US1827344A - Amusement device - Google Patents

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Oct. 13, 1931. D; DI ANDERSON 1,827,344

AMUSEMENT DEVI C E Filedg ril 23. 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 10C 84 y V O 4 V l o 1., 0 W 4 G463 I Iv I 64 r a I 40 66 @A 5s 2 M Y 17 MW G 3s I 3x Oct. 13, 1931 D. D. ANDERSON AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed April 23, 1928 6 Sheets- Sheet 3 Oct. 13, 1931. D. D. ANDERSON AMUS EMENT DEVI C E Filed April 25, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 I a "J gm. fluw=i 1| -fl :amUQVE MN 0 mm. ,3 f u u I l n 0% Ami 1 J w V ll 0% E 5E a 2 DY. SON QEBM Oct. 13, 1931. D. D. ANDERSON 1,827,344

AMUSEMENT DEVICE ]Filed April 23, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Oct. 13, 1931. D, A O 1,827,344

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l i {10smbl gdesigned'to.imitatel ili tsmndi are I Patented v V v mwm j i invientibn t r eletes" emiiseliient' devices I 1n gel-13ml, and part culgrly tof such devices as are-used. in amusemgn t jax ks, at street carnivals-and like plage i he, objectbflmy 1 gfiinyention is to provide afcombative device'by so. illustrated and (lescribedyherein e although 7 =other'f0rms: of inanikins; could V be used if demeans igff'thejpenstructipri illustmted in the aecompanyipgdraivings, which are a part of this applicatiQn fo-rLetters Patentflikqqhar- :IGteIS; of -reference[indieatihg like parts throughmztth' 61626631 .oneof the of Fig; Bin the'di ectien o-f t he arrojw 7. V 1 ,pFigt, 8iisqaksectionuponthefline 88 of Fig- 9 is arod joints in row9.

Fig. 4-1111 the directien of ar- 'n'ismkthat operates the: farmfunit at "Fig; 4, iandalso: operates toladvarice and retreat the manikin, and; to; irotatekthe same hereinafter I .calledf'theoperatingunitq z *FigQijllis-ar-filan'view d p f -mechanism-of EigilOin the I Figl isa PIELILYIBWL 'ifsilred accomplishjvthe dboYeobject, ;by

vera l views thereof, and, in

l mentshereinafter described, ;;'Ifhe ,mi 1im um number of mamklns s two bel ngja pan of t DO A D 1 Si -Set qr immmbmw 192;. serialre.- 272549;} 1 I iismpflfiggl'qin tl-iediiflectiofi of mil- WE, f 1 Fig.g13 is a gfrqnjt elevationrqf the meeh anisn lof- Fig.1Q in thehdirectidhiof arrowi}; 1" of the'p-usli'rods;

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r v the; mechanism shown in Fig, 10',

' Fig; 17 is a section 40f the operatin Figvi wloffi e'tr e Lsy t m Operates to; release; :the mmi'kin' from: the t t irl tiblfi'," hereinafte ;palledtliqti iggen i Y Fig. 1 9,is';afrontlelevatienbfthe mimjkine' f am in th adii ti i f ew in Fi 8 F 20 a section uponl'ine 20fi20 0 Fig. 21-, is a secti n guppng Ix1 genera1'-my deyicecons stsof. mphirality of;pugilistio iqagiikins;ieaebmouilted uFOn V j v a canriagle-thatis slidablebabkWardahd 01*;

Ward l pgn a suit-ablev StItlCfiliif, said carriages carrying eahaiuynjable upgngwhlch 1s sel- ,cureld the respectiye manikin, also the ppemtmgunlt,.whlch eqnslsts of meehamsm Q forioperating; the, man-ikin in all the m vee opposed; pugili'sts; butttliereflmay be a1 gifegte V number if rdesired, preferably plurality of The f strueturefupung which my device is,

