US1137772A - Mechanical eye. - Google Patents

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, Witnesses 1, A. MANNING. MECHANICAL EYE. APPLICATIUII FILED "IN; 12. 19M.

1, 1 37,772. Patented May 4, 1915.

Attorneys I. A. MANNING.

MECHANICAL EYE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I2. I914 3, 11,772, Patented May 4, 1915.

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Inventor Jwgafiji/lhm I by s V t Attorneys J. A. MANNING.

MEGHMHCAL EYE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 12. 1914.

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nve'ntor Attorneys J. A. MANNING.

MECHANICAL EYE. I APPLICATION men was 12. 1914;

Patented May 4, 1915.

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S meifica'ifion of Letters Patent. Pate t d :M .3 1915 Application filed nine 12., 1914. Serial a...

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrn A. MANNING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and Late of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Mechanical Eye, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in mechanical eyes, and more especially to eyes for use in connection with dolls or other toy animals or manikins, one object of the present invention, being the provision of an eye supporting member having a plurality of co-acting attaching means for engagement with the head to which it is connected so that the support carrying the eye will be rigidly secured in place and be more durable than the forms of me c hapical eyes now used. i

A further object of the present invention is the provision of a metal eye, the parts of which are preferably stamped and attached together by cooperating means, thus producing an exceedingly durable as well as an inexpensive mechanical eye, and one which may be attached in place without the necessity of producing an opening in the top of the head of the object as is the usual practice.

With the foregoing and btlier objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein d'sclosed can be made within i Fig.

the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a sectional view taken through a doll head adjacent one eye aperture thereof with the preferred form of mechanical eye in vertical section. 2 is a rear plan view of the mechanical eye as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the adjaccnt portion of the doll head. Fig. 4 1s a perspective view of the rear plate of the mechanical eye. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the shield support for the mechanical eye.

Fig. 6 is avertical central sectional View through a modified form of mechanical eye.

elevation of still eye showing two for movement in and 9 are detail views of parts unison. v Fig-11 is a View similar to Fig. 10 of still another modified form, the eyes bemg mounted for independent swinging movement. Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 10 of still another modified form, the eyes being connected for both sleep-- mg and wide awake as well as for side glancing movements and for move ment in unison. Fig. 13 is a front perspective view of the supportingmember for the eyes illustrated in Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a longitudinal section through the bar for corn meeting the eyes in Fig.12 for simultaneous movement. Fig. 15 is a vertical section through a metallic doll head showing the method of attaching the support thereto. Fig. 18 is a rear elevation of another modi fied form of mechanical eyes carried by the supporting member, as illustrated in Fig. 13. Fig. 17 is a top plan view thereof, the

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eyeball portion of the eye being .shown in dotted lines. Figs. 18, 19, 20and 21 are per spective views of details thereofl 22 is a V ew similar to Fig; 16 of stil another modified form of mechanical eye. 28 s a top plan view thereof, a. portion ofuthe supporting member only. be n illustrated. Referring to the drawings, designates the doll head which may be taken indicative of any head to which mechanibal eyes are to be attached, a concaved metal support 1, which is preferably nude of stamped metal being provided with the eye aperture are alinement with the eye aperture of the doll head, there being formed from the metal adjacent the opening 2, the forward tangs 3 and the rear tangs 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, there being two of each of these. In

assembling the present support 1, the tangs are pressed to engage the solid portion of the head adjacent the eye opening and the cementitious material. 7 and 8 is then rounded out and about the tangs adjacent the doll head so as to incase the tangs and ce the adjacent portion ofthe support around the eye opening 2 thereof so as to produce a reinforcement about the support and the adjacent portion of the eye aperture of the doll head H, to thus rigidly secure the support in place so that the same willnot be accidentally removed due to the dropping or sudden jarring of the doll head. Two apertured lu'gs'G are carried by the support 1, the purpose of which will presently appear.

The mechanicaleye as illustrated in'Figs. 1 to 4, consists of the semi-spherical ineptthe .eye and is held in 5 member 9 bymeans of the bent tangs 10,

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impart a glancing the two eyes, a pivoting 4:0

' provided with the prongs or tangs 30, which bent upon and engage the eyein the desired position.

her 9 carrying thetangs or prongs 10 formed at the. edge thereof and with the projecting lip 11. A plate 12 constitutes theback of engagement with the.

