US1438662A - Child's vehicle - Google Patents

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W. G. PUNNELL.

CHILDS VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED FEB, 23, 192;.

1A38,662. Patented Dec. 12,; 1922.

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Parser WILLIAM G. PUNNELL, OF PAUL, MINNESOTA.

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Application filed February 23, 1922. Serial No. 538,470.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM G. PUNNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Childs Vehicle, of which the following is a specification. My invention relates to toys, and more particularly to wheeled toys of the class adapted to be propelled by one or both feet of the user. I

Theobject of the invention is to provide a toy of unique form and novel and economical construction.

In the accompanying drawing:' Fig. 1 is a top view of my improved toy. Fig. 2 is a left side elevation of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the toy. Referring to the drawing by referencenumorals I have illustrated a childs vehicle resembling a bi-plane mounted on two small front wheels 4 in caster forks 5, and two rear wheels 6 rotatably secured to a transverse, vertical rear bolster 7. The casters have their shanks pivotally engaged in opposite ends of an inverted T-shaped bolster 8 which has its leg 8 projecting upward in about vertical position and its upper end secured to the upper end of a longitudinal, rearwardly and downwardly inclined main frame bar 9, the latter also being secured, near its rear end, to the upper part of the rear bolster 7. A lower longitudinal. frame bar 10 arranged in almost horizontal plane, holds the front and rear bolsters in proper spaced relation.

Near the front and upper end of the main frame bar 9 I secure a number of transverse bars 11, preferably made of thin boards, and resembling the wings of anairpla-ne, and at the rear lower end of said bar I secure another transversely arranged board 12, tapered toward its outer ends to resemble the tail of an airplane and preferably made of thesame material as the bars or wings 11. Intermediate the bars 11 and 12 I place a seat 13, whichhas its front end secured to the main frame bar 9 and its rear portion secured to a vertical transversely arranged board 14 mounted on the said bar 9 and serving as a back rest and guard.

A child using this toy simply sits on seat 18 with the legs straddling the frame bar 9,

the hands resting on the wings .11, and

propels the toy forward or backward by malting kicking strokes on the ground with the feet. Steering is easily accomplished by pushing to the right or left, by the feet on the ground or the hands on thc wings ll, as the offset casters 5 will swerve in the direction of the push, and the casters will naturally be directed accordingly.

The toy, as described, is not only a means providingexercise for children but has the feature of easysteering and the novelty of appearing to ride in an airplane.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is: i

. 1. In a toyof' the class described 'a frontbolsterwith two casters supporting it, a rear bolster with a ground wheel at each end, a longitudinal frame bar connecting the two bolsters, a body bar secured upon the two bolsters and inclining upwardly with its front end, said inclined bar having a seat 7 for the operator and forward thereof transversehandles resembling the wings of an airplane and rearward of the seat an extension resembling the tail of an airplane, said ini clined, bar pro ecting forward of the front bolster and rearward of the rear bolster.

.QpThe structure specified in claim 1, in which said frame bar is also inclined upwardly at its front end.

. In testimony whereof I aftix my signature.

WILLIAM PUNNELL.

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