US1284169A - Coasting and brake attachment for toy vehicles. - Google Patents

Description

J. B. ALLEN.

COASTING AND BRAKE ATTACHMENT FOR TOY VEHICLES;

APPLICATION man NOV. 27, 1911.

1,284,169. A Patented Nov. 5,1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

J. B. ALLEN.

COASTING AND ,BRAKE ATTACHMENT FOR TOY VEHICLES.

APPUCATION FILED NOVl 2T| I917.

Patented N 0v. 5, 1918.

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ApplicationfildNoveniber 27, 191 7. SerialNb; 2 6 13237.

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Be it known that I; J AMES B. ALLEN; a;

citizen oi the Uriited 'Stetes; and mesidemof Pueblo; in the count-yjof Pueblo? and State andirusefil-l I'mpmvementin; Gmsting and Brake Attachments for Toy Vehicles; 026 which the fbllowifig is a full, clear, and ex actvdeseriptio'n. 1, w V Y invention is an improvement inj coast' ingand brakeattaehments fer tey: aiitomejbilese trieycles like; YBhiCIQSPfiI-Hd; it; ispanticulavlyi adapted: for applieamon-qto devices? (if-the chafrxcifen me tiened in gwhleh;

thewp'eweriis appliedbyineams fifia lf ifli ng lever which oseilla teel im'fa yentfical plflne The principal-object 1 of the: invention i$,;.t.0 provide a mechaniem which the: rider may readily contfiol t0 renfdein the: YHiC1e"g free mmning (the: di-iving; meohzxinism; beingout 0f,g:ear:) 01 apply the brak'e'geii tO thfiQW the: driving.- mechanism) ih to geiw; thisnumber of; p quirecli in evices of thi kind; andi toise construct the devie thatel l the movements described may be effectedghya pugllih'g fiGtiOIl fun single; cable.- -Furtherga'nd: more detailed idegriptiompfithle objects?andiad vantegee10f invention will later; appeai' in; thisispee; cat-1011 lint eitwo sh ets of 'dm n sec niii i yi 7 ing this applicatioirlaildformingf apartherepfi? evm iiqn pertszoi the i e. a fbf M035 eu bmebi e g y n ention. pp edr h retos most' of the.parts jllustmted in Eig. ;l-;

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clilteh member of the escilletingzp ower lever as Viewed frome it tde;

of'the ha'n dwheel nearer the driver; and

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frame (pf-a toy'automohileiand 11; and l-2j-ite front and rear wheele respectively -pne,each Oi hi h qnl-y isriridicated-in the drawingei The Hnmch meisx designed to be driyen byl means off the reamaxle;13;to;which the mean-- Wheel 12- is normally fixed; by; a'clutch, which ChIt'Qha is; adapted? to. be fietnact'ed to ,;a11 0 meshes, with: a; gear lfiifreelto reyolve oxtw 52mm p n. p emhlw f r; he p rp se of ding in. k p n the the fi n mem m r- 1 1;-

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Avis pp Q i ithe et i 1 a flattene i'a-d- '(s iig- .fiewh ch l ead' steeds i e pleneetrepsvepee tojf-Ethez; direetiom h M r i pe in ti v hre g an 1S .pj rowded 9n 1ts,uppe r edge 'mth: a-- c0 m,-. V llife ly cur-W met- Pe l t e 3 lo e-1 24 and'awith p;:0jeeti01 s' 25; Qfiqvhigh leava notch 27 therebetween. Apin 28 is journaled in the openiii'gih the lever head d-Wh ls 2 3Q w se ur dwei sipi Q opposite sides-3 of the let/yep head,- the wheel 29 being nearer, the drivens seatL This: yvheel 29 f r s Me d ripi r h er d rte h r 9n it"s} rim R op sp okes S fter use hile working ehihe land a]s operates tq throw the I eluteh meYemention the; face f the :W ele29:

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andr apijly the: brakes through; a; tuning.

whieh mziy; be. cpnv eniently; constructed; as; w

e min t-t e w 1 ac pa -1 pa si ev rit e e jh e d-Z in p sition tb enter the-notch 2 7or ride n the sugface-Q'. as the case may be ,A compresing part 3:3 in engagement with the heade22 but permit's it-t be pushed out and-disen 110 rfqret fibi e l din therein of a pin 32 which" has bent end 33' gaged therefrom when pressure is exerted on thehead 35 of the pin 32.

Acable 36 is secured at one end to the wheel 30. This may be done as indicated in Fig. 1 by attaching the cable to a pin 37 or, as in the preferred form shown in Fig. 8, by securing the cable to the wheel in position to be wound thereon in a groove in the edge of the wheel. The cable 36 passes over an idler 38 on the shaft 21 and thence toward the rearwhere it is secured to the upturned end 39 of a compound crank. This compound crank is journaled adjacent its middle in bearings carried preferably on the vehicle body and has its end opposite to 39 downwardly turned at 40 as shown'in Fig. 2 and then continued horizontally at 41 to a point adjacent the wheel 12 where it carries a brake block 42. A tension spring 43 connected to 39 and to a suitable portion of the'frame 44 tends always to hold the compound crank in such position that the brake shoe is out of contact with the wheel 12.

