US1749081A

US1749081A - Combined doll's cradle and sound-producing means

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Publication number: US1749081A
Application number: US250152A
Authority: US
Inventors: Marx Louis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-01-28
Filing date: 1928-01-28
Publication date: 1930-03-04
Anticipated expiration: 1947-03-04

Description

March 4, 1930.

L. MARX COMBINED DOLflS CRADLE AND SOUND PRODUCING MEANS Filed Jan. 28, 1928 INVENTOR L o u \s M a r BY WM ATT NEYS Patented Mar. 4, 1930 PATENT FFlE' LOUIS MARX, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBI INED DOLLS CRADLE AND SOUND-PRODUO I NG LIEANS Application filed January as, 1928; Serial No. 250,152.

This invention relates to a combined dolls cradle and sound producing means.

The principal object of my invention coinp'rehends the provision ofa cradle for dolls,

combined with a sound producing meansoperative for simulating the cry of a young infant, the sound roducing means being associated with the cl movement of the cradle results in the operation of the sound producing means and in the production of a series of intermittent cries intended for association with a doll re- 1 ceivable by said cradle.

A further prime object of my invention relates to the combination with a dolls cradle of a selfcontained sound producing unit which is mounted on the cradle for a bodily movement thereon, the organization of the parts and the mounting of the sound producing unit being such that a rocking action imparted to the cradle produces a bodily movement and operation of said sound producing means.

A still further prime object of the invention resides in the provision of a. combined dolls cradle and sound producing means of the voice simulating type or crier as it is termed in the art; and an ancillary object of the invention relates to the production of a combined cradle and crier unit designed so that standard criers may be readily mounted on'cradles of standard construction to produce an effective and easily workable combination.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in theelements and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter more particularly described and sought 0 'to be defined in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which show the preferred embodiment of my invention, and in which I s.

Fig, lis a perspective view of the com bined dolls cradle and dolls crier of my invention showing a preferred form of .combination therebetween, I

'Fig. 2 is a view thereof taken on an enlargedscale in cross section in the plane of the line 2-2, Fig. 1, and

olls cradle so that a rocking ings, I show a preferred embodiment ofmy invention as comprising a cradle structure generally designated as A and a sound producing unit generally designated as B mounted for bodily movement on the cradle A and operated by a rocking movement of the cradle for producing a simulated crying of a young infant or other appropriate sound to be as: sociated with a doll or similar manikin receivable by said cradle A. i I

The cradle A may be of any standard design or construction and comprises a bed body 10 mountedfor swinging or rocking movement on runners 11, 11. In the com struotion exemplified in the drawings, the cradle A' is made collapsible, the body 10 thereof comprising a rectangular bedstead I frame 12 and the head and foot supports 13 v and 14 collapsibly mounted on the frame 12. The bedstead frame 12 comprises, in detail a pair of longitudinal members 15 and 16' connected together by the

crossrods

17, 17 and a pair of

rods

18 and 19 attached medially as at 20, 20 to the

longitudinal members

15 and 16. The opposite ends of the longitudinal rods 18 and. 19 pivotally carry as at 21, 21 the head and foot supports 13 and 14; and the free ends of

saidlongitudinal rods

18 and 19 serve also to resiliently hold the head and foot supports 13 and 1 1 in set-up or 001 lapsed positions and to act in conjunction with

crossrods

22, 22 as a stop means for the set-up limiting position of the fore and rear 7 frame supports 13 and 1 1 inwardly towards each other, said cradle being shown in the figures in its set-up condition. f .While have shown a collapsible type of cradle embodying the principlesof my present invention, it will The sound producing means B comprises of coursebe understood that any other con a self-contained unit mounted on the cradle I A so that a rocking movement of the cradle produces the bodily and operative movement of the sound producing unit. This sound producing unit B is preferably of the type used in the art for producing a simulated crying' of an infant. and known as afmama voice or,cr1er. The invention contemplates the combination and joinder of standard'forms of crier unitswith any of a I number of standard forms of cradle con structions in a manner to permit, an, effective mechanical association therebetween to produce an efliciently organizedand easily open ated assembly. a

