An inflatable doll action figure having a telescopically extendable
endoskeleton surrounded by an inflatable skin, associated with a manually
operated air pump and release valve for selectively expanding and
contracting individual air chambers, which form the doll's torso and limbs
to simulate growth into a physically developed figure, and return to its
original undeveloped state. The doll and its individual parts are
protected from over-expansion by limit stops on axial movement of
individual limbs of the telescopic skeleton, and circumferential limits on
the individual inflatable chambers forming the limbs and muscles of the
doll. The limits can be either molded into the inflatable skin, or
incorporated into a separate fabric covering simulating clothing for the
doll. The individual chambers are provided with orifices for filling and
emptying from a conduit, with a one-way valve plug positioned to
automatically block each orifice when its associated air chamber has
reached a predetermined maximum expansion, while allowing air to escape
the chamber during selective deflation of the doll. A pair of limbs may be
provided with off-axis limit stops on axial movement whereby at the limits
of axial extension the limbs are urged toward each other to simulate a
hugging motion.
