US1692714A - Projecting figure wheel toy - Google Patents

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Nov. 20, 1928. 1,692,714

c. A. WETZELL PROJECTING FIGURE WHEEL TOY Filed Nov. 12, 1926 6M1. WZzall,

INVENTQR 74% BY ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

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PRUJ'E'GTIING FIGURE VJI-IE'ELTOY.

Application filed November 12, 1926. Serial No. 148,030.

This invention relates to certain novel iniprovenients in toys and has for its principal object the provision of an improved construction of this character which' will be highly efiicient in use and economical in manufacture.

One of the many objects of this invention is to provide a character-which has pivotally associated therewith kickoff members operable for projecting an object in a direction from the character.-

A furtheryobject of the invention is the provision of a simple combination and are rzingement of parts for projecting an object from a wheel bearing platform.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be bestunderstood by reference to the accompanying drawing and in which 2' Fig. 1 is atypical side elevational view of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same, and

Fig 3 is a sectional-detail View taken substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1. i

In the drawing indicates a platform which is supported for rotation about wheels 12. These wheels 12 are connected to the platform through the medium of shaft pins 13.- The rear end portion 14 of the platforrn 10 has a depression 15' formed therein within which asphei'icalelement or ball 16 is adapted to be positioned. This depression 15 is of a depth which will prevent the ball 16 from becoming self-displaced on the platr'orm 10. Formed in the platform 10 are spaced openings '17 which terminate at their end portions on the counter-bores 18. Po-

sitioned through the openings 17 with heads 19' thereof confined in the counter-bores18 are screw members 20. These screw menibe'rs 20 fixedly connect the front legs 21 of the character 22 to the platform. 4 This char actor 22 in the present instancesimulates a donkey and the legs 21 are pivotally' connected to the body 2?! of the donkey 22 as at 24 whereby the body 23 maybe pivoted relative to the legs 21.

Secured to the forward end portion 25 of the platform 10 is a hitc'hingpost 26. This hitching post 26 issecured to the platform through the medium of a suitable securing nail and the upper end portion thereof is provided with an annular groove 28 for; the reception of a looped end portion 29 of anoperating cord 30; The lnnjer end portion 31 of this operatingv cord is secured to the head portion 32 of the donkey through the medium of an attaching-nail By placing the finger 34 upon the cord 30 as at 35 and pressing the cord 30 downwardly thebo'dy' 23 will'be caused to pivot about this pivotal connection. to the legs 21 which legsj2-l pro= vide-a pivotal suppor't tor the body 23. The

rear; end portion 36 of the body has areeess i 37 formed therein andiarr'anged in this re: cess is a spring 38.-- The end portion 39 of the spring 38 is connected to the body as at 40; The opposite end portion otthe spring extends substantially at right angles with respect to the major portion of the spring and has itsiouter end. portion connected as at 41 to the-rear legs 420i the character 22,- said legs 42 being connected together through the medium of a pin 43.=1 These rear legs- 42 are pivotally connected to the body23 through the medium of a'pintle pin 44.- The legs 42 when in the positionillustrated in F 1 are held-against pivotalmovement by action of the spring 32 throiigh the medium of aplatelo whic'lr is secured to the platform 10 as at 461 This plate 45 has a longitudinal rip-turned portion 47 which provides a catchfor releasably;lioldingthe legs 42 in a position il lus'tratedvin Figrl with the spring 38 under tension.

By pressing the cord 30 downwardly the body 23 will be pivoted relative to the plat form 10 and release the legs42 fromiengagemnt with the plate 145. As soon as these legs 42 are released from the plate 45*t-he spring 38-ac'ts upon these logs in arearward direction in kickactio'n. As these'legsall pivot in this direction they strike the bdll 1-6 and the force of movement of the legs pro jects the ball 16 from theplattormld' n It is intended that this ball 16 be iitil-iied for knocking down ten-pins which ten-pins are arranged in a predetermined position to the rear of the platform 10.

