The present invention involves the use of a half or more than half body of a motion-able sports and entertainment action figure doll that has trading card features and is made out of cardboard or flexible material such as plastic or a combination thereof with a body that is flat to resemble that of a trading card and can be made printable or can be made with a colorized image or printed sticker or printed vinyl image of the athlete or entertainer with stats card that can be placed on the front, back or outer surface of the action figure doll or action figure doll can be made wearing clothing outfit or uniform with printed image of face and neck and other parts of body. The action figure doll is made with one or more folds in its body parts that allow the action figure doll to make or perform a certain task when moved or waved about in the air. These creases or folds can be made straight or at an angle to allow the body part or parts of the action figure doll to move in a particular direction when shaken, for example it allows the action figure to dribble a basketball, swing a baseball bat, golf club, hockey stick, tomahawk or tennis racket, wave a flag, towel or ball, dance or can be made to perform or mimic the motion of shooting a basketball or perform other tasks when waved or moved in a particular direction that compliments the crease or fold and the task being performed. Also, the use of one or more attached weights to the body of the action figure doll near a fold or crease can help enhance movement when the action figure doll is shaken or moved about in the air by allowing user to have more control of having a faster or slower moving body part or parts. Further, the action figure doll that has trading card features can be made as two separate parts with one part being the action figure doll and the other part being a trading card shell that when attached or snapped together become a trading card or can be made where action figure doll and trading card are altogether one part with status or stats and graphics card attached to or printed on surface of action figure doll with the option of attaching to a trading card shell or the action figure doll can be made by itself without the trading card features. Moreover, the action figure doll can be made with attachable and detachable clothing articles, athletic or entertainment equipment or gear, game and entertainment paraphernalia that attaches to body part or parts or other clothing articles or equipment through use of fasteners or pullover part that can be slid unto a body part or unto another piece of equipment or clothing article. Also, the action figure doll that has trading card features can be made with security barcode or QR code to help identify ownership and authenticate purchase of product. Further, the action figure doll can be made with a layer of light foam that is sealed on top of flexible material that allows sticker, jersey or outfit to be placed over or on top of it.
There are many different types of game or entertainment paraphernalia used to cheer for a certain team or individual at a sporting event or concert. However, none allow the use of an action figure doll that has the ability to make lifelike motions when waved or moved about in the air and at the same time have trading card features. These motions allow the action figure doll to mimic or appear to be freely performing an action such as dribbling or shooting a basketball, swinging a baseball bat, golf club or hockey stick, running with or throwing a football, throwing or waving a ball or flag or towel, dancing, giving a game signal, etc. Further, the 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, a word such as pow or bang can be placed across the chest of baseball player that is displayed once batter releases bat from a full swing or the wording bang or 3 ball placed on basketball after shooting arm is extended forward after basketball jump shooter shoots the ball. Also, it allows the fan to attach and detach parts of equipment, clothing and paraphernalia to and from the action figure to help them participate in the game, concert or event. The action figure doll can be made with trading or baseball card shell or background card that allow the two parts to become a trading card when attached or snapped together. Also, the action figure doll itself can be made a trading card with status and graphics attached to or printed on the surface of action figure doll with security barcode or QR code or made as just an action figure doll that uses one or more weights and one or more folds without the attributes of a trading card. 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 and once parts are cut out the cardboard or plastic is folded in areas where joints would be on a person and are folded straight or at an angle to cause motion of body part to go in a desired direction. After folds are in place, flexible supports are then placed in areas where the most stress would be due to weight of doll or pressure put on areas that receive stress due to motion or movement of the doll. Further, once plastic supports are in place, a weight or weights are placed in area or areas where motion is desired which are normally close to a fold or folds. After weights are fastened to the body of the action figure doll, the back support is fastened to action figure doll to prevent or keep the back of the doll from collapsing while action figure doll is in motion. Once back support is in place the action figure doll can be painted or coated with a sealer especially to protect flexible material such as cardboard from water or moisture. After a sealer is added the action figure doll frame can be sealed in a light foam layer or thin plastic layer. Once light foam layer or plastic layer is added, clothing, shoes or sticker can be made and placed over or upon light foam layer or plastic. Stickers can be used to cover imaging of face and neck and other body parts or to cover the imaging of the entire outer surface of action figure doll. After clothing and imaging is done, any outer supports such as those used on basketball dribbler or football runner or rusher can be fastened to surface of the action figure doll to provide support for the weight or weights in that body area. Once all parts are in their respected place, then fasteners are placed in areas such as hand or hands to attach equipment or gear such as a ball to the hand or hands of action figure doll.
The Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll and Trading Card allow the fan to have a collectible item such as a trading card or an item such as a motion-able action figure doll to cheer or jeer with or show support at a game or event in person or show support just watching it on television. It can be made as part of a trading card that has two parts with one part being an action figure doll and the other being a trading card shell or background card that when attached or snapped together become a trading card or it can be made as an action figure doll that has trading card features that has stats or status and graphics card attached to or printed on the surface of action figure doll or can be made as an action figure doll alone without the attributes of a trading card. The Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll and Trading Card is simply a trading card doll with motion capability. The doll itself is made with a trading card in mind due to the flatness of the doll and the graphics can be taken and placed upon the doll with stats or statistical card attached to or printed on surface of doll or doll can be made with clothing made such as a jersey or outfit and areas such as face and neck and other body parts made of stickers. Also, graphics from old trading card or trading cards can be taken and placed upon doll to further make it a collectible item. Moreover, the creases or folds in the action figure doll body parts allow the action figure doll to make a controlled but free motion when shaken backward and forward or upward and downward or side to side or in the direction that allow it to perform a desired task or function. Further, the use of one or more weights or weighted objects attached to the body of action figure doll near a fold or crease can help enhance the motion of the action figure doll by allowing faster or slower speeds when waved. Moreover, the action figure doll can be made with a layer of light foam or plastic that cover and seal the flexible body of action figure doll that allow clothing like a jersey or outfit to be placed over light foam or that allow one or more stickers to be placed atop the light foam or plastic layer. Following is a brief description of some the different embodiments of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll and Trading Card. These are given to give one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 in batting stance with a hand illustration to show how action figure doll 1 is held. Also, an illustration of how face and neck can be made with sticker 41 that can be printed with graphics or with 3D printer.
FIG. 2 is an illustrative view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 with front arm 2 detached.
FIG. 2A shows perspective outside view of detached front arm 2 with elbow fold 3 and tape or cloth fastener 9 on wrist of detached front arm 2 that is used to seal wrist to the hand 2b in FIG. 2 that is attached to bat 4.
FIG. 2B shows perspective inside view of detached front arm 2 and location of flexible support 10.
FIG. 3 is another perspective view of how the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 can be made as a baseball player with bat 4 with front arm 2 with hand 2c detached and shows fastener 11a on back forearm.
FIG. 3A shows a perspective view of detached front arm 2 with hand 2c that allows baseball player hand 2c to detach from bat 4 when baseball player makes a full swing.
FIG. 3B shows a perspective view of detached front arm 2 with hand 2c and location of flexible support 10 on inside of front arm 2 and shows fastener inside hand 11.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 illustrating how action figure doll 1 mimics swinging a baseball bat 4 with arrows to illustrate motion and path of bat 4.
FIG. 5 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 showing layer of flexible material 8 without light foam or outer layer 7 and without back support 15 illustrating where weight 12 and 12a are located and shows flexible support 13 on bat 4 and shows folds in arm and shoulder 6 area that allow baseball action figure doll 1 with bat 4 to move and swing bat 4.
FIG. 5A is a perspective view of detached weight cover 14 that is used to cover weight 12 and 12a.
FIG. 5B is a perspective view of detached back and shoulder cover 15 used to give support to back and shoulder area of action figure doll 1.
