US1451085A - Toy - Google Patents

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APL 10, 1923, Y

J. POPPER Filed July 7 1921 y TTOHIVEYS Patented Apr. l0, 1923.

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JOSEPH POPPER, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONZE-HALF, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO BAIRD-DANIELS CO.,`IN,C., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK, AND ONE-HALF TO RUBY H. POPPER,

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

Application led July 7,

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH POPPER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn,

county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved IIoy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to toys and has for an .object to provide an improved construction which may readily be actuated by an operator and which will also continue to operate after the operator has ceased his efforts.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy which presents a structure wherein by the movement of certain objects, dliferent effects or appearances of the toy may be secured. v

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a toy which the operator blows into and which by such action inflates the balloon and at the same time operates the eyes of a ligure connected with the balloon.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toy disclosing one embodiment of the invention. Figure 2 is a rear view on an enlarged scale of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 isa sectional view through Figure 2 approximately on line 3 3.

Figure 4 is a sectional view through Figure 3 onV line 4:-44.

f4Figure 5 is a sectional view similar to the upper part of Figure 3 4but showing a modied construction. v

In forming a toy embodying the invention, it is aimed to produce a construction which will cause the child or other person to perform certain operations in order to secure certain results. In carrying out this idea,

a tube has been provided into which the child blows and associated with this tube are several parts including movable balls and an inflatableballoon, the balls being soarranged in relation to the tube and the balloon thatA air passing through the tube or from the balloon will cause the balls to rotate or oscillate. rllheseballs and associated parts next adjacent the balls are so ornamented as to present the appearance of a face which may be a human face or the face of an animal. By reason of this ornamentation the TOY.

1921. serial No. 482,963.

balls have the appearance of eyes, and mover' Y ment of the balls (eyes) may be causedby blowing through the tube and allowingy air to escape from the balloon.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates'an inflatable member, as for instance, "an ordinary rubber balloon which is secured in any desired manner 1604 over a knob 2 connected to the body 3, which` body is preferably provided with ornamentau tion on the front and rear faces, said ,orna mentation being preferably some` form of face though other ornamentation might be used. The body 3 may be `made of any de# sired material, as for, instance, wood, andis u provided with apertures 4 and 5 forming sockets for theballs 6, which balls are ornamented to represent a double eye, that is, with the pupil `on diametrically opposite` sides. Covering sheets 7 and 8 are pasted or otherwise rigidlyy secured to the body 3, said covering sheets overlapping the vapertures 4 and 5 a sufficient distance to hold the ballsjin place therein. Preferably, lthe sheets 7 and 8 carry the ornamentation, which in the present instance, discloses human faces. By means of this Vconstruction and l arrangement the balls 6 present eyes on opposite sides of the body 3. The body 3 is provided ywith a passage-way 9 extending from the balloon 1 to atransversevpassage-way.10into which one end of the tube 11 extends. After the. aperture 10 has been made by any desired means, as for instance, a drill, a plug 12is inserted enclosing 'the end. vAuxiliary passage-ways 13 andl 14 extend from the main` passage-way 10, said auxiliary. passage-'ways extending from passage-'way 10to the-edge 90 of the body 3 as shown in Figure :4, thus merging into the openings or bores 4c. and 5.. Vhen an operator blows into the tube 11, part of the air passes downwardly into the balloon 1 for infiating the same and part upwardly through the passage- ways 13 and 14. The air` passing through the auxiliary.k passage-ways 13 and ltwill strike theballs 6 and will usually rotate the same on a vertical axis, thus giving the appearance to the faces ofthe respective eyesmoving from a correct position to a crossed` or other posi-` tion. If the passage of air is continued long enough, the balls 6 willv perform one or more foo rotations. When the balloon l has been iniated to its capacity or to a desired extent, the operator maytplace his thumb on the end of pipe 11 and allow the balls o to be operated solely by the air passing from the bal- Figure 5. From' examination of this figure it' will be seen that a casing 15 is provided which is formed with upstan'ding walls 16 having preferablyva'n" aperture' 17 at the top andianwape'rture 11S at't'he bottom. The aperture 18fopen"s intosuitable knob or fitting lit) which acts' as a securing niembe'r for the balloon 1. I Jtijc'zoveringv plate 20' is connected any suitablemanner to the walls 16 and said Covering plate and casing 15' are both formed with suitable openings 21 through which the re'spe'cti've balls G may be seen. The front and rear facesv of the construction shownfin Figure 5 may have the same ornamentation and the general arrangement as shown'in Figures It and 2er may have sonic having an aperture 25 beneath each of the othery ornamentation as preferred. lt will be noted that inA this forni of the invention there' ifs' provided a lower chamber22 divided from the'upper chamber 23 by al partition 24 ballsfGsothat-:airmay act thereon in ai simil'arfmann'e to'L the way itl acts on the balls in the formgsh'own in Figurey 3.

