US1147978A - Toy bank. - Google Patents

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J, SCHMITT." TOY BANK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1914.

Patefited Jlily 27, 1915.

IIIIIIIIIIIIIII V /794 7 11mm J y W Attest- UNITED STATES A N OFFICE.

Joniv w. scmvrrrzr, or NEw You at TOY BANK.

TgaZZ whom it may] concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. SCI'IMrrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at the borough of Brooklyrnin the city of'New' iYork, county of Kings, and'State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Toy 'Banks,"'of which the In toy banks of' the type to "which my inven'tion relates, the 'obj'ect-soughtto be attained is'the encouragement of the habit of saving in the young by providing a bank' structure. the operation of which, upon the insertion of a com therein, will be amusl'ng or grotesque. I

A bank made in accordance with my in- "ention embodies a casing so constructed as to simulate the head and shoulders of a human being, and having mounted thereina simple mechanism Wl1lCl'1-'Wlll, when a:

coin is'deposited in the bank, be'so actuated as to sunultancously changethe expression ner to amuse, and to arouse the interest of the user. The arrangement of the mech- I anism is such that the effect produced will vary in accordance with the sizes of-difi'erent coins deposited. The mechanism for actuating the tongue and eyes, is simple in design, maybe readily assembled in the bank casing, and, in addition to securing the effect of a change in facial expression of the casing, will protect the coin slot and the mouth opening in a manner to prevent the removal of coins from the bank therethrough. The various parts are overbal: anced in such a way as to dispense with the use of springs and hence the mechanism cannot be so disarranged as to clog the coin slot or permit the coin to be withdrawn therethrough. V a

A bank made in accordance with my invention may be inexpensively produced, is

attractive in appearance and affords con,

siderable amusement when a coin is deposited therem.

The invention consists primarily 1n a toy bank embodying therein an outer casing,- simulating the head of a human. being, hav

Specification of Letters Patent. Pia t 3, 1 '(;"3 1 July 27, 1915,

Application filed November 2 4, 1914; Ser'ia1No.'873,681.

ing a plurality of openings indicating' an open 'mouth, and eye-sockets, and a slot adapted to receive a coin, a rock-shaft mounted within said casing having three "divergent arms, a segmental plate located adjacent the eye-socket openings, carried by "one of said arms, said plate having indicatedthereonua plurality of pairs of eyeball-s, a flap simulating the human tongue pivotally "mounted upon another ofsaid -arms, and.--pro3ect1ng-.:thr0ugh said mouth open1ng,-a.:cam carried-by the remammg arm-and extending along and closing aportion of said slot'and-means limiting the oscillatory movementof said shaft; and in such other-nogel features of construction and combination of parts asare hereinafter set forthh-anddescribed and more particularly-pointed out in the claims hereto appended. 1 i

Referring to the drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevation in perspective of a bank-embodying my invention; Fig. 2 1s a longitudinal'vertical section therethrough; Fig; 3 is a cross-section thereof; Fig. 4 is a detail view of the eye-plate; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of a'portion of the casing showing one of the bearings for therock-shaft.

Likeletters refer to likeparts throughout of the eyes'and project the tongue in a Zmanthe severalviews. I

- of different denominations may be deposited in the banks The sections a-b upon oppositesides of theslot section thereof are provided with projecting tongues ff which tongues. are adapted to, proj eel: beyond their respective casing section and.,within the other sectionendthus form a continuous guide-way adjacent. said slotwithin said casing, and also astop shoulder, the purpose of which will mor e fully appear hereinafter. The section a upon each sid' thereof is also provided with a slotted b 55 g forming a part-of a bearing for a rock-shaft h which carries-themovable parts of the bank mechanism. The section b is provided on each side thereof with a tongue g adapted to enter the slot of the cooperating boss g'and complete the bearing for said shaft.

5 The shaft h has mounted thereom and which is supported in close proximity to the frhnt wall ofg-thezcasinga in a..I'nanner-to -"'closethe eye soeket open ings= d-d., The

' min {7' has pirota-lly connected therewit'lrone fen-d of it lia' p so for-med :as to; simulate; the

- human to'ngiid the. other end ofsaid flap g innnia'llyprojecting partially-through land "resting: (upOn-wthe =1n'outl ..opening The tl'rir'd minik is provided with-aea'ni n propjecting along and'zclosihgwa portion of the l,

projcct-ing 'shoulderam/ adapted: itoz-v abut against the end iof=oneof the-tongues .f-Tf

- 4 -The various a rm's: and the .parts carried-thereby', are-so overbalanced by the plate l as to -normally maintain: the pajrtsain "the position shown:inbfullllineslin Fig. 2.:

"and thus linfit ethe osci'l-latory inoyement. of.

