US1337300A - Mechanical toy horse - Google Patents

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G. W. WALKER. MECHANICAL TOY HORSE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-22, I919. 1,337,800.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

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G. W. WALKER. MECHANICAL TOY HORSE. APPLICATION FILED AUG-22, 1919.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

2 SHEETSS HEET 2.

A lication filed August 22, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. ll' iLnnn, a citizen oi the United States, residing at l ar lloclraway, in the county of Queens and State or New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in. lllecnanical Toy Horses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toy vehicles and more particularly to vehicle which may be propelled by rocking the body when seatet on the vehicle.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of this character which may be especially used by children and which will attord exercise and amusement.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a vehicle of this character which will have the body portion thereof, shaped or designed to simulate an animal and which may be mounted by the user and rocked baclzwardly and forwardly for imparting movement to the apparatus in order that it will be propelled.

The above and additional objects are ac complished by such means as are illustrated in the preferred embodiment and in the accompanying crawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views. in which Figure 1 is a side elevation. partly in secticn, oi: the device constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a rear end elevation thereof.

Fig. is a plan view of the operating mechanism and supporting frame.

Fig. dis a section taken approximately on the line it-4; of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5 Fig. 1, and

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6 6 of i ig. 1.

Figs. 7 and 8 are detail sections of portions of the structure forming the supporting frame for the axles.

Referring to the drawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of myinvention, and in which like characters or" reference inchcate like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, the front wheels 1 and 2 are mounted upon the ends of the front axle 3 and the latter is provided with an offset portion to form a crank shaft, the crank including the radial portions 5 and the straight portion 6. The rear STATEE GE GEORGE W. WALKER, O33 FAB- RGCKAXV;

Serial 319,270.

wheeels T and 8 are attached to the rear axle at the ends thereof and this axle is also shaped to provide a cranl; snat't i0 comprising the radial portions 11 and the straight crank portion The carriage or body of the *chicle signed and shaped to simulate and as shov 1 the drawing, the the general outline of a horse. consists main portion 13, i seat 1% met The forward of the portion thereto heac 15 which is provided with laterally projectins' handle bars 16. The front portion oi? the body is provided on its interior with a king p n 17 glued and bolted in the l 0lff and having its n1 p r end projecting into the head indicated at 18.

T he portion 20 in .icatcs the front 0t ortion pivoted on the pin 1'? (nd is pro- (mg ided with the ioot rest upon which the feet of the user may rest while the device is in use. The lower end of the po i connected to the straight portion of the crank shaft at the tl orwa s own to advantage in Figs. 3 ant recess provided in the straight portion. (5 and the latter is against displacement by L 2 t, and it will be obvions that incstra portion 6 may be attached the t. portion 20 in any preferred in ing plates 25 are provided between A tion 20 and the crank portion of the front shaft.

The portion 26 at tne rear of the body forms the rear logs for the animal and these are held in position by dowel pin 97 the ends oi which are projected into recesses termed in the members 13 and Q6 shown in 1. This portion 26 is m ountcd on he rear axle and provided tor this pu A with a transverse recess 28 which receives the straight portion 19 ot the crank shaft and the latter held against displacement 'l roi'i'i the depression 28 by the removable plate Near plates 30 are rranged between the portion 26 and the radial portions 11 of the crank shaft as shown.

The frame supported on the front and rear axles and comprises side bars 3 arranged in parallel relation and having their rear ends connected to the rear axle and their front ends provided with extensions 32 across which the ends of the "front axle projection 21 o: l f

. viable are extended. The body of the animal is supported by this frame and consequently the frame is equipped with a supporting device which consists of the struts 33 attached to the side bars 31 and joined together at their upper ends beneath the body 13 and pivotally connected to the latter by means of an attaching plate 33 carrying a pivot bolt In this manner the body will be nermitted to rock so that the front and rear ends will. be alternately raised and lowered for in'iparting movement to the crank shaft. A. brace member 35 is also provided which has one end secured to a brace rot. 36 the ends of which are joined to the side bars 31 and the opposite end of the member 35 is attached to a transverse plate 37 the intermediate portion of the member 35 being shaped to form a yoke member substantially U shaped in construction as shown to advantage in Fig. 1 whereby the parts 32 will be more effectively braced. The end of the member 37 has attached thereto the forwardly projecting bar 38 which is fastened, as indicated at 39 to the connecting bar l0 which is bent upwardly and is connected to the straight end portions 32.

The two rear wheels are mounted on the ends of the rear axle and each wheel is provided with a circular plate as rigidly secured to the exterior surface of the wheel as shown. Each end of the axle has a rectangular extension 43 which is projected through a rectangular opening in the correspondi 1g plate 4-2 in order that the wheel will turn with the axle. One end of the front axle is constructed in the same manner, being provided with a squared portion 44: projected through a rectangular opening in the plate 45 which is secured to the front Wheel 1. The other front wheel 2 is pro vided with a plate 46, but this plate has a circular opening and the corresponding end of the axle 3 is provided with a straight, instead of a square end, which is projected through the circular opening in order that the wheel 2 may rotate independently of the axle. In use, the seat l-ft will be occupied by the user and the foot rest will support the users feet. The body will then be rocked backwardly and forwardly to swing on the pivot member 3% so that the front and rear ends will be alternately raised and lowered. In this manner a rotary movement will be imparted to the crank shaft and since the recessed slot 28 will permit free rotary movement of the rear crank shaft, it will be obvious that the rear end will be alternately raised and lowered, while the recess 23 will permit free rotary movement of the front crank shaft, the front end will also be alternately raised and lowered and this alternate raising and lowering of the front and rear ends will cause the axle to be rotated whereby movement will be imparted to the wheels to propel the vehicle.

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference to what might be considered to be the approved or connected to said wheels, a body pivotally.

supported above the frame intermediate the ends thereof, depending extensions provided at each extremity of the body, a U-shaped plate attached to the terminals of said extensions so as to form transverse recesses to receive said crank shafts.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a frame, wheels for supporting said frame, crank shafts mounted on said frame and having rectangular terminals, disks carried b said wheels and having rectangular openings for receiving the terminals of said crank shafts, a body pivotally supported above the frame intermediate the ends thereof, depending extensions provided at each extremity of the body, a U-shaped plate attached to the terminals of said extensions so as to form transverse recesses to receive said crank shafts.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

cnonen w. WALKER.

Witnesses GEORGE N. PAPOUCI-IIS, J osnrn H. VVALKER.

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