US1248072A - Figure wheeled toy. - Google Patents

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FIGURE WHEELED TOY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 9, 1917.

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Application filed May 9, 1917. Serial Ito. 167,308.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that T, FRANK R. CARDINAL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Holyoke, in the county of Hampden E and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and Tm roved Figure Wheeled Toy, of which the ollowing is a full, clear, and exact description. The invention relates to toys of the ani- 16 mated figure type actuated by a spring motor.

The details of construction, arrangement and operation of the invention are as hereinafter described and particularly specified 16 in the claim. 4

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the toy simulating a pig and with parts of the body shown in elevation and parts of 26 the frame broken out: and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same with parts of the body broken out.

The body is made hollow and its head 11 is connected by a flexible neck 12 with 23 the body to allow movement of the head, as hereinafter more fully explained. The flexible connection 12 is preferably made of leather or a similar flexible material, and which forms the covering for the body 10.

to The head- 11 is also interiorlyconnected with the body by a hinge 13, the pintle 14 of which is disposed upward to allow the head to swing sidewise. The fore legs 16 and 17 I and the hind legs 18 and 19 are preferably 36 made hollow, and are flexibly connected with the body by a covering of leather or a similar material which forms a continuation of the covering. By the arrangement described, the legs 16, 17, 18 and 19 can read- 46 ily swing forward and backward to imitate walking or "running of the animal. Through the fore legs 16 and 17 extend levers 20, 21, and through the hind legs 18 and 19 extend levers 23, 24, and the upper ends of the I at levers 20 and 21 are mounted to swing independently one .of the other on a pivot pin 25 held on'a frame 26 located within the said body 10 and attached thereto. The upper ends of the levers 23 and 2 1 for the 66 hind legs 18 and 19 are mounted to swing one independently of the other on a pivot 27 mounted at the rear portion of the frame 26.

The fore le s 16 and 17 are connected at or near their crum ends with the levers 20 66 and 21 by transverse pins 28, and similar pins 29 connect the hind legs 18and 19 with their levers 23 and 24:. The levers 20 and 21 i are provided near their fulcrum ends with angular offsets 30 and 31 connected by links 32 and 33 with cranks 3 1,35 of a crank shaft 36 journaled in the frame 26. The levers 23, 2d are provided near their upper ends with angular arms 37, 38 pivotally connected by links 39.- and 4:0 with the cranks 34: and above mentioned. The cranks 3d and 35 extend diametrically opposite each other and hence the corresponding levers 20 and 23 move simultaneously with each other in the same direction and in an opposite direction to the movement given to the levers 21 and 24 connected by the links 33 and 40 with the crank 35. On the crank shaft 36 is secured a pinion in mesh with a gear wheel 46 mounted to rotate loosely on a transversely extending shaft 47 journaled in suitable bearings arranged on the frame 26. On the shaft 47 is secured a ratchet wheel d3 engaged by a spring-pressed pawl 49 fulcrumed on the gear wheel 46. A helical spring 50 is secured at its inner end on the shaft 47 and at its outer end to thefraine 26, the said spring, the shaft 47, the gear wheel Adfthe ratchet wheel d8 and the pawl {19 constitute a spring motor for driving the crank shaft 36. One end 51 of the spring motor shaft 47 is made polygonal and ex tends through an opening 52 formed in one side of the body 10 to permit the user to apply a key for winding up the spring 50 whenever it is desired to do so.

In order to insure a uniform running of the spring motor, use is made of a governor driven from the crank shaft 36. For this purpose the crank shaft 36 is provided with a gear wheel 61 in mesh with a gear wheel 62 secured .on a shaft 63 journaled in the frame 26. On the shaft 63 is secured a worm wheel 64 in mesh with a vertically disposed worm 65 having its shaft 66 journaled on the frame 26. The shaft 66 is provided with vanes or wings 67 adapted to be engaged by the angular end 70 of a stopping lever 71 pivoted on the rear end of the frame 26 and extending downwardly and rearwardly through a slot formed in the body of the animal between the hind legs 18 and 19. Normally the stopping lever 71 holds the governor 60 and consequently the motor against running, and when the lever 71 is swung with its outer end in a forward direction then the arm 70 disengages the corresponding vane 67 to allow the' governor to run by the action of the spring 50. It is understood that when the motor is running a rotary motion is given to the crank shaft 36 whereby the links 32,

