US1616513A - Toy - Google Patents

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Feb. 8, 1927. 1,616,513

W. B. STOUT TOY Filed Feb. 5, 1925 minim IlVl/E/VTOR PViZZiarn B. Stout By l ATTORNEYS PatentedFeb. 8, 1927.

WILLIAM B. STOUT, or nnrnorr, MICHIGAN;

TOY.

Application filed February 3, 1923. Serial No. 616,637.

V toy which may be economically produced and which is so constructed that certain movements may be imparted to the essential element or figure thereof which will simulate the movements of the object which such element or figure represents orre'sembles.

Other objects and. advantages of my invention will present themselves as the description proceeds, and I would have it understood that I reserve unto myself all rights to the full range of equivalents, both in structure and uses, to which I may be entitled under my invention in its broadest aspect, as defined by the appended claims.

F or the purposes of the present disclosure, I have elected to illustrate and describe a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it will be obvious that the invent-ion may take other forms without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is aside elevation of a trundling or pusher toy made in accordance with my invention; and Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings .in detail,

in which like characters of rcferenceare eina simple mounting may be provided by means of a bolt 10 passing through a central aperture in the disk-wheel 7 and the bearing in the lower end of the bracket 8. A suitable spacing nut 10 may be interposed between the opposed faces of the disk-wheel 7 and the bracket 8, so that the wheel 7 will be maintained in properly spaced relation from the bracket to insure freedom of rotation. A securing-nut 10 is threadedon to the protruding end of the bolt 10 tomaintain the elements 7 and 8 in assembled relation. p

In the present showing of'my invention, the essential element or figure of the toy is the representation of a donkey indicated at 11. This figure may be made of any materialsnitable to the purpose, but is preferably cut from a block of wood, as by a jig-saw.

The hind legs .11 and fore legs 11 as will be clearly seen from Fig. 2,are immovably fastened or secured to the opposite sides of the body portion of the figure 11. It will be noted that the legs 11 and 11 of the figure 11 are extended rearwardly and forwardly, and are so shaped as to conform substantially to the position which would be taken by the legs of the animal repre sented when moving at a gallop.

The hind legs 11 are eccentricallv connected to the disk-wheel 7 by means of a screw or bolt 12, as shown in Fig. 2.] This screw or bolt 12 is positionedwithin the aligned apertures of the -hoo=fs 11 .of the hind legs 11, and extends through a hole in the wheel 7. A. spacing or lock-nut l2 may I be interposed between the opposed surfaces of the wheel 7 and the innermost hind leg 11*, the end of the screw or bolt 12 being held in place within the hole in the wheel7 by means of a nut 12."

It will be apparent thus far. given that, as the wheel 7 rotates hind'legs of the figure 11 willimpart an oscillatory movement to said figure, and, in order thatthe functioning of the toy may nothe impaired by the fore legs coming in contact with the ground, possibly resulting in their breakage by striking obstructions, I have provided'a means of connection between the body portion of the figure 11 and the shaft or stick 9 to limit the range of oscillatory movement of the figure. This connection is made by means of'the tail 11 of the donkey which is pivotally connected at one endto the body portion of the figure 11 and at its opposite end to the shaft or stick 9; In the present embodiment of my invention, I have-1 shown a. simple method of connecting the tail 11 to the body portion of figure 11,.which comprises a pin 13 which is adapted to be driven into the body 11 and is provided with an angular from the description I on its axis, the eccentric mounting of the portion 13 on which the tail 11 is. rotatably supported. The otherend of the tail 11 is apertured to receive a screw 14 adapted for seating in the shaft or rod 9. The relatop center, the body of the donkey will be 7 given a considerable upward inclination, so

that the rapid movement of the toy will produce a motion in the figure of the clonkey which will, closely resemble the galloping movements of that animal.

The figure of the donkey may be embellished with any suitable decorations, and is preferably provided with the representation of a saddle to indicate the point of location of the rider or jockey 15. The jockey or rider '15 is preferably formed from a block of wood, similar to the figure of the donkey,

the legs l5 and 15 being'spaced apart and preferably immovably fastened to the oppo site sides of the body portion of the said figure 15 and adjacent to the lower end thereof. The lower edge of the body portion of the rider or jockey 15 may be.shaped to conform to the contour .of the upper edge of the body portion of the donkey 11, so that the jockey or rider 15 may have a relatively firm seat on the donkeys 'back when positioned astride thereof, as shown in Fig. 2. The jockey or rider 15 is remo-vably mounted on the back of the donkey, being held in position thereon by its own inertia.

7 Consequently, it will be manifest that, in

the operation or use of the toy, the rapid movement or oscillation of the donkey will have a tendency to unseat the jockey or rider, thereby adding considerably to "the amusement afforded by the motion of the donkey.

' Furthermore, it will be evident that, by

loosely mounting the jockey or rider on the donkeys baclgtrials of skill may be indulged in with my invention, having as an'ultimate object the operation of the toy at a high speed withou't'unseatin'g the rider.

I claim:

1. A tru'ndling toy having a shaft, a wheel revolvably mounted thereon, a device comprising single rigid structure representing an animal figure, said figure including a body and forward and rearward extensions such'as-legs, an eccentrically disposed pivotalconnecti'on between one of said rearward extensions and the shaft of said wheel, and

a single-link pivotal connection between said shaft and another part of said single rigid structure, a

2. A trundlingtoy having a shaft, a wheel revolvably mounted thereon, a device comprising an animal figure representing a quadruped having a switchable tail, said device having a body and rigid rearward extensions such as legs, an eccentrically disp'osed pivotal connection between one of said rearward extensions and the shaft of said wheel, and a member simulating said tail and pivotally connected at one end to said body and at its other end to saidshaft.

3. A trundling toy havinga shaft, wheel .revolvably i'nounted thereon, a device comprising a single rigid structure representing an animal --'figure, said figure including body and forward and rearward extensions such as legs, an ecoentrically disposed pivotal connection be'tweensaid wheel and one of said rearward extensions near the end thereof, and a link-connection means between said shaft and a point on the body, the parts being so shaped and connected that on trundling the toy with the shaft held inclined to the horizontal the animal figure has an alternate rising and falling movement with its major portion always ahead of the wheel.

4. A. trundling toy having a shaft, a wheel revolvably mounted thereon, a device comprising a single. rigid structure representing an Fanimal figure, said figureincluding :a body and forward and rearward exten sions such as legs, an eccentrically disposed pivotal connection between said wheel and one of said rearward extensions near the end thereof, and a link-connection means between said sha ftand a point on the body, :the shaft being straight from its lower end to at least above the point where the means last mentioned is connected to the shaft,

and the parts being so shaped and connected that on trundling the toy the animal figure once during each revolution of the wheel rears up to dispose the mid portion of its back at a comparatively sharp rearward and downward inclination; said toy also including a figure simulating a rider of the animal and having a bifurcated lower portion for straddling said back portion ofthe animal figure, saidrider figure being disconnected from the animal figure except by gravity and friction, said rider being in in secure stable-equilibrium upon said animal, whereby'that the maintenance ofits seat by the rider figure is dependent on the skill of the personhandling the device while rolling the wheel at a certain speed. I

7 WILLIAM sToUT.

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