US1542045A

US1542045A - Calisthenic toy

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Publication number: US1542045A
Application number: US507113A
Authority: US
Inventors: Esser Peter
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1921-10-11
Filing date: 1921-10-11
Publication date: 1925-06-16
Anticipated expiration: 1942-06-16

Description

June 16, 1925.

P. ESSER CALISTHENIC TOY Filed Oct. 11, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Av VENTOR i $1M /sm/ M WZXA TTORNEI June 16, 1925.

P. ESSER CALISTHEN IC TOY 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 11, 1921 M gr w. iwf mlllfl lul M 3m 6m ATTORNEY Patented June 16, 192 I "UNITED STATES PETER ESSER, OF CLIFTON, NEW

cALIs'rHENIo' TOY.

Applic ation an October 11, 1921. seriarno. 507,1isf

T0, oil whomit may concern: I

Be itkn'own that I, PETER Essen, a citizen of theUnited States, and a resident oi Clifton, in the county of Passaic and State of 5 New Jersey, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Calisthenic Toys, of which the following is a specification.

Themain object of this invention is to produce a toyin which a manikin,representing a child or youhgperson, is caused to simulate the movements of the diversion known jumpingv "rope, the figure apparently boundingor jumping up, as the bight of the rope passes below its feet, and then assume a 16, position of resc' onan ostensibly support ing suriace as the rope completes its cycle of movement about the figure.

;A, furtherobject is in the provision of a toy capable of operating in a manner depictive of a circus ring performance in ad,- dition tothe foregoing, v I

Another object is to provid'ea toy adapted for indoor amusement,particularly for girls, the toy being easily andquietly operated, capable of a high degree of ornamentation and produced at a moderate cost.

These and other likeobj ects are attained by the novel construction,combination and are rangement of parts hereinafter described 3 and shown in the accompanying drawings,

forming, a material part of this disclosure,

and in whichz- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing; an

embodiment of the invention in its more complete form; v v

Fi ureQisan enlarged fragmentary section, vertical view' of the driving device used therein. i V

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional View taken on line of Figure 2. V

I*igure 4L a perspective View showing a modification of the toy, simplified in its con struction.

Figure 5 is an enlarged partial vertical sectional view of the same. showing the driving means; i a l a Figure 6 is a fragmentary front view showing. a modified driving means.

"Referringto the figures in detail, in Figures 1 to 3 of the drawings, the numeral 15 designates a flat rectangular platform mounted on a revoluble axle shaft 16. fixed near its ends in wheels 17 andhaving ajpivoted castor'18 carried in a front projection 1:9 in

which is hinged a tongue 2Q.

axle shaft 16, is an ornamentally. turned pedestal or distance piece 21 and secured on its upperend is an urn or flower pot :22, through the center of which passes a flag 6 stalf 23. i

register below the stall is a vertical shaft 24 fixed in the raised bottom of the urn and emending axially down through the pedestal and platform, its lower end having 55 secured to it abevel ear 25 meshin with a l on the axle siatt 16,

Fixed centrally on the platform, over the bevel pinion 26 fixer as best shown inFig. 2, and from this it will be seen that when the truck or wheeled plat} form 15 is caused to travel overa fiat surface 0 thatthe urn willbe rotated.

Revolubly rnounted transversely in i the walls of'the urn, below its raised bottom, are

spindles

27 and 28 having at their outer ex tending ends ofiset cranks 29,and 30, and, neartheirin'ner end are fixed

pinions

31 and 32 engaging a crown gear 38 fixed on top of the pedestal 21 thus as rotary motion is conveyeduto the urn the spindles will be revolved] i A manikin or figure 34 dressed to represent a child, havingits arms hanging pendant at its sides is loosely journalled on the pinof the crank 29, one of the hands 35' of the manikin appearing to grasp the crank 5 while the other hand is engaged with one of the straight parallel sides or nodes of a stiff arched loop 36, the other side of which is V pivoted to the manikin opposite the crank 29.,

The feet 37 of the manikin are weighted i in order to maintain the figure essentially perpendicular as it is caused to gyrate onits supporting crank about the axis of the spindle 2-7 while the loop 36', representing a rope,

is moved ina true circular path, under the feet when the figure is raised, and over the head when it is lowered, presenting the illusion of a child jumping a rope and at the sametinie travelling in :a circular path about the flag staff and flower carrying urn on a 101) level horizontal plane.

The other crank 30 engages in a similar manner with the body of a figure represent-i ing a horse 38 having weighted feet 39 and provided with a saddle &O, the feet of the 105 childand horse, when the figures are in their lowermost positions nearly or quite making contact with the platforinlfi.

As the horse is supported above its center of gravity its equilibrium is readily maintained and should it lose its balance, by the galloping movement imparted to it by the crank, it is recovered by contact of its feet with the platform.

Fixed on the spindle 28 is a sprocket 41 driving a chain 42 trained over another sprocket 43 fixed to a spindle 44 journalled in a support 45 extending up from the urn.

