener on the inside of hand. Shows face and neck sticker sealed between clear vinyl and flexible material and shows arrows going across lower legs to illustrate how legs move back and forth to mimic running motion.

FIG. 13 is a perspective back view of middle and lower half of action figure doll to illustrate running motion of action figure doll. Shows one leg going back and upward and the other leg moving forward with hand to illustrate short oval like motion that produces running motion.

FIG. 14 shows how legs of action figure doll move back and forth to mimic running. Shows outside leg moving back and inside leg moving forward.

FIG. 15 shows how legs of action figure doll move back and forth to mimic running. Shows inside leg moving back and outside leg moving forward.

FIG. 16 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a defensive player with hands in the air and flexible supports going from abdomen down to lower parts of legs and shows an arrow that points how face and neck sticker is to be placed between clear vinyl and flexible material.

FIG. 17 is a perspective back view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a defensive player and shows flexible support across lower back and shows how back of the head sticker is placed between flexible material and clear vinyl.

FIG. 18 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a football player that is a defensive player with arrows indicating how arms move up and down when action figure doll is mimicking running. Also, shows arrows around legs where arrows indicate how legs move backwards and forward when doll mimics running and shows a hand to illustrate how user should hold doll and how user should wave the doll in short oval like motions to get the doll to perform the tasks of running and waving arms.

FIG. 19 is a perspective back view of action figure doll that is a baseball player and shows where flexible back and leg support is located and shows back of head sticker that goes between clear vinyl and flexible material.

FIG. 20 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a baseball player and shows how face and neck sticker is placed between clear vinyl and flexible material.

FIG. 21 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a baseball player holding a baseball bat with trading card attached to side of action figure doll. Also, baseball bat is used as a weight to help with the swinging motion of baseball bat. Further, the hand illustration is used to illustrate how action figure doll is held by user.

FIG. 22 is a perspective view of action figure doll that is a baseball player swinging a baseball bat with arrows indicating the pathway of swing.

FIG. 23 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a golf player and shows where all the folds in flexible material are located. Also, shows wider openings in shoulder and armpit area that allow full swing made by golfer. Further, it shows how face and neck sticker is placed between clear vinyl and flexible material.

FIG. 24 is a perspective back view of action figure doll that is a golf player and shows where all the flexible supports are located and shows how back of head sticker is placed between clear vinyl and flexible material.

FIG. 25 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a golf player holding a golf club and wearing a golf shirt and pants. Also, shows a trading card attached to side of action figure doll and shows an illustration of a hand to show how doll is held. Moreover, golf club is used as a weight to help action figure doll make a full swing when waved.

FIG. 26 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a golf player mimicking swinging a golf club with arrows indicating the pathway of swing.

FIG. 27 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a golf player after making a full swing with arrows indicating the pathway of the swing.

FIG. 28 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a hockey player and shows all folds or curves located in flexible material and shows how face and neck sticker is placed between clear vinyl and flexible material. Further, flexible supports that extend from abdomen to lower legs of action figure doll is used to allow doll to mimic running or skating.

FIG. 29 is a perspective back view of action figure doll that is a hockey player and shows all flexible supports used in back area that provide support against wear and tear due to motion movement of doll. Shows how back of head sticker is placed between clear vinyl and flexible material.

FIG. 30 is a perspective front view of action figure doll that is a hockey player and shows doll wearing a jersey and pants and holding hockey stick that is used as a weight that allows doll to mimic making full back and forth swinging motion and to make a slap shot type motion with the hockey stick. Also, shows action figure doll with attached trading card and wearing skating shoes that allow action figure doll to mimic running or skating.

FIG. 31 is a perspective front view of how action figure doll can be made that is a football player with trading card or stats card located in the abdomen area of action figure doll with side openings that allow better movement out of the sides of doll.

FIG. 32 is a perspective back view of how action figure doll that is a football player can be made with trading card or stats card located in the center back of the doll and shows side openings that allow doll to have better movement out of the sides of doll.

FIG. 33 is a perspective front view of how action figure doll that is a baseball player can be made with trading card or stats card located in the middle back or abdomen area of action figure doll with side openings that allow better movement out of the sides of doll.

