US1302642A

US1302642A - Amusement apparatus.

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Publication number: US1302642A
Application number: US27675619A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edgar Stuart Doughty
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1919-02-13
Filing date: 1919-02-13
Publication date: 1919-05-06
Anticipated expiration: 1936-05-06

Description

E. S.DOUGHTY. AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

APPLICATION man Fa. la. 1919,

Patented May 6, M319.`

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Be it known that CI, VEDGAR START DOUGHTY, a citizen of the United "States, and a resident of Red Wing, inrthe county of Goodhue and State of Minnesota, have 1nvented certainv new and useful "Improve-l ments in Amusement-Apparatus, of A'which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement 1n amusement apparatus, and has for its object to provide in apparatus of the character specified a trackway and a series of vehicles adapted to move upon the trackfway, the trackway consisting of a series of sets of treads, and the vehicle S being so shaped that they will be rocked forwardly and rearwardly as they move over the treads.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side view of the apparatus;

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2--2 of Fig. l.

In the present embodiment of the invention, the trackway consists of a bottom portion l formed like a stairway, that is, consisting of a number of treads, and the said bottom has side boards 2 which extend above the treads, as shown, slightly, to prevent lateral displacement of the vehicles.

The trackway is supported in inclined position by uprights 3 which are connected to the lower end of the trackway by longitudinally extending bars t, to form a firm and rigid structure. Each of the vehicles is triangular in longitudinal section, the long side or base of the vehicle being the part upon which the rider seats, while the two short sides vform the surface upon which the car or vehicle rocks.

Each of the cars or vehicles 5 has its under surface composed of two surfaces meeting at an obtuse angle, the forward surface 6 being of greater length than the rearward surface 7, and the length of the car is such that it will extend between two treads, as shown in Fig. l, lapping upon both treads.

The improved apparatus may be of small size and in the form of a toy, in which case each car will carry a lfigure 8, which is secured to a plate 9 having laterally extending flanges 10 at its lower side, which are adapted to engage beneath guides 11 on the vehicle. Or it may be used as an amusement apparatus, in which case the cars may be of a size to permit a rider to be seated thereon, and the traclrway will be of considerable length.

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=-.The+cars are launched from the top and they are slightly less in width thanthe distance between the side boards, so-thatfwhile theywill movefreely downward they can-` not become caught or held by the said boards.

IVVhen ya car is launched from' the top, it will foccupy in close succession the positions shown in Fig. 1. The surface 7 is of a length such that the car can not rock do-wnwardly upon the said surface on the upper face of the tread, the angle at the rear engaging first with the riser of the next tread. Hence the vehicle will tilt forwardly and will slide on each tread on to the next, first.

so that the risers of the steps are vertical,

side boards at the opposite sides of the track and extending above the steps, and cars mounted to slide on the steps, each car having its under face composed of two surfaces meeting at an obtuseangle, said car being of greater length than the distance between two steps, and the forward inclined surface being of greater length than the rearward inclined surface.

2. A device of the character specified comprising a traclway consisting of a series of steps and arranged in inclined position, so that the risers of the steps are vertical, side boards at the opposite sides of the track and extending above the steps, cars mounted to slide on the steps, each car having its under face composed of two surfaces meeting at an obtuse angle, said car being of greater length than the distance between two steps.

8. 'A device of the character specified comprising a trackway consisting of a series of steps and arranged in inclined position, so that the risers of the steps are vertical, side boards at the opposite sides of the track and extending above the steps, and cars mounted to slide on the steps, each car having its under face composed of two surfaces meeting at an obtuse angle.

4. A device of the character specified comprising a trackway consisting of a series of steps and arranged in inclined position, so

that the risers of the steps are vertical, side\ der face composed of two surfaces meeting boards at the opposite sides of the track and extending above the steps, andl carsY mounted to slide on the steps.

' 5. In a device of the character specified, a-,car having its upper face plane and its under face composed of two surfaces meeting each other at an obtuse angle and meeting the ends of the first named face at acute ang1es,; one of said surfaces being of.' greater length than the other.

6. Ina device of the character specified, a car having its upper face piane and itsv uneach other at an obtuse angle and meeting 15 AVt'heien'ds of the first' named face at acute angles.,

7. In a device of the character specified, a car having its under face composed of two surfaces meeting at an obtuse angle and in- 20 @lining toward the ends of the car.

EDGAR STUART DOUGHTY.

Witnesses:4

SAMUEL J. NELSON,l JOHN F. MERRILL.

Copies of this kpatent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner nf Patents. Washington, D. C.