33, 39 and 40 impart a swinging movement to the levers 20, 21, 23,724 to propel the animal in a forward direction. In order to insure this movement, the following arrangement is made: The lower end of each of the levers 20, 21, 23 and 24 projects below the bottom of the corresponding leg 16, 17, 18 and 19, and on said lower end of each lever is journaled a toothed wheel 80 adapted to travel on the floor or other surface and engaged by a pawl 81 fulcrumed on the corresponding lever to allow each wheel 80 to rotate in the direction of the arrows indicated in Fig. 1, and to hold the same against return movement in the inverse direction of the said arrows. Thus during the forward movement of a lever and its corresponding leg, the wheel thereon is allowed to rotate, and during the return or rearward swinging movement of the lever and its leg, the wheel is held against rotation. By providing the wheels 80 with teeth a firm grip is bad on the table or surface and hence a proper forward propelling of the animated toy is assured.

The head 11 is provided to one side of the pintle 14 of the hinge 13 with an eye 90 engaged by the forward end of a link 91 connected with the crank 35 of the crank shaft 36 so that when the latter is driven from the spring motor a sidewise swinging movement is given to the head 11.

In order to produce sounds corresponding to the character of the animal simulated by the toy, use is made of a sound producer 100, of any approved construction, and arranged to produce sounds similar to those emitted by the animal simulated. The sound producer 100 is provided with a movable side spring-pressed member 101 adapted to swing up and down and provided with a rod 102 extending rearward into the path of a series of pins 103, 104, 105, 106, 107 arranged in a circle on the face of the gear wheel 46. The pins 105, 106and 107 are spaced equal distances apart, while the pins 103 and 104 are spaced distances apart in excess of the distances between adjacent pins 105, 106 or 106 and 107, and the pin 103 is also placed a different distance from the pin 107, and the pin 104 is spaced another distance from the pin 105. The sound producer used in the particular case illustrated is designed to emit squeals simulating those of a pig, that is, the pins 105, 106 and 107 by successively lifting and releasin the arm 102 produces two short squeals ollowed by three long squeals by the pins 103 and 104 successively actuating the arm- 102.

In using the toy, it is only necessary to wind up the spring motor at the time the starting lever 71 is in rearmost position, as shown in the drawings, and then the toy is set on a table or other surface and the lever 71 is swung forward to release the governor and the spring motor. When this takes place the shaft 47 begins to rotate in the direction of the arrow indicated in Fig. 1, whereby, a rotary motion is given to the crank shaft 36. The rotary motion of the crank shaft is transmitted by the links 32, 33, 39, 40 to the leg levers '20, 21, 23, 24 to propel the animal forward as above explained. During this forward movement the pins 103, 104, 105, 106 and 107 actuate the movable member 101 of the sound producer 100 to produce squeals in the order previously stated, thus simulating the squeals of a pig.

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described a lever for a fore leg on one side of the body, and a lever for a hind leg on the opposite side of the body, swing simultaneously rearward with their wheels 80 locked so that they do not roll, while at the same time the levers for the other legsswing forwardly with their wheels. rotating freely.

It is understood that vwhen the arm 102 drops off a pin 103,104, 105, 106 or 107, the spring-pressedv member 101 closes and in doing so a sound is emitted, and by spacing the pins apart as described the intervals between'the successive sounds is varied in the order set forth and according to the spring of the said pins.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent An animated toy, comprising a hollow body, a sound-producer in bellows form located in the forward portion of said body and having its movable upper side provided with a rearwardly projecting arm; a spring motor, a motor driven gear in rear of the sound-producer, and a ratchet wheel mounted on the axis of said gear in alinement with the aforesaid arm of the sound-producer, as shown and described.

FRANK R. CARDINAL.

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