form upon whiehthose persons. operatipg the device mayqeonveniently stand; as' shown at3Oin Figs11Ia'nd2; "Risingfromsaidiplet- I V forma -e elevatedisidesg3l; upon the upper ends of which is mounted a pugilistic' ring consistingof floor 32', p0st s33,'andx0pes;34, allj, tol simulate f-a prize ring; Ag housedgggrg I a s isem' i d Qf h 01 m eilm ik nsr=- which; e triage my-be moved towards; 01' f flaw yfl io mthe ring ceiitef titthe'desire bf the voperator, as herei ialften e'xp'lainefi 1T0 1 FigJlfi is asectionalviewof hesubjectinat a I I terfof Fig.:l5il11istrating the klutchfdevice V jthat secures themanikin upon the turntable. ,00 ,e M v gv u i taken u online l7 -1'Z of Fig.3;

that' m carriage sliding within openings 36 and 37 in the sides and the floor respectively. Operating handles 38 are provided upon the outer ends of each carriage conveniently for the operator to grasp for the purpose of operating the manikin as hereinafter described, and by pushing or pulling uponsaid handles in unison the operator may move the carriage inwardly or outwardly as desired without operoperator may cause his manikinto advance to battle or retreat as may be desired during,

the period of operation of the device.

Securely mounted uponeach carriageis a longitudinally disposed member 39,upon the outer end of which member is mounted a rotatable shaft 40. A disc 41 is secured to the upper end of said shaft 40 to rotate therewith. Upon the opposite orinner end of the member 39 is mounted a second rotatable shaft 42, which'carries upon the upper end thereof a turn-table 43, upon which turntable the manikin is mounted as hereinafter described. Y T'runnions 44 are pivoted upon the hub of disc/41 as shown in detail in Fig. 12, so that said trunnions may oscillate in vertical planes, and upon each of said trunnions isoscillatably mounted an operating handle 38. Said. handles project upward through orifices in the disc 41, which orifices are'sufficiently large to afford the handle therein movement in everydirection. Thus the handles may be moved forward and backward upon the trunnions as shown in 10, or they may be moved sidewise upon the pivotal point of the trunnion as shown in 12. The movement of each handle is thereforeuniversal. Besides moving said handles as thus described they may be simultaneously pushed or pulled away from or towards'the operator,and thus the carriage maybe moved towards or away from the ring center to ad' Vance or retreat the fighting manikin as the turntable.

operator desires. Furthermore if one of the handles is pulled towards the operator while the other is pushed away from the operator a couple is established which will operate to rotate the disc 41*u'pon the shaft 40. By the establishment'of such a couple I provide that the turn-table 43 shall be rotated. To acconr plish this I provide upon the lower end of the shaft 40 a cross" piece 45 transversely positioned relatively to the'member 39. Upon the lower end of the shaft 421 secure a sprocket 46 having thereon'a chain 47, the ends of said chain being connected by rods 48 to the said. cross piece 45, whereby when the disc 41 is rotated the turntable 48is likewise rotated, and thus the operator may at will rotate' the manikin' which is mounted upon the From the above description it is obvious that with suitable pressure upon the handles 38, which pressure is not of the sort to rotate SitlCl handles upon the trunnlons 44, the car- The arm unit of the manikin is equipped I wlth two movements, the arm ralslng movement and the arm flexing movement, and to efiect said movements ofthe manikin arms 7 from the operators position I provide the folating any part of the manikin. Thus each.

