US1527973A - Toy vehicle - Google Patents

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TOY VEHICLE Filed April 26, 1919 s sn g-sun 2 gwwhhn Mar. 3.1925. I 1,527,973-

A. C. GILBERT TOY VEHICLE Fi l ed April 26, 1919 s Sheets-Sheet Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

* UNITED" STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED o. GILBERT, on NEW AVEN, oonuns'rrour;v AssIGNoR. TO- A. o. GILBERT COMPANY, on NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

TOY VEHICLE.

Application filed April 26, 1919. I Serial No. 292,877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALFRED C. GILBERT, a. citizen of the United States, residingin New Haven, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and use-- ful Improvements in Toy Vehicles, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to toys, and more particularly to toys of that class termed construction toys, where a set of difi'erent parts March 11, 1919,1- have described and broadly claimed a toy of this general character-with which vehicles of various typesadapted to support or carry children can be readily built up or fabricated by the children themselves. The present applicationis in: part a division of that application, but relates scribed therein.

One of the objects of the present, invenalso to features of construction not-fully detion is to furnish improvements which are a wooden board 20 is used for the body. It

of special advantage in a knock-down wheeled toy. Certain features of the invention are not necessarily restricted to use in wheeled toys, however, because they are applicable with equal advantage to structures having runners, such as sleds. v

More specifically, my; invention aims to provide a .novel and satisfactory running gear for toy vehicles oft-hat type wherein an axle is employed for carrying wheels'or runners. In accordance with my invention, the axle can be very readily and securely attached to a board or the like constituting avehicle body, and the wheels or the like may be readily applied to the axle; ture is strong and durable, but it can be easily taken apart when it is desired to use the parts inanother structure.

Another object of my invention is to furnish a knockdown childs cart of simple construction.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations The strucof parts to be hereinafter. described and clalmed.

In the accompanying drawings:

. Fig. lris a perspective view of a childs cart embodying my improvements.

Fig: 21 is another perspective view showing the cart turned up on oneside to disclose the axle mounting.

Fig. 3 is a front end view of. the cart with the tongue broken away. I.

Fig. 4: is a rearend view withv the upper portion of the tongue omitted.

Fig, 5 is'an' enlarged detail elevation of one endportion of the axle and its mount- 1ng.'

Fig. 6 is a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a detail section showing one method of attaching the tongue to the cart.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a childs cart of somewhat modified construction.

Fig. 9 shows the axle mounting of the cart shown in Fig. .8.

Fig. 10 shows the tongue connection of the cart shown in'Fig. 8; and

Fig. 11 is a detailper spective view of one of the axle supporting brackets.

In constructing the cart herein illustrated,

is the same as the body board described in my application, Serial No. 281,970, having a pluralityof. series of perforations 21, which adapt it for various uses. Metal side.

plates 22 and a metal rear plate 23, composed of two overlapping parts, are applied to the upper surface of the board in substantially the same manner described in my above mentioned previous application.

The I side plates22 are comparatively short, as

wheels or runners. In the present instance, wheels are mounted to rotate upon the respective end portions of the axle. The axle has a detachable mounting on the vehicle bodyincluding a pair ofspaced metal straps or brackets26, one of which is-shown in detail in Fig. 11. These brackets are of approximately ii-shape, having inturned free ends 26 The intermediate part of the bracket is somewhat flattended as shownat 26 and is provided with a central perforation 27. The inturned ends or lugs 126 are each provided with a perforation "28 :and the legs of the bracket are provided with perforations 29, 3O, as "shown in' Fig. 11. The brackets 26 are set transversely :to the body, as shown in Fig 2, with the upper surfaces "of the lugs 26 in contact with the lowersurface of the'body 'andthe -perforations 28 registering with-certain of the perforations 21. It will be observed from Fig. 2 that the body is provided with two longitudinal series of perforations arranged at opposite sides respectively of-a :longitw dinal median line, and the upper ends of the brackets register with certain "of these perforations. vBolts 31 passing through the upper'ends of .the brackets and through the body secure the parts together. The bolts have nuts 32. By providingthe body with the two longitudinal series of perforations.

above mentionedythe spacing of the'brackets 26may be changed within certain limits. In other words, if it is desirable to do so, the brackets can be brought more closely together than in the construction-shown .in Figs. v2, 3 and 4. 1

Applied to the lower portions of the bracketsare small U-shaped clips 33. Each of these clips has a perforation 34 .in its intermediate portion adapted to register with the perforation 27 ofthe-bracket; and

a short bolt 35, provided with a nut 36 1S ada ted to en a e the re isterin erforations for securing the clip rigidly but detachably to the bracket, as shownmore particularly in Fig. 6. The legs of the *U- shaped clip extend downwardly, the clip being set transversely with respect to the bracket, and said legs are provided with holes 37 through which the axle 24 passes. The legs of the clip act asrspaced supporting members for the axle, which is received therein. In order to prevent longitudinal displacement of the axle relatively to its mounting, a'suitable locking device is employed. In the form shown, the locking device comprises a U-shaped-locking-clip '38, similar to the clip 33, but smaller, so that it will fit fairly snugly within the clip 33, as shown in Fig. 5. The legs of the looking clip have holes 39 fitting over theaxle and the intermediate portion of the looking clip is provided with a screw threaded socket 40 engaged by a clamping screw 41.

This screw clamps the locking clip tightly on the axle, as will be understood, and owing to the fact that the legs of the locking clip lie within the supporting clip and in contact withthe inner faces of the supportri'ng-cl p legs, it will be :impossible for the 'riwstrap 44inay be-detacliably applied to the under surface of the body at the rear thereof by fboltsengaging certain perforaitions" of the strap and certain perforations of the body. The function of this strap :is to engage the ground so as to prevent the cart :f-rom tipping :backward to too great an extent.