What I claiiiil is k 1". toy comprising v' an element formed with eve sockets" and havin the general a g :s P

pearance of ai head of a person or animal, a pairy of looselyv mounted balls representing eyes arranged in saidI eye's'ocl'rets", said'y element" being provided with a passage-way eX- teirding tov said eye sockets, and a tube for directing a stream of' air into said passage'- way for'moving said balls'.v

2:151 toy comprising an element having th'e'afppearanf'ce of ahead of a person or ani mail, said element being provided with a pair of sockets, a* pair of loosely mounted balls arrangedin' said' sockets and ornamented to represent eyes for said head7 an inflatable member connected with' said element, and a tube connected with the element, said elenient being' provided' withI communicating passage-ways, certain ofsaid passage-ways being indirect communication with said tube. certain oil' said'pa'ssageways being in direct communication withA said inflatable member and certain of said passage-ways being in direct communication with 'said sockets, whereby when anyone blows into: said tube a stream of air will act on said balls for moving the same and superfluous air will pass into said inflatable member from which it may return and act on said balls. i

3. toy comprising an element provided with a pair of openings, ornaments arranged on said element for indicating a face and causing said openings to represent eye sockets, a pair of balls arranged in said. openings and ornamented to indicate eyes, said balls being loosely mounted in the openings, said elei ent ha'vingan air passage-way eXtend ing to each of said openings, and a tube eX- tending` to one of said passagefways wheref by air may be forced from the mouth' through said tube into said passagwaiys and against said balls for causingv the same to rotate'. i i l i 4. A toyk comprising a body having apair of apertures extending therethrough from one side to the other, a pair'of apertures eirtending at right angles to the lirstnentioned apertures and merging into said first men-v tioned apertures, aconnecting passage-way ,connecting the second mentioned apertures, a. pair of' balls arranged Ain the' firsti men# tioned apertures, and a tube connected to' said body and opening into' said passage way whereby a person may rforce airfrinto said. passage-wayand causel streams of airto strike said balls for rotating'the same. n

5. A toycomprising a body having a pair of openings or sockets, a pair of b al'ls loosely mounted in said sockets,lsaid-body beingl' formed with a plurality ofpassag'eways`,' there being ajpalssage-wa'y `merging into' each;v of said sockets,` a tube connected ywith'V saidL- body so asV to' direct air into said passageways, and an inflat/able member connected with said. body and opening into sage-ways whereby 1when air is supplied` to said passage-ways in eXceess of that need-V ed, said i'nflatablefbod'yy will act, as ajvstorage reservoir and' will `automatically return' the air to the passageways when the pressure in the passage-ways becomes less th'aniliy the inflatable member. u

6l A toy comprising a' bodyv having ai p air l of openings therein acting as eye scl'ets'," a pair of balls arranged in saidg openings and, actingl as eyes', means on thel body coactifngl with said eyes to represent a'face, a tube' extending into said body, and meansy forming a passage-way to said sockets' from said tube wherebyv air forced through' said tube will engage said balls and rotate the same; saidA passage-way opening directlybeneath the balls whereby said balls will rotate on' a" substantially vertical axis' when thev is held in a substantially vertical position.

7. A toy comprising at body havinga pail` oit openings forming eyesockets, a covering plate arranged on each facer oi the body.' each of said covering plates being provided: with an vopening registering with; saidfsockvets, said opening being slightlyv less in diam! eter than the socket, each of said plates bewith said body and positioned to. be in free ing also provided with ornamentation, a ball communication With said passage-Ways, and loosely arranged in each of said sockets and an inatable tube connected with said body 10 ornamented on dametrically opposite sides and in free communication with said pas- 5 to indicate eyes, said body being formed sage-Ways.

With a passage-Way extending to each of y y said sockets, an inatable member connected JOSEPH POPPER.

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