The sound produeing unit B more ispecifie call); iQQmpriseswa ;-er;ie-r including i a tubu- 1 larcasing 23 made, for example, of ordmary:

cardhoardr m il ng; ube-,-. p f r ersh t -lneta z. wal eflt -a one end t t d an 1111-1 Periorateshe meta -wa ee e Other/end -the eetme al 1125 ing thereofcover -fq the 1casing 23 andelso an airtight cover. for ;one endf, {a -collapsible bellows weightQZ and the cover 28;, as clearly shown in Fig. 2iof;-;;the drawings; A? sound produeinjg element in Y the form of a ,reed; 29 is provided, and ,this l reed is preferably attaehed to the vcover; section 128; andfarranged ower maperture 30atherein. which aperture forms the communicating means between the bellowschamberl and the OLItBIRSOUIId-Cham bergpt the sound producingeunit. In this for-m et: crierl unit, movement of :the 1 unit between erect and nverted positions, causes an; alternate distendingrand collapsing ofthe 1 may be imparted to the sound ing pnift when -the cradle. is rocked; and prer tenm' oicanof; it owns n nt. or

he so nd-producing n t B? is. mou edon the-cradle, soythat the operating mover mhly opemtig-: anwm"e p ye t hic produce an oscillatory ,lmovement gin ,said QundcPmdue -ngaunitqgreateni ;.ampl ude hla thetoti he (sw g r of aid radl ufl ientt l fi tiv y cp i eat easa dk flapmd ingnnitelm nt ngiv i tha B- ne-t e c ad e ei al s c staprea ein 1 'l Ql'; eh the norm functions;

h dsteado hec ad e-t 'Tot eseeutlst he t T tprovided ivith the said straps are attached; the spindlesfid I F amtrhtehetaflakeae a aal lse 353m 'crier unit maybe W 36 made of sheet metal or the like and constructed so that the same may be fitted over and held by adjacent crossrods'17, 17, as clearly shown in thefigures of the drawings. The unit B is so mounted that normally, as

shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the drawings, 1t.

lies withitstaxis in a horizontal-plane The unitB is thus mounted for bodily oscillation in the attachable and detachable holders For operating the sound producing unit B, in response .tomthe. rocking. movements of Figs, 2 and 3 of the drawings a rWithethis recited, constructiondt will be; seen that when the cradle Atisrocked-inthe direction shown; by the 1 arrow 1-41 in, Fig fl of -the drawings, the weighted, endl-381ofthe arm 31 engages; the floor or ot her--support and tilts the sound producing uni-t ll-from, its normal horizontal positionto a-position such as shown in Fig,- 2 of the drawingssutfl cien-t to permit the ;weight ,2? thereof to i a move to bellows distending position, 3 VVhen the cradle ismoved, however, in the reverse-,- direction, as show-why the arrow :42 in F-ig. 2 of the Ldrawings,-the weight 38 9f the operat-e ing arm-37 .disengages thefloorwand gravitates'to move the-sound producing unit Bg-in-lthe opposite"direction-suflicient to per-Init l; the weight 27 thereof to move to a bellows;

- collapsing conditiom It 1 will a be, understood 3 that the (collapsing aof the bellowsresults in-i soundingthe reed 29; ,ot the nnitB, the sound p 1 being temittedthroughi; the communicating bellowswbag; 26eresponsive to "the gravitas, tionahmovements ofi the weight 27, and this e ults in-1it e-zp o o O le es ent solmds; For "cries.,simulatingtthe orifices 3O and 31 iandlthe apertured ovem 2% It will be noted thatvthew-mounting of-=- the unit- 1B and its: opeuationl; are such as ,to v, minimize interference with l-the positioning a of, the, mattress or similar, article Lon-the bedstead-12,ancl so that anaosci-llatory on swingg,

ing movement is given to the unitsBewhi-ch produ e is preferably greatec in amplitude than that 1 ofthe swinging arc ofuthe cradlea imordee;