As shown in Fig. 1 it will be seen that the ball 16 is'pro-vide'd with a hole-16' which is member is secured to the platform 10 to the rear of the hitching post 26; Secured to the back Oftlle body can; a sack 49; This sack 49 has pocket portions 50 which areadapted no i to be arranged on opposite sides of the body 23 and in these pockets is adapted to be placed the ten-pins 51.

The donkey body and platform togetherfore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myselfof such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

The invention having been 'set forth, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy including a body having a recess formed in an end portion thereof, supporting members pivotally connected to the body portion, said body portion being adapted to be pivoted relative to said supporting members,

kick-off members pivotally connected to the body portion at said end portion and adapted to pivotally move relative to the body portion when SEUd bOCly portion is pivoted relative to said supporting members, means normally confined in sald recess under tension for pivoting said kick-oil. members relative to the bodyportion, means for releasably holding said kick-off members in aposition to increase the tension of said pivoting means, and means connected to said body portion for pivoting the body portion relative to said supporting members to release the kick-off members from said holding means whereby said kick-off members will be pivoted relative to the body portion in kick-like action by action of said pivoting means, and a member positioned in the path of movement of said kickoff members and adapted to be projected free from the body portion by pivotal movement of the kick-off members in a direction to strike an object remotely positioned from the body. 1 2. A toy including a body having a reees formed in an end portion thereof, supporting members pivotallyconnected to the body portion, said body portion being adapted to be pivoted relative to saidsupporting members, kick-off members pivotally connected to the body portion at said end portion and adapted to pivotally move relative to the body portion, means normally confined. in said recess under tension for pivoting said kick-off members relative to the body portion, means for: releasably holding said kick-off members in a position to increase the tension of said pivoting means, means for pivoting said body portion relative to said supporting members to release the kick-off members from said holding means whereby said kick-off members will be pivoted relative to the body portion in kick-like action by action of said pivoting means, and a member positioned in the path of movement of said kick-01f members and adapted to be projected free from the body portion" by pivotal movement of the kick-off members.

3. A toy of the class described including a wheel bearing platform, a post extending upwardly from the platform, a character, said character including le portions fixed to the platform and pivota ly connected to the body portion of the character, rear leg portions pivotally connected to the bodyportion, said body portion being adapted to be pivoted relative to the fixed leg portions, and said rear leg portions being adapted to be pivoted relative to the body portion, a memher having a portion providinga catch for releasably holding the rear leg portions against pivotal movement relative to the body portion, a spring member connected to the body portion and the rear leg portions and normally under tension when said catch is operable on said rear leg portions, said spring member being adapted to pivot the rear leg portions in kick-like action relative to the body portion when said leg portions are released from said catch, a flexible member connecting the post to the body portion and adapted to be drawn taut to impart pivotal movement of the body portion relative to the supporting legs whereby to release the rear leg portions from the catch, and an object adapted to be struck by said rear leg portions and projected in a direction from said body portion. b i 1 4. A toy of the class described including a wheel bearing platform, a post extending upwardly from the platform, a character, said character including leg portions fixed to the platform and pivotally connected to the body portion of the character, rear leg portions pivotally connected to the body portion, said rear leg portions being adaptedto be pivoted relative to the body portion, a member having a portion providing a catch for releasably holding the rear leg portionsagainst pivotal movement relativeto the body portion, a spring member connected to the body portion and therear leg portions and normally under tension when said catch is operable on said rear leg portions,said spring member being adapted to pivot the rear leg portions in kick like action relative to the body portion when said leg portions are released from said catch, a flexible member connecting the post to the body portion and adapted tobe drawn taut to impart pivotal movement of the body portion relative to the supporting legs whereby to release the rear leg portions from the catch andan object adapted to be struck by said rear leg portions and projected in a direc tion from said body portion.

5. A toy including a platform, a character stud member extending upwardly from the platform, kick-off members pivotally connected to the character, means operable on the kick-off members forpivoting the kick-off members in 'kick-like. action rcla five to the character when said character is pivoted relative to thep'zlatform, means for releasably holding said kick-off members z'igainst pivotal movement in kick-like action, a cord connecting the head of the character to the post and adapted to be manually drawn into taut condition to pivot the character relative to the platform and release the kick-off members for pivotal movement, and an object carried by the stud and adapted to be manually removed therefrom and be positioned on the platform and projected from the platform by operation of the kick-0E members.

