Connecting means for connecting relatively soft parts of a doll

Claim 1

Connecting means in combination with at least two relatively soft flexible synthetic resin parts of a doll, said connecting means comprising a relatively hard less flexible unitary insert assembly which includes a first pan-shaped insert member adapted to be connected to one of two doll parts to be connected together and a larger diameter second pan-shaped insert member to be connected to the other part of said parts to be connected together and receiving said first insert member, said first insert member having a circular bottom and provided with a center opening and an upright peripheral wall; said second insert member having a center circular bottom the diameter of which is smaller than that of said first insert member, an inner upright peripheral wall extending upwardly from the periphery of said bottom and an outer upright peripheral wall spaced from and connected to said inner wall so as to define an annular opening therebetween for receiving said peripheral wall of the first insert member; the first of said doll parts having an upper end forming an annular flange, said annular flange connected to and mounted upon said upper end to provide an annular recess between said flange and said upper end, said center opening of said first insert member having a diameter substantially the same as the diameter of said annular recess of said first of said doll parts; the second of said doll parts having a circular opening at one end thereof and said opening communicating with a circular hollow interior portion of said second of said doll parts, said circular hollow interior portion having an inner diameter greater than the diameter of said circular opening and said circular hollow interior portion having an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of said outer peripheral wall of said second insert member; such that said first insert member is adapted to be fitted into said annular recess of said first of said doll parts and said outer peripheral wall of the second insert member being adapted to enable said second insert member to fit into said circular hollow interior portion of said second doll part; whereby the two doll parts are connected to each other when saId peripheral wall of said first insert member is inserted into said annular opening between said inner and outer upright peripheral walls of said second insert member.