FIG. 34 is a perspective back view of how action figure doll that is a football player can be made with trading card or stats card located in the middle back or abdomen area of action figure doll and shows side openings that allow doll to have better movement out of the sides of doll.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

FIG. 1 is an illustrative front view of football player action figure doll 1 that is a running back that can be made to mimic running with football 12 that shows flexible supports 3 a attached to legs and abdomen area of action figure doll 1. Also, shows face and neck sticker 7 with arrow pointing inside clear vinyl 6 where face and neck sticker 7 is placed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2 and shows shoes 10 that are used like weights that make it possible for legs to make movement that makes it look as if legs are making a running or walking motion. FIG. 2 is an illustrative back view of football player action figure doll 1 that is a running back wherein flexible supports 3 b are used in neck area that extends to lower back and shows flexible support 3 c that extend across the hip or lower back of action figure doll 1 that provide structure and support to legs and keeps the legs from crossing when action figure doll 1 is making running motion and helps legs of action figure doll 1 to turn over with one leg coming up and forward while the other leg is going down and backward, this combined with flexible supports 3 a that extend from legs to abdomen allow action figure doll 1 to mimic running motion. FIG. 3 is an illustrative front view of football player action figure doll 1 that is a running back wherein illustration shows action figure doll 1 wearing a jersey 13, pants 14, arm sleeve 16, leg sleeve 17, gloves 15 and shows face and neck sticker 7 in between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2 and shows fasteners 11 on hand and fasteners 11 on football 12 that allow action figure doll 1 to hold football 12. Also, shows trading card 9 with QR code attached to action figure doll 1. Further, gives an illustration of a hand that shows how an individual would hold the action figure doll 1 and shows an oval like arrow that shows the oval like motion an individual would make with their hand to make action figure doll 1 make running motion. FIG. 4 is an illustrative front view of football player action figure doll 1 that is a running back and shows football action figure doll 1 holding football 12 with arrows illustrating how legs would move back and forth to mimic running motion. FIG. 5 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a quarterback with flexible supports 3 a extending from abdomen area to lower leg area on left and right side of action figure doll 1. Also, shows folds or curves 5 in flexible material 2 and shows face and neck sticker 7 that is placed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2. FIG. 6 is a perspective back view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a quarterback showing flexible supports 3 b & 3 c in back and hip areas and shows back of head sticker 8 and clear vinyl 6. FIG. 7 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a quarterback holding football 12 in the air with throwing hand and shows arrow that shows how throwing arm with football 12 moves forward and backward with opposite arm to mimic throwing motion. Also, shows arrows across lower legs to illustrate the back and forward motion of legs when action figure doll 1 is shaken with an oval like motion that mimics an individual running. FIG. 8 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a quarterback holding football 12 making a downward motion across chest with arrows that show how throwing arm with football 12 moves forward and backward with opposite arm to mimic throwing motion. Also, shows arrows across lower legs to illustrate the back and forward motion of legs when action figure doll 1 is shaken with an oval like motion that mimics an individual running. FIG. 9 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a kicker with arrow showing how leg is raised when action figure doll 1 is moved sharply forward to create kicking motion. The same action figure doll 1 structure in FIGS. 5 and 6 can be used for the football kicker action figure doll 1. FIG. 10 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a wide receiver. Shows flexible material 2 with folds or curves 5 and shows two flexible supports 3 a going from abdomen to lower parts of both legs. Shows face and neck sticker 7 with clear vinyl 6 and shows shoes 10. FIG. 11 is a perspective back view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a wide receiver. Shows 3 b & 3 c flexible supports across back and hip areas, folds or curves 5 in flexible material 2, clear vinyl 6 and back of head sticker 8 and shoes 10. FIG. 12 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a wide receiver with receiving hand in the air with fastener 11 on the inside of hand. Shows face and neck sticker 7 sealed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2 and shows arrows going across lower legs to illustrate how legs move back and forth to mimic running motion. FIG. 13 is a perspective back view of middle and lower half of action figure doll 1 to illustrate running motion of action figure doll 1. Shows one leg going back and upward and the other leg moving forward with hand to illustrate short oval like motion that produces running motion. FIG. 14 shows how legs of action figure doll 1 move back and forth to mimic running. Shows outside leg moving back and inside leg moving forward. FIG. 15 shows how legs of action figure doll 1 move back and forth to mimic running. Shows inside leg moving back and outside leg moving forward. FIG. 16 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a defensive player with hands in the air and flexible supports 3 a going from abdomen down to lower parts of legs and shows an arrow that points how face and neck sticker 7 is to be placed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2. FIG. 17 is a perspective back view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a defensive player and shows