On a bracket 45 carried by the frame there is pivoted at a point intermediate its ends a lever 46 which carries a yoke 47 at its rear end and which has its forward end outwardly deflected as shown in Figs. .1 and 2. The yoke 47 has points which run in but do not touch the bottom of a groove 48 in a collar 49 longitudinally slidable but nonrevolubly held on the shaft 13 by the spline 50shown in Fig. 5 which is received in the notch 51 in the collar. This spline has pointsentering recesses in the axle and the outer of these points 52 is so long as to pass entirely through the axle l3 and provide an inner stop for the wheel 12which may thus be secured in place by asimple cotter pin or the like-53. The collar 49 has a series of teeth 54 on its outer end which are adapted to pass between the spokes of the wheel 12 and lock the same to the driven axle 13.

Operation.

It will of course be obvious how the operation of the lever 20 back and forth will rotate the rear axle 13. these being old and Well known combinations. The clutching and brakingparts which comprise my invention are shown in the drawings in braking position, with the cable 36 under tension; to reach this position the wheel 29 has been turned in a counter clock-wise direction and the bent portion 33 of the locking mechanism has ridden well around on the face 24. In this position the parts'must be manually held by the operator by means ,of the wheel. If the wheel is released the spring 43 will actuate the parts and will unwind the cable 36 until the part 33 strikes the face of the projection 25; during this movement the downwardly turned portion of the compoiind'crank 40 travels along a straight part of 46 thus permitting no movement of 46.

will have passed outfar enough on the curved part of 46 to enable the latter to be moved by the tension spring 55 to throw the collar 49 so that the teeth 54 engage spokes on the wheel 12 and bind the same to the axle 13.

A reversal of the movements will of course j give the reverse action.

It will thus be seen that the brakes may be applied with as little or much force as the operator may desire and that the parts when released from tion; but that it will require a positive movement of retracting the locking part 33 to pass to or from driving position. Liability braking position will automatically return to coasting or neutral posito accident due to the rider throwing in the V clutch while coasting or intending to apply the brake is thus much reduced. 1

WhileI have only illustrated my clutch and brake as applied to a single wheel it will be obvious that the construction shown may be duplicated on the other corresponding wheel if desired; this and other obvious I v changes in details may be made without departing from my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat ent is:

1. In a device of the class described, a

driven axle, a wheel on said axle, a clutch normally fixing said wheel to said axle but i adapted to be retracted to free the same, a

compound crank carrying at one end there of a brake in proximity to said wheel, a curved lever having its curved face in position to be engaged by one crank of said compound crank and its opposite end connected to said clutch, a cable connected to the other crank of said compound crank. a tension spring connected to said last mentioned crankand acting against said cable, and a tension spring holding said curved 'lever in engagement with the adjacent crank.

2. In a toy vehicle, an oscillating, handoperated lever, an axle driven from said lever, a wheel normally fixed to said axle, a clutch normally fixing said wheel to said axle but adapted to be retracted to free the same, a compound crank carrying at oneend thereof a brake in proximity to said wheel, a curved lever having its curved face in position to be engaged by one crank of said compound crank and its opposite end connected to said clutch, a. cable having one L- ing on said cable, a tension spring connected to said last mentioned crank and acting against said cable, and a tension spring holding said curved lever in engagement with the adjacent crank.

3. In a toyvehicle, a compound clutchthrowing and brake-operating crank, a shaft, an oscillating driving lever mounted on said shaft, an idler on said shaft, a cable connected at one end to a crank of said compound crank and passing over said idler, a grooved wheel on the free end of said oscillating lever to which wheel the other end of said cable is secured and on which said cable is adapted to be wound,

and means on said oscillating lever for turning said grooved Wheel.

4. In a toy vehicle, a compound clutchthrowing and brake-operating crank, a shaft, an oscillating driving lever mounted on said shaft, an idler on said shaft, a cable connected at one end to a crank of said compound crank and passing over said idler, a pin journaled in the free end of said oscillating lever, a grooved wheel fixed on said pin to which wheel the other end of said cable is secured and on which said cable is adapted to be wound, a hand wheel fixed on said pin, and retractable means for retaining said pin in different angular posi tions.

5. In a toy vehicle, a driven axle, a wheel free on said axle, a spline on said axle, the outer end of said spline being of suflicient depth to pass entirely through said axle and to project therebeyond, and a clutch slidable on said axle and spline, said clutch having fingers on its outer face adapted to pass between the spokes of said wheel in outermost position.

6. In a toy vehicle, a driven axle, a wheel free on said axle, a spline on said axle, the outer end of said spline being of sufiicient depth to pass entirely through saidaxle and to project therebeyond, whereby said spline is adapted to act as a stop for said wheel, and a clutch slidable on'said axle and spline to fix said wheel on said axle.

when

7. In atoy vehicle, an axle, a wheel on 7 said axle, a clutch normally fixing said Wheel to said axle but adapted to be retracted to free the same, a compound crank carrying at one end thereof a brake in proximity to said wheel, a curved lever having its curved face in position to be engaged by one crank of said compound crank and its opposite end connected to said clutch, a tension spring forcing said curved lever against said crank, a shaft, an oscillating lever mountedon said shaft, a link and gearing for driving said axle from said oscillating lever, an idler on said shaft, a cable connected at one end to a crank .of said compound crank and passing over said idler, a tension spring connected to said last mentioned crank and acting against said cable, a pin journaled in the free end of said os cillating lever, a grooved wheel fixed on said pin to which wheel the other end of said cable is secured and on which said cable is adapted to be wound, a hand Wheel fixed on said pin, and retractable means for retaining said pin in different angular positions. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

JAMES B. ALLEN.

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