Formed with the outer end of the spindle 44 is a crank 46 and mounted on the crank is another figural representation of a child 47, provided with arms, hands and weighted feet, as before described, and arranged to move relative to the travel of the rope loop 48, actuated by the spindle.

It is to be noted that the manikin 47 must move in synchronism to the horse 38, so that its feet may make appropriate contact with the flat saddle 40 at intervals and in order to accomplish this the chain 42 is used in preference to a belt or band which might slip and cause confusion.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the several figures are caused to move collectively' in a manner adapted to afford amusement for children and particularly as an indoor entertainment on the order of a circus performance.

In the modfication shown in Figures 4 and 5 a wheeled truck 50 has upon its platform a simple scene representing a galden, including a fence 51 and shrubbery 52, the latter enclosing a vertical chamber 53, in the upper part of which is mounted a spindle 54 having a pulley 55 driven by a belt or cord 56 extending through the platform to a driving pulley 57 fixed on the axle shaft 58.

This axle shaft is mounted in the rear wheels 59 and may be driven by a motor 60 of spring actuated type as shown.

A simpler form is indicated in Figure 6 in which a bracket 61 fixed on the platform 50, carries a spindle 62 on which a driving pulley 63 is secured for actuating the belt 56, and the extending end of the spindle 54 is formed into a manually operable crank 64.

Fixed to the extending end of the spindle 54 is a transverse bar 65 having at one end a crank pin 66 and at the other, one of the nodes of the loop 67 which is thus caused to pass circuitously around the manikin 68 pivoted on the crank 66, the crank being supported in this case, in the fence 51, as at 69.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device for this purpose has been disclosed in the preferred form of its embodiment, but it is not desired to restrict the details to the exact construction shown, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conflicting with the scope of the claims hereto appended.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A toy comprising a wheeled dirigible platform, a single hollow standard thereon, a spindle revoluble transversely in said standard at the upper end thereof, cranks on the ends of said spindle, a manikin journalled above its center of gravity on one of said cranks whereby it is caused to move reciprocatively in a substantially vertical plane, a U shaped loop fixedly carried by said spindle diametrically opposite the crank, the bight of said loop passing under said manikin when the latter is raised and over the manikin when in its lowermost position, a figural element actuated by the other crank, said element having Weighted feet to extend nearly to said platform and maintain the element erect by gravity, a positive gear drive wholly Within said standard for actuating said spindle, said means being actuated by the wheels of said platform upon movement thereof, and a motor for propelling said platform.

2. A toy comprising a single standard, a spindle mounted transversely therein, said spindle having an extending crank, a manikin jo'urnalled at its waist line on said crank, a wheeled platform carrying said standard and upon which the lower extremity of said manikin makes contact when in its lowermost position whereby it is maintained substantially horizontal, a loop carried by said spindle adapted to move circumambiently of said manikin, an upright arm fixed on said turntable, a spindle revoluble in the upper portion of said arm, said spindle having a crank, a second manikin supported and actuated by said crank, means to communicate rotary motion between said spindles, a figural object on the ends of the first named spindle, means to actuate said object conjunctively with said manikin; a motor for actuating the axle of said platform, and operative connections between the axle and said first named spindle.

3. A toy comprising a wheeled dirigible platform having an axle fixed in the rear wheels, a standard on said platform, a turntable on the standard, a Vertical shaft in said standard geared to said axle for rotating said turntable, a crown gear fixed on said standard, opposed transverse spindles rotatable in said turntable, pinions on said spindles meshing with said crown gear, cranks on the outer ends of the spindles, a figural object journalled on one of said cranks whereby it is raised and lowered, a manikin on the other crank, and means for passing a loop circuitously around said manikin as it is raised and lowered by its crank. 2

4. A toy comprising a wheeled dirigible platform, a standard thereon, aturntable rotatable on the standard, means actuated by the wheels of said platform for rotating said turntable, a crown gear fixed on said standard, spindles rotatable transversely in said turntable, pinions on said spindles meshing with said crown gear, cranks on the outer ends of the spindles, a figural object journalled on one of said cranks, a manikin on the other crank, a second manikin supported over the figural object, means for raising and lowering said second manikin relative to the object, loops rotatable about said manikins, the axis ofrotation of said loops passing transversely therethrough, and means for maintaining said manikins substantially erect irrespective of their circuitous and reciprocative movements.

5. A toy comprisinga wheeled platform having an axle fixed in the rear wheels, a standard on said platform, a turntable on the standard, a vertical shaft in said standard geared to said axle for rotating said turntable, a crown gear fixed on said standard, opposed transverse spindles rotatable in said turntable, pinions 011 said spindles meshing with said crown gear, cranks on the outer ends of the spindles, a figural object journalled on one of said cranks whereby it is raised and lowered, a manikin on the other crank, a post fixed to extend above said turntable, a cranked spindle journalled in said post parallel to the spindle on which said figural object is mounted, positive driving connections between said spindles, a second inanikin and loop engaged with the cranked portion of the last named spindle, and loops driven by the crank supporting the respective manikin to pass circumambiently therearound.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this application.

PETER ESSER.