US1517202A

US1517202A - Figure toy

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Publication number: US1517202A
Application number: US683956A
Authority: US
Inventors: James E Engel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-01-02
Filing date: 1924-01-02
Publication date: 1924-11-25
Anticipated expiration: 1941-11-25

Description

Patented or. 25, T924.

JAMES E. ENG-EL, OLE NEW YORK, N. Y.

FIGURE TOY.

Application filed January 2, 1924. Serial No. 683,956.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns E. ENenL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county of Bronx and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Figure Toy, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in figure toys, an object of the invention being to provide a toy in the form of a figure simulating a fisherman, with means for attaching the figure to an aquarium or fish bowl so that the figure will have the appearance of a fisherman seated upon the edge of the bowl or aquarium.

A further object is to provide a toy of this character in which the imitation fish rod is pivotally supported and connected at one end by a spring with the figure so that the line, supported and guided by the free end of the rod and to which any suitable form of bait is connected, can be easily moved by a fish when endeavoring to eat the bait so that the rod will have an up and down movement to give the appearance of a bite on the line.

A further object is to provide a toy of this character which can be manufactured and sold at an extremely low price, which will be ornamental and attractive in appearance and which will afford entertainment to children and adults as well.

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

In the drawings Figure l is a view in longitudinal section through an ordinary fish bowl, showing my improved toy in elevation supported thereon;

Figure 2 is a view in rear elevation looking at the figure from the outside of the bowl;

Figure 3 is a view in elevation showing the rod and its connection in full lines and a portion of the figure in dotted lines, as it is to be understood that the rod is connected to the back of the figure, regarding the front of the figure as that portion illustrated in elevation, Figure 1. i

1 represents a figure which may consist of a suitably cut block of wood or any other suitable material painted or otherwise ornamented to represent a fisherman in a sitting posture. An economical form of the device is to provide the painting or decoration on one side only and this is the form illustrated although of course the invention is not limited in this particular.

A clamp 2 is secured to the figure 1 and this clamp 2 is preferably of spring metal with the toy portions thereof formed integral with a tongue 3, the latter positioned against the rear face of the figure 1 and secured thereto by tacks 4 or other suitable securing devices. This clamp 2 is adapted to engage over the edge of a fish bowl 5 or other form of aquarium and may of course be variously shaped to suit the use to which it is to be put.

6 represents an imitation fishing pole or rod which is composed preferably of a suitable length of wire having a coil 7 near its inner end which constitutes a bearing through which a tack 8 can be positioned and driven into the figure to provide a pivotal mounting for the rod. A coil spring 9 is secured at one end to the inner end of the rod 6 and its free end is secured to the figure 1 in any approved manner, as indicated at 10. A guide 11 is provided at the free end of the rod 6 through which the line 7 is passed, this line 7 being secured at one end to the figure l in any approved manner. The free end of the line 7 supports a bait 12. This bait preferably constitutes a bag or receptacle containing any suitable material which will attract the fish, and any ordinary fish food may be employed and the bag constructed of any suitable material and closed so as to prevent a complete removal of the bait.

When the figureis in position, as shown in Figure 1, the fish will endeavor to eat the bait and in so doing will exert a pull on the line 7 which will cause the rod 6 to swing upon its pivot 7 the spring 9 causing a rebound or reaction so that the rod will swing up and down, giving the appearance of the fisherman endeavoring to land a fish.

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

I claim:

1. A toy, comprising a figure, means for connecting thezfigureto an aquarium or fish bowl,- 4 spring'heldmovahle fishing.redv connee-ted t0 the figure, a line on the rod, and bait connected to the line.

2. A toy, comprising a figure, a receptacleengaging clamp fixed t0 the figure, en-imitation fishing rod pivotally connected near its inner end to the figure, a spring/eonnecting the shorter end of the rod to the figure, and a lineend bait snppertedz byi the outer end of the rod.

3. A-toy comprising a figure representing ujfisher-man, a wire rod celled near we end a securing device pI'0]8Ctd through the coiled portion of the rod and into the figure rod, and a bait hag secured to the free end 20 of the line JAMES .ENGEL.