US1147883A

US1147883A - Hobby-horse.

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Publication number: US1147883A
Application number: US84424214A
Authority: US
Inventors: Axel Olfort
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-06-10
Filing date: 1914-06-10
Publication date: 1915-07-27
Anticipated expiration: 1932-07-27

Description

A. OLFORT.

HOBBY HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10. m4.

Patented July 27, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

A. OLFORT.

HOBBY HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1914.

1,147,883. Patented July 27, 19-15;

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MHnaooeo v v a K A. OLFORT.

HOBBY HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, m4.

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Patented J 1 11y 27, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- anon AXEL OLFORT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HOBBY-HORSE.

Specification of Letters fatent.

Patented July 27, 1915..

Application filed June 10, 1914. Serial No. 844,242.

county of Cook, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hobby-Horses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to improvements in hobby-horses, and has for its object to so construct a device of this character that a person mounted upon the horse can cause the same to progress across the floor. I i

A further object of the invention is to so construct a hobby-horse thatthe rider, can cause the same to progress across the floor, which must be done cautiously, as another object of the invention is to construct the horse so that the same will under certain conditions apparently stumble, and at which time the tendency will be to unseat the rider.

lVith these and other objects in View, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described,.'cla-imed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device, showing the same in its normal position. Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the horse in the act of walking, parts thereof being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the device. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on line 44 ofFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a similar view on line 55 ofFig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view through the rear leg joint. Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation of the same. Fig. 8 is an enlarged. detall sectional view of one of the front leg joints. Fig. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawing. the numeral 1 designates a body, which is hollow and has at its forward end a neck section 2 pivotally mounted at 2. which is also hollow, and has at its forward end a socket to swivelly re ceive the head 3. said head being held in its proper position by the coil spring 4, which has one end connected interiorly of the head, and the other connected interiorly of the neck.

Pivotally connected to the neck section 2, as at 5, and upon opposite sides thereof are crank arms 5, the upper ends of which are provided with handles 6. The arms 7 of the crank shafts have their inner ends projected into the neck section 2. andare connected to the yokes 8 to which are pivotally connccted the forward ends of the rods 9, the rods being extended through the body portion and the rear end thereof being connected to the sections 10 of the rear legs 11 by coil springs 12. The sections 10 of the rear legs 11 are pivotally connected to the body by the shaft 18.

Crank sections 11 are provided and have their arms 15 pivotally connected to the shaft 16, said cranks being provided with arms 17 which are connected to the upper ends of the sections 18 of the fore-legs 19 above the pivot 2 by straps 22, said arms being also connected to the neck section 2 by coil springs 20 and 21. The spring 20 tends to pull the neck of the animal up wardly about its pivotal point 2' while the spring 21 tends to maintain the arm 17 in contact with the periphery of the disk on the end .of said neck.

The rods 9 are pivotally connected to the lower ends of the arms of the cranks 14 as at 14' so that when the rods are shifted forwardly, which is accomplished when the handles 6 are pulled rearwardly, the cranks will be oscillated about their pivots 16. The cranks 14 are oscillated so that the upper ends are swung rea-rwardly when the ban dles G are pulled rearwardly, thus the arms 17 are pulled rearwardly and the legs 19 swing forwardly about their pivots 2. It

first one leg to be advanced and then the other. It is to be noted thateach handle 6 is connected to the diagonally opposite crank 14:.

The leg sections 10 of the rear legs 11 are connected to the leg sections 23 by the hinge connection 24, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. said leg sections 23 having their lower ends provided with rubber buffers 25; similar buffer 26 being connected to the sections '27 of the fore-legs 19, which are hingedly connected to the leg sections 18. The hinge connections 24 include springs 28 which serve to yieldably connect the

leg sections

10 and 23 so that the sections can break at their .joints slightly during the progress of the horse. The forward movement of the lower sections 23. is limited by the contact of the shoulders 28 and 28", the former'beingon the sections 10 and the latter on the sections 23.

