US1829034A - Toy aircraft liner - Google Patents

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Oct. 27, 1931. F, A. BERG TOY AIRCRAFT LINER Filed March 10, 1928 5 Sheets-Sheet l NW, NN

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FREDERICK A. BERG, oFcHlcaGo, ILLINOIS v k'roY AIRCRAFT LINER Application. illed March 10, 1828.y Seriall No. 260,673.

This invention relates to improvements in toy aircraft liners,l and has for one-of its principall objects the provision of a toy aircraft simulating an air-liner, such as is now used in the aerial transportation of passeng One of the important objects of this invention is to provide, ina toy aircraft liner, a plurality of seating positions, at least two of which are provided with control means for both steering and propelling the vehicle, thereby providing a dual control and drivingmechanism which will be particularly inte-resting to the occupants of the device.

Another important objectief the invention is the provision,zin atoyaircraft liner, of a completely yclosed body provided with means and also in the rearr.

Another object of the invention 1s the pro-r provding separateelements of ingress and Vegress for the various compartments. .0

' Another and'further important 0b]ect of the invention is to provide, in a toy vehicle of the class described, aplurality of quasitractor, pusher and helicopter radial engines with associated propellers, allofiwhich are positively operated whenfthe device is in motion.

Still another important object of the in vention is to provide, in combination withthe 1 lustrated in the drawings and' hereinafter more fully described'.` y vln the drawings:

Figure 1 is aside elevation yof the improvedk certain portions being removed and other, parts beingshown in section. Y

Figure Sis a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure l looking in the direction indicated by thearrows.

Figure 4 is a plan View of the rear support-` ing and steering dolly showing its associated parts. Y

Figure 5 is a detail View, partly in'section, showing the constructionV and operationy of the forward-driving mechanism. f

Figure 6 is a View showing the resilientsupport of the steeringdolly,its mounting in the fuselage, and its association with the rudder.

Figure 7 is ay detail View of the steering dolly illustrating particularly `the rsteering mechanism and its retainingmeans.

' Figure 8 is a detail view of the demountable drive fori the combination rotary enginesy andf Y propellers, illustrating the means for simul-k taneously revolving the tractor, pusher, and helicopter' propellers.

Figure 9 is a detail view ofthe same driving mechanism showing particularly the deniountable feature comprising a separable driving shaft.

As shown in the drawings: The reference numeral 10 indicates generally the fuselage or body of the-improved toy aircraft liner of this invention, and it will be noted that the same is so shaped as to o simulate the well-known aircraft used for transporting a plurality of passengers.

A removable top or hood l2 is provided on the toy liner, the same being formed in'two sections vhinged' together as `shown at A14, whereby the forwardend maybe raised with respect to the rear section, permitting ingress of a! passenger orl occupant to the forward kcompartment or section of the liner.Y A step 16 formed of a metal strap is provided for facilitating entry into this forward compart-y ment. v t

Ingress to the rear compartment is obtained by means of a pair of doors 18 which are hinged as shown at 20, and each door is pro- `vided witha slidable windowfQQ of transf parent material. f Associated with the win- Y dow is ay rack 24 operated by means ofa gear f'wlnch in turn is controlled by a handle 28 whereby the window 22 may be raised or lowered at will. Hingedly mounted directly beneath the door 18 is a fuselage door 30 mounted on hinges 32 and operating in the same plane as the door 18, this being fixed in the desired closed position by means of a manually operated latch 34. It will be evident that when the fuselage door 30 is closed, a. droppin of the handle 28 into the lowerinost posi tion shown by the dotted lines in Figure Lwill operateas a latch to prevent opening of the upper portion 18 of this combination door unless both portions are opened at once.

The roof of the top 12 is preferably flat as shown, and the forward portion is built in a streanidine construction sloping downwardly to merge suitably with the substantially spherical stream-line cowl of the fuselage 10. A sloping transparent window 36 is positioned in the forward portion of the top 12n and in order to provide a proper support and also a protective element for this window, forwardly and downwardly extending brackets 38 are provided, the ends of which drop into suitable slots provided therefor in the cowl l0. It will be noted that behind the window 36 and the 1brackets 18 positioned an integral portion Ll() of the cowl which simulates the corresponding curved element of an aircraft.

A. plurality of vents 4-2 are built into the top comprising gratings as shown, and provided for the purpose of ventiiation and also for lookout ports. At the rear of the top 12 is provided pair of downwardly and rearwardly extending latch members 44 which pass through corresponding openings in a cross strut 46 of the fuselage whereby the top is ordinarily retained in position. hatches or hooks 418 at the sides of the top adoperate with the elements 44 to retain the top in proper position. It will be obvious that the same can he readilyremoved if desired, the upper portions of the side doors heilig removable with the top. A rear vision window is also provided as shown at 50.

