US1607958A

US1607958A - Toy cart

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Publication number: US1607958A
Application number: US71227A
Authority: US
Inventors: Anthony J Koehler
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-11-24
Filing date: 1925-11-24
Publication date: 1926-11-23
Anticipated expiration: 1943-11-23

Description

A. J. KOEHLER Nov. 23 1926.

TOY CART Filed Nov. 24. 1925 INVEN'I'OR d J/zaafi Z6! 7 BY M ATTORNEYS i atentecl Nov. 23, 1926.

UNETED STATES ANTHONY J. KOEHLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TOY CART.

Application filed November 24, 1925. Serial Ive/71,227.

My invention relates to improvements in toy carts of the type in which the vehicle is propelled by pushing on the ground, and it consists in the combinations, constructlons, and arrangements herein described and claimed. 7

An object of my invention is to provide a device of relatively simple construction for imitating a canoe to be propelled by a paddle, the steering being accomplished by means of the feet.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which can be manufactured at a relatively small cost.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described which is simple in construction, has few parts, and is not likely to easily get out of order.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the device,

Figure 2 is a side view, a portion of the device being shown in section, and V V Figure 3 is a perspective view of the paddle.

In carrying out my invention, I make use of side members 1 and 2. These side members, as will be seen from the drawings, are curved laterally and have ends 1 and 2 respectively, which are secured together, and which are rounded to simulate the ends of a canoe.

Disposed transversely is a seat 3, the ends of which are shaped to conform with the curvature of the sides 1 and 2. A U-shaped bracket 1 is provided, this bracket being secured underneath the seat and having downwardly turned ears 5 at each end. An axle 6 is supported between the ears, and wheels 7 are carried by the axles.

In front of the seat is a foot board 8 having, in this instance, upturned ends 9 which are secured to the sides 1 and 2.

A front wheel 10 is journalled on an axle 11. The latter is threaded to receive nuts 12 and the outer ends are bent rearwardly, as shown at 13, to form a guard for preventing the slipping of the foot from the axle 11. The axle 11 is carried by a U-shaped bracket .14 which is secured to the under side of a transverse member 15, the latter extending between the sides and being secured thereto. The means for holding the U-shaped bracket 14 is a pivot bolt 16 which passes through the member 15, and which is held bymeans of a nut 17. An ear 18, which is integral with the bracket 14, projects forwardly, and to this ear a spiral "spring 19 is attached, the opposite end of the spring being secured a 20 to the front part of the device.

From the foregoing description of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. Normally the spring 19 keeps the plane of the wheel 10, which is the steering wheel, in parallelism with the central longitudinal axis of the device. The user of the toy takes his place on the seat 3, and by means of the paddle 21 propels the vehicle along by pushing on the paddle. In order to prevent the paddle from slipping, I provide the end with a resilient covering 22, such as a piece of rubber, or the like. The vehicle is steered by the feet which are placed on the extended axle 11. By pushing on one side or the other, the wheel 10 may be turned to guide the cart in the direction desired. The foot board 8 may be used when it is desired to coast, because then the spring 19 will hold the wheel 10 in such a position that the movement will be in a straight line until the axle 11 is turned by the feet to guide the cart in some other direction.

It will be noted that the seat 8, the foot board 8, and the transverse member 15 all serve double functions in that they also form a part of the framework of the cart.

I claim:

1. A toy cart comprising spaced-apart curved side members joined at their ends, a cross member serving as a seat, wheels carried underneath said cross member, a second cross member secured to the sides, a single wheel pivotally carried by said second named cross member, an axle for said last named wheel, said axle being extended to form foot-receiving arms for turning the wheel, and spring means for keeping the plane of said last named wheel normally in alignment with the longitudinal axis of the cart.

2. A toy cart comprising spaced-apart curved side members joined at their ends, a

cross member serving as a seat, wheels carried underneath said cross member, a second cross Inember secured to the sides, a bracket pivotally mounted on said last named cross member, a single Wheel carried by said bracket and having an axle extended to form a foot-receiving means, whereby the Wheel may be turned, and a spring connected at one end to the front of the cart and at the rear end to a portion of said pivoted bracket, whereby the last named Wheel is n'laintained normally in a plane parallel with the longitudinal axis of the device.

ANTHONY J. KOEHLER.