US1774785A - Figure toy - Google Patents

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Sept. 2, 1930. H. s. BARNES FIGURE TOY Filed Jan. 26, 1929 we d, SW; 1930 -Th'e' invention 1a'e'sttd' gure tray an: more "particularlyto aftoy' of thiskind of'a.

walking t pa. and =it1'is an object, of the ventio'n to construct such atoy in "a n anner whereby it may'beeasily handled by a child; Furthermore; it is an object of inven tion'to' providea device of-this kind comprising a body portion-having legs associated therewith, the 'inountin'gfof said legsbeing such thativhen thetoyfis causedto traverse over a suitable surface the I legs willalter} I figuration and design nately advance'one' beyond theother'insimu lation of walking. .7 a v I '1 Another object of the inventioni's" topro vide a device of this kind comprising a body member having assoeiatedtherewith a :p'air fof legs'to'g ether Wit-ha yielding and cOntfactile meansfor holdingsaid legs in desired relati'on with respect to the body-member and Tin a manneriwhereby, Whenthe toy-is traversing overa desired surface; 1 said legswill I alternately advance 1n slmu'lation of'astepp1ngact1on with .the advancing'leg movnig clear of the secondleg.

The invention consi ts in the details of con struction and in'thef combination and arrange severalparts of myimproved figure toy whereby certain important advan ment of the tages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive'and otherwise-moreconvenient and advantageous for use,; as Will be hereinafter Inorefully set forth. I

' The novel'featuresof my invention will hereinafter be definitely claimed;-

In order that my invention may bethe'bet- 'ter' understoodfl Will now proceed to describe the same with reference :to thefaoeompany ing drawing; wherein j Y Figure 1 is a view inside elevation of a toy eonstriicted'in aecordancewithan embodiment of my invention; a

Figure 2 is, a fragmentary View in rear elevation and on an enlarged scale of the C6114 I tral portion ofthe toyas illustrated in Figure I l and particularly illustratingthe'mounting ofathe legs w th respect to the body member together with the means 'Figure3. is a sectional view taken'substam tially on the line 3-i3fof Figure I yapin eann met -na 26; lega body member 1 for effecting an al-T ternateadvance movementof the legs ;v

' PENNSYLVANIA mess. TOY l s rim no; "535,244.;

'view' Wit-l1 portions in elevation: a d ti I of the pos tions. a'sf' illustrating one Figure 5 is asection tially on the line 5''5 of Figure 4 'Figure 6 is'a fragmentary vlew "section andpartlyin top plan illustrating. a

v sumed by a leg When advancing; y

al View taken substan slightlymodified' "form; of. invention.

Asdisclosed in the accolnp anyingdraw.-

ing, 1 denotes a body member of desired con and'w hich has rigidly se'c uredto the upper vportion thereof a rear:

Wardly disposed: lower'portion of thebo reartvardly' of 1 its; ho the toyis inuse, is 'ing 3 through which [elongated I contractile closed as an elasti'c'cord. 1

Ovcrlying the opposite faces I I member lat the "lower portion-thereofare;

handle ine1nber'.2.- The dymember 1, atapointn n krnnnsynvhnij-ignssrenon To H RLES nonri "Fig'nre e is a fragmentary vertical sectional partly in' f rizontal center, vwhen I a provided with an] open.-

is freely disposed fan member 4' herein dis? I I of the body.

