US1578594A

US1578594A - Wheeled toy

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Publication number: US1578594A
Application number: US667379A
Authority: US
Inventors: Clarence E Florkey
Original assignee: SCHIEBLE TOY AND NOVELTY COMPA
Current assignee: SCHIEBLE TOY AND NOVELTY Co; SCHIEBLE TOY AND NOVELTY COMPA
Priority date: 1922-11-03
Filing date: 1923-10-08
Publication date: 1926-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 1943-03-30

Description

March 30,1926. 1,578,594

7 C. E. FLORKEY WHEELED TOY Original Filed vs, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 A TTORNEYS.

March 30 1926. r 1,518,594 7 I c. E. FLORKEY WHEEL-ED TOY Original Filed ov 5, 1922, 4 Shgets-Sheet 2 iq 5 a I I 7 A A TTORNEYS.

March 30 1926.

c. E. FLORKEY WHEELED TOY Original Filed 5, 1922 4 sheets sheet 3 8&7 '3 INVENTOR.

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March 30, 1926.

c. E. FLQRKEY WHEELEIDXTOY Original ledwNov- 5,-1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 IN VEN TOR.

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Patented Mar. 30, 1926.

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WHEELED TOY.

Original application filed. mive ber' 3, 1922,Seria1 No. 598,902. Divided and this I 7 Serial ltd/6675379.:

October 8, 1323.

Too whom it may] concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE E.-FLORKEY,

a citizen of the ,United States, residing at 1;

Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheeled Toys,' of which the following is a SPGClfiCfltlOl'n reference being had the panying drawing. V V My invention relates to toys, and ticular to power toys.

It is the object of vide a toy representing an automobile which rein to the accent in pan can be economically manufactured in quantities out of a minimum number of pieces.

It is my object to provide a'toy which will be rigid and strong and which will be adaptable to a pull toy and also be adaptable to a power toy which is preferred. The source of power is immateriah but'l prefer to em ploy a frictiondriv'e.

It will be understood that in the Imm ta-v ture of toys Where the amount of profit per toy issmall it is essential'that theproduc tioni'n large quantities be through dies. Be-

cause of the great expense of the dies, it is necessary to reduce the number of parts of any toy to the minimum. It is also essential to reduce the amount of stock used 'so that it is a matter ofconsiderable importance to economically utilize thestock and so design the several parts that therewill be the least waste.

It is also essentialto have the toys simulate the appearance of actual articles of commerce as nearly as possible." I g It is an additional object to provide ,a

blank so laid out that when it is finally formed the side walls of the body and frame will be parallel whilethe hood will have its side walls approaching one-another towards the front and its top wall descending towards the front where the radiator It is a further object of my inyention to provide such alay out of blanks and dies that the minimum number of forming and piercing operations will be necessary.

, It is an additional object to provide an interchangeable Wind-shield.

It is an object to provide a' f enderwhich' may be readily. attached and detached for shipment and which will havefits ends" so my' invention to pro- P .It is'a further object to provide a; one I AT CLARENCE E? rmmmi 0F DAYWN! 1531a eSmiiOii T r h-gamma To? ANFDV a'piiii aii 61i aieapiece reinforced radiator which simulates the radiz'itor'o'n an automobile;

.Reterringto the drawings: V Fig. 1*is a plan view partiallyv in perspective of the toy havinga sedan body; i

Fig. 2 is a plan View of he body blank in its initial stage; 1

Fig. 8 is a plan view of the body blank with Fig.1? is thflWiIld-Shlld, dash board, and 7 sun shade blank; l

' Fig. 8 is a perspective of the wind-shield blank finallyformed; y

, Fig. =9 is the blankfor the running board and fender on one side of thecar;

; Fig. '10.i1lustrates the blank after the first forming operation;

- Fig; 11 represents the blank forming operation; Fig. 12representstl1e lamp; blank; t Fig. 13: represents'the completed lamp;

Fig-His the sedan body blank; I

after the last.

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the doois, louvers, and edges of the vframe 7 Fig. 15 is the-sedan body blank formed just :prior-to bending into shape for assembly; I

. Fig-16isa4 showing the blank formin a part of the rear elevation oft-he sedan body rear'p'anel of the body and showing onewall in position on the lefthandand 'thefright' hand wall about to be put in position;

' Fig. '17 is aside elevation of a partially completed rear-Wall of thesedan body and 'gasolinetank.

It will be-nunderstood tha t the primary purpose of'this' inyention is to provide in a few leces a toy which maybe shaped to exact y resemble an automobile. Theprobnumber of difli'erent configurations. (It is lem which I l1ave'-solvedhas beento' select the m nlmum pieces wh chcan bysuccessive die operations assume in single blanks 1a able as far as possible, such, asflthet'enders and the dies interchangeable as inthe case I p g of the blank, while at the otherside a flange of the dies for the tenders. I

It will be realized that my invention is applicable not 'only to toys but to the vinanufactur-e ofother articles such as automobiles,

whereas in a cheaper class of vehiclesthe sameprobleins are presented and the same economies arenecessary. V Referring to the drawings in detail:

of the automobile consistlng of The body the side walls, frame members andhood are formed with a single piece. The hood por tion-of the blank from which these parts are formed is designated 1, and has on 'its forwardend' ears 2 which later become 1 the forward ends of theside frames I At the rear of th1s-hood portion. are V- shap ed slots 4 which partially separate the "hood portion trom the side walls of the body designated :5. These side walls have their ad acent outer ends curved as at 6, while their outer walls are notched as at 7 andS to receive the axle and mechanismcustomarily employed in such toys.

