In 1966 Mr. Ryan was issued a patent for this invention from the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). There are 9 documents included with this patent. The drawing specification sheet of the patent has been reproduced from original USPTO documents and printed onto parchment paper. This print is sized and ready to install into an 8" x 10" frame. The additional sheets included are printed on 5.50" x 8.50" parchment paper. These accompanying documents describe the scope of this invention in formal terms. The following is an actual excerpt from the patent…

       " In general, the present invention relates to a doll limb, such as a leg or arm, and a doll having such limb. More particularly, the present invention relates to a simply formed, life-like doll limb which is adapted to reproduce the natural movements and contours of a human limb and yet maintain a selected position. Although this invention is described with reference to “doll limbs” and “human limbs,” it is equally applicable to any artificial or toy animal limb. Consequently, such phrases are defined by applicant to include any animal limb, although the invention is particularly applicable to human limbs"…