US1808695A - Walking toy - Google Patents

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' June 2, 1931.- J. H. VAN DEVENTE R 1,308,695

' WALKING TOY Filed Nov. 2, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l 7 tNVENTOR WITNESSES fa/m 1750217606122?! /w ze Bl Mfg.

- M v ATTORNEY June 2, 1931; J. H. VAN DEVENTER 1,808,695

WALKING TOY Filed Nov. 2. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR WITNESSES u v gimnflevezzfez ATTORNEY 1 No. 320,151, but embodies certain features of outwardly and downwardly weights? at the free ends of the Patented June 2, 1931 i i JOHN H. VAN DEVENTER, or n'oNxERs, NEworoRK 1 ALKING TOY Application filed November 2, 1929."Ser 1 a1 mama;-

This invention relates to walking toys, an objectof the invention being to provide a toy of this character-which is designed pri'-. marily' for walking on a level base when drawn or moved although" the toy is capable inclined plane. I V y The invention has relation to the" same class of toys as disclosed in my copending application filed November 17,1928, Serial ofgravitv locomotion-when moving down an novelty in the art, all of which will more fully hereinafter appear. i

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. V p In'the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of one form of my improved toy, showing one foot in a forward positionwith relation to the other foot;

"Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the toy, as illustrated inFigure 1, showing by full lines and dotted'lines the different positionsof the body in its swinging or oscilingmovementsy Flgure 3 1s a view in frontelevation showing thetoy supported on the 'foot which is inthe forward position in Figure 1, or, in other words,. illustrating a complete step of the toy fromtheposition shown in Figure 1 to theposition shown in Figure 2 1 a i Figure 4 is a sectional-plan view on theline4 4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 isa perspective view Figure 6 is a fragmentaryview in section on the line 6-6of Figure 5,

I shall first describe the construction of the toy and later its operation.

Referring 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the drawings, 1 represents a body having arms 2,2 fixedto the body and at opposite sides thereof'and extending and having I 7 arms. These welghts 3 may constitute hands, as illus- A illustrating.

a modified form of my invention;

more particularly to Figures atedon a horizontal plane;

shown in Figure 5 ofthe drawingaandithey may not be visible as weights, but 'in any event it is to be understood that thearms are sufficiently weighted 'tojcausethem to properly function 'as will hereinafter appear. 1

: tfand 5 represent the right and left "legs of the figure, and said legs 4 and 5 arepivotally. connected to the body 1 and arms 2 by a'common axis; stitutes a pin 6, which extends through lugs This axispreferably contrated in the modified f0 m ofthe invention I 7 on the'arms and through the lower portion of the body-1 and also throughopenings .8

in the upper ends of the'legs 4' and 5, and suitable spacing sleeves 9 may be provided on the pin to properly'space the several parts connected thereby.

The lower ends ofthe legs 4 and 5 have feet 10 secured thereto.v These feet 10 have N fiat or smooth lower faces and at their inner edges have a curved or otherwise contourededge, so that the feet are'widest their in- 1 portions and I tapering toward termediate both ends.

. However, the rear portions of thefeet and legs'atthe rear of the aXis 6 are heavier than the other portions of the feet and legs, and a simple means of rendering said portions heavier isto secure weights 11 on the rear portions ofthefeet and legs, as clearly indicated in Figures'2 and 4 of the drawings, or in any other manner having the leg 3X15 formed of the heavier portion of the leg and foot.

A cord or other flexible device 12-may be connected .to the body lat its forward portion so that by-mean'softhis cord the-toy may be-moved forwardly to cause it to walk;

,, As above stated, when walking on a level 'base it is-desirable, if. not absolutely neces- -sary,to so design the foot that the major 1 portion of the weight lies back'of'the hori- ;zontal projection V of the leg axis. This causes'thefoot to swingfforward when hanging free on the leg axisg but the toy-is oper Additional weight can be supplied in any approved manner but heel weightsor weights at the rear of the feet appear to be a prefarable arrangement. r

; 9 verymu'c'h' after the manner of a person in walking. that the body will have a slight In the modification illustrated in Figures 5' and 6 of the drawings, I utilize the same -reference characters to indicate like parts wherever. possible, so that I employ-the ref erence' numeral 1 to indicate the body gener-' ally, the, reference numerals 2, 2' to indicate the] arms of, the figures, and the reference numerals 3, 3 to indicate thehands which constitute weights at the ends of the'arms. The legs of the figure are indicated by the reference numeralse and 5-,?the feet bylthe numeral 10 andthe Weights on the rear of the feet by 11. c

In this modificat on, the body has an open framework 13, which is conn'ectedt'o' the legs 4.- and 5 by the pin 6,:constituting the common axisof the body and legs.