' the plate, being provided with the twoin- Wardly projecting lips or flanges 13 and 1 1, in 'the apertures of which are-mounted the pintles le 16 connected to the lugs of the plate"- l7','. sai..d,plate .17 being provided with the oppositely extending arms 18 carrying the pins 19 which are adaptedto fit within --'the -apertured lugG of the support 1 and thud-support the eye member. for vertical swingi movement. The pintles and 16 p'rdyldea means whereby mounted for horizontal or glancing move.- ment. swiveling pin 20 is connected cen;

17 and swingingly at- 21. thereto, said lever being for the sliding reception of taches the lever .apertured at 22 the lug 230i the plate 12. It will thus 'beseen' that as the lever21 is swung horizon tally, that the engagement thereof withthe lug 23 will impart a horizontal swinging movement to the mechanical eye upon. the axis formed by the pins movement to the eye. A lug 25 is formed upon the backing 12 so'as te -limit the downward movement of the mechanical eye when the eye is in full open position. i a In order to assist in'causing the eye memberto move by gravity, either to produce the openor closed condition or -tl.e glar ing condition, a weight 26 is carried by the lever 21, the same being set therein, while in'order to produce a unitary action between pin or rivet 27 titted in'the lower end of the lever .21 is attached to the wrod 28, which is similarly connected to the other-eye.

In the-form of eye shown in Figs. 6

, through '9, the eye is made of semi-spherical sections 29' and 31, the member 29 being are adapted to be member 31 to maintain position shown in Fig. 6.

is provided with the lug 32, which limits the movement of the eye when the head is tilted to the rear to produce the sleeping efiect','while the pintles 32 formed integral therewith are adapted to it within the apertured lugs 6 of the shield supporting member 1. This eye is constructed for only the sleeping and wide awake efiect. A weight 33 is attachedto andcarried by the rear section 31 at a pointto assist in holding the A plate 35: is

formedintegral with the member of the eye and. depends downwardly hav ng attached thereto in'one ir stance, the pivot 37 for pivotally the parts in the the eye member is 15. and 16 tothus- The member 31 properly attach and mount. the lever connectin .the double lu edv g at) which is similar to the lever 21 heretofore:

3 plate 35 in place for the slidingreception of the free end. of the rod 28, the other end of which is connected to. the plate 3 1 of the other eye similarly to the connectionthereof to the lever 21, as heretofore described.

In the. fornrot mechanical eye'as shown in 10,.the member 29 is a hollow semispherical member made of stamped-metal, the same having the integral lugs or pintles 32 for fitting in the ape rtured lug 6 of the shield 1, an arm or lug 37 being provided at the upper edge and carrying the weight 3? which assists the arm 38 and the weight "39 for imparting-the desired vertical swinging movement to the'eye. A' rod 28 is pivotal'ly connectedby the rivet 27 to one of the arms 38-while a double lugged swiv-' eled member 35 which issimilar to the member 35 is connected to the arm 38 of the other eye'ior properly connecting the rod 28 sothat the eyes will move in unison. By providing this particular swivel connection for the rod 28, it isnot essential that the two supports 1 must be in exactly the same alinement, due to the peculiar shape of the headof the toy to whichthe eye isattached, as the swivel connection 27 and the double lugged member 35' take care of any. inequalities. e

' In the, form of mechanical eye shown in Fig. 11, the support 1 is constructed similar to the other supports of the apertured lugs 6 while the eye-member has the forward portion 29" constructed similar to the member 29, of Fig. 6, a round back 31 similar to the back 31' being provided .andhav'ing an inverted weight-33 and a pendant '34, the rod 28 being'dispensed with 'so that the eyes-have independent swinging movements. These eyes are constructed merely for the wide awake and sleeping effect and similar to that shown in Fig. 6.

In the form of eye shown in Figs. 12, 13 and 14, a single supporting member 40'for both mechanical eyes is provided, the same being provided with the apertured lugs 41, the purpose of, which wil presently appear, and with a plurality of tangs or prongs 43 adiacent the eye apertures 42, and the cen-' I when this support 1S'.-

tral prongs 4%. Thus positioned in place, the tangs 43 engage the head adjacent the eye apertures thereof, while thetangs .44 engage the head at the rear of the nose bridge, cement being applied to properly hold the support 4;.0 in place. By this means, which are similar to the structure shown in Fig. 1, are in proper adjusted position after the supthe eye members.

assembled upon the support and port i0 is attached to the head. In this 1nstance,'a plate 17 having the pintles 19, engages the apertured lugs 41 and extends at the rear of both of the eye members 9,

the swiveling rivets 20 being-provided to I ha ' -described, while -"the swiveling rivet 2-7 is attached-to {the lower/end "\ofjthe respective levers and forms a 'pivoting conneetion between the bar 45 and the 're'speetive eye-mem- '5 ber's, sothat'bothjieye members will move in imison "1a produce; the wide awake and sleep-- ing effect and, the side*g'lanci'ng eifect'. The.

other details of this feye-a-re asparticularly set forth relative'ito Fig. '1 through Fig. 4,

1a and-need-not'be describediin' detail."

in the. formpf eye shown-in Fig-1'15, the

doll" head H" is edema of sheet metal, the 5 shield 1" in this instance {being I provided with the aperture 2*," there being no tangs .su'ch as-3 and 4 provided-hut the metal of i the doll headas-at 46 is spun'backwardly and around'the' rim "of the aperture?- f the support 1 ,:"to-thus 'fixedly attach: t e support .to 'themetal doll head. Bythis" means aneat finish looking from the face which the support 1 is rigidly secured in 'place for the proper support of any of the respective eyes either'for the-wide awake or sleeping. efi'ect-or for the side glancing effect.

