Enhanced safety bobbing head sculptural sculptures

Abstract

A bobble head sculpture comprising a base portion which is defined by an outer surface member defining an internal volume is disclosed. A spring has first and second ends. A bobbing member is mounted on the first end of the spring. A support base member is secured to the second end of the spring. The support base member is contained within the internal volume. Stuffing is contained within the internal volume. The stuffing bears against the support base member. The support base member extends to the edges of the volume at a plurality of points on the outer surface member whereby the support base member is held in a relatively stationary position by those points on the outer surface member and the stuffing. In accordance with the invention, the base portion may be the body portion of a figure and the bobbing member the head of the figure. The stuffing may comprise a mixture of plastic beads and a fibrous material. Optionally, the spring is covered by a crimped or gathered fabric sleeve. A measure of safety is provided by the inventive system by making the sculpture soft account of the nature of the stuffing disposed in the internal body.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to sculptural sculptures with bobbing heads typically placed on the front or rear dashboard of an automobile REFERENCE TO FEDERAL FUNDING [0002] Not applicable. CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS [0003] Not applicable. BACKGROUND [0004] So-called bobble head or bobbing head sculptural sculptures are used by consumers primarily on the rear dashboard of automobiles, behind the rear of automobile seats. Typical subjects for such sculptures are reclining dogs and baseball players, whose heads wobble over the sculpture's body which is secured to the dashboard. [0005] Such bobble head sculptures may typically comprise a hard plastic body, and a hard plastic head, connected to each other by a spring. [0006] Such wobbling is caused by the movement of the automobile, which forces movement of the body of the sculpture, allowing inertia to resist the displacement of the head of the sculpture which is secured to the body of the sc...

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Benefits of technology

[0017] Optionally, a weight may be associated with the bobbing member to achieve different bobbing effects. In similar fashion, a different effect may be achieved by substituting a gravity driven pivot point arrangement for the spring. In this case the center of gravity of the head should be substantially below the pivot point.

Problems solved by technology

For example, in the event that the bobble head sculpture is used in an automobile, sudden stopping of the automobile or an accident may close the bobble head sculpture to be violently accelerated to the front of the passenger compartment, where it may hit occupants on the vehicle.

Moreover, the exposed spring may present a safety hazard, especially to children.

Finally, children are likely to pull the head of the bobble head sculpture from the money, thus stretching out the spring and disabling the bobble head's ability to bobble.

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