Y It is, of ,co urse,;to be understood that the toy may be dressed or ornamented in any way desired, and while I have shown the device asa doll or the like it is obvious that the invention maya'pply to other forms of-walke ing 1 figure, although in this particular case my invention is morespecifically directedto a figure which simulates theaction of a person in walking as distinguished from a rolling or other peculiar movement of'fowl or animal- 7 In operation the weight of the-body and arms shifts from one side of the vertical to Y the'other in accordance with the foot which is supporting the figure. With the figure as shown in Figure 1 of thedrawingssupported on the right foot ,4, a forward pull on the cord 12 will cause the bodyto swing forwardly and at the same time to swing laterally so as to restupon the'left foot 10, andwhen thus supported the right foot will' be elevated so that by reason of its weighted rear end said unsupported foot will swing forwardly, as-

indicated in Figure 20f the drawings, and

the-body will then be supported on this foot as a continued pull'on the figure is had, as clearlyindioated in Figure 3 of the drawings ThG'IiglItfOOt'Will then be elevated to,

' yswing forwardlyand the reverse action will take place sothat the figure will funet'ion V lateral 'sw'ingand a slight-forwardswing, as

indicated by the full lines nd dotted lines inFi ur 2 ofthe drawings, ca-using'the cen-V t'er' of gravity of the body toshift and be supported on the respective feet, as is the case ofthe human'in afwalking operation; F 'The figure therefore has a very, distinct movement at each step. First, the free foot will; swing forw rdly as the'body' is drawn forwardly, shifting its centerof' gravity, and

as the bodyis supported on the forwardly movable foot,- the flat inclined plane of the foot will cause the bodyto shift laterally,

V A cord or other flexible device 16 may be connected to one .of the spacing sleeves v9 on the pin 6.

this being augmented or accomplished by the fact that the arms are fixed to the body and are weighted so that when the center of gravity is shifted these weighted arms'will cause the body to shift from one position to another.

.s The contour .of the'feet is, important in impelling'the latter to swing freely in .accordance with the lateral shift of the center of gravity of the figure; the heel weights assure a forward swingin movement of the feet when free, and the forward lateral move- --ment of the body is insured bythe pull on the body and the weighted arms as above ex- 1 plained.

, Variouschangesand alterations might be 7. W

madeoin the general form f the parts described without departing fromjmy invention andv hence I do not limit myself to the precisedetails set forth but consider myself at liberty to-make such changes and .alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appended claims. I claim planesurfaces inclined transversely and heavportions, a body pivotally connected to the A walkingtoy, comprising apair'ofin dependently swinging legs, feetatthe1 wer ends of thelegs having bottoms consistingof ier at their rear portions than at'their front 7 axis of the legs, and weighted arms rigidly connected to the body. V

2. A walking toy, comprising a'p'a'ir .oflindependently swinginglegs, feet at the lower ends of the legs havingfbottomsconsisting of plane; surfaces, inclined transversely and heavier at their rear portions than at their ends of thelegs having" bottoms consisting'of plane surfaces inclined transversely and heavier at-their rear portions than attheir front portions, abodypivotally connected to. the, axis of the legs and arms rigidlyconc nected to the'b'od'y, and a flexible connecting device connected to the toy djacentits; axis and adapted to be drawn forwardly tocause the any to walk on a horizontal plane.

to-y ofthe character described, comprising a'body portion, a pair of 'laterallyand downwardly projecting weighted arms fixed, to the body portion, a depending iugon each arm, arod projected through said; lugs and otally supported on therold, feet at the lower ends of the legs having bottoms consisting of plane surfaces inclined'transversely, widest at their intermediate portions and at'their inner edges tapering from their widest portions toward both ends, and weights; was;

7 through the body portion, a 'pair of legs piw rear ends of the feet rendering said feet heavier at their rear ends than at their forward ends.

5. A toy of the character described comprising a body portion, a pair of laterally and

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