kin, and the two rearward tappets operating the arm flexing mechanism thereof; To operate the armraising'tappets I provide l v r 51" pivoted beneath the turn-table, and having slots ta'receive the turned ends of the tappietsfisshownin Fig. 10." Pivotallyconnected to the disc 41 are rods 52' which slide longitudinally within suitable supports 53'upon the member 39. Upon said rods are pivoted armsZ54-depending there from, andthe lower end'sgoi said arms are connected. with the respective'lever 51 in any convenient manner-that' will operate said lever 51 fro1n its respective arm54. A convenient method of accomplishing said connection isby means of afle'xible member 55 mounted upon sheaves 56, which sheaves are mounted below the-shaft 42and substantially in aline-ment'therewith. asshown in detail in Figs. 10 and .13. Abel] crank 57 ismounted beneath the disc 41 as'shownin Figs; 10'and' '1'2, the horizontal end thereof being slotted to receiveone of the trunnions 44 and the Vertical end thereof being connected to the arm 54 by a link 58 Thus when the respective handle'38 is moved sidewise 'as'shown in Fig. 12 the bellcrank is-o'scillated upon its pivotal point. thus operating the arm 54 and through the flexible memberthe lever '51 and the tappet 5O respective thereto.' Thus by maycausethe arm raising mechanism of the manikin to raise or lower. the arms thereof, causing them to assume such positions as are illustrated in To operate the arm flexing tappetsl provide a lever foreach', said levers60 being pivotally mounted beneath the turn-table 43 and being slotted to receive the turned end of the respective tappet, as shown in detail in Figs. 10 and 14. Arms Glare pivoted upon the rods 52'andconnected with suitable swivel links 62 to the lower end of the respective handle 38. The lower end of the arm 61 is connected in any suitable manner with-the 4,"and all positionstherebetween. y h 1 'moving the handle 38 sidewise the operator and forward andlbaekward all? combinations of arm raising fandar' nflexing movements be attained,'. and the mamk-in may- "be eaused to strike blows s imulatinghiost blows .v :85 1nech-anism andQare .jpositihed" to enter the p I onvenient mannerofi'aeeomplishingthis be by means fa flexiblfe member- (5,35 passing over, sheaws I 64;. w'g hiph gsheaves are mounted; beneatl'il'the shaft 452? substantially al inedherewith, and sheave 65' rnountedi beneath the turn tabl'e LThus when the respective hand l'e} 38 is movedbaekwardanctjiei'w rd its oorrespondf ,el le ss 38 forward a a backward the'operator may cause the arm flexing mechanism of" the ma nikil' to flex; the' arms thereof into 1 such ppsitions-as are illustrated F-ig; 4,; and all positions therebetweenq 1 By thus "moving thehandles sidewise used bypugil-istsstmhasup er cuts straight g I in turnrotatesthe forearm membei'fif about arm: j ol ts, and the 'like:

d with p u-she cupped Y ends of they tappets V respective oiiter end ofsa-iel' 's'ha I member 71 ter1=ninat 1 ai 'head' upon which s p i thereto when-themanikinis mounted in position upon the turn-tab1e43: Said arm raising push rodjs are' designated by '10 in Figs.

provider-1' for the manifkin which eonsi stsfofjarod niember, -'71 se. 7 'fcu-red' upon the turmtable 43:15 ablutehyme'ch a n ifs m -hei einazfter to" be described. Saidrod &

uppe w i .i vot'e'd a torso frame t Said frame is desi ned to give suitable-support to the Vari+- 3; and 4; A fra-mefji I by "means of a f-sha' ous shafts required as mount the] operating lever's anctarms'as here af the'franie'may be eta-11y I such purpose. arni of the'frh-anijkinis ivoted upon saiid fram'ef by' I point that eorresponqlsjto the'should'erof the mahiki n; Immedi elybeneath-Tsaid shafts. and 5 upon the-outer ends 74' are shafts 7 5',

, mbenma be offia ny- Convenient; constructionjtha't shown-Yin the drawings being. a a pair 7 of, members 7T rigidly, connected by 1 asu t- 7 ahleicrpsspieee 78; its-{illustrated in- Figrfi.

' The; fore arrrrmen tber"79 is piVoted to-the "mmbrs" 77' at 80,1and may eonWnieantly b9; formed-. in, the shape' of afhalmp'i'n with an' "enlarged" outer end as shown in Fig; 5,1 said kin} A pair of links 81 and 82; are pivotally connected at their, middle, endsf', as at 8'3 and the oiiter of link 82 ispiyoteditoflthe are, arm member 79jnear the outerienct thereof,-

