US1364711A - Toy - Google Patents

Description

E, J. 'CEDARBERG TOY.

APPLICATION mm FEB. m, 1920.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

WITNESSES 55 la/0Z1 ,4 TTU/T/VEYS UNITED STATES ERNEST J. CEDAR/BERG, OF CALDWELL, NEW JERSEY.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4', 1921.

Application filed February 16, 1920. Serial No. 359,113.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST J. CEDAR BERG, a subject of the King of Sweden, and a resident of Caldwell, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in toys, an object of the inventionbeing to provide a toy which represents a kangaroo and which is adapted to be ridden by a child and in its movements assimilate the movements of a kangaroo.

A further object is to provide a toy of the character stated which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonably low price, which will be neat and attractive in appear ance, and which will be entertaining as well as beneficial physically to a child using the same.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, and combinations and arrangements of parts, as will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view illustrating in full lines in side elevation my improved toy in one position and indicating in dotted lines different positions the toy assumes as it is moved over the ground; and

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation of the to li Iy improved toy comprises -two main parts; namely, a body 1 and a pair of hind legs 2 pivotally connected to the body 1 by a bolt 3. This pivot may constitute a bolt having its ends mounted in bushings 4 in the legs 2, but, of course, the particular form of pivotal connection may be varied to suit the trade.

The body 1 is made of a shape to represent the shape of the body of a kangaroo having a head 5 at one end and relatively short front legs 16, although the representation of the front legs is provided by means of a single enlargement on the body 1. At the rear end of the body a relatively long curved tail 6 is formed and this tail 6 and the legs 2 constitute the support of the toy. A seat 7 is fixed to the body 1 above the pivotal connection 3 and extends in rear of said pivotal connection sufiiciently to allow the operator on the seat 7 to vary the location of his weight relative to the pivot to shift the position of the body and the legs of the toy to propel the toy over the floor, as Wlll more fully hereinafter appear.

The legs 2 are relatively long and angular and are of a shape similar to the shape of the hind legs of a kangaroo and stirrups 8 are secured to the forward ends of the legs 2 and are adapted to receive the feet of the operator. The legs 2 are connected and strengthened by cross rods 9 and the upper portions of said legs at their forward ends constitute foot rests 10 to receive the feet of the operator with the toes of the operator projected under the stirrups 8.

A handle 11 is secured in the head 5 of the animal and preferably projects through the representation of the mouth of the animal and provides at each side of the head handholds which are grasped by the operator to facilitate the movement of the body 1 in the operation which will now be de scribed.

In operation, the child or other operator straddles the body 1 and rests upon the seat 7 with the feet located on the upper surfaces of the legs 2 of the toy and his hands gripping the handle 11, as above explained. When the parts are in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the operator throws the weight of his body forwardly which causes the legs 2 to slide forwardly and the front legs 16 of the body 1 to move downwardly onto the floor. This motion can be augmented by a slight lifting action ofthe feet in the stirrups 8 to relieve the frictional engagement of the legs 2 against the floor. When the body 1 is moved to this forward and downward position, the weight of the operators body is thrown rearwardly while the operators feet hold the legs 2 tightly against the floor, thus bringing the body 1 to the position shown in full lines and the tail 6 to the position shown in full lines which will be a forward position, hence advancing the toy a distance of one motion or stride.

By this alternating motion of throwing the weight of the body forwardly and then rearwardly, the toy is moved over the floor, the legs 2 sliding along the floor and the tail 6 moving forwardly and acting as a support or fulcrum for the forward sliding movement of the legs. In other words, the weight of the operator is supported alternately on the legs 2 and on the tail 6 and by swinging the body forwardly and rearwardly this motion is carried out continuously and the toy is moved across the floor giving the awkward motions of a kangaroo as it steps or jumps from one position to another.

It will thus be noted that my improved toy is propelled by alternately disposing the weight of the body of the operator mainly upon the tail 6, or by throwing the weight of the body of the operator forwardly which will cause the legs 2 to slide forwardly, and, at the same time, move the front portion of the body of the toy downwardly. To bring the tail 6 forward so as to take another stride, the operator sustains his weight almost entirely upon the forward ends of the legs 2 and by pulling with his hands on the handle 11 while he relieves the toy body of his weight, he can bring the tail 6 forwardly. He then throws the main portion of his weight on the tail 6 of the toy and can remain in this position until he again desires to take another forward glide or movement. When in this position, he can relieve the frictional contact of the legs 2 with the floor by pulling up on said legs by engagement of his feet under the stirrups 8, but this lifting action is not essential as the legs will slide forwardly without such lifting action but the pace will be slower.

Various slight changes might be made in the general form and arrangement of parts described without departing from the in vention, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A toy of the character described, comprising a body, a tail fixed to the body, legs pivotally connected to the body, said tail and legs constituting the body supporting means and permitting the movement of the body when the weight of the operator is alternately shifted from the legs to the tail, and vice versa, and an enlargement on the forward portion of the body representing the legs and adapted to engage the floor to limit the downward movement of the forward end of the body.

2. A toy of the character described, comprising a body, a body supporting tail fixed to the body and projecting rearwardly therefrom, a seat on the body, legs pivotally connected to the body and projecting forwardly therefrom, and an enlargement on the forward portion of the body representing the legs and adapted to engage the floor to limit the downward movement of the forward end of the body.

3. A toy of the character described, comprising a body, a body supporting tail fixed to the body and projecting rearwardly therefrom, a seat on the body, legs pivotally connected to the body and projecting for wardly therefrom, and stirrups on said legs adjacent their forward ends.

4. A toy of the character stated, comprising a body, a rearwardly projecting body supporting tail fixed to the body, a pair of hind legs pivotally connected to the rear portion of the body and projecting forwardly therefrom, a seat on the body, and an enlargement of the body representing the front legs of the body.

5. A toy of the character stated, comprising a body, a rearwardly projecting body supporting tail fixed to the body, a pair of hind legs pivotally connected to the rear portion of the body and projecting forwardly therefrom, a seat on the body, an enlargement on the body representing the front legs of the body, a head on the body, and a handle fixed to the head and forming handholds at opposite sides of the head.

6. A toy simulating a kangaroo and comprising a body having an integral tail, an integral head, and an integral enlargement representin the front legs of the kangaroo, a pair of re atively long hind legs pivotally connected to the body, stirrups on the forward portions of the hind legs, and a seat on the body above the pivotal connection of the hind legs therewith.

ERNEST J. GEDARBERG.

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