"i @ne of the:sectionsgzasmyis provided. with tongues 0 at opposite sides of theibottom-i thereof to lacili-tatetheassembling-of these;-

" *tir'o sectious.

' Suit-able means :bywhich the bank maybe ''opened -"'f1u" the purpose of ipci'mittin-g the v remo'vfal :ot' the.- coins" are 'prov-id'ed,=- this- 1neai'1s iiutlie f'orm o-f'the invention shown in thedrawings, being the :screw -'threaded.

b'ossip rarriedby' the: section.a,.-and the screw q passingth'roughmn opening-in, and-"- engaging, the section b cooperating With'the 4U screw threads 'in said boss.-' Any other de-J sired means for openin-g the bank may, -ho\ve\ 'er, be provided without departing from my invention and the'mea ns for securing 'sa'id sections 'a b together may 'be m'odilied as required by the'particular man- '"fncn'utilized frmpermitting the opening of "thcjbank'.

The operation of the herein described banlt is substantially as follows: As acoin Maser-ted through the coin slot' 6-6, the

edge of the coin \\'il'l"'engag'e, the cam n and t'lirougli'the arnr k,oscillate-theshaft h toan extent determined by the diameter of the "c'onrmsert'ed. \Yhenthe greatest diameter 5 5 of'the coin passessai d ca'in,'1tdrops into the i m'g "With tlre'oseillation oftheshaft yr f' 'h, 'ttlf e plate '2 is raised through the oscillation ""offie Y between the tongue "through the opening .3. prioyable therewith, threev arms i j7c arj' ranged at substantially 90 apart.'"-'The' arm '1. has mounted thereon: asegmental plate l .the eye-socket. openings d(l,

will be projected but slightly. inserted-the eyes will rolllup and the tongue give the effect of surprise and-the .nwi-ll be projected -to:.its .-fullextent, By vary-ingithearrangement ,of the indicated eyearrn z'jgand the to'ng'ueflap m is thrust r ll \i"throu'gh the mouth opening 0 v "t lafeon'tact of the arm-j.- The locai'ti'on o the p late'fi v'ill cause it to act as alril' t h fanll hound emu- 1 the front of.

" it \iou'ld Rtrike the bottom of The pivotal connections flap m and the arm it: cause a roll to the tongue as it is projected As the plate Z is es 'cillating, the position of the eye-balls indicated thereon will be varied in relation to the extent of said variation being determined by the diameter of the coin inserted, -If a one cent mouth opening 0.

; piece bejinserted in the lslot the upper part Y indicating the eyeballsovill-be elevated and a plain portion of-tlie plate will be exposed, thus giving the appearance of merely closing. the-eyes. Meanivhileithe tongue flap m If a dime be \villbe-but slightlyprojectedt I f afire cent piece be inserted, theelon'er set of eye-balls nvill be exposed toward the bottom of the 'i0yQ SOCkQt/S and the tongue will be projected to a greater extent; jVhile, ifa quarter be inserted, the loive1; set of eyes will I, be

brought. in full; vie\v,;raised slightly so as to, tongue balls upon the platdwarious elfects may be osecured all-of whichfhowever, ivillbe similar in the respect'thatx there will be a simultaneous projection of the tongueandamovement of" the eyessimultaneously therewith.

In the .form of; the invention showin the casing vmisso modeled asto give a normal pleased-expresssion to the face, the general effect of'this expression, however, being yaried-byv the movement ofthe plate Z and tonguemfiap y Immediately 'qu'pon-lthe escape of coin passed the greatest diameter ofthe coin slot, there is a. tendency of: the rock-shaft 7b to return to its normal position, whicli tend'ency is sufficiently great to cause the cam,

- in acting uponth'e upper periphery of thev coin, to force the coin from the fingers.

It will be observed-that the arm L carrying the cam '21, projects rearwardly of the easing so as to secure the desired direction of movement of allof the parts. carried by the shaft h; It will also be observed that said ca m has movement'in the Way formedvby the projections and that one of these projections by reason of the engagement therewith of the shoulder n on saidcam fixes-the normal position of the shaft and the-parts controlled thereby.

By providing a bearing formed of the slotted: boss g carried :by one section of the casing and the cooperating tongue g carried by the other section thereof, all of the movable parts may be readily assembled in the section a and the other section 7/.inay..l e NH sembled in tl1estruct1.1re.without likelihood of 'disturbingvthe relation oi parts aml-u'hen so{assen 1bled will maintain tlns L'GlzltlOll;

in the form of theinvention shown, to

open the bank it is necessary to merely recountered by even the most unskilled, in re assembling the device.

