US1641213A

US1641213A - Amusement device

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Publication number: US1641213A
Application number: US451229A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry A Williams
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1921-03-10
Filing date: 1921-03-10
Publication date: 1927-09-06
Anticipated expiration: 1944-09-06

Description

' `1,641,213.v` sept. 6,1927. H A WILLIAMS AMUS EMENT DEVI C E lFiled March l0. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet-1 S14/newton spfu 6, 1927.

H. A. WILLIAMS AMUSEMENT' DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March l0 1921 Patented Sept.r 6, 1927., i

g1,641,212. B15-C555 earner HENRY a. WILLIAMS, or ivrunrnsnono, `J:I.Lri\ors.,',l f

i .AM'U'SEMENT DEVCE.

Application filed March 10, 1921. Serial No. 451,229.

.This invention relates to certain'nevv and usefuly improvements inamusement devices adapted to be set in motion by the introduction of a coin or token the object being tok 5 provi-de an amusement device inwhich What I term a dancing and a musical figure is disposed Withina chamber having a glass front and connectedto mechanism for causing one of theligures to dance and the other to play an instrument.. Y i f Another object of theinvention is to provide novel means for operating the figures through the medium of drivingvmechanism operated by an electric motor. which is set '15 in motion` by the introduction of a coin Which causes acircuit'to be closedvso as to supply the electrical energy to the motor for operating the figures.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for cutting off the supply of electrical energy to the motor after the device has operated a predetermined time by the medium of timing gears.

A still further object of the invention is 25 to provide a construction Which is very simple, the parts being so arranged and mounted that they are not likely to get out of order in operation.

of the invention Will .be hereinafter set forth and the novel features thereof defined by the appended claims.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a rear view of my improved device, the back of the case being removed;

Figure 2 is a vertical .section through the device; and

Figure 3 is a detail view of the driving means for operating the dancing ligure.

` In the drawings '1 indicates a casev or housing having a chamber 2 provided with -a glass front 3 in which is disposed a dancing figure 4 vand a musical guref5, the musical figure 5 being disposed upon a bench 6. The device is capable of being inserted ina large cabinet or can beused as Vshown but I do not Wish to limit myself to the particular construction of case employed.

Mounted on a 'suitable supporting bracket 7 Within the housing 1 is an electrical motor S ksupplied With electrical energy through Wires 9 and 10 from a suitable source of supply not shown. The Wire 9 is connected to a spring contact 11 fixed on a bracket 12 and the Wire 10 is connected to a springcontact 13 carried by a pivoted trip 14 having its Other and further objects and advantages end `15 arranged to travel in a slot formed ma coin tube 16 which extends up through the top of the casing and forward as clearly shown so that when al coin is droppedinto the coin tube, the Weight ofY the coin Will force the Contact 13 into engagement with the contact 11 in order to complete the cir-i cuit of thev motor.

v The electrical motor 8 is provided With a shaft 17 carrying a pulley 18 over which passes a belt 19 extending around a pulley 2O carried by shaft 21 Which is also provided ywith a pulley ,22. Looped around the pulley 22 1s a belt 23 *which passes around a pulley 24 fixed on Vshaft 25 having a pinion 2 6 fixed thereon Whichengages a gear 27 fixed on shaft 28. The shaft. 28 is provided with a pinion v29y Whichenga'ges a ygear 30 carriedby a shaft 31 .vyhichis also provided -Witha pinion 32 meshing With a gear 33 carried by shaft 34 supported in'bracket 35 forming a train of timing gears. The shaft 34 carries a spring arm 3G normally supported by an arm 37 and adapted to engage the free end of the trip 14 and move the same downwardly in orderto break the contact so as to cut ofi the motor after the device has been operated a predetermined time.

rEhe shaft carries a pulley 38 around which passes a belt 39 traveling around a pulley 40 and a pulley 41, the pulley 40 being fixed on a shaft 42 and provided With a pulley 43 of a smaller diameter around Which passes a belt 44 which extends around a pulley 45 mounted on shaft 46.

The head 5 of the musical toy 5 is mounted on stem 48 so as to oscillate, said stem being provided With a pin 49 arranged Within an eye 50 carried by a lever 51 Which is connected to an oscillating lever 52 by a link 53; said oscillatingk lever being provided With a fork portion 54 adapted to be engaged by a pin 55 carried by the pulley 45, so that as the pulley v45 rotates the lever 52 Will be rocked on its pivot and through its connection With the stem 48 through the medium of the link 53 andlever 51 the head of the y musical player Will be oscillated so as to `move from Side to side.

the musical figure. The musical ligure is provided with a pivoted leg 5 which is moved up and down by a pitnian 5S carried by the pulley 40 which is connected to a rod 58 carried by the pivoted leg' so as to cause the ligure to keep time with its toot as the device is operated.

The dancingr .ligure fl is supported by a wire or spring' GO carried by the `,tree end of a rocking beani (il. The other end ol the rocking beani carries an adjustable shattor pin 62 around which is wound a cable 6?) which has its lower end connected to a rock ing arin Gel. The length of the cable 63 can be adjusted by operatingr the pin G2 so as to adjust7 the position of the ligure in its daneing movement Within the chamber 2.

` The shaft has fixed thereon a pair of oppositely disposed arins G5 carrying antifrietion rollers 66 at their ends which are adapted to intermittently engage the rocking arm (SLL so as to .torce the saine downwardly in order to move the dancing Ltlgure. up and down.

From the foregoing description it will he seen that I have provided an amusement device having a pair of figures arranged to be operated through mechanism operated by an electrical motor which is supplied with eleotrieal energy by the introduction ot a coin or token and through suitable timing ineehanisnl the device operatesl 'tor a predet mined trinie and then ity is auton'iatically cut o'll.

What l elaini is l. An amusement device comprising a` ligure having a verti al stein carrying the head thereof, aaid Stein being provided with a pin extending laterally therefrom, a. lover having an eye to receive said pin, an oseillating .lever having a connection with said lever and lneans itor operating said oscillating lever.

i2. ln an amusement device? the combination with a housing, oit a rocking beam carrying a cable, a toy attached to said cable, a rocking arm, a cable carried by said arni adjustalily scoured to said rocking beam and a pair et arms having` antitrietion rollers can ried by a shaft adapted to be intermittently moved into engagement with said rocking ariu tor rockingl said beam.

In testimony whereof I hereunto altix my signature.

HENRY A. WILLIAMS.