The tongue employed for pulling the cart isshown at 45. This tongue is built up of sections, and :has a detachable handle-bar 46 :secured thereto. A perforated wooden :stick "47 similar to the handle-bar 46 is "detachably secured to the tongue near the bot y 120:byangles 48andbo1ts 49 insubstahtially the *same manner in which. the "handle-bar i-s applied to the tongue body.

The stick'47 extends down-ward to engage the ;.ground and .hold the tongue or handle of :the cart in an upwardly inclined position, as shown in-Fig. .1. r r

In order to secure the tongue'tothe cart,

.a clip 50,--similar to the clip 38, is detachably secured :to the lower face of the body 20 adjacent the front edge thereof by a :bolt 51 as shown more particularly in :Fig. 7. Theirearend portion -of the tongue extends between the legs of the clip and -is:secured thereto in a detachable manner by a bolt 52 engaging one of the perforations inthe tongue. A metal strap 53 is also "appliedto the re'arend portion of the tolngue y means {of a bolt 54 passing through a perforation in the strap d one the rearniost perforations of the tongue. The

:strap 53 extends beyond the rear end of the tongue and is provided at its rearwardly .projecting end with a loop 55 embracing the intermediate portion of the axle 524. It will beunderstood that by this construction, wherein the tongue is secured to the body and also to the axle, said tongue is :held in a coiiioaratively rigid relation to thecart proper at the desired angle.

In the cart shown in Fig. 8, double brackets are usedfor supporting :the body from the axle so that the body will be higher from the ground. The double brackets are each constituted by two of the brackets 26, detachably clamped together by short bolts 56. The lugs 26 of one member 26 are placed in contact with the lugs of the other member, and the bolts 56 are passed through the registering perforations of the lugs.

In the form shown in Fig. 8, a modified tongue connection is also employed, in which a bracket 26, similar to those previously described, is utilized. One leg of the bracket is detachably secured to the body, as shown in Fig. 10, by bolts 57, and the other leg is detachably secured to the rear end of the tongue by bolts 58. In making this connection, the perforations 29, of the bracket are utilized. The spacing of these perfora tions relatively to each other is such that they register with perforations of the body and the tongue.

In the vehicle shown in Fig. 8, the downwardly extending post or stick 47, which serves to support. the vehicle, has detachably secured thereto a transverse piece or stick 59 similar to said post and to the handlebar 46. The piece 59 serves as a footrest for the child sitting on the vehicle body.

The tongue is formed of sections arranged in end to end abutting relation. Each of these sections consists of a wooden piece or stick or approximately square crosssection having two longitudinal series of perforations that are spaced apart at equal list ances substantially throughout the length of the section. The holes of the respective series are arranged at right angles to each other, with corresponding holes intersecting. The two sections are interconnected by a butt joint which includes perforated-metal straps 60, applicable to opposite faces of the sections. The straps 30 have at least four holes or perforations extending in a longitudinal series and having the same spacing as the holes in the sections. The straps are so placed that the two upper holes of both straps register with two lowermost holes of the upper tongue section, while the lower holes of the straps register with two uppermost holes of the lower section. Fastening bolts 61 are then passed through the regis tering holes, securing the parts detachably together. The bolts 61 are of the kind previously described, having nuts threaded thereon. By the construction described, the tongue sections can be very readily assembled so as to obtain a tongue of the required length, and in assembling, no: special care need be exercised to bring the sections together in any special relation, as either end of one section may be connected to either end of the other section. Furthermore, the fastening bolts 61 may pass through holes of either of the two.- longitudinal series with which each section is provided. The handle bar is detachably connected to the upper or outer section of the tongue in the same main ner in which the stick or post 47 is secured to the lower tongue section, angles and bolts similar to: the angles 48 and bolts 49 being employed.

It will be apparent that by my invention I provide a very simple vehicle construction of the knockdown type for children. The parts can be very readily assembled and dis assembled. A toy of this kind is very interesting to a child, because the parts can be assembled in various relations, embodying different features of design.

Various changes may be made in the details of the construction herein described without departing from the scope of my invention, as defined in the claims.

I do not claim broadly herein a member having a plurality of perforations, a erforated strap member, means for detac ably securing said strap member to said first member in various posit-ions, an axle, means for securing said axle to said strap member, wheel adapted to be mounted on said axle, and means for securing the wheel on the axle, or other features claimed in my application Serial No. 281,97 0; nor do I claim herein the combination, in a toy suchas described, of a plurality of elongated members of substantially square cross-section, each having a longitudinal row of holes, and means for interconnecting said members detachably in various relations with the end face of one member abutting another member, or other features claimed in my application Serial No. 290,312, filed April 15, 1919.

WVhat I claim is:

1. A toy vehicle comprising a body memher, ground engaging devices including an axle, a tongue member, means including a plurality of substantially identical brackets secured together in inverted relation for securing the axle to the body member, and means including a bracket substantially identical with the first named brackets to secure the tongue member to the remainder member, and a wheel structure including an axle, and means for securing the axle to the body member including a V shaped bracket having its apex connected to the axle, a sec ond V shaped bracket having its apex connected to the body member and means for securing the free ends of the brackets to gether,

' 45. A toy vehicle comprising a body men ber and a Wheel structure secured thereto, a tongue member connected to said body member and having applied at the free end thereof a transverse handle bar consisting of an elongated element and a substantially idem tical element applied transversely to the tongue adjacent the other end thereof "to support it in an upwardly inclined position.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand on the Qeth day of April, 1919.

ALFRED G. GILBERT.

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