The different arcs described by the arms 15 and j and the manner of mounting the flap m on the latter, will cause the plate Z to have relatively greater movement than the said flap m. s

It is not my intention to limit the invention to the precise details of construction shown in the accompanying drawings, it being apparent that such may be. varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to have protected by Letters Patent is v 1. A toy bank embodying therein a casing simulating the head of ahumanbeing, said casing having therein a plurality of openings indicating respectively an open mouth and eye-sockets, and a slot adapted to receive a coin, a shaft mounted within said casing, three divergent arms carried by said shaft, said arms being operatively connected whereby they will have simultaneous movement, a segmental plate carried by one of said arms and located adjacent said eyesocket openings, said plate having indicated thereon a plurality of eye-balls adapted to be successfully brought in a position where they will be exposed through said eye-socket openings, a flap simulating the human tongue pivotally mounted upon another of said arms and normally projecting into, and resting upon. the edge of, said mouth opening, a cam carried by the remaining arm and extending along and closingva portion of said coin slot, and means limiting the oscillatory movement of said arms.

2. A toy bank embodying therein a casing simulating'the head of a human being, said casing having therein a plurality of openings indicating respectively an open mouth and eye-sockets, and a slot adapted to rev ceive a coin, a shaft mounted within said casing, parallel projections carried by said casing on opposite sides of said coin slot whereby a way is formed Within said casing and below said slot, three divergent arms carried by said shaft, said arms being operatii'ely connected whereby they will have simultaneous movement, a segmental plate carried by one of said armsand located adjacent said eye-socket openings, said plate having indicated thereon a plurality of eyeballs adapted to be successively brought in a position where they will be exposed through said eye-socket openings, .7 a flap simulating the human tongue pivotally mounted upon another of said arms and normally projecting into, and resting upon the edge of, said mouth opening, a cam carried by the remaining arm projecting into said way and closing a portion of said coin slot,

and means limiting the oscillatory movement of said arms.

3. t A toy bank embodying therein a casing formed of two separable sections and simulating a human head, said casing having therein a plurality of openings indicating respectively an, open mouth and eye sockets, and a slot adapted to receive a coin, oppositely disposed slotted bosses on one of said sections, oppositely disposed tongues adapted to enter the slot in said bosses respectively on the other section,'a shaft having its end mounted in bearings formed by said bosses and said tongues, three divergent arms carried by said shaft, said arms being operatively connected whereby they will have simultaneous movement, a segmental plate carried by one of said arms and located adjacent said eye-socket openings, said plate having indicated thereon a plurality of eyeballs adapted to be successively brought in a position where theywillbe exposed through said eye-socket openings, a flap .simulating the human tongue pivotally mounted upon another of said arms and normally projecting into, and resting upon the edge of, said mouth opening, a cam carried by the 'r'maining arm and extending along and closing a portion of said coin slot, and means limiting the oscillatory movement of said arms.

4. A toy bank embodying therein a casing formed of two separable sections and simulating a human head, said casing having therein a plurality of openings indicating respectively an open mouth and eyesockets, and a slot adapted to receive a coin, oppositely disposed .slotted bosses on one of said sections, oppositely disposed tongues adapted to enter the slots in said bosses respectively on the other section, a shaft having its end mounted in bearings formed by said bosses and said tongues, parallel projections carried by said casing on opposite sides of said coin slot whereby a way is formed withir said casing and below said slot, three divergent arms carriedby said shaft, said arms being operatively connected whereby they will have simultaneous movement, a segmental plate carried by one of said arms and located adjacent said eye-socket 0pen ings, said plate having-indicated thereon a arms and normally projecting into, and resting upon the ed e of, said mouth opening,

a cam carried by t e remaining arm projecting into said Way and closing a portion of sai coin slot, and means limiting the oscillatory movement of said arms. I 5. A toy bank embodying therein a casing formed'oftwo separable sections and simulatin a human head, said casing having therein a plurality of openings indicating res ectively an open mouth and eye-sockets, an a slot adapted to-receivea coin, oppositely disposed slotted bosses. on one of said sections, oppositely disposed tongues adapted to enter the slots in said bosses respectively on the other section, a rock-shaft having its end mounted in bearings formedby said bosses and said tongues, parallel projections carried by said casing on opposite sides of said coin slot whereby a way 1sformed within. said casing and below said slot, three divergent arms carried by said shaft carried by and movable with said shaft, a segmental plate carried by one of said arms and located adjacent said eyesocket openings, said late having indicated thereon a plurality o? eye-balls adapted to be successfully brought in a position where they will be ex osed through said eye-socket openings, a ap simulating the human tongue pivotally mounted upon another of said arms and normally rojecting into and resting upon the edge 0E said mouth open ing, a cam carried by the remaining arm projectlng into said way and closin a portion of said coin slot, and means imiting the oscillatory movement of said arms.

In witness whereof'I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence of two subscribin witnesses, this 19th day'of November, 191 JOHN SCHMITT.

Witnesses: I F. T. WENTWORTH,

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