US1560945A

US1560945A - Climbing figure toy

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Publication number: US1560945A
Application number: US721079A
Authority: US
Inventors: George R Secrest
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1924-06-19
Filing date: 1924-06-19
Publication date: 1925-11-10
Anticipated expiration: 1942-11-10

Description

Nov. 10,1925. j 1,560,945

G. R. SECREST CLIMBING FIGURE TOY -2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed June 19, 1924 "mulllllllluu 4 gra/venite@ 61H0: n eg Patented Nov. 10, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. u

GEORGE R. SECREST, OE MCRAE,` MONTANA, ASSIGNOR F UNE-HALF T0 HUBERT NICHOLLS, 0F MCRAE, MONTANA.

CLIMBING mGUnE'ToY.

Application filed June 19, 1924. Serial No. 721,079.

To all' whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Groen R. Snonnsr, a citizen of the United States, residing at McRae7 in the county of Big Horn and State of Montana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Climbing Figure Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a toy and has for its prime object to provide an amusement device for the young and aims to embody avery simple and ecient construction which will be reliable in operation, very inexpensive to manufacture, durable, strong, and well adapted to the purpose lfor which it is designed. Y

The amusement devices aims to simulate a man climbing a pole for the purpose of receiving material and delivering the same to the ground. Y

With the above and numerous other objectsin view as will appear as the descrip` tion progresses, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully 'described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy embodying my invention, portions thereof being shown in section, Y

Figure 2 is anotherelevation of the toy taken at right angles to that shown in Fig ure 1, portions being shown in section,

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail vertical sec tion taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1,

Figure is a detail vertical section taken substantially on the line 4:"4 of Figure 2 looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 5 is a transverse horizontal section taken substantially on the line 5-5 of Figure t looking downwardly', and

Figure (i is a fragmentary vertical section taken substantially on the line 6-6 of `Figure 5 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the pole 1 is of hollow construc tion being provided with the slot 2 which is formed by constructing the pole of sheet metal or the like and bending the same so as to berectangular in cross section with the meeting ends spaced. A series of teeth openings 3 are arranged alongside of the slot 2 so as to form a rack the purpose of which is to be hereinafter explained. This pole 1 is xed to a pan t by means of lugs 5 passing through the bottom of the pan and then bent at right angles as is indicated to advantage in Figure 2. A receiving receptacle 6 is adapted to be positioned in the pan 4f for rcceivingmaterial to be delivered thereto. This receiving receptacle 6 is provided with a handle 6 in order that it may be conveniently lifted from the pan 4f and dumped into a hopper 7 supported on top of pole l by brackets 8. This hopper 7 isv constructed with a slanting bottom extend ing downwardly so as to terminate in a spout 9 situated alongside of the upper portion of the pole 1 provided with the slot 2. A valve is associated with the opening at the lower end of the spout 9 and is in the form of a scoop 10 pivoted at 11 to the spout 9 that is adjacent the scoop 10i. The closed end of the scoop 10 is provided with an extension 12. It will be readily seen that the normal position of the valve 10 is such that its closed end is lower than its open end thus preventing material from passing through the spout 9. A delivering receptacle 13 is constructed at its closed end with a projection adapted to engage the eX- tension 12 in orderto tilt the scoop valve in order that the material such as sand may flow from the hopper 7 through the spout 9,

through the scoop valve. 10 into the delivering receptacle 13.

A figure 22 is formed to simulate the human body and a plate 1.5 projects forwardly therefrom to extend through the slot'2. Thusthe plate 15 terminates in an eyelet 16 to which one end ofa cable 17 is attached.

This cable 17 is trained over a pulley 1S ro*y tatable on shaft 19. .The other end of the .7:

cable 17 has attached thereto a weight 20 sufficient to overcome the weight of the fig ure 20 and attachments thereto so as to normally retain the same in a raised position. A slot 21 is provided `in the forward porl tion of figure 22 through which a portion of a cog wheel 23 extends. This cog wheel 23 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 24 mounted transversely in the interior of the figure 21. The teeth of this cog wheel mesh with the rack formed by openings 3 so that it will be rotated upon'the up and down movement of the figure. A pair of rocker shafts 25 mounted in the figure is arranged in spaced vertical alinement. A pair of cranks 26 are mounted on each shaft and are Vconnected by a bar 27. The bars 27 are connected by the vertically extending rod 28 which is provided with the projecting lug29 engageable with the teeth of the cog Wheel 23. vArms 30 and legs 31 mounted on the rocker shaft 25 so that they will be oscillatedup'on ro'- tation ol the cog Wheel 23 caused by the up and doivn movement of the gure so" as to engage the projecting lug 29 moving the rod 2S bach and ljorth and actuating the crank 26 so as to rock the shaft 2'5'. This motion ot the arms and legs simulate the' motion of a persons arms and legsV When climbing a pole.

