US1414210A - Walking toy - Google Patents

Description

I. A. ROMMER.

. WALKING TOY APPLICATION FILED OCT- 5; I920. 1,414,210. Pate ted Apr. 25, 1922.

III 151 Q WITNESSES provide new pivotal means for the legs-as PATENT ISAAC anomivrnn, or BROOKLYN, VNEWYOBKI WALKING TOY. I

' Specification of Letters Patent.

l atented Apr. 25, 1922.

Application filed October 5; 1920. 'SeriaI N0."414,744.

To all whom it mayv concern:

Be it known that L'ISAAOA. ROMMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New Y-ork,.have invented a new and Improved Walking Toy, of'whioh the following is a description.

. My invention relates to walking toys, such as dolls, animal figures, and the like, and more particularly the invention relates to the means for pivotally attaching the legs in a manner so that as one leg moves forwardly the other is moved backward. The general object of the invention 1s .to

well as a'novel manner of linking up the one leg with the other to give the correlated movements. 1

Reference is to be had to the accompanying" drawings forming a part of this specification, it being understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of one example of the invention. ,1

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a walking toy embodying my invention, indicating the left leg forward and the right leg in a relative rearward position;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 showing the reverse position of the legs after a forward movement of the right leg;

Figure 3 represents the figure in sitting posture;

Figure 4 is avertical section taken at the connection between the pivots of the respective legs, the parts corresponding in position to those of Figure 1;

' Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4; with the parts corresponding with Figure 2;

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 with the parts corresponding in position with Figure 3;

Figure 7 is an enlarged horizontal section at the pivots.

In the drawings A represents a torso, of a walking doll; B, the right leg; and B, the left leg. 1

In accordance with my invention I provide for'the respective legs, B, B, separate transverse pivot . rods 10 and 11 which pass through the torso in opposite directions, the

one 10 projecting at one side sufiiciently to receive the leg B and the other 11 project.

ing'sufiiciently at the other side of the torso to receive the other leg B. In order to link up the pivot rods at one side a suitable con nection is effected therebetweemthe illustrated means comprising a hook 12 on the one link, the other rod 11 being bentzat .right angles as at 13- adjacent to an end thereof so that the terminal 11* is ,oflset to lie in a plane parallelwith the body or maj or portion of said pivot rod, said offset endbe ing engaged by said hook 12. The projecting ends 10? 11*- of the respective rods. are

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threaded to receive nuts 14:, 15 at. the outer sides of the legs to retain the latter in position but free to swing. Rod 11, at the opposite end from .offsetterminal ll hasa nut 16. It. will readily be understood that the illustrated arrangement involves merely a convenient expedient for the purpose of holding the legs frictionally on their. re-

spective pivot rods .so that a leg will turn with its rod and vice versa through a limited arc, but at'the same time the legsmaybe turned on .the rods to further extent to dispose the toy in sitting posture.

Suitable spacers 17 are disposed on the rod, 10, at opposite sides of the torso, be-

tween the latter and the legs. Also, various Washers and wearelements may be included in the structure, the arrangement shown be ing as follows: On the rod 10 at the outer side beneath the nut 14 is a Washer 18, the

rod 11 at the opposite side of thedoll outside of the leg having a washer 19, and a washer 20 is on the rod 10 at the inner side of the leg, between said concave washer and the 7 right angular bend 13 of the opposite leg. Similarly, a wear disk 22 may be employed beneath the washer 19, and a wear disk 23- beneath the washer 20. On the torso A at the pivot rods are bar washers or disk washers 24 through which. both pivot rods 10,

11 pass as well as wear plates said washers 24.

It will be clear from the above descrip- 25, beneath tion and from the. drawings, particularly Figures 1 to 7, that the connection between the pivot rods of the respective legs throughv the medium ofthe hook 12 andfoffsetjend 11 will'cause a forward movement of the one leg toim'part a rearward movement to V the'other leg. Also, the described connecting up of the rods limits the swinging movement thereof since the movement is limited by the arcuate paths through which the hook 12 and offset end 11 may-turn.

The separate pivotingof the legs simplifies the linking up of the same/and makes 'for a strong and simple construction aswell aS for the unfailing reciprocal relationof the legs.

would state in conclusionthat while the illustrated example constitutes a practical embodiment of my invention I do not limit myself strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same can beconsiderably variedwithout departure from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended clainisj Having thus described my invention, I claim: V Y

1. A toy of the class described including 7 a. body, approximately parallel transverse rods rockably mounted in the body, legs at the opposite sides of said body and frictionally' held to the adjacent ends of the rods to swing toa limited extent with said rods and movable to a further extent rela-v tively to said rods to give the toy a sitting posture,rand a connection between said rods so that a rocking movementof one will impart a reverse rocking "movement to the other. *2. A walklng 'toy of the class described,

inc'aluding a body, separate pivot rods extending transversely through said body and ,verse movement to the other,

projecting respectively at opposite sides thereof, the onerod having its projecting end olfseflthe other of said rods having a member linked up with said offset end, and legson the projecting end of each rod.

3. A toy of the class described including a body, approximately parallel transverse rods 7 cause a movement of one to impart arel. A toy of the class d'escribedincluding a body, legs at the sidesof the body, and

separate means carrying the respective legs and rockably mounted on the body to .turn

about different centers, said legs being trie 'tionally held on said means to swing therewith to a limited extent, the legs being movable to a further extent 'relativelyto said rods for giving the toy a sitting posture, said leg carrying means :being directly connected so that a movement of one imparts a reverse movement to the other.

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