At the rear of the fuselage and directly behind the cross strut 46 is the empennage if ich in this instance comprises a compartment 52 covered by a pair of hinged lids 54 provided with a latching means 56. This will permit of the transportation of various small articles by the occupants of the device and also provides for the storage of tools or similar ohiects if desired.

At the rear of the empennage is a coznbr tion steering dolly 58 and rudder 60. steering dolly comprises essentially u K wheels 62 mounted upon a cross wle 6l e in turn is supported by a hifurcated el'. 66, the same comprising a seat or i for a hearing stem 68 which is pie metal rod square in cross section passes upwardly through the rear empennage52. It will be noted that a spring 70 surrounds the lower portion of the shaft 68 and rests upon the top of the meniber 66.l This provides to1 a resilient supporting of the entire fuselage on the steering dolly. It will be noted that the upper end 0f the shaft 68 is fitted into an opening 72 in the rudder 60 and sufficient space is provided therein for the plunger movements of the shaft 66, A pin 73 (Figure 7) is passed transversely through the too of the shaft 68 in the space 72, and there' y operates to retain the shaft and the dolly in associated position with the aircraft.

Mounted on the shaft 66 at its lower end is a mutilated gear 74 which comprises part of the steering mechanism, the gear having at each end an opening 76 for the reception of a pin 78 which in turn locks to a. shaft 80 extending forwardly to the dual steering elements as shown hy the upwardly extendshafts or stems 82 and 83, each of which is pivotally mounted in the bottom of the fuselage 10. At the top of eachy of these steering shafts is a steering wheel 84 which is mounted to revolve freely thereon, the steering action being accomplished solely by a forward and rearward motion of the shafts 83 which in turn communicate a longitudinal motion to the rod 80. The steering shafts 82 and 83 are simultaneously operated hy means of a communicating rod 81 which passes from one to the other adjoining lower ends and which is in alignment with the operating rod 80.

A metallic strip 85 surrounds the edges of the rudder 6() and is so connected at its lower forward end to the shaft 66 that any turnin motion of the steering dolly is transmitted to the rudder 60, thereby simulating an actual steering motion of an aircraft liner in operation.

A plurality of elevators are associ ated with the empennage and the rudder as shown at 86. These elevators comprise two parallel horizontal wings 86 connected hy vertical elements 87.

The driving mechanism comprises essentially a plurality of pairs of operatin pedals as shown at 88 and 90, the pedals 88 heiug mounted on a crank shaft forming part of a speed increasing gear means which compr 'ses an internal gear 92 which operates a pinion 93 which in turn is mounted on a shaft or axle 94 supporting the wheels 95. The outermost pair of the wheels 95 may be readily removed thereby providing a source of interesting work for the owner of the toy air liner.

Forming part of the crank shaft pon which the. pedals 88 are mounted is a combined pulley 96 and a sprocket 97. The

f pulley drives a belt 98 which in turn operates the means for rotating the engines.

The sprocket 97 has operatively associated therewith a chain 99 which runs over a similar s rocket 100 whichinturn isiiiounted on a S vkaft102zupon which thej pedals 90 are positioned'.` A sliieldor guard 1011y is positioned over the sprocket 100 and the cha-n L. 99 so asfto preventtaccidental.contactfof the clothing or limbs of theoperators with the mechanism. The crank shaft102 is itself maintained in vposition by means of downwardly extending supporting brackets f1Q6 lo which aresecurely bolted to tliefuselage 10,

' and these brackets form-part of a system of As shownein Figure 9, this shaft 23 is prof vided at its outer ends with caps 25, each of which is notchedforthe reception of a cross pin 27 which isitself mounted in a removgm .able'or demountable shaft 29 at the other end "of which is positioned a bevel gear 31. This bevel gear 31l operates-a pair of'gears33 and y35, thegear 33 inl turn .being mounted upon a shaftv 37 which extends longitudinally :wand `operates tractor and pusher engines and r`'propellersp'39 and 41 respectively.

Tliegear 35A ijn turn is mounted to a shaft 141 which extends upwardly through the wing 43 andr operates a helicopter rotary en- 40 gine and'propeller 45. i

i` The Wings 43 are themselves pivotally mounted at 47 to the fuselage and are adapted to be dropped downwardly when supporting rods 49 arelreleased from suitable retain- 5.,ingsockets` 51 mounted onr the sides of the "fuselage, as best shown in Figure 3. n

It will be notedthat the members 49 conipi'ise U-shaped elemeiitsswingably mounted at thelower ends of the V-shaped supporting 50, brackets, 19, which themselves support 'the "motors 39"and 41, these .V-sliaped' