US1667106A - Talking-toy mechanism - Google Patents

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April 24, 1928. 4 1,667,106

F. EVANS TALKING TOY MECHANISM 'Original Filed March'21. 1923 11v VENTOR. FRED Emmi.

Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

UNITED "STATES FRED EVANS,

{P AT ENT 'O FFICE... 1 OF SUMMIT NEw' JERSEY, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMEI Q 'TS, TO VOICES INCORIPO BATED', A CORPQRATION OF IVDAELAWARE. 6

TALKING-TOY MECHANISM.

- Application filed March 21, 1923,.Seria1 No. 626,495. Renewed April 28, 1925. l v

, This invention relates to sound producing devices, such as are ordinarily used in toys, and has to do particularly with a device of this type for use in talking dolls.

The main object of this invention is to' 3, as Is more clearly shown 111 Figure 2,'is a provide a sound .pro'du'cing device which may be cheaply constructed, ruggedenough to withstand the rough usage to whlch such devices are subjected, and which'will at the same time efliciently emit a sound simulating the human voice.

Further and more specific objects, features.

and. advantages will more clearly appear from the detail descrlption given below taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings which forms a part of this specification.

In the accoinpanylng drawings wherein I have shown a preferred form of embodiment of my invention:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation with parts broken away. V a 6 Figure 2 is a detail cross-sectional view of the sound controlling elements,

lVith reference now to the drawings in which similar reference characters referto similar parts throughout the views thereof,

reference character 1 designates a tubular casing preferably constructed ofheavy cardboard, fibre, or other like material.

Mounted within this case atone end theref of is a head 2 indicated in dotted lines in Fi ure 1. Within the case intermediate its en 8,

is a second head 3, a guide rod 4 passing between these heads for a purpose-later to be described. The head 3 is channelled peripherally as at 5. a

Mounted on the head 3 isatubular bellows 6 suitably creased as indicated at 7, the bellows 6 being attached to the head 3 by means of a wire ring 8'which clamps the marginal edges of the bellows in the'bevelled channel. At its upper end, the bellows is attached to a weight 9 indicated in dotted lines in'Figure 1, and this weighted head-9 is suitably bored so as to permit the guide rod 4 to ex- I tend therethrough, the aperture through which the rod passes being acomparatively tight fit for the rod so as not to permit an undue escape of air as the bellows is col-- lapsed. Attached to the weight at one side of the rod is an operating rod 10,'this rod exoperation of the bellows.

tending downwardly and passing through a sultable aperture formed in the head 3. f The .rod 10 is provided at its lower end with a aperture 13, which extends through the head 3. Projecting through the wall of the reed chamber 12 is a reed 14,0ne end of which'extends into an orifice chamber 15. Mounted on a bolt 16 which extends through the wall ofthc orifice chamber is a control arm or valve 17 having at one end a slot 18, in which the pin 11 rides. At its other end the control arm 17 is provided with a plurality of apertures 19 and 19', which are positioned so as to register with an orifice 20 formed in the wall. of the chamber 15 through which orifice or sound opening 20 the main body of sound from the. reed is adapted to issue, this sound being interrupted by the valve plate 17 so, that the sound opening 20 is first opened,

- i then closed and then opened again during one continuous movement of the valve and weighty head and during that movement whichcausesthe reed to be sounded by the It will alsobe noted that the valve plate 17 is pivoted with respect to the head 3 and so as to oscillate in a plane parallel with the line of movement of the weighty head. I f

It will be understood that'the sound producing device here indicated is for use with toys, more especially dolls, in the bodies of which it is concealed'and the operation for sound production is as follows:

When the doll'is in such a position that the various parts are disposed as indicated in Figure 1, it willbe seen that the bellows is distended to its full'limit, In this position the weight is at the top of its path drawing the rod 10 therewith. This moves the control arm 17 on its pivot so that a blank portion of the arm overlies the orifice 20. So long as the parts lie in a position of rest, no sound will be produced, but when the doll is displaced so as to lie, for instance, in the reclining position, the weight 9wi1lmove downwardly'on the guide rod' i,

thereby collapsing the bellows and forcing the confined air through the aperture 14 into.

the reed chamber 12, then through the reed 14 into the orifice chamber 15. It will be understood, of course, that the downward movement of the weight expelling the .air will, in turn, move the rod 10 downward, thereby swinging the control arm on the bolt 16 .a pivot. The expelled air pass ing through the reed and causing it to vibrate will be confined momentarily in the orifice chamber As the control valve swings, the aperture 19 will. register in a short time with orifice 20, thereby "permitting the air to be expelled from the orifice chamber.

It will he understood that when the ori fice chamber is closed, although air is forced therein through the reed, the reed, though caused to vibrate, will give a muflied sound. However, when aperture 19 and orifice 20 register, the reed will produce a clear note. As the weight continues to move downward- 1y, however, the blank portion of the control valve between apertures 19 and 19 will in turn be moved over the orifice, thereby shutting. off the flow of air and momentarily mufiling the reed. The weight continuing its descent, will continue to force air from the interior of the bellows and the control arm will move with a steady movement, the aperture 19' finally registering with the orifice, whereupon the reed will give off a second note which is discontinued finally by the blank portion of the control arm following the aperture 19 registering with the orifice. This action, however, will not take place until the air has been practically entirely eX- pelled from the bellows. When the doll or .toy is moved to the reverse position so that the action of the weight will move so as to distend the bellows, air will be drawn in through the apertures in the controlarmand the orifice into the interior of the bellows. The air passing in this direction, however, forces the reed from its seat, thereby ,producing no sound.

Once the bellows is distended, the doll may be moved to another position so as to cause the collapse of the bellows by gravity, whereupon the device will give off a second series of notes. Inasmuch as the control arm is now designed so as to produce two distinct sounds asthe air is forced through the reed, the device will give off asound similar to the syllables ma-ma, but it will be .understood that various other syllables or com'binations on syllables may be produced by altering the form of the apertures in the control arm-and also their spacing.

It will be seen then that I have produced a simple and effective device by which the cry of a child may be closely imitated. 'There are but few moving parts subject to wear and the device is constructed so that the parts are protected and will readily stand the rough usage to which dolls and other toys of this character are ordinarily subjected. The device may be cheaply manufactured and put together with a minimum of skilled labor thereby materially reducing its-cost, while providing a sound-producing article well adapted for the purposes for which it is intended to be used.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the following claims, it is intended that all. matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, the ,combination of a casing provided with a pair of spaced heads, a bellows attached to one of said heads, a weight attached to said bellows, a rod mova l'i'le with said weight through the head to which said bellows is attached, a reed chamber in .con'nnunicaiion with the interior oi. said bellows. an orifice chamber having an orifice in its well. a reed in cmnn'ninication with the said reed chamber and the said orifice ehanibeiganda con trol arm pivoted to said reed chamber having one end thereof connected to said red, the other end being provided with a blank portion having spaced apertures, .the said a1g crtures being arranged to be brought successively into registry withsaid orifice as said weight. causes the collapse of said bellows. v

2. A. device of the class describ'echin combination a cylindrical casing having a head in one end and a second head intermediate said ends, a bellows mounted on the inner face of one of said heads. a weight mounted on said bellows and movable to collapse the same, a rod attached to said weightand .mov-

able through said head, a reed chamber mounted on the last named head and corn.

necting with the interiorol said bellows. an orifice chamber mounted on said head and into which said reed piojects...and a-control arm pivotally mounted on said orifice cha1nher and having a portion adapted .to overlie .the same, saidportion also being provided with spaced apertures adapted to move suc-- cessively into registrg with said orifice and said arm having a SGCOIl(lI;pOl'tlO11 adapted to be moved said rod; .whereby to swing said control arm to bring said apertures into registry with said orifice.

A device of the class described, comprising a casing provided with a head mid- .way of its ends. a bellows attached to. one face thereof and having a weight mounted thereupoma ,rod attached to said weight ex- ;tending through saidhead, sound producing means mounted on the other face oi .said

head, an orifice chamber in communication with said'sound producing means, and a'pivoted sound control arm operable by saidrod and having apertures adapted to be moved successively into registry with said orifice as said weight moves to collapse said bellows.

its other end, a rod attached'to said wei ht extending through said head, sound proi ucing means including an outlet orifice mounted on theother face of said head, and a pivotally mounted apertured control arm overlying said orifice and operable by said rod as said bellows collapses to open said orifice as said apertures come into registry therewith. l I

5. A devlce of the class described comprising a cylindrical casing having a head intermediate its ends, a weighted bellows attached to one face 'ofsaid head and having a rodattached to said weight and extending through said head, sound producing means on the other face of said head, including'an outlet orifice, and apertured control means operable by the movement ofsaid rod as said weight causes the collapse of said bellows, the apertures in said control means being arranged to be brought by the movement of the said means'to register successively with the said orifice.