The next step is to form the embossed door outlines, 9, the louvers 10, and the side walls 11 of the hood. A flange 12 is also formed along the outer edge of the frame formation of a radiator. The front of theradiator is designated 16 on which there are formed aseries of indentatioi'is 17 to representthe honey-comb of the radiator.

Flanges

18 and 19*are providedfor engagement with" the radiator and the hood.

The blank illustrated in Fig. 7 is the windshield blank which is designated 20andhas cuttherein an I-shaped' slot 21. The'upp'er edge of the blanki22 is convex to fit'the roof of the sedan body and the loweredge is concave as zit-23 to fit. the top of the hood.

A part of the blank is turned inwardly as at 24 to torm'the dash board and another portion 25 is formed outwardly to v form-a sun shade.

The fenders are-formed as follows A strip of metal 26 is provided with a series' of teeth 27 at one, end, a-projecting outer edges so formed a triangular group.

rectangular portion 28 near the middle thereof on one side'and. a. series o't teeth desig-' nated-29, 30,31 and 32 at the other end. I This second series Dirt/66th have their that the? teeth make In Fig, 10 it willbe seen that these teeth are formed at right angles. to the main body A rectangular poi'tio1r28 is also made at right angles to the main body of the blank. 7

In- Fig. 11 it will be'rseen that the tenders 1 have bcen'arohed. The tenders are attached to the chassis or body hereinb'efore described, by riveting or welding the teeth to the body. Headlamps are IEOHQQCl'OUbOf the blank 34 by cupping the blank as at 35-. These head lamps are mounted upon the tenders.

' -Reierring to the formation, of the sedan body, the-body of the blank in Fig.14. is. On either'side -are the side designated 36. p p walls 37 formed integral with the top a portioi'rot the length of the top and sepa' rated fromthe remainder ot the topby V- shaped cutaway portions 38. The side walls 'are formed with windows 39 and arch -;shaped cutaway portions 40 to receive the tender and wheels at the rear of the body. The top is provided integral therewith with a rear panel 41. The line of division be.- tween the panel and the top is indicated bynotches 42-. A rear window 43 is formed in the rear wall 41. V

The, lower end of therear wall has-a blank for the purposeot being formed into a gasoline tank, oraninntatlon one. This blank isdesignated 44, and is provided-with ears 45 on either side thereofwvhicl are r spaced trom the rearwall 41.

l The second general step 1n and to" punch inthe windows 47 to form engagement;- with the wind-shield and body ot the chassis of the machine. Inwardly bent flanges on the'bottorn of the side walls as at 49 are formed to facilitate the engagement of the body with, the chassis. Likemembers which enable the several parts to be joined together. 7 The ears 45 are wall 41 of'the blank 44, thus defining the .edgeot' the imitation gasoline tank; The

bent up at right angles to the blank 44, while a curve 53 is placed in the space between the ears and the (rear p the formation 7 of this sedan body isto bend the Walls'46 frames. Flanges 48 are also formed onithe .torward edge of the body side walls-tor rear edge of the blank 44 is bent at right angles to the ears 45 as at 54 to complete the illusion. i

It will be to be confined to the details of myinvenunderstood that I do not desire:

amassemodifications which maybe found con venient in adapting my invention to varying conditions. i

. This application is a division of Serial No. 598,902. g p Y f i Having thus fully described my invention, 7

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 5 1. A blank for the bodies of toy vehicles formed from a single piece of sheet metal and comprising a central portion having its main portion shaped to conform to the top of the toy vehicle and an end'extension shapcdto form the rear of the vehicle body and provided with a Window opening, and side wings each forined integrally at one end of the main portion of the central por-. tion and provided with door and Window openings.

2. A blank for the bodies ofv toy vehicles formed from a single piece of'sheet metal and comprising a central portion having its main portion shaped to conform to the top of the toy vehicle and an end extension shaped to form the rear of the vehicle body and providedwith a Window opening, and side wings each formed integrally at one to other portions of thetoy.

end of l'liGiIlLlliPOl'tlOll of the central portion and provided ,with door and Window openings, the peripheral portionsof said blank being provided With notched flange forming extensions'adapted for connection 3. A blank forthe bodies of toy vehicles formed from a-singlegpiece' of sheet metal and comprising a central portion having its main portion shaped to conform to the top of the toy vehicle and an end extension shaped to form the rear of the vehicle body and provided With a Window opening, and a side Wing's each formed integrally at one end of the main portion of the central portion and provided WltlI ClOOI {and indow openings, the peripheral portions of" said ture;

CLARENCE E. FLORKEY.

In 'l'GSlIlll'lOny whereof, I afiix iny signa and ends" of the vehicle o 45 blank beingprovided With-notched flange