US1674587A - Mechanical toy - Google Patents

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June 19, 1928. 1,674,587

- S. I. BERGER MECHANICAL TOY Filed May 14, 1925 2' Sheets-Sheet 1 Z1 24 42X 22 27 I I i LT; s

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* m DF TATES SAMUEL I. ERGER', or NEWARK, ivEw EnsnY.

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' Application filed May 1 1, 1925. Serial No. 30,142. I

My present invention relates to mechanical toys and more especially to toys representing an animalpropelled vehicle. p r

It is an object of the invention to provide a toy of the type mentione'd, -which shallreproduce in an especially reallstic manner,

the action of a vehicle driven by a balking mule and more particularly. which shall simulate the spasmodic jerking action on the reinsby the driver, the kicking and balking of the mule, the movement of the vehicle in a changed direction following a balk, all withthe use of aspring motor of well known construction, and without the need for complicated actions or transmissions and which toy shall have an easy nonbinding action. p

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the draft animal figure'is pivoted in thills at a point to the rear of the center of gravity of the figureand connected by or s reins to the hands of the driver figure which; is preferably pivotally -seated.- The motor beside actuating the driving wheels of the vehicle operates upon a member preferably made .of'wire, including a rock shaft pivoted to the body'of the vehicle and a cranking connection with the axle at its lower end and'formed as a tappet'or lifter belowthe legs of the driver figure so that in the action, the driver figurewill 'be flipped rearward by the tappet and through the reins, will cause abalk of the draft animal, which thereafter by gravity action through the reins draws the driver figure back to its" original position. Other features of construction hereinafter described contribute to reduction in cost and to ease of assembly.

In the accompanying drawings in which are shown one or more of various possible embodiments of the severalfeatures'of the invention,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy partly in longitudinal section,

Figure 2 is a plan thereof viewed from the bottom,

Figure?) is a fragmentary plan ofthe cart withlthe driver figure removed, Figure 4 is a fra mentary side elevation of a modified form of the invention, and i Fig. 5 is a'fragmentary perspective view indicating the mount of therpilot wheel bracket.

Referring now illustratively shown a vehicle body repre I merely be briefly described.

tov the drawings, I have senting a'milk cart. To the' fioor of the body is afiixed a inotor'fran'ie llcarrying the spring motor and having downward' ly extending lugs 12 constituting bearing, supports for the axle'13 to the -free' ends of which are rigidly. affixed the 'wheelsiaq The vehicle has thills 15 formed of a U- shaped. piece of'generally rectangular wire near the forward end of which; is a cross; pin 16 transversely through the animal figure 17 and back of its center of gravity. The cross bar 718 of the thill' member extends through an elongated slot v'19 .in front of cross bar 16, the draft animal figure being,

accordingly, by gravitynormally biased downwardly at its front legs. Reins 20 through the. mouth of the draft animal and through corresponding hooks 21 -formed integrally withthe stampings of which the draft animal figure ismade, exten'd'rear- Ward to the hands of the drivenfigure 22 which is seatedin the cart. I 1

The cart body is preferably formed fro av single blank representing a bottom'10, a

rear wall 23 tilted upward therefrom, side walls 24 and a footboard 25. The edges of the rear wall and side walls are connected by tangs 26 thereon. The upper edge of the rear and side walls are preferablyflanged inward as at 27 to afford solidity of appearance and-eliminate free cutting-edges. Between the side wallsextends a seat member 28 which is preferably formed of a single sheet ofimetal bent to provide a; seat proper, a front 29 and preferably a rearwardlyinclined back rest 30 extending through corresponding slits in sidewall flanges 27. The seat member has integral tangs 31 extending laterally therefrom and secured to the side wallsof'the body, and the bottom of the seat has tongues 32 extending downward through corresponding slitsin the bottom and twisted to afiord' locking connections therewith. The spring motor is of substantially conventional construction and need The motor frame" is secured to the bottom -of the vehicle through tongues 33 extending through correspond ng slits therein and twisted as shown for locking coaction; I The motor cont;

prlses a spr1ng34= mounted in the frame and adaptedto be wound" by a key 35 and having concentric therewith a large gear 36 meshing with a pinion 37 laterally thereof, pivot- I ed in the frame and driving a segmental sector gear 88 adapted to mesh as it rotates, alternately with pinion 39 and pinion 4C0 rigidly mounted on the aXle 13.