the" upper portionsfofthe elongated i-rigid legs ,5. member ing portions of cu'redthereto, as at 6. to normally maintain 'of the legs 5iin clo secont'act with the oppo'' -.sitei faces of the body ting each of said --1egs The opposite end portions 4; are disposed through said 1 overlythe legs 5 and suitably of the This member 1' serves I the overlying portions member 1 yet permit-i to readily. swing out-'- 1 I v Wardly withrespect t'ofsaid-bodymember 1 as clearlyillustrated in Figure 4e lofthe draw- 'ing j In the present embodiment of lnyfinvention theopp'osed faces of the legs 15 in rela tivelyeloseproximity to the lower end of the I r -are provided' Withthe recesses, or pockets '7 each of whi ch being bridged by "a bar 8 disposed lengthivise'in a direction'lo'n gitudinally of the leg. The"bars"8 Iprovide' 1 the opposite end por f 9 interposed between pivotalmountings for tlons of a rigid bar {sireddistance above "the legs 5, and which bar is the lower end portion of a shanklO dependingfrom the bodymem positioned a deber lat apoint substantially in alignment lengthwise of thebody memberLWith'the opening 3 hereinbefore referred to: In prac-- tice, =the handle member- 2 is-graspedland7-1 manipulatedin a manner to bring the outer or freeend portion of one of the legs in contactvvitli the surface to be traversed, and

as slight push is imposed upon the body memher 1 through the medium ofthe handle memher 2, said leg willzrock forwardly upon said lower end and. at. thesame timethe shank will b'ebrought into-contactfrom the rear I with the barf), forcing the second leg fOr-- Will also cause the secondleg wardly, and theswinging moyement'of said-- ibarf9 wv1th respect to the first named leg to swing outwardly thereby assuring the requisite ad- Vance of the second legwithout coming into 7 contactwitn the first leg.v As this second leg c 5 is inove d-underthe influence o-f-the shank '10, the memberel will befpurt under increased tensionand ust as soon as the bar'swlngs pastits critical center the contraction or the member 4 will result in the second leg being thrown forwardto its full extent for conv tact'with the surface :ata point in advance ofthe first leg. [:During! this action oft-he second legthc tension ofthe member 4 also operates to maintain the lapping upper por tlon 0f the leg constantlyin close contactwiththe ad acent face or thebody mem- 'ber 1, thus avoiding theIpossi-bility of the free end portions o1 both of the legs coming into contact with; the surface except when I said legs aresu-bstantiallyside by side and v underwlnchconditionsthe efiicacy oi the toy will be minimized; V L 1 Totac'ilitate therequisite; contactofthe outer end port-iono'feach of thelegs 5 with the surface over which it is traveling, I find it of adyantage to provide said outer extreniitywith a foot or pad 11 of rubber or other desired material :In the embodiment of the invention as illustrated; in- Figure 6, the legs 5 areconnec-ted bya bar 9',sa1d bar having disposed lengthw1se thereof av slot12 of desired length and through whichthe shank 10 is adapted to be directed. 'By the useofthis type of bar 7 the legs maybe causedto simulate walking uponmovementof the toy either forwardly or v rearwardly.

From the foregoing description it is thoughtto be obvious that a figure toy constructed 'in accordance with my lnvention 1s particularly well adapted for useby reason v of'the convenience and facility'with which it may be assembled and opera-tech-and it will tible of some change and modification withlso be, obvious that my invention is suscep out departing from the principles and spirit prising a body member, a pair of legs having end portions lapping a marginal portion of the body member, a contractile member to the legs, and a shank carried by the body member for contactwith the'bar, said shank slidably engaging said bar whereby to swing the legs outwardly, and forwardly.

2. A device or" the character described comprising a body member, a pair of legs having end portions lapping a marginal portion of the body member, a contractile member connecting said lapping portions of the legs and disposed through the body member, a bar interposed between and freely connected to the legs, a shank carried by the'body member for 'contactwith the bar, and alroperating handle member connected to the body memher, said shank slidably engaging saidzbar whereby to swing the legs outwardly andfor- Wardly. Y a V 3. A device 'ofthe character described comprising ahody member, a pair of legs having end portions lapping a marginal'portion of the body, a contractile member connecting said lapping portions of thelegs and disposed through the body member, a bar interposed between and freely connected to the legs, and a shankcarried by the body member for Contact with the bar, the contractile member providing the only means for holding the legs to the body member, said shank slidably engaging said bar whereby to swing the'legs outwardly and forwardly,

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. v HAROLD S. BARNES,

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