I h t he a n Pr uci un t B -mem er? ma am fu ti nifo agr aten ficieneaa1 The manner; of, making {and-operating the ombin d dle nd soundtpw ueinge a ;1

ratust of myapres nt inven on wil e a main, 1 be fully \apparentlfromvthe above 7 tailed description thereoiif It will be fu g theij ppan nt 1M h e g p a'Qvided 1a ,combi'nad tached to cradles of standard constrnctiQn toa produce an tefisc iveean il es ly kable.

omhipatiqnc t wi lrbeg ilalithet ee thatt m convenient accessibility and as an integral unit-detachably attachable to the cradle and normally forming an integral part thereof.

It will also be apparent that while I have shown and described my invention in the preferred form, many changes and modifications may be made in the structure disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined in the following claims.

I claim: g

1. In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bed body mounted for rocking movement; and a doll crier comprising a self-contained sound producing unit mounted for bodily sound producing movement on said cradle, said self-contained sound producing unit comprising a casing and sound producing means all contained within said casing, and means for operating the sound produc ing unit when the said cradle is rocked, said means including mechanism "for imparting to said sound producing unit an arcuate move ment greater in amplitude than that of the swinging arc of said cradle.

2. In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bed body mounted for rocking move ment; and a doll crier comprising a self-contained sound producing unit oscillatably mounted for bodily sound producing movement on said cradle, said self-contained sound producing unit comprising a casing and sound producing means all contained within said casing, and means for oscillating the sound producing unit when the said c 'adle is rocked, said means including mechanism for imparting to said sound producing unit an oscillatory movement greater in ampli' ture than that of the swinging arc of said cradle.

3. In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bed body mounted for rocking movement; and a doll crier comprising a selfcontained sound producing unit mounted for oscillatory bodily sound producing movement on said cradle, said self-contained sound producing unit comprising a casing and sound producing means all contained within said casing, and means for operating the sound producing unit when the said cradle is rocked, said means including a device connected to said unit and having a point of engagement with the floor or other support upon which the cradle is rocked whereby the engagement and disengagement of said device with said support when said cradle is rocked effects the sound producingmovements of said sound producing unit.

4. In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bed body mounted for rocking movement; and adoll crier comprising a self-contained sound producing unit oscillatably mounted for bodily sound producing movement on said cradle, said sound producing unit comprising a casing, a bellows therein,

a reed associated therewith and a weight movable in said casing and operating the bellows to sound the reed; and means for operating the sound producing unit when said cradle is rocked, said means including devices for imparting to said sound producing unit a swinging movement greater in amplitude than that of the swinging arc of said cradle, the swinging movement imparted to said unit being suflicient to effect an oscillating movement of said weight in said casing to produce a series of sounds when said cradle is rocked.

5. In combination, a do-lls cradle comprising a bed body mounted for rocking movement, a sound producing unit mounted on said cradle, and means for operating the sound producing unit when said cradle is rocked, said means including mechanism for imparting to said sound producing unit a movement greater in amplitude than that of the swinging arc of said cradle.

6. In combination, a dolls cradle coniprising a bed body mounted for rocking move ment, a self-contained sound producing unit mounted on said cradle for oscillating movement as a unit relative to the body of said cradle, and means for oscillating the sound producing unit by or independent of the rocking movement of the cradle.

7 In combination, a dolls cradle comprising a bedstead and head and foot supports mounted for rocking movement; and a doll crier comprising a self-contained sound producing unit swingably mounted on said bedstead with its axis arranged horizontally, said self-contained sound producing unit comprising a casing and sound producing means all contained within said casing, and means for operating said sound producing unit to opposite sides of its horizontal position by a rocking movement of the cradle.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 12th day of January, A. D. 1928.

LOUIS MARX.