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US1146700A
US1146700A US87628214A US1914876282A US1146700A US 1146700 A US1146700 A US 1146700A US 87628214 A US87628214 A US 87628214A US 1914876282 A US1914876282 A US 1914876282A US 1146700 A US1146700 A US 1146700A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H11/00—Self-movable toy figures
    • A63H11/18—Figure toys which perform a realistic walking motion

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  • the invention relates to spring motor actuated toys, and its object is to provide a new and improved animated toy, preferably simulating ⁇ a human being oran animal, and arranged'to creep or walk along a floor, ta-l ble xor other support.
  • -f i In ord'erto accomplish the ldesired result, use is made of 'a' driven crank shaft'andfour angular levers having depending members and longitudinal members, the latterjbeing pivotally connected with'the cranks yof the said shaft, the levers 1being mounted krto swing and to slide on fixed pivots, and the depending members of the said levers being adaptedto travel on a floor, table or other support.
  • Figure 1 is a pe1'spective ⁇ -view ofthe animated toy simulating a creepingjbabyf, Fig. f
  • FIG. 2 is a similar viewof the animated toy simulating a ,walking animal;
  • Fig. i 3 l isy an en# larged side elevation Vof vrtheactuating mechanism .with onesideof the framelorrcasing removed;
  • Fig. 'i is asectional side eleva-y tion of the sameon the linel--i ⁇ of Fig.y 5; and
  • Fig. 5 is'fa sectional plan view of the same on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4.
  • the hollow, ,body A ofthe animated toy may be r'of any approved shape, for instance, .v asshown in Fig. l, the saidVbo'dyfA simuvy lates a creeping baby having ⁇ articulated arms A l and bent legs A2, of which The hands are approximately spread"r out y'hori- Zontally and extendin the same'plane with the knees -ofthe" legs, and thep' hands and knees are preferably;provided at the under sidek withrubber pads A3, ⁇ A, ⁇ adapted to' Contacty witha floor, tablel or other surface along which the baby "is toereep'.' ⁇
  • the hollow body A as shown 2, simulates a walking animal havingarticulate'd front legs A5 and hind legsl A6, preferablyy provided at the solesoffthe ,feetwithfrub-y ber pads A'I and A8, adapted tocontact with a liioor, table or other surface along which the
  • a frame or casing B provided with a central compartment B and two side compartments B2, and in the rear end of the said frame or casing B is journaled a winding-up shaft C for winding up a springD secured at its inner end to the saidshaft C and fastened at its outer end to the bottom of the frame or casingy B.
  • One endl of the shaft C extends through the c'orrespondingside of the body A to the outsidefof the'latter, and the outer end'of this shaft@ is made polygonal for the application of a key E to permit of turning lthe shaft Cvwith a view to wind up the spring D.
  • crank arms G and G2 are connected with longitudinal members II of levers I-Ihaving depending members H2 to which the arms of the baby or the front legs AA5 of-the animal are secured.
  • Each lever II is provided with an upwardly and rearwardly inclined slot IIS engaged by ⁇ a pivot pin I secured to the casing By within the ,corresponding outer compartment B2.
  • crankarms G and G2 are also pivotally connected with longitudinal members J of levers I having depending members J2 attached to the legsA2 of the baby or the rear legsA of the animal.
  • the upper-end of eachlever VJ vis provided with a forwardly and ,upwardly extending slotJ3 into which projects a'pivot pin I attached tothe frame or casing within the corresponding outer compartment B2.
  • Ther depending membersILI2 and J 2 are slightly bentk outwardlysoas tol give the desired stability tothe animated Atoy..
  • crank arms G yand G2 impart a rocking motion to tlie'levers H and J, and at ther same time impart a sliding motion to the said levers on the pivot pins I and I.
  • the crank arms G and kG2 extend diametrically one relatively to the other so ythat the movement given toy other rear lever J.
  • An animated toy providedl with a posi- ⁇ tively driven crank shaft, levers arranged in pairs one pair on each side of the toy, the levers having depending members and longitudinally-extending members, the longitudinal members of each pair of levers being connected with the said crank shaft, and fixed pivotson which the said levers are mounted to swing and to slide.
  • the levers having depending members engaging the said limbs and they levers having longitudinal members connected with the said crank shaft, the upper ends of the levers being provided with slots and pivots fixed on the said frame and engaging the said slots.
  • An animated toy comprising a body, front and rear limbs pivotally and slidably mounted in the body, the rear limbs being bent and means for operating the limbs, the operatingjmeans'being so ,arranged in the body as to overbalance the rear end relative to the ⁇ front end, whereby thek front limbs will be lifted and moved forwardly and the rear bent limbs dragged forwardly.
  • An animated toy comprising a body having movablefront and rear pairs of articulated limbs, a spring motor mounted in the rear end of the said body to overbalance the rear end relative to the front end of the body, a transverse crank shaft journaled on the said frame and driven from the said motor, and levers mounted to swing and tol slide bodily on the said frame, the said levers being pivotally connected with the said crank shaft and rigidly with the said limbs tocausethe rear limbs to drag over a support and the front legs to vexecute a step motion.
  • a driven shaft hav- 'l ing crankarms at its ends, and front and the front limbs having upwardly and rearwardly inclined slots and the rear limbs having upwardly and forwardly inclined slots, 15 the said slots receiving the pivot pins.
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US2888776A (en) * 1957-03-28 1959-06-02 Sauer Jack Vertically movable doll

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US2888776A (en) * 1957-03-28 1959-06-02 Sauer Jack Vertically movable doll

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