flexible supports 3 b & 3 c across back and hip of action figure doll 1 and shows how back of the head sticker is placed between flexible material 2 and clear vinyl 6. FIG. 18 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a football player that is a defensive player with arrows indicating how arms move up and down when action figure doll 1 is mimicking running. Also, shows arrows around legs where arrows indicate how legs move backwards and forward when action figure doll 1 mimics running and shows a hand to illustrate how user should hold action figure doll 1 and how user should wave the action figure doll 1 in short oval like motions to get the action figure doll 1 to perform the tasks of running and waving arms. FIG. 19 is a perspective back view of action figure doll 1 that is a baseball player and shows where flexible leg and back support 24 is located and shows back of head sticker 8 that goes between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2. FIG. 20 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a baseball player and shows how face and neck sticker 7 is placed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2. FIG. 21 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a baseball player holding a baseball bat 20 with trading card 9 attached to side of action figure doll 1. Also, baseball bat 20 is used as a weight to help with the swinging motion of baseball bat 20. Further, the hand illustration is used to illustrate how action figure doll 1 is held by user. FIG. 22 is a perspective view of action figure doll 1 that is a baseball player swinging a baseball bat 20 with arrows indicating the pathway of swing. FIG. 23 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a golf player and shows where all the folds or curves 5 in flexible material 2 are located. Also, shows wider openings in shoulder and armpit area that allow full swing made by golfer. Further, it shows how face and neck sticker 7 is placed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2. FIG. 24 is a perspective back view of action figure doll 1 that is a golf player and shows where all the flexible supports 3 b & 3 c are located and shows how back of head sticker 8 is placed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2. FIG. 25 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a golf player holding a golf club 18 and wearing a golf shirt 19 and pants 14. Also, shows a trading card 9 attached to side of action figure doll 1 and shows an illustration of a hand to show how action figure doll 1 is held. Moreover, golf club 18 is used as a weight to help action figure doll 1 make a full swing when waved. FIG. 26 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a golf player mimicking swinging a golf club 18 with arrows indicating the pathway of swing. FIG. 27 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a golf player after making a full swing with arrows indicating the pathway of the swing. FIG. 28 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a hockey player and shows all folds or curves 5 located in flexible material 2 and shows how face and neck sticker 7 is placed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2. Further, flexible supports 3 a that extend from abdomen to lower legs of action figure doll 1 is used to allow action figure doll 1 to mimic running or skating. FIG. 29 is a perspective back view of action figure doll 1 that is a hockey player and shows flexible supports 3 b & 3 c used in back and hip that provide support against wear and tear due to motion movement of action figure doll 1. Shows how back of head sticker 8 is placed between clear vinyl 6 and flexible material 2. FIG. 30 is a perspective front view of action figure doll 1 that is a hockey player and shows action figure doll 1 wearing a jersey 13 and pants 14 and holding hockey stick 23 that is used as a weight that allows action figure doll 1 to mimic making full back and forth swinging motion and to make a slap shot type motion with the hockey stick 23. Also, shows action figure doll 1 with attached trading card 9 and wearing ice skates 22 that allow action figure doll 1 to mimic running or skating. FIG. 31 is a perspective front view of how action figure doll 1 can be made that is a football player with trading card or stats card 9 located in the abdomen area of action figure doll 1 with side openings 21 that allow better movement out of the sides of action figure doll 1. FIG. 32 is a perspective back view of how action figure doll 1 that is a football player can be made with trading card or stats card 9 located in the center back of the action figure doll 1 and shows side openings 21 that allow action figure doll 1 to have better movement out of the sides of action figure doll 1. FIG. 33 is a perspective front view of how action figure doll 1 that is a baseball player can be made with trading card or stats card 9 located in the middle back or abdomen area of action figure doll 1 with side openings 21 that allow better movement out of the sides of action figure doll 1. FIG. 34 is a perspective back view of how action figure doll 1 that is a football player can be made with trading card or stats card 9 located in the middle back or abdomen area of the action figure doll 1 and shows side openings 21 that allow action figure doll 1 to have better movement out of the sides of action figure doll 1.
The present invention provides a new and improved wave-able doll that when waved in the air performs different tasks according to how the doll is waved. The doll is waved according to the sport and position it represents. The design of the doll allow for it to make many controlled movements according to how hands and arms are positioned with or without gear and concerning the motion made by the legs of the action figure doll the flexible supports that are located on the front and back of doll allow it to mimic the running motion. It should be understood that the foregoing pertains to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, and that numerous changes may be made to the embodiments described herein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as described in the following claims.