The driver figure which is preferably of substantially conventional construction is preferably pivotally mounted to the seat of the vehicle. For this purpose, the seat member has up-struck ears ll spaced by substantially the width of the driver body, the seat of which is interposed between said ears and a pin 42 extending transversely through said ears and through said body affords a pivot mount for the body, which as heretofore noted, is normally retained tilted forward by the tension on the reins 2O exerted by the weight of the draft animal figure.

For moving the driver back and forth, I provide a special tappet member comprising a length of wire, the intermediate portion 4:8 of which is mounted in cars etl struck-up from the bottom of the vehicle body, said wire having a downwardly extending U- shaped hook 45 straddling a crank confor mation 46 formed in the axle. The upper end of the wire is reversely bentinto hook form to provide a horizontal tappet or lifter 47 immediately below the thighs of the driver figure.

It will be noted that there is no linkage between the motor and the driver member, so that the latter will not perform the essentially mechanical movement which in the absence of special precautions will result from such connection. By the action of the mechanism described, the driver is given a sudden flip, which is especially realistic and by reasonof the relation of the parts, the action will be relatively sudden and snappy even when the motor is nearly run down, so that through the reins the mule is given a relatively snappy kicking or balking action.

There are further structural improvements in the toy which will now be set forth,

and which comprise the construction and assembly of the thills, of the pilot wheel and of the milk cans. v

The thills extend along the bottom of the vehicle body adjacent the side walls thereof as shown and pass through corresponding slits 48 in the footboard. They are securely retained without the need for soldering or special handling, against removal by the metal ofthe seat member 29, the lower edge of which extends into corresponding notches 49 preferably formedv at the corresponding parts in the upper edge of the thill member wire. It will be apparent that by this an rangement, the thill construction is securely retained against pulling out of the construction or against pivotal displacement in a vertical or horizontal plane.

The pilot wheel 50 is preferably pivoted on the lower or inwardly turned. pivot end of a wire bracket or support 51 which at its upper end is reversely bent into U-form 52 t-ary stamping 55 formed by dies, into gen- 7 erally semi-circular form with individual cylindrical grooves representing the side walls of a succession of milk cans, to which is secured bytangs 56 a second generally flat stamping 57 having embossedthereon, the representations of the covers of milk cans, said stamping superposed over the upper edge of the first blank to complete the semblance of a group of milk cans. The bottom of the first blank is preferably secured as by tangs 58 to the floor of the vehicle. The milk can assembly is disposed immediately to the back of the seat 30 which closes the concave side of the first stamping 55, so that the solid appearance of a group of milk cans is realistically produced.

Gther features herein disclosed andshown in the drawings need not be described at greater length, as this subject-matter is shown, described and claimed in my copending application, Serial No. 26,608, filed April 29, 1925. Among these features are the conformation of the draft animal with pivoting legs and ears and of the hat of the driver. 1 V

The operation has been in part set forth hereinbefore and need, therefore, not be set forth at great length Itneed merely be noted that as the vehicle moves alternately forward and backward as a result of the operation of the segment gear 38 of the 7 motor and throughout such motion, the rocking of the wire 43 and the upward move ment of the tappet or lifter 47 causes the driver figure 22 at intervals to jerk backward and to snap the mule figure upward, whereupon the latter returns by gravity, re-

turning the driver figure to its forward 00-,

sition through tension on reins 20. At the end of a rearward movement of the vehicle when the same suddenly reverses to move forward, the inertia of the rear part of the cart, causes the same to tilt rearward and to raise the thills 15 and mule figure 17 upward, until arrested by the winding key 35 which as noted extends downward. I In the slow rotation of the winding key, the same may serve as a pivot about which the vehicle turns, so that the lattermay resume'operation forwardly in a direction otherrthan that in which the bulking had occurred. The construction and operation just described is more fully set forth and claimed in my copending application above referred to, as is also the pivoting action of the ears and legs of the draft'animal. i

It will be noted that the various construe?" tiona-l details set forth make for low cost;

In another embodiment of the invention shown in a fragmentary view in F ig. 4:, the

figure 22 of the driver is' shown pivoted to the seat of the cart by means of'a pivoting tongue 59 soldered, or if desired 'securedby tangs, to the seat of the driver figure, said tongue extending through a slot 60 in the seat and having an enlargement 61 below the seat toinaintainthe figure against removal from the seat,but free to pivot for ward and backward and to sway slightly laterally. effected in this embodiment from the pilot wheel 62. For this purpose, a rod 63 is pivoted at its lower end in an aperture 64- near the periphery of the pilot wheel and extends through a corresponding slot 65 in the footboard of the cart into the leg of the driver. The reins 20 are connected to the draft animal figure in the same manner'as in the other embodimentl In operation, it'will be seen that as the vehicle moves forward or backward, the rotation of the pilot Wheel will cause the-figure of the driver alternately to be moved back and forth to bring about the corresponding balking action of the draft animal figure. It will also be noted that by reason of the peculiar mount ofvthe driver figure, it'may in addition to forward and backward movement, partake of a slight lateral swaying movement which renders the operation quite realistic.

