US1553418A - Amusement device - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 15, I925.

' L. E. WATTS AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed Jan. 9, 1923 Jwwntoz Efl aiis Patented Sept. 19 25.

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I 1,553,418 j UNITED (STATES PATIENT I oFF1'cE.;

LEO E. 'wA'rTs, or nasal. Les Vixens, NE'wfMExIcoQ 1 Application filed January 9, 1923. Serial No. 611,613.

and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in an Amusement Devlce, of whlch the following is a specificatlon.

The present invention relates to an amusement devlce of that nature sim lar to what is commonly known as a see-saw.

The principal object of, the invention is to provide a simple and efficient structure which will be easily and readily operated,

comparatively inexpensive to manufacture,

capable of affording considerable amusement as well as a certain amount of exercise.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description progresses, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be herinafter more full described and claimed.

In the drawing p Figure Tie a side elevation of theinvention, a Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken therethrough, and

Figures-3 and 4 are detail sections taken substantially on the lines 3-3 and 4-4 of Figure 1 respectively looking in the direc-' tion. of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that a base beam 1 is mounted on the brackets or stands 2 which are disposed .transversely thereof. A pair of standards project upwardly from the inter mediate portion of the beam 1 as indicated by the numeral 3, there being one standard 3 on each side of the beam 1. A main bar 4 is pivoted intermediate its ends between the standards 3 and a similar auxiliary bar 5 is likewise mounted the fulcrum thereof being immediately below the fulcrum of the main bar 4. A pair of rods 6 are fulorumed at their ends to the auxiliary bar 5 and intermediate their ends to the main bar 4 and project slightly above this main bar and are provided with seats 7 at their upper ends. A pair of levers 8 formed of two rods are fulcrumed intermediate their ends to the bar 4 and at their ends to the bar 5, one of these levers being situated adjacent each seat 7 and a handle 9 is provided on the upper end thereof so that a person sitting on the seat may push and pull or fulcrum the lever thereby operating the device it being, of course, understood I that it requires two persons to efliciently operate the device. A bufier spring 10 is disposed on the beam 1 being of equal length therewith and disposed between the standards 3. and preferably fixed thereto. The ends of this buffer spring 10 are slightly spaced from the ends of the beam so that when the auxiliary bar 5 engages these ends of the spring any shock will be efficiently taken up .so as not to jar the person sitting upon the down seat 7. The buffer spring 10 is preferably in the form of a'springboard and will aid in rebounding the device, that is, one end thereof, -when engaged with the spring buffer. A pair of foot rests 12 are mounted on the auxiliary bar 5 one adjacent each lever 8 for receiving the feet of the person on the seat 7 I have, in the present instance, shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention which will give in practice satisfactory and, reliable results, and it is to be diate portion fixed tothe intermediate portion of the beam, the ends of the spring being normally spaced from and overlying the ends of'the beam, a standard disposed in an upright position and fixed to the central portion of said beam at its bottom end, and a rod pivoted intermediate its ends to the standard above the buffer spring so that the ends of the spring are engaged by the rod as it is rocked all'in the manner and for the purpose specified.

2. In combination, a horizontally disposed beam having its upper face bowed, a pair of vertically disposed standards attached to the sides of the beam one on each side thereof, a buffer spring having its under face bowed and disposed on the upper face of the beam and being substantially qua in le gt t e e m, a pa r f a-rs ends, said bars being .longer' then i said, 7 v spring and said'beam', seats on the upper ends of the rods, and levers pivoted tothe bars one adjacent each seat' whereby the seats n gtyhe IllQXZGd. up, down so; that e l we her en age h e ds e i he sp at] intermediate portions of the lower bar. 10

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

LEO E. WATTS. s

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