US1532666A

US1532666A - Toy dump wagon

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Publication number: US1532666A
Application number: US699692A
Authority: US
Inventors: Wajer John; Otto W Hopp
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-03-17
Filing date: 1924-03-17
Publication date: 1925-04-07
Anticipated expiration: 1942-04-07

Description

April 7, 1925. 4 I 1,532,666

J. WAJER ET AL TQY DUMP WAGON Filed March 17. 1924 751 1.72 Meyer 02% J I L/ ZZy 2261;,- Java Patented Apr. 7, 1925.

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JOHN VTAJER AND OTTO W. HOPP, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY DUMP. WAGON.

Application filed March 17, 1924. Serial No. 699,692.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that we, JOHN l VAJER and U'r'ro W. Herr, citizens of the United tates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Dump lVagons, of which the follow ing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the reference "actors marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to toy dump wagons and consists in the devices and combination of devices illustrated and herein de scribed and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 illustrates, in sideelevation, a toy dump wagon embodying our invention.

Fig. 2 illustrates the same in an end elevation, showing in dotted lines the position of the body when tilted.

Fig. 3 is a transverse,vertical, sectional view t the same, showing the body in tilted position with the side of the'body raised, the section being taken in the plane 01": the dotted line 33 of Fig. 1, looking'in the direction indicated by the arrows.

The toy comprises a frame on wheels, a pivoted body portion pivotally mounted on the frame and adapted to be tilted from and to be restored to the normal position, and means for automatically actuating the 1001 ing means after the tilted body has been restored to the normal position.

The frame is formed of two longitudinally extending side members on edge, 1, 2, and two

intermediate end members

3, 4, and one or more spacing and strengthening members 5, located intermediate the

ends

3 and 4. The side and end members are preterably made of wood as shown, and the

members

3, 4t and 5 are of greater height than width so as to project above the top margins 6 of the

side members

1 and 2.

Near each end of the frame is a wire axle 6 which'passes through the

side members

1 and 2 and projects outwardly to support the wheels 7 mounted thereon, and suitably held by cotter pins 8. A pivot bar 9 extends lengthwise of the frame, being supported by the ends 3 and a and the intermediate spacer 1118111bGIS5. The bar 9 as shown is located near the top margins of the end members and centrally thereof and forms a support tor the wagon body.

The body of the wagon comprises a bot two

sides

13 and 1 1.

rod

tom board 10,

end boards

11 and 12, and

The bottom 10 is provided with three downwardly projecting and transversely extending strengthening rib members 15, one of which is located between the uprightn'ienibers 5, 5, of the frame. The bar!) extends through the rib members 15 and the bar not only supports the body but acts as a pivotal connection whereby the body may be tilted.

At each end of the wagon I provide a hin'gestrap

member

16, 16,-upon the side member 14, which straps are bent around the

end members

11 and 12 and pivotally secured thereto at 17. One of the straps it? is extended to form a handle 18. By this arrangement it will be readily seen that by pulling the. handle 18 downwardly (towards the wheels 7) the side member 14; will be swung upon the hinge or pivotal connectionl'? and assume theraised posit-ion shown in Fig. 3. Also that when so raised and the body tilted, anysand or other object which may have been in'the body will be free to slide oil the inclined floor 10.

The body will normally be held in the horizontal position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the bottom board 10 seated upon the horizontal part- 19 of the top margins of the members '3, 4: and 5. Said top mar gins are also providdd with portions 2t) which incline downwardly on the'sidc of the body member 14, which inclined parts 20 support the bottom 10 when the body is.

tilted, as shown in Fig. 3. v

To hold the body in the normally 'untilted position, a movable stop arm 21 is movably mounted on the member at at a point between the center and one edge of said member a, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. \Vhen the body is to be tilted, this arm 21. is moved toward the center of the member at (i. away from the direction of tilt) and thus out of contact with the bottom 10, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, whereupon the bottom 10 will be permitted to rest upon the inclined margins 20.

The arm 21 is formed by bending npwart ly, a wire rod 22, which latter is rotativcly mounted upon the

members

4 and 5. A tension spring 23 attached to the rod bears against the inside or the side frame member 1 and exerts its tension to rotate the Thus when the wagon body is manually returned from its tilted position 3 .,esaeee shown in Fig. 3 to its normal position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the spring 23 by rotating the rod 22 will swing the arm 2 and cause the latter to again engage the bottom 10 of the wagon body and hold it in the horizontal position.

A handle 24 on the arm2l facilitates its operation. An ordinary staple driven into the member l about the arm 21 will limit the extent of the swinging movement of said arm. A similar staple 26 may serve as a means of attaching a cord or other device for hauling the toy wagon about.

VJ e claim as our invention:

1. A toy dump wagon comprising a frame on wheels, supporting members extending above the top of the frame, horizontal and inclined top margins on said supporting members, a pivot bar in said supporting members extending lengthwise of the frame, a wagon body swingingly mounted on said pivot bar and a hinged side member to the body.

2. A toy dump wagon comprising a frame having wheels, supporting members extending above the frame, a centrally located pivot rod in said-members extending longitudinally of the frame, a wagon body, rib members on the body hingedly mounted on the pivot rod and resting normally on aligned top margins of the said supporting members, the latter being cut away to form inclined, aligned supports for the body when tilted about said pivot bar, a movable side to the wagon body, straps on the movable side eXtending around to the body ends and pivotally connected thereto, one of said straps being provided with a handle to actuate said pivotally mounted side memher.

3. A toy dump wagon comprising a frame having wheels, supporting members extending above the frame, a centrally located pivot rod in said membersextending longitudinally of the frame, a wagon body, rib members on the body hingedly mounted on the pivot rod and resting normally on aligned top margins of the said supporting members, the latter being cut away to form inclined, aligned supports for the body when tilted about said pivot bar, a movable side to the wagon body, straps on the movable side extending around to the body ends and pivotally connectedthereto, one of said straps being provided with a handle to actuate said pivotally mounted side member, movable means for holding the body in its untilted position, and located adjacent to the said handle.

4. A toy dump car comprising a frame having transverse supports, four wheels upon which the frame is mounted, horizontal and inclined supporting surfaces on the said supports, a centrally located longitudinally extending pivot bar on said supports, a wagon body having one of its sides movably secured by pivot straps to the body ends, a rotatable rod on the frame projecting through one end member thereof and bent upwardly at its projecting end to form an arm stop, said arm stop contacting with and supporting the wagon bottom at one side of its point of pivotal connection with the said pivot bar and movable out of contact with the body when the latter is tilted to rest upon said inclined surfaces, a spring attached to said rotatable rod and adapted to cause the latter to rotate when released, a stop for limiting the movement of the arm stop and handles for manually operating said stop arm and said hinged body. member. V

In testimony, that we claim the foregoing as our invention, we afiix our signatures, in the presence of two witnesses this 12th day of March, 1924.

JOHN \VAJER. OTTO "W. HOPP. Witnesses:

TAYLOR E. BnowN, ERNEST STANLEY Honons.