US1777948A - Toy - Google Patents

Description

Oct. 7, 1 930. J. VAN EE RDE 1,777,94

" TOY Filed June 7. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan Van Eerae INVENTOR ATTOR NEY 2 Oct. 1,- 1930. i HAN EERDE 1,777,948

TOY

Filed June 7, 1929 2 Shoots-Sheet 2 Patent d Oct. 7, 1930 WARD, or MOUNT VERNON, ivnwxonx" 1 a Application name-'7, 1929. Seria1 No. 369,0585

- includes a body, a head, tail and legs and which embodies simple but extremely novel means for connecting the sections comprising the body and for pivot'ally and swingably' associating therewith the heads, legs and the tails. 1 v i A still further object isthe provision of 1 toys ofthis character which may have their parts associated to representdiiferent types of animals or the like, and wherein a plurality of such toys will permit of the child owning the same to produce a complete animalcircus, and further wherein the supporting legs of the toy animals or figures are so constructed as to amply support the same in anerect positionorat different desired in- V clinati-ons.

A still further object is theprovision or a toy for this purpose in which the body thereof constitutes two similar" blocks or strips connected together adjacent to their ends by flexible or like elastic elements, andwhlch n elements providepivots for the notched ends of the headand tail of the toy animal, the

-- 1 strips comprising the bodyhaving their low- 1 Y 5 of notched and thefore and rear legs are coner edges, adjacent to the front and rear therenected by' flexible or elastic elements which are received in the said notches and whereby all of the elements ofthe toy, when assembled are sustained in frictional'engagement, with the head, tail, and legs'pivotally associated with the body so that these elements of thetoy may be made to'a'ssume various anin -1s which W111 add to th -amusem the child owning the toy. i

To the attainment of'the foregoing and 'other objects which will present themselves Y the improvement further resides in certain other novel features of construction, com- -bination and operative association of parts,

one} satisfactory embodiment of which is disfclosed by the accompanying drawings. i In the drawings:

Figure 1 is atop plan View of a animal g m-151D: STATES; ammoniag;

. JAN VAN EERDE, on NEW YORK, N. Y., nssrenonor oNE-HAnr'firo rnnnnnroxn.

or similar toy in accordance with this inven-- tion.

wFigur'e 2 is a front'elevation thereof.

' Figure 3 is aside elevation thereof. Figures 4 and5 illustratein perspectlve different forms of bodies'whichmay be employed. p ,7 r

i Figures 6*to9 illustrate different formsor shapes of leg" members which maybe em P 03 01. l W Figures 10 to 13 illustratedifi'erent forms of tail members which maybe employed.

Figures let and15 illustrate different types of head members which may be employed. Except for the connecting and pivot means my improved toy is preferably constructed of wooden plates and strips. The plates com prising the body may be differently shaped as disclosed by Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings to correspond with thebody of difierent types of animals, Each pair of plates 1, adjacent to the ends thereof are connected by" elastic or like flexible cords or cables 2 2, respectively. These elastic elements 2'2'draw the plates 1 toward each other. The elements 2,"

howev'er,'provided pivots over which is arranged a notch 3 in the plate that is shaped to represent the head of the animalandthe notch 4 in the strip that is shaped torep'resent the tail of the animal or like figure. In 'Figure 3 ofthe drawingsthe head 5 is shaped to represent-that of an elephant, in Figure 14 the head'6 is shaped to represent thatofa lion while in Figure 15 the head is shaped tofre'pre v sent that of a dog, -Obviouslyfothershaped heads may. be employed. The tail element 8 illustrated in Figures 3 and*1O has a rounded inner portion and a downwardly curved outer portion, the said curved portion being comparatively short so thatthe same represents the tail of an elephant. The loweredges of he body plates l, ad jacent to the front and rear thereof are pro vidediwith alini'ng notches 10 and 11, res'pee tivelyq The legmembersfor the toy are,-of

course, differently shaped tocorres pond with the animal to be represented by the toy and these various shaped legs areillustrated in perspective inF-igures 6 to 9 of the drawings. Each .painofslegs 12 is connected, adjacent-"to 15 are enlarged and preferably rounded and provided from the outeri edges with-notches 16 and these notches arede signedtoibe re ceiyed. between the side plates 1 of the body of'the animal and to receive therein the rear.

elastic" element 2 of thelbo'c'ly In order to preventthe body plates from being forced too :close together attheir bottom. portions, bythe'elastic elements 2 a spacer block 17 may be secured to the inner face of one of thesaid plates as disclosed by the full'lines in Figure landby the dotted linesinFigure 3 of the drawings; 3 a i altgis not thought necessary to enter'intothe various shapes and types of animals which may be produced with a toy construction in accordance with this invention nor is it deemed necessary to set forth a manner in which the, body of; the animal may be arranged at inclinations from either its fore or rearlegs-nor the manner inwhich the head or tail may be arranged on the body to represent different fig-ures or animals as it isbe *lieved that such arrangement-Will be under stood and'appreci'ated by those skilled in the art 11 0- wh ch the invention relates after-the foregoing descriptionhasbeen read in connection with the accompanying drawings.

. Obviously Idonotwish to be restricted to" andsaid elasticelementsdesigned to hold the 7 legs in frictional contact with the outersides of the body and to afiord pivots forthe legs, and a spacer lug secured on the inner face of one of the body plates adjacent to the bottom thereof.

In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature.

= 7 JAN VAN EERDE.

theprfecise details herein set forthand, there,

fore," hold myself entitled ,to make [such a v changesltherefrom aszfairly fall withini the d is cop of what I Claim. I

"Having describedthe inventioml c'laim z' A toy'des gned; to represent animals, car catnres of animals and other animals com- 7 prising a" body that jconstitutes two similar plates, elastic elements connecting the plates adjacent to the front and rear thereofglee i signed to draw the plates towardeach other,

plates representing a head and a tail having a. providing pivots for the head and tail and means for forcing the body platelintoi fric tional contactwitliwthe saidghea'd and tail, other'plates arranged in pairs to represent the forefland-rear legs ofrthe animal or like object, elastic: elements 7' connecting the pairs of legs and the body plates having their lower edges adjacent to the front and a rear 5 thereof notcheditf'oi receiveithe;elastic.elementsrtherein notched endst'o bereceivedbetween the plate and tohe received over the elastic connecting elements for the plates, saidelastic elements I 0:

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