TheV receiving` receptacle 13 is hinged on the rear ot the ligure 2Q asat 32 that is adjacent the open end4 of the' `receptacle, so that the closed end thereof Will normally be lower thanv the open end and retained in this position by a stopjfpinl 33 projecting from the figure. [A trip arm 34 extendsv from the pole 1 adjacent itslo'iverend, v

In considering the operation ot this de'- vice it will be. seenthat the hopper 7 filled With sand or other similar material. The Weight 2Ol will lift the ligure soI that'y the projection 14 onpthe delivery receptacle' 1 3 engages the extension 12 of the scoop valve 10 so as to tilt this scoop valve to the posi tion shoivn in Figure 3 in order that the sand or like material may flow into the receptacle until sulticient material has been delivered thereto to overcome Weight 2O to cause the ligure'to move downwardly. The ligure then moves downwardly andl the delivery receptacle 13 is engaged with the trip arm 34' as is indicated in dotted lines' in' Figure 2' s o as to tilt the delivery receptacle and alloiv the sand or like. material to be dumped into the receptacle 6v, so thatl the iveight 2O 'will again overcome the Weight of the, ligi'ire' with its attachment and this operation will be repeated untilallof the sand from the ho'p perhasbeeoine exhausted. 'During the up and dorm movement, the rotation ofv the cog Wheel 23 will cause the rocking ot the arms and legs ot the ligure as previously indicated. I

lVhile the preferred embodiment ol' my invention has been described in detail, it will be understood that I do not Wish tov be limited to the particular construction set toi'tli,`si1ice various changes int-he form, material, and proportions and arrangement ol' parts, and in the details or construction may be resorted to Without departing trom the spirit or scope ot the invention as here'- inafter claimed or destroying any ot' its advantages.

Having thus described my what I claim as neivis:

l. A toy ot the class described including a hollovv pole. a pulley rotatably mounted in the upper end ot the pole, a weight invention.

on one end of the cable, a ligurel movable exterior ol the pole and connected With the other end ot the cable, a. receptacle carri-ed by they 4ligure, said receptacle being pivotally mounted, a hopper positioned on the upper end ot the pole and provided with a depending spout having a valve associated therewith, means on the receptacle tor engaging the valve to open the same in order that material may lloiv from the hopper into the receptacle to overcome V said Weight and to cause' said' ligure to move downwardly, and means at thebottom ot the pole for tripping the receptacle to emptyv the same in order that the Weight may again litt the ligure all in the manner and for the purpose specified.`

2. A toy of the class described including a hollojvv pole, a ligure novable up and down the pole, means-'lor norinally holding` the ligure at the upper end or the pole' and returning the sameto said, upper end, a receptacle pivotall-y lmounted" on the ligure, a hopperf positioned at the upper' end of the' pole andv provided With a spout depend`- ing therefrom, a scoop yvalve pivoted adjacent its" open' enden the spout so as' to norm-ally prevent material from passing through the spout, anV extension provided on the closed end of the scoop, a receptacle pivotally mounted on the ligure and pro'- vided with an lextension capable ol engaging the extension' ot the scoop vvalve for tilting said scoop valve and allowing material to flow from the hopper to ther receptacle' in order to give' sulli'cient Weight to the ligure in order to overcome the means holding it in araised position so` that saidy ligure will move downwardly, and means atth'e Vbottom of the pole tor tilting the receptacle to vdump the material therein so as to relieve theligure oli its Weight so that it will re'- turn to its raised position.

3. A. toygof the classde'scribed including hollow poleformed Vfrom' a sheet et nia terial bent so as to be substantially recA tangular in cross section and having its ends slightly spaced to :torni a slot, projections extending from thelovver end ot the pole, a pan through vwhich said projections pass for attaching the pole to the pan, said pan forming a base tor holding the pole in an upright position, a hopper mounted on the upper end ot the pole provided With a depending spout disposed alongside that side ofthe pole provided with the slot, a scoop valve pivotally mounted on the end ol the spout so that its closed end is lower than .its open end normally, a pulley mounted in the upper end ot the pole, a cable trained over the pulley, a Weight on one endet' the cableI` al ligure, a plate extending from the Figure through the slot ot the pole, said 'cable attached to said plate whereby the ligure is normally held in a raised position ou the llo pole, a receptacle havingl an open end pivoted adjacent its open end to the figure, a pin extending from the figure for vsupporting the closed end of the receptacle so that it is normallj)7 below the open end thereof, means on the receptacle for engagthe scoop valve to tilt the same to an open position so that material may {iow 'from the hopper to the receptacle overcoming the Weight so that the figure may move downwardly, a trip arm extending" from the hottom ot' the pole 'for engaging the receptacle so as to dump the same of the material which has heen delivered therein in order that the ligure may move upwardly and means associated 'with the ligure for agitatiing the arms and legs provided thereon.

1. A toy of the clase described including;` a pole, a figure movable up and down the pole, means for normally retaining` the i'ig- 4 ure at the upper end of the pole, a reeepe taole pivotally mounted on the back of the ligure to Similate a hed-carrier, a hopper positioned at the upper end of the pole and provided With a spout, a scoop bar pivot-ed adj aeent its open end on the spout eo as to prevent material from passing through the spout, an extension on the closed end of the scoop, an extension on the reoeptaele carried by the ligure engageable with the scoop extension for tilting the scoop valve and permitting material to flow from the hopper to the receptacle to lower the ligure, and a bracket at the bottom of the pole to tiltl the receptacle and permit re peated operatioi'i of 'the figure on one filling oi the hopper. Y

In testimony whereof I affix my Signature.

GEORGE R. SECREST.