6.'A toy including a platform, a character pivotally supported by the platform, a post extending upwardly from the platform, a pin extending upwardly from the platform, kick-off members pivotally connected to the character, means operable on the kick-off members for pivoting the kick-off members in kick-like action relative to the character when said character is pivoted relative to the platform, means for releasably holding said kick-off members against pivotal movement in kick-like action, a cord connecting the head of the character to the post and adapted to be manually drawn into taut conditionto pivot the character relative to the platform, a ball adapted to be engaged by the kick-off members and projected free from the platform, said ball having an opening formed therein adapted for the reception of the pin when said pin is not disposed in the path of pivotal movement of the kick-off members.

7 A toy including a supporting platform,

a body portion rigidly secured to the plat-.

form, other body portions pivotally connected together, means connecting one of said other body portions to said first mentioned body portion permitting said other body portions to pivot relative to said first mentioned body portion, a spring member acting on said other body portions to pivot said body portions relative to each other, latch means releasably engaging the other of said other body portions for holding said other body portions against said relative pivotal movement with res met to each other andmeans operable on the said one of said other body portions for pivoting said other body portions relative to the said first mentioned body portion to disengage said other of the other body portions from said latch means to permit relative pivotal movement between said other body portions by action of said spring member.

8. A toy including a supporting platform,

a character including'frontleg portions having the lower ends thereof fixedly secured to said platform, said character including a body portion adapt-ed to bev pivotall'y con nc'ctcd to the upper ends of said front leg Portions, rear portions attached to said thereof, said body portion havinga rec ss portion body portion adjacent the rear end formed therein ad acent the end thereof, spring means mounted in said recess and adapted to engage said rear portions,

m'eansfor releasably holding rear leg portions in engagement .w' n s id'platforin whereby to place said spr Q ns under tension, a post mo on form ad ac'ent the front on d thereof, a: cord extending between the upper end of said post and the head portion of said character adapted to be manually drawn downwardly whereby to pivot said body portion about said front leg portions whereby to release said rear leg portions from en agement with said holding means whereby said spring member may pivot said rear leg with a kick like action.

9. A toy including a supportingplatform, a character including front leg portions having the lower ends thereof fixedly secured to said platform, said character including a body portion adapted to be pivotally connected to the upper ends of said front leg portions, rear leg portions attached to said body portion adjacent the rear end thereof, said body portion having a recess formed therein adjacent the rear end thereof, spring means mounted in said recess and adapted to engage said rear leg portions, means for releasably holding said rear leg portions in engagement with said platform whereby to whereby to release said rear leg portions from engagement witl said holding means whereby said spring member may pivot said rear leg witha kick like action, aid platform having a depression formed therein behind said holding. means, a ball member mounted in said depression adapted to be projected toward objects mounted in spaced relation with respect to said supporting platform by engagement of said rear leg portionswith said ball means upon the releasing of said rear leg portions from said holding means.

10. A toy including a supporting platform, a character including front leg 'por tions having the lower ends thereof fixedly secured to said platform, said character including a body portion adapted to be pivotally connected to the upper ends of said front leg portions, rear leg portions attached to said body portion adjacent the rear end thereof, said body portion having a recess formed therein adjacent the rear end thereof,

spring means mounted in said recess and adapted to engage said rear leg portions, means for releasably holding said rear leg portions in engagement with said platform whereby to place said spring means under tension, a post mounted on said platform ad- 'acent the front end thereof, a cord extendmg between the upper end of said post and the head portion of said character adapted pivot said rearleg with a kick like'action,

spaced relation with respect to said supportingplatform by engagement of said rear leg portions with saidball means upon the re leasing of said rear leg portions from said holding means, said ball member having an opening formed therein, a stud on said platform adapted to receive the opening in said ball member when said ball member is not disposed in said depression.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CLARE A. WETZELL.

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