A lever meniber 85 is mo ved downward?" and up J0 ware respectively By th u's movingthe ham vnianiki from the handles 38. V ["Inorder to renderthe game decisiuethere must bevulnerabl'e pointsupon each maniki'n whichgpoint's upon.beingstruckbyx-aiiopposg 5 Said"upper enlarged end forming" the fist ofjlthie' maniarm92 securedfuponthe shaft'7'5mThus When-. j

said pu'shjrod isj moved 'up' and down by providefor} each arm: a push rod 93; which 'theoperation ofits respective .tappet 50 itsre; I I 'spectivemanikin arm is raised or lowered;.'ik To' 'op'erate the arni'flexing:anechaniSm 1 ooa'c'ts-wi-th its' respective-oneof the: tappets 3 50 to receive ertical motion therefrom; Said push rod 93: isapi vota'lly eonnected 'toja push rod 94; said pivotal joint being shown at 95 and being similar to that shown in'detail, in "Fig." ."lhe push red: 94 is piv0ta11y con; heated to an arm'i96'secured auponxshaft s v Thus "Vertical reciprocation 10f the .pushrod 94 rotates the shaft'75-1and'thereby through mean-s01 .theqrhember- 81 rotates the member '8 2 abou t the pivotaLpoint'80 inthe arm. This the same'piv'otalspoint 80;thus eausing'the" flexing of the arm about-thepivotalpoint 5 Whichisthe elhowjoint of the manikinr. Thus "3 v any {intermediate o iti i By means ofthe arm moving mechanism described above; combinedj with} the-rotation per 'cutsr 'and sirie swipesyused by -pugilists, may be'rclosely' simulated by operation of' the i girnanikin will cause the manikin soistru ck "to a11.-" -I provide preferably threesuchyulnerable points, "one in the 'chin,'-one in the chest "-and oheii-nfithe back of the 'maiiikimaat each point there being a suitable trigger to receive the blowj 'and thusto-set in aetion' suitable release mechanism? I T Located atithe chin of the manikin-iisya trigger 100 havinginteg-ral therewith an ant l 10 1 which is secured upon a shaft 10 2vjouri i naled'in the frame 72; as sh0Wn'in -I igs. i3,"-

and 19. Alsosecured upon-said shaftlQQ 1s anarrn103 1everv104 is pivotedltoian extension-105 of the frame 72, and said lever 'is nneCtQdtO' the 103 b aired loo." FA spring- 107 servesrto retain-saidlever andf -85 ofithe manikin and vthe moving ofthe same 7 backward a and fgn'v vart' it is obvio'us that .rnanyblows such as straight armthrusts upth'elf eby'said trigger in its initial'position;

readytd'ree eivea blow-thereupon; The low- T ere-11d ofleivnwis crescentshaped:-ajs shown 'v at 1; 04 and engages a rod 105 to retain-said "rod. in itsFUppermOst position Within} its guide' IO6: Said; rod 1'05)ispiVotaHy"com nected to latchimijember-"1081whioh latchif member is p'ix otall'y mountedupon the frame; 1

the head o'frthe. in'eIIiberWI' whereupa torso frame72is pivoted areprovided to engage said latch :member 108 and thereby retain said torso frame 72 in upright or ver tical position. j

Upon the lower end of member 71 is secured a flange 111 having a lug 112 thereupon adapted to engage .a. suitable depression in the turntable 43 for the purpose of centering the manikin upon said table To secure the manikin in place uponthe turn-table I'providea suitable clutch device, a convenient form thereof being a' pair-of levers 113 pivoted upon lugs 114 which lugs are integral with said flange 111. Slidably mounted in guide 106 is a push rod 115, terminating at its upper end in an arm 116, which arm crosses the crescent shaped portion of lever 104 immediately adjacentthereto. A- pin 117 .is provided upon said arm 116 adapted to be engaged by the crescent shaped portion of the lever 104 and depressed thereby,'thus depresing the push rod 115. Said push rod is connected by a link to the ends of the clutch levers 113. Said link consists of a tubular portion 118 wherein is telescoped a rod 119, the distance of entrance of said rod into said tube being determined by a collar 120 secured upon said rod. The tubular member 118 is pivotally attached to the lower end of the push rod 115, and the rod 119 is likewise pivotally attached to. the clutch levers 1.13.

The lower ends of the clutch levers 113. project downward through orifices 121. in the turn-table 43 and are providedlwith hooked ends 122 to engage the lower surface of said turn-table and thus secure the manikin in place thereupon.

When a blowis received upon the trigger 100 it is obvious that latch member 108 is immediately released from its engaging lugs 110, and then the upper torso frame 7 21s free to rotate about the shaft 73, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 18. Substantially simultaneously with the releasing of the torso frame 72 as justdescribedthe clutch levers 113 arereleased from engagement with the turntable 43 by means of, the mechanism just described. Thus the manikin is freed from its posiLion upon the turntable, and falls prone upon the platform 32 of the ring structure.

A trigger 130, located at the back of the manikin, is attached tothe lever 1G4, and if the manikin is turned so that an opposing inanikin strikes said trigger 130 the mechanism just/described will beoperated and the manikin released from the turn-table, falling substantially as it struck upon-the chin trigger 10 0. l

A body trigger 131 is also provided, having an arm 132 pivoted upon the frame 7 2 by means of shaft 133. A link 134 connects one end of said arm vwith the upper end of the arm 116. Thus when the trigger 131 is struck the arm 11 6 andthe push rod 115 are moved downward to releasethe clutch levers 113 and set the manikin free from, the turn table 43. Sincev a pugilist struck upon the body usually falls backwardqwithout bending at the chip I. have provided that the trigger operates independently of the latch member 108, since said trigger131 is not in any manner connected with said latch member. Therefore when the trigger 131 is struck the manikin isreleased to fall backwards, but is still retained unbending about the shaft73. l

To add interest and attraction to my device, and to simulate the action of a pugilist quite closely, I provide the manikins with movable legs, the same actuated from ,the ,movable arms, and caused to take positions as shown in vFig. 1 during action.

For this purpose I pivot a thigh member 140 upon the shaft or hip joint pivot 7 3 by means of ahanger141. This thigh member is positioned transversely of the manikin frame, and pivotally attached thereto at the ends thereof are two depending leg members 142 and 143. The lower ends of said members 142- and 143. arejoined by a link 144. Lower leg members 145' and 146 are pivoted upon the lower ends of the members 142 and 143, and upon the lower ends of said lower leg members 145 and 146 is pivoted a transversely disposed foot. member-147. An'arm 148 is rigidly secured-uponthe shaft. 73, and another arm 149 is secured upon the leg-member 143. These two arms are pivotally connectedby a rod 150, as shown inFigs. 3 and 4., Athird arm .151 is secured to the lower leg member 145, and the arms 149 and 151 are also pivotally connected by a rod 152. Adjacent the leg thigh member 140, and above the same, an arm 153 is secured upon a shaft 154, and upon said shaft is secured a second arm 155. ,The outer end of said second arm 155 is slotted to receive the pivot pin of the pivotal joint be.-

.tween the push rods .and 91', as shown in detail in Fig. 9. The outer end of the arm 153 is pivotally connected with the thigh member 140 at the pivotal point of said thigh member and the leg member 142, by a rod 156. c When the push rod 70 is operated to move the manikin arm the arms 155 and 153 willbe rotated, and through the rod 156 the leg thigh member 140 will be rotated about-the hip joint shaft 73. By reason of the leg members 143 and 145 being pivotally joined by the rod 152 and likewise to the stationary arm 148, said leg members will assume various positions as they are moved by the leg thigh member 140. These various positions follow thepos'itions ofthe manikin arms, as is obvious from Fig. 4, and thus the attltude of a pugilist both as regards the arms and the legs is simulated.

My invention lies primarily in the combination of a pugil stic ring structure with pro ed within the ring, and-mechanism operated I by a personrespectivetoieachmanikin; said mechanism causing the manikin to make vari parts of the manikin is no partfof the present invention, and therefore is not described or claime'd herein Fig. 3 showsin light line outlines such a figure of a pugilist encasing the mechanism :of the manikimand Fig.- '1

shows the appearance of such manikins in the I ring.