FIG. 6 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 with weight cover 14 and back and shoulder cover 15 fastened to back of action figure doll 1 with circular dotted lines to indicate weight 12 and 12a underneath.
FIG. 7 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 with light foam layer 7 covering most of the action figure doll 1 including weight cover 14. Also, shows how stats or statistic card 16 can be made attached to surface of light foam or outer layer 7 of action figure doll 1. Further, shows a portion of back and shoulder support cover 15 and a portion of flexible material 8.
FIG. 8 is a perspective side view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 to give illustration of the flatness of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1. Also, shows how stats card 16 can be made to attach to outer surface of action figure doll 1 and how sticker 40 of the back head and neck area can be made or printed with graphics or 3D graphics or 3D printer.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 making a full swing with front arm 2 popping back and detaching from bat 4 to display wording on chest 17.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with bat 4 lying down to give another illustration of the flatness of action figure doll 1.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a pitcher or player with throwing hand 18 in the air and shows 2 dimensional baseball 19 with fastener 19a attached to throwing hand 18 and shows circular dotted lines to represent weight 20 under forearm.
FIG. 11A shows back of 2 dimensional baseball 19 with fastener 19a and weight 19b attached to back of baseball 19.
FIG. 11B shows 3 dimensional baseball 21 with fastener 21a attached to baseball 21.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball pitcher or player with throwing hand 18 moving forward to mimic throwing a baseball (19 and 21).
FIG. 13 is a back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a baseball player with throwing hand 18 in the air. Also, shows the same layer set up for action figure doll 1 with top layer representing jersey 23, second layer representing light foam or outer layer 7, third layer representing back cover support 24 and fourth layer representing flexible material 8.
FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player wearing a basketball jersey 39 with both hands in the air and lines on both arms to indicate where folds are placed. These folds include the folds on support arm 27b wrist 25 and elbow 22 and folds on shooting arm 27a with wrist numbered 25a and elbow numbered 22b. Also, shows action figure doll 1 with fastener 26 on shooting hand and shows how sticker 41 with image of face and neck can be used for face and neck.
FIG. 14A shows a two dimensional basketball 28 with fastener 30 on back with weight 29 that helps user control speed and motion of how fast action figure doll 1 shoots jumper.
FIG. 14B shows a three dimensional basketball 31 with fastener 32 attached. The weight of three dimensional basketball 31 usually allow it to be made without added weight to basketball 31.
FIG. 15 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player with hands in the air and lines representing where folds are placed and shows flexible support piece 36 that helps reinforce and make durable the shooting shoulder and arm 27a and shooting elbow 22b and shows flexible support piece 36a of opposite arm 27b and how it helps reinforce and make durable the opposite arm 27b and shoulder of the action figure doll 1. Further, it shows where 34 weight is located that allows shoulder and arm 27b opposite the shooting arm 27a to move backward and forward when action figure doll 1 is waved or moved about in the air.
FIG. 15A shows back cover support 37 that is used to seal to back of the action figure doll 1.
FIG. 16 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player illustrating how back cover support 37 is sealed to back of the action figure doll 1 to partially cover flexible support pieces in back and shoulder area and provide support to the back area of action figure doll 1 and shows how sticker 40 can be placed in the back head and neck area of action figure doll 1 to display image of head and neck from behind.
FIG. 17 is a perspective front view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player showing how shoulder of support arm 27b is folded forward with flexible support piece 36a to allow support arm 27b to support shooting arm 27a and shows flexible support 38 under elbow of shooting arm 27a to provide support to shooting arm 27a.
FIG. 18 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 wearing a basketball jersey 39 and shows stats card 16 attached to jersey 39 of action figure doll 1. Also, shows same different layers that make up the action figure doll with top layer being basketball jersey 39, second layer being light foam or outer layer 7, third layer being back cover support 37 and fourth layer being flexible material 8.
FIG. 19 is a perspective side view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player wearing a basketball jersey 39 illustrating how both the support arm 27b and shooting arm 27a begin moving forward illustrating how action figure doll 1 mimics shooting a basketball (28 or 31).