The leg sections 27 are provided with lugs 29, which are normally engagedby the slid ing latches 30 mounted inthe leg sections 18, said latches being connected to the lower ends of the links 31,- the upper ends of which are connected to the'handles 6 the cords 32, said cords being normallyv slack, but when the handles are moved: upwardly and the cords drawn taut the latches 30- will disengage the lugs 30, thus permitting the leg sections to break at their joints,

- after which they are returned to their normal position by the coil springs 32 which have certain of their ends connected to the leg sections 18 and their other ends to the leg sections 27. The lower ends of the leg sections 19 are {provided with cushions 33 so that when the legs break at their joints, the cushions will contact with the floor, thus relieving the jar and preventing injury to The body 1 has mounted thereon a sad 11116 3% for the rider, and flexibly connected to the forward end of the body are stirrups A series of for the feet of the rider. antifriction rollers 35 are mounted between thebody of the horse and the front and rear legs. j

In operationthe rider who is mounted in the saddle 34 pulls rearwardly on one of the handles 6 which, moves the yoke 8 to which the crank arm-7 is pivoted down -wardly. This operation pulls one of the links 9 forwardly "and oscillates the crank section 14 to which it is pivoted so that the arm 17 connected thereto is pulled rearwardly and the front leg 19 turned about its pivot 2 so that the lower portion of the said leg will be extended forwardly, it be-.

ing understood that the'weight of the rider is shifted simultaneously with this pulling action so that the weight is relieved from the front legs and is borne by the rear legs; Thespring 12 which is connected to one of the rear legs during the above described operation is extended'and therefore has a tendency to draw the rear leg to which l it is attached forwardly. The weight of wardly,

simultaneously, which causes both of the frontlegs to move forwardly and when the rider. is then shifted to the front legs or rear legs they are simultaneously drawn for-' wardly by the spring 12. Simultaneously with the pulling rearwardly of the levers 6 the neck of the horse is pulled upwardly and the head is oscillated about its pivot downwardly by virtue of the connection of tion as the forward legs .19 again'move into a vertical position. Should the above operation be carried out the horse will successfully proceed, however, should the levers 6 be raised-during the operation of the device so that the cords 32 will be drawntaut to operate the latch members 30 to move up the connections, between these latches and the projections 29 will be broken which will .cause the horses front legs to break at the knees and allow him to pitch forwardly upon his knees at which time'the rider isprecipitated upon the ground. It is to be understood that should only one of the levers 6 be lifted upwardly in an attempt to balance oneself,but one of the legs will be allowed tobreak' at the knee and the rider 5 will be pitched forwardly to the side. After the weight has been relieved from the front legs of the horse the springs 21 again return them to their normal position and automatically lock the upper sections 18 to the lower sections 27.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a hobby horse constructed in the manner above described and which will afiord constant amusement and can be used as a medium for initiating purposes into lodges or the like or the device may be used at entertainments.

In the modified form of the device the legs are pivoted to the body 37 of the device in a manner similar to that in which the legs are pivoted to the body of the device shown in Fig. 2. v

To the front legs38 below their pivotal points and forwardly thereof are attached coil springs 39 which are at their ends attached to the rear legs 39, at points below the pivotal points thereof and to the rear thereof.

In operatingthe device of this character it is only necessary to shift the weight rearwardly so that it will be supported entirely by'the rear legs 39 and'relieved from the front legs 38 at which time the levers 6 are operated to pull the front legs forwardly against the tension of the springs 39', the

body,

menses cranks, handles carried by the. neck, means.

connecting the handles and rods, means connecting the fore-legs when the handles are operated the fore-legs will be moved forwardly through the medium of said rods and simultaneous therewith the rear legs. V

2. A hobby-horse of the class described comprising a body, a neck carried by the body, fore and hind legs pivotally connected to the body, cranks pivotally mounted in the yokes pivotally supported by the neck, handles for operating the yokes, rods having their forward ends connected to the yokes and their rear ends yieldably connected to the rear legs and cranks, arms carried by the cranks and loosely connected to the fore-legs, whereby when the handles are operated the fore and hind legs and cranks will be simultaneously rocked, as and or the purpose set forth.

3. A hobby-horse comprising a body, fore and rear legs pivotally connected to the body, means for simultaneously swinging said legs to impart movement to the horse,

. said legs consistlng of jointed leg sections, the

lowermost leg section of the fore-legs being provided with lugs,

a sliding latch mounted in the uppermost leg sections of the forelegs for normally engaging the lugs, and

means for operating the latches to disengage and cranks, wherebythe lugs to permit the fore-leg sections to break at their joints, as and for the purpose set forth.

i. A hobby-horse comprising a body, a pair of legs pivotally connected to the sides thereof, a neck pivoted to said body portion, cranks connected to said legs, operating handles pivotally connected to said neck and to said cranks, the said legs comprising a plurality of sections pivotally connected together, means for locking the sections of the foremost legs together, and means connected to said operating handles and to said last mentioned means to operate the same.

5. In a hobby-horse, a body, legs pivotally connected to the sides of said body, a neck pivotally connected to said body portion and eiitending outwardly therefrom, a head pivotally secured to said neck, means for selectively operating the legs on either side of the body portion, and resilient means for returning said legs to their initial posia plurality