My inventionmayibe made of a'ny size; and

constructed of any materials deemed convenient andsuitable for a device of this character,

and while I have illustrated and described a;

form' of construction and arrangement of parts found deslrable 1n materlallzingmy 1nvention, I wish to include in this application 1 1 for Letters Patent allmechanicalequivalents' and substitutes that may fairly be considered to come Within the scope and purview of my invention as definedii'n the appended claims;

Having disclosedmyQinvention so that secure by Letters Patent is I,

1. In an amusement dev ce a platform' constituting a PllglllStlQ r ng; operator's statlons adjacent said platform; oppositely disposed carriages slidably mountedwithin said ring; I

' Vmanikin to operate the latter and mechanism closure; operators stationsadjacent said in closure; a turntable within saidllnclosure; a turntable atsaid operators"stations; pugilis-j table;'ope'rating handles'cupon the turntable whereby rotationof the turntable respective to j said handles'will rotate the turntable res spective to the corresponding manikin.

2. Inan amusement device :apug'ilistic intic manikin mounted upon said formerturnadjacent said operators stations: and means I operated by said handles to rotate the turntable upon which said maniken is mounted.

3. In"an amusement device: a pugillstic inclosure; operators stations ad acent said inclosure; pugilistic manikins mounted.w ith-' in said inclofsure;arms upon said manikins' having *piyotal elbow joints; operating handles adj acent said'operators stations; and

ms; adapted tof'st'rik'e' b is v saidfincl'osure'v meafis 0 others may be enabledito construct and to use I v arms-from s. the same, what Iycla1m asnew' and W sh to jashtis'a eem 1 a m n m "ennetiingiec o g d: n e -w t a r spective manikin J arm rotate F purpose Lot ving e amateur i sn n htwear j, nt'jastheFlian-me im el-ate ,andaaaa;

111E 1ifl sli il ofs i ,f enl s was s d han es with e-c 'spec'tive manikin arm for- "-the I purpose'i of he'pirotel lbe i flex n said; win at 'reo'f as sa d amusement de viceia pugilistic Cl sur ;1warme ;St closure ;jpug1lIst1c mamkms jid e eratprs" stations; a clutch riaected,.to=said t at "6. In an amusement device: a pugilisticinclosure operators stations adjacent said inclosure; pugilistic manikins having movable arms adapted to strike blows, mounted within said; inclosure; means for operating said hip joint thereof; latch mechanism at said pivotal connection adapted to hold the v per and lower portions of said, manikin in arm ,te deii f te I e was "m nt by clutch releasingmeeh-anism'operable when 9 1 l ve a e a c ima piv tal c erat'ng handles ad djaeentsaid' nha" rig' mcvatle I 11' withw ting said c arms from said operating stations; a-cl'utch device holding said manikin in upright position'; a pivotal connection between the upper 1.15 :and. the lower portions of said manikin at the a alinem'ent'; a'trigger upon said manikin: 7 4' clutch releas ng mechanism connectlng sa d I I tr1gger with said clutch; and latch releasing mechanism connecting said trigger with said latch mechanism. r

:riages adjacentsaid operators stations; turn l?" I ns m i inn" r litr i and .1 9? efor ingthe only: e n ectian between saii manikln and fsaid inclosure glf'and a trigger tables upon said "carriages; means to operate said turn-tables from .saidhorizontally rotatable mechanism; and pugilistic manikins mounted uponsaid turntables.

8. In an amusement device: a pugilistic inclosure; a plurality of pugilistic manikins movably mounted within said inclosure, each of said manikins having a corresponding manikin upon the right and the left thereof; manually operated mechanism for advancing and retreating each manikin; and manually operated mechanism for rotating each manikin to cause the same to .face a corresponding manikin upon either side thereof; said mechanism including operating handles located outside said inclosure.

9. In an amusement device: a manikin; arms upon said manikin; pivotal elbow joints upon said arms; vertically movable rods upon said manikin; mechanism connecting each of said rods with the manikin forearm respective thereto; a control station remote from said manikin; and mechanism connecting said control station with said rods for the purpose of flexing said arms at said pivotal'joint. 1

10. In an amusement device: a manikin; a floor; clutch mechanism to secure said manikin in an upright position upon said floor; clutchreleasing mechanism to totally release said manikin from'said floor and means to operate said releasing mechanism from an operating station remote from said manikin.

In Witness whereof 'I claim the foregoing as my; own I hereunto aflix my signature at Portland, county of Multnomah, State of Oregon,this 17th day of April 1928. 1

r DONALD D. ANDERSON.

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