' As illustratedin Figs.,-16'through 21, the

gs upporting member 40', whi'ch is similar to Y the-supporting member 40-of Fig. 12, is

' provided with the apertured lugs ll While '80 the eye'carrying bar or member. 47 is pro- ;v1de d with the oppositely disposed. pintles Q for mounting. within the lugs 41 so that thememberl47 may be permitted a vertical movement. This member,- as

010 1 withiithe'bent portions .48 and 49 to accommodate-as will later appear the sidewise or gQaneingmovement of the eye members 67. Formed integralwith the member 47 and 40 depending therefrom is [a' plate 51 whose lower end is provided with the two ofiset tende inflopposite directions to fit Within the'apertured. lug 68 of the eye'carr'y ng member 67-, so that the eye carrying member may have, the glancing efi'ect "imparted h i'thereto. i

.. body. of the lever for insertion within the 580 point the same i is pivotedfl'foi' horizontal swinging movement,'and prov1ded with a pin 60 which extends through the .arcuate slot54 whilein the lower end is provided the weight 61,-the said lever 58 being extendthrough the slot 53 which lirjmts-th'e S1de side ofjthe headfis' provided and one in arlyillustra in is Provided The plate or lever 58 is provided with the" :T-s'haped head 59 bent at right angles to'the' key hole slot ',of;the' member 47, at which .wise movement thereof. The pin 60 enters the aperture 62 of the eye actuating bar 64, th1s bar- 64:; being provided with the hooked 'ends 65 which fit within the aper'tu'red lugs 66"of.the eyecarrying member 67, so that when the lever 58 is tilted in either direction, the eye member 65 will be operated so as to lugs 68'and-pins 57 to impart a glancing "sheet to the semi-spherical eyeball carrying portion It will thus be seen that-When the lever 58 1s tllted at either side, that both eye members will have the glancing effect imparted thereto, While when the head of the doll is reclined to 'a sleeping position, 'the member 47 carrying the eyes and the other parts will tilt to produce the sleeping effect in the mechanical eyes.

In the form ofmechanical eyes shown in Figs. 22 and 23, the support 40 which is similar tothesupport 40, is provided with the apertured lugs il 'which receives the said member .70 being provided with two concaved portions .71 which constitute the rear portions of the eyes, the forward portions 75, of which are secured thereto as in the other forms,- there being formed integral with the member 70 intermediate of its length an a'ctuatingvdepending portion 73 carrying the Weight 74:. In this structure, the eye members are only permitted the What is claimed is: 1. The combination with an imitation pintles 72of the eye carrying bar 70, the

head having an eye aperture, of a mechanical eye, including a support'carrying an eye member, clamping two diametrically disposed vmeans carried by the support for gripping the rim of the eye aperture of the head to hold the support relatively to the. eye aperture, and a cementitious material covering theclampingmea-ns and adhering to the 'head and support to augment the attachment of the supportto the head.

2. Amiecha-niczil; eye, including a support having two eye apertures therethrough, two apertured lugs carried by the support oneat each endthereof, means carried by the support adjacent'the eye apertures for engag' ing an imitation head, means carried-by the support intermediate of the eye apertures for engaging the imitation head, and two.

eye. members swingingly mounted the "apertured lugsfor movement in unison.

3. A'meehanical eye,'including a support having two eye apertures therethrough, two

apertured' lugs carried .by' the support one the support intermediate of the eye ap'ei 'turesfor engagingzthe im'itation head,*a-

. late 'pivotally mounted infithe apertured ugs for vertical swinging: mo m Q 91 eye membersetteehedithereto. for movement [therewith and for independent horizontal swinging movement; two, levers 'swingingly' ,cenneeted to" the p1atejadjacent the: respecv spective. eye mei'nb er whereby horizontal swinging movement imparted toflthe' lever eyesof the ey'e members.

4. The Combination with an imitation will. impart 'a g1eneing. movement to both head, having' a-n eye aperture; and a -meehanieel eye including a support carrying an. eye memher, .twe. pairs of pl n dj Li m:

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- metrically disposed and carried by the e port, said prongs being shaped to'fit'up'on l and clamp" the edge 6f the head adjacent the y Y j, opposite sides of the eye aperture-t0 main-i. y. tain' the'supporttothehead, and a-eementitious materialceverin'gt e prongs and rein forcing the portion 'of the head "Intestnneny thetlj'elaim thejf ore geing as myown, I haveher'eto eflixedmysi'gne 725.. i e tureiin the presence of twolwi'tnesses;

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