Claims

I claim:

1. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card attached or made with trading card features and with a stats or status card with picture graphics and has a body that is made flat for security reasons at sport and event venues and complexes and made of flexible material comprising:

an upper body design that can be made to make controlled movements according to the positioning of doll arms and hands on gear along with using the gear as a weight or weights to make controlled movements along with the use of one or more side openings and joint fasteners to help make controlled movements when waved in the air by user; and

a body that can be made with one or more stickers and graphics for face and neck or other parts of the body; and

a body that can be made to use one or more firm flexible supports that allow running movement of legs that give stability and durability to the back and other body parts of action figure doll that help protect against the motion and wear and tear of body parts; and

a body that can be made with or allow attachment of gear and equipment that can function as a weight or weights that enhance movement of doll; and

a body that is motion-able that is used to lure and attract the attention of camera operator and others at a game or event.

2. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a football player that mimics running with the football like a running back wherein the legs of football player are able to move back and forth to mimic running.

3. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a football player mimicking running with and throwing a football wherein the legs of football player are able to move back and forth to mimic running and arm holding the football and arm opposite to the arm holding the football move in coordination back and forth to mimic throwing motion.

4. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a football player that mimics running and catching a football; wherein football player has a hand extended out to mimic reaching for the football.

5. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a football player that can be made without gear for upper body to aid movement that mimics a defensive player in football wherein the action figure doll is able to mimic jumping up and down and makes swiping motions with hands to mimic making a swipe at a football and wherein the legs of football player are able to move back and forth to mimic running and wherein action figure doll arms are able to swing side to side when mimicking running and wherein action figure doll is able to mimic tackling another player.

6. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll mimics the kicking motion of a kicker in football wherein the action figure doll is able to mimic running and then able to mimic kicking the ball.

7. A motionless action figure doll that does not have trading card features that is flat for security reasons at sport and event complexes and venues; wherein action figure doll can be made with one or more or more flexible supports and one or more pieces of gear that can be used as a weight and can be made with one or more stickers and a body that is made of flexible material.

8. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a football player whose shoes are used as weights that allow football player legs to mimic running.

9. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and a body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a baseball player that is a batter in which the baseball bat is used as a weight that allows the baseball player to swing the baseball bat back and forth.

10. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a hockey player that is able to mimic running and skating because of flexible supports in leg area of doll and because of skating shoes that are used as weights that allow back and forth movement of action figure doll legs that mimic running or skating movement.

11. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a hockey player that holds a hockey stick that allows side to side and back and forth movement of arms and allows hockey player to mimic slapping a hockey puck due to hockey stick being used as a weight that helps enhance or allow movement of the arms.

12. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a golf player that swings a golf club and the weight of the golf club allows arms of golf player to make a full swing.

13. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is a golf player and doll uses wide opening in shoulders and arm pit areas along with joint fasteners to cover full area or range of golf swing made by action figure doll.

14. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material as recited in claim 1; wherein action figure doll is able to stand upright on its own.

15. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and body that is flat that is made of flexible material and able to stand upright on its own as recited in claim 14; wherein action figure doll is able to mimic running.

16. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and with a body that is flat and made of flexible material and able to stand upright on its own as recited in claim 14 and able to mimic running as recited in claim 15; wherein the action figure doll shoes act as weights to help create motion when waved; and flexible supports that extend from abdomen of action figure doll to lower legs of action figure doll help provide resistance against upward motion of legs when doll is waved forward and that resistance along with doll moving backward from tail end of oval-like motion causes each doll leg to move downward and backward one leg at a time.

17. A motion-able action figure doll that can be made with trading card features and with a body that is flat and made of flexible material and able to stand upright on its own as recited in claim 14 and able to mimic running as recited in claims 15 and 16; wherein the user holds the hip area of action figure doll and waves doll forward with an oval like motion causing the innermost leg to move forward first followed by the outermost leg and then as the user is coming back towards him or herself on tail end of oval-like motion, the legs snap quickly downward and backward one at a time with the innermost leg first and then the outermost leg second. This repeated motion allows the doll to mimic running motion.