6. In a device of the class described the combination of a tubular casing, a head fixed therein, a head movable therein by gravity toward and from the fixed head,a bellows member having its ends secured to said fixed heads respectively, a sounding reed fixed with respectto the fixed head and sounded upon operation of the bellows by movement of the movable head. a guide rod fixed with respect to the fixed head and over which the movable head slides, a sound chamber into which the sound from said reed issues, said sound chamber having an opening in one face thereof through which the sound.

is adapted to issue, and a valve member pivoted with respect to said sound chamher and adapted to slide over the face of said opening to interruptand control the emission ofsound therefrom, and means connecting said valve with the movable head whereby the valve is operated by movement of said movable head with respect to the fixed head.

7. In a device of the class described the combination of a bellows having two heads, one of which is weighted and is movable toward and from the other by gravity to compress and distend the bellows, a sounding reed fixed with respect to one of said heads and adapted to be sounded upon operation of the bellows, means having an opening through which the main body of sound from the reed is adapted to issue, and a valve said opening, 'ing to cause said openlng to be opened a adapted to slide over the face of said opening, said valve being pivotally mounted and actuated responsive to relative 'movements of said heads, and said valve having means actin'g'to permit the said sound opening to be opened, then closed and then opened during one continuous movement of the'valve while the reed is sounding. a

8. In a device of "the class described, the

combination of a bellows having two heads,

a sounding reed fixed with respect to one of said heads and adapted to be sounded upon operation of the bellows, means having an opening through which the main body of sound from the reed is adapted to issue, and a valve adapted to slide over the face of saidopening while the reed is sounding, said valve being pivotally mounted with respect to the head with respect to which the reed is fixed and saidvalve having an apertured portion adapted to register with said opening.

9. In a device of the class described the combination of a bellows having two heads, a sounding reed fixed with respect to one of said heads and adapted to be sounded upon operation of the bellows, means having an opening through which the main body of sound from the reed is adapted to issue, and a valve adapted to slide over the face of said valve having means actplurality of times durin one continuous movement of the valve an bellows and said valve being pivotally mounted and actuated responsive to the operation of the bellows.

10. In a sound producing device, an air chamber having spaced heads, one movable relative tothe other to expel air from said chamber, a sounding reed through which the air is expelled, means having an opening throughwhich the main body of the sound is adapted to issue, a pivotally mounted valve plate positioned to oscillate over said opening in a plane parallel with the line of movement of the movable head and provided with means to effect an interrupted emission of the sound produced by said reed, and means automatically causing the pivotal movement of said valve plate during the air expelling movement of the movable head.

1.1. In a sound producing device, an air chamber having spaced heads, one movable relative to the other to expel air from said chamber, a sounding reed through which the air is expelled, means having an opening through which the main body of the sound from the reed is adapted to issue, a valve plate pivotally supported by one of said heads and positioned to oscillate over said opening in a plane parallel with the line of movement of the movable head and controlling the sound from said reed, and a member operatively engaged by said valve plate and causing the pivotal movement thereof during the air expelling movement of said movable head.

12. In a device of the class described the combination of a bellows having two heads, a sounding reed fixed with respect to one of said head-s and adapted to. be sounded upon operation ot' the bellows, means having an opening through which then'lain body ott=the sound :from the reed is adapted to issue, and a valve adapted to slide over the face of said opening, saidvalve having a plurality of openings adapted .to successively register with said opening and said valve being pivotally mounted, and means connected with respect to other head and actuating said valvevabout its pivot while the reed is sounding due to the'operation 0 1 the bellows.

13. In a device of the class described the combination of a tubularcontainer, a tubular bellows therein, one end of which is fixed with respect to the container, a 'weigl'ity movable head for the other end of the bellows, and acting to operate the bellows by gravity, a sound vreed operated by the bellows, an opening through which the main bodyof sound from said reed is adapted to issue, a valve for controlling said opening, said valve being pivotally mounted with a espect to said opening, and means acting to cause said valve to open the opening a plurality of .times during the sounding of the thereby, means having an opening through which the main bodysound from the reed is adapted to issue, a valve pivot-ally supported with respect to one 01" said heads, and positioned to oscillate over said opening in a plane substantially parallel with the line of movement ofthe movable head and controlling the sound from said reed, and means automatically causing the pivotaln'iovement of said valve to interrupt the main body of sound from the reed during that movementor the weighty head which causes the reed to be sounded and whereby the reed emits a plurality of sounds during one continuous movement of the valve and weighty head.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

FRED EVANS.

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