US1658636A - Mechanical toy - Google Patents

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Feb. 7, 1928. F. J. HARBST MECHANICAL Toy Filed Aug. 25. 1927 titl 7, lltti.

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MECHANCAL TOY.

Application filed August 25, 1927. Serial No. 215,348.

My invention relates to improvements in mechanical toy, and has for its object the provision of a simple and inexpensive toy affording a considerable variety of change 4and movement, and one not likely to be broken or disorganized.

The toy of my invention primarlly consists of tivo rocking figures, such as the tivo jointed monkeys herein shown, holdii'ig be tween their hands a bar to which reciprocat ing movement is imparted as the figures are rocked up and down. Preferably this toy is mounted upon a pair of wheels provided with a handle, in order to transmit motion to the figures and afford the child both exercise andndiversion in playing With said toy. ln structure,` said toy may be made from articulated. and otherwise movably connect1 ed metal parts or stampings, or ofv lighter and possibly more durable construction, substituting' Wood or fiber for some of said parts, as further indicated herein.

The details of such construction and its mode of operation and use may best be errplained in connection with the accompany ing; drawings, wherein: u

Figure 1 is a vievv of a toy appliance m kide elevation incorporating the features of my invention.

Fig. Q is a view thereof in front elevation; bothuof said figures illustrating the lower section only of the handle, and,

Fig, 3 is an enlarged detail, partly in section, showing one of the articulated figures for said toy.

Throughout the figures of the drawings l have employed the same character of refer ence to indicate similar parts. y

The handle a. shown at the right, Fig. l, may be of any desired length to permit the child to push the toy about on the paired Wheels t, by means of the yoke or fork o.

The axle i5 rotates with the Wheels and mounts a pulley Wheel c which is adapted to transmit motion to the operative portions of the toy. These are mounted upon a substanti ally L-shaped frame CZ connected to one side of the forlr a', comprising the lower arm d and the upright d.

A second pulley wheel c', connected with the first pulley wheel c b v means of a driving band or belt c, andhaving a protrudingr Wrist-pin e, serves to impart motion to the figures of the toy.

These figures are connected at opposite 'ends of tl1e-t`"shaped member e, having a loop e through which said Wrist-pin` e protrudcs, and `interior-ly of which it` is adapted to slide and impart a rocking motion to the supporting member e and to the attached figures, as the toy is rollediu'pon its Wheels FWO figures f' of any 'desired character, but provided with articulated limbs f and fQ, preferably, are attached at the ends of the oscillated supporting` member e. Be# tween the upper articulated limbs, or the lower arms and hands of said figures,as shown. there provided a pivoted bal" g centrally connected with said Wrist-pin e.

llt will be seen that with the parts constructed and connected as herein shown and described, not only will the figures f be given a rocking motion with each rotation of the Wheels and connected pulley wheels, but, in addition, the bar g imparts aback and forth or san/'ing motion to the arms of the moving figures j'. The limbs f, balanced by the Weighted tail f2, have an independent rocking motion.

The intermediate position of the moving parts is shown in full lines, Fig, l, While the extreme downward position of the right hand figure and uppermost position of the left hand ligure, with their actuating and actuated parts, are shown in dotted lines. The rocking` motion of the figures causes the articulated limbs to move,y and this effect may be added to by providingl an elastic band c intermediately of the pulley Wheels for irregularly rotatirng the actuating Wheel c and its connected parts. i

A comparison of these positions of the toy, Fig. l, shows that the upper limbs, or arms of these figures are positively and independl ently moved by the bar g, and impart a motion simulating; a sawingaction Which adds marked interest and amusement for the child playing with thc toy. i

Durable figures and limbs therefor may be shaped from liber, Wood, or cheaper and lighter parts may be stamped from metal, but these, and other details, including the class of articulated figures, and the specific actuating' means, are not limited tothe precise showing,r and description herein.

.fr preferred feature, but unessential to the instant improvement, is the provision of a balancing or Weighted tail member f2, shown inFig. 3, which causes the articulated memthe combination with an upright, its pivot` part and a centrally pivoted sup po1"cin,f:,1r member, ot movable objects mounted to be oscillated thereby, a` transverse bar movably connected with said objects, and an actuating crank-deviceoperatively connected with Said supporting member and said bar, Whereby motion is impartedto the objects, inde pendently ot said supportingmember, substantially as set tortb. i i

2. In an appliance ot' the class described, the combination with an upright, its pivot part and a cent 'ally pivoted T-shaped supporting member, of mori ble objects mounted thereon, a transverse bar mo fably `connected with said objects, an actuating Wheel operatively connected cent 1ally With said T-sliaped member and intermediately with said bar to impart motion to said objects, independently of said. supporting member, `and means for rotating the actuating wheel, substantially as set forth.

3. In an appliance of the class described, the combination with an upright, its pivot part and acentrallypivoted T-shaped supporting member, of figures terminally mounted thereon in opposing relation and having articulated limbs, a transverse bar connected with said articulated limbs, an actuating Wheel operatively connected with said T- shaped member and` said bar, supporting wheels for the appliance, and driving means connecting;r the same with the actuating Wheel, substantially as set forth.

f1. In an appliance of the class described, the combination with a standard and its cen-` trally pivoted T-shaped supporting member mounted to oscillate thereon, of a loop (lepending interlnediately thereof, lignres terminally mounted upon said member in opposing relation and havingr articulated limbs, a transverse bar connected with opposing articulated limbs, an actuating crankwl1eel operatively connected with said loop and bar, supporting Wheels for the appliance, and driving means connectingr the same with the actuating,r wheel. substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I do now allx my signature.

FREDERICK J. Hanser.

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