FIG. 19A is a perspective view of how wording 18A can be added to basketball (28 or 31) to describe athlete, play, team or event.
FIG. 20 is a perspective front view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player wearing a basketball jersey 39 mimicking shooting a basketball (28 or 31) and illustrating full forward motion of the shooting arm 27a and motion of support arm 27b of the action figure doll 1.
FIG. 21 is an illustrative view of how the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 can be made to attach or fasten to a trading card shell or background card 42 to form a trading card.
FIG. 22 shows how stats card 16 can be placed or printed inside depressed surface of the trading card shell or background card 42 and shows groove 43 that is used to place action figure doll 1 inside.
FIG. 23 is an illustrative view of a full body Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player wearing shoes 44 and 44a (44 showing shoe detached from foot). Shoes (44 and 44a) can be made to be detachable and attachable through use of fastener 45 and 45a (45a showing dotted lines to illustrate fastener 45a on inside of shoe).
FIG. 24 is an illustrative view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player that is able to mimic the dribbling and shooting ability of a basketball player. Shows basketball player with basketball 48 and attachable and detachable flexible arm stand support 47 with dotted circular lines on arm representing fasteners 49 behind arm and in front of arm stand support 47 that attach arm stand support 47 to arm 50 of action figure doll 1. Further, shows dotted lines on other arm 54 that represent flexible arm piece 51 underneath light foam or outer layer 7.
FIG. 25 is an illustrative back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player that has the ability to mimic dribbling and shooting action of basketball player with forearm 52 in the up position from arm stand 47.
FIG. 26 is an illustrative back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player that has ability to mimic dribbling and shooting basketball 48 with illustration of forearm 52 in down position on arm stand 47.
FIG. 27 is an illustrative view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a basketball player that has the ability to mimic dribbling and shooting basketball 48 with basketball player in shooting position to mimic shooting a jumper. Also, shows dotted circular line of weight 53 underneath light foam or outer layer 7 that allows user to control speed of dribbling when action figure doll 1 is waved up and down.
FIG. 28 is an illustrative view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a football player holding football 55 and shows arm stand 47 with fastener 49a detached and shows dotted lines on arm that represent part of fastener 49 on the back of arm and shoulder of action figure doll 1 that connects arm stand 47 to back arm and shoulder of action figure doll 1 and shows dotted lines on arm opposite the arm carrying football that represent flexible support 56 underneath light foam or outer layer 7.
FIG. 29 is an illustrative view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a football player holding football 55 and shows arm stand 47 attached to shoulder and back arm of the action figure doll 1.
FIG. 30 shows a back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Football player holding football 55 with arm resting on arm stand 47 or in down motion. Also, shows layers of doll 1 with jersey 57 being top layer, second layer being light foam or outer layer 7, third layer being back cover support 37 and fourth layer being flexible material 8.
FIG. 31 shows a back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Football player holding a football 55 with forearm moving upward and away from arm stand 47.
FIG. 32 shows a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Football player mimicking throwing the football 59 with throwing arm 58 in raised position holding a football 59. Also, shows weight 60 represented by dotted circular line is underneath light foam or outer layer 7 on arm 61 opposite throwing arm 58.
FIG. 33 shows a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Football player with throwing arm 58 moving forward.
FIG. 34 shows a back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Football player mimicking throwing a football 59 with throwing arm 58 raised holding a football 59. Shows stats card attached to back of jersey 62 and shows different layers of action figure doll 1 with first layer representing football jersey 62, second layer representing light foam or outer layer 7, third layer representing back support 37 and last layer representing flexible material 8.
FIG. 35 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Boxer in boxing stance with flexible arm stand 63 with fastener 64 detached and circular dotted line on arm 65 representing fastener 64a on back of arm 65 and shows flexible support piece 66 represented by dotted lines underneath light foam or outer layer 7.
FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Boxer in boxing stance with flexible arm stand 63 attached.
FIG. 37 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Boxer in boxing stance with flexible arm stand 63 attached and dotted line on back of arm 67 representing flexible support piece 66 and dotted circle to indicate weight 68. Also, shows layers of action figure doll 1 with first layer being boxing trunks 69, second layer being light foam or outer layer 7, third layer being back support 37 and last layer being flexible material 8.
FIG. 38 is a perspective front view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a Boxer swinging and making a punch with arrows indicating the path of swing.
FIG. 39 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a football player mimicking the motion of catching a football with hands in the up position. Also, shows circular dotted lines to illustrate weight 70 and 70a underneath light foam or outer layer 7 and shows flexible arm support 71 and 71a underneath elbows to hold arms in place to support the back and forth motion of forearm 72 and 73.
FIG. 40 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a football player mimicking the motion of catching a football with hands and fingers pointed upward and forearm 72 and 73 lowered to mimic receiving the football.
FIG. 41 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a football player mimicking catching a football showing the back view of the flexible support 71 and 71a underneath elbow of arms and shows the different layers of doll such as jersey 74, light foam or outer layer 7, back support 37 and flexible material 8.
FIG. 42 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a golf player holding a golf club 75 in a swinging stance with a hand illustration to show how action figure doll 1 is held. Also, shows elbow fold 79.
FIG. 43 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a golf player holding a golf club 75 in a swinging stance showing flexible support 78 piece going from shoulder to back of hand. Also, shows folds 76 from shoulder to elbow that allow action figure doll 1 to make a full swing with golf club 75. Further, shows weight 77 and weight 77a that allow user to control speed of swing and weight 77 and weight 77a help action figure doll 1 to make full swing.
FIG. 44 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a golf player holding a golf club 75 with light foam or outer layer 7 covering entire body area with weights (77 and 77a) and flexible support 78 underneath light foam 7. Also, shows a sticker 40 that can be printed with graphics or printed with a 3D printer to illustrate back of head and neck area of action figure doll 1. Further, shows stats or status card 16 attached to light foam or outer layer 7 and shows different layers of action figure doll 1 with top layer being light foam or outer layer 7, second layer being back support 37 and third layer being flexible material 8.
FIG. 45 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a golf player swinging golf club 75.
FIG. 46 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a soccer player with soccer ball 84 showing fold 80 in elbow and fold 80a in other elbow and fold 82 going across kicking leg 81 with weight 83a and weight 83 represented by circular dotted lines on kicking leg 81 underneath light foam or outer layer 7.
FIG. 47 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a soccer player with soccer ball 84 with kicking leg 81 kicking the soccer ball 84.
FIG. 48 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a soccer player with kicking leg 81 in the air in back position.
FIG. 49 is a perspective back view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a soccer player with soccer ball 84 showing different layers of action figure doll 1 with clothing 85 representing a layer, light foam or outer layer 7 representing a layer, back support piece 87 that extends to legs underneath foam or outer layer 7 and flexible material 8 underneath back support piece 87. Also, shows weight cover 89 on kicking leg 81 that covers weight 83 and weight 83a.
FIG. 50 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a hockey player holding a hockey stick 90 with arms in forward position and shows weight 91 and weight 91a in hand and wrist area of action figure doll 1. Also, showing fold 92 and fold 93 in shoulder areas of action figure doll 1 that allow back and forth movement of arms and hockey stick 90.
FIG. 51 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a hockey player holding a hockey stick 90 with arms in back position and shows weight 91 and weight 91a in hand and wrist area of action figure doll 1.
FIG. 52 is a perspective view of the Sports and Entertainment Action Figure Doll 1 as a hockey player with hockey stick 90 in upward position with arrow representing motion after mimicking swinging at a puck. Also, shows different layers of action figure doll 1 with top layer representing jersey 94, second layer representing light foam or outer layer 7, third layer representing back support piece 37 and last layer representing flexible material 8.
Patent Application
20170106296