It will thus be seen that there is herein de scribed apparatus in which the several features of this invention are embodied, and which apparatus in its action attains the various objects of the invention and is well suited to meet the requirements of practical use. 7 r

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodimentsof this invention could bemade without departingfrom the scope thereof, it is intended ,that'all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense. i c

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

1. In a mechanical toy, in combination, a motor driven vehicle having a fixed drivers seat, a figure of a driver pivotally mounted thereto, thills, a figure of a draft animal pivotally mounted near the forward end of the The oscillation'of the figure is] thills, reins connecting the hands ofgthe driver withfthe draft animal, and a tappet operated-from the motor ofthe 'vehicle and arranged periodically to strike the lower part,

of the -legs of thedriver to urge'the driver backward and thereby ause a'balking ac-' tion of the draft animal.

- 2. 111 ainechanical toy,in combination, a

motor driven vehicle .lia v'mg a fixed drivers seat, a figure of a driver pivotally mounted thereto, thills, a figure of a draft animal pivota'lly mounted near the forward end of the thills, reins connecting the hands the driver with thedraft animalfigure, and a tappet operated fromthe motor-of the "ve' hicle andarranged periodically to strikethef 7 lower part ofthe legs of the driver to flip the 'driver backward and thereby cause a balking action of the-draft animal','saiddraft animal figure having excess weight in front of the pivot so that it returns by a gravity action and through the reins restores the driver to initial position.

3. In a mechanical toy, in combination, a

vehicle'having a spring motor, a seat on-said vehicle, ears struck up from said seat, a driver figure having its seat disposedbetween said ears, a pivotpin through said ears and driver seat for pivotal mountthereof, and means for efiecting an oscillation of said driver figure, said means comprising an oscillator member having a rock shaft part mounted in said vehicle frame, an eccentric at one end operated from saidaxle and a lifter member at the other end engaging the lower side of the'leg of the driver, the forward part of said seat being cut away to permit movement of said lifter inthe operation" ofthe toy. V 1

In a mechanical toy, in combination, a

. vehicle having a fioorboard, a seat having a footboard'and road wheels, a pilot wheel, a

wire carrying bracket therefor having a U- shaped end extending along said floor board through corresponding apertures in the'lower part of said footboard, the open end of said U-shaped support extending through a corresponding slot'in the footboard of the seat,

the cross bar of said U-shaped support being concealed by said footboard;

.5. In a mechanical toy, in combination, a

vehicle body including a unitary sheet metal blank comprising a bottom, side walls and an end wall, tangs securing said latter walls together, a motor frame having tangs secured to said bottom, a spring motor in said frame, an axle and wheels thereon, said motor frame having supports for said axle.

6. In amechanical toy, in combination, a vehicle body having a floor, an axle and wheels, side walls, a, seat member having a. floor-engaging part, a fioorboard extending upward from the forward end of said floor,

thills comprising a U-shaped rectangular wire having the free ends thereof extending along .the floor-board longitudinally of the vehicle and adjacent the side Walls through corresponding slots in the footlooard, said seat member extending into and having notches interlocking With corresponding notches in the thill members, whereby the latter are securely retained in position. v

7. In a mechanical toy, in combination, a metallic cart comprising a body having a seat, milk cans to the rear of said seat, said milk cans comprising a unitary stamping forming a plurality of contiguous side Walls of milk cans and a second unitary stamping forming the tops of said milk cans, and superposed over, the upper edge of said first stamping, the rear of said seat closing the opening at the front of the milk can assembly. a v

8. In a toy. vehicle, in combination, a cart having a seat provided with a back, a, representation 01 a number of milk cans in said cart to the rear of said seat, said milk cans comprising two stampings, one upstanding stamping having a plurality of contiguous generally cylindrical conformations representing the sides of the milk cans, tangs securing said member to the floor of the ve-' hiclc, and a second stamping embossed to representthe covers of the various milk cans superposed over the upper edge of said first member, tangs securing said members together, the seat of the vehicle closing the space determined by said side Wall and cover members. I

Signed at New York city in the county of New York and State of New York this 27th day of April A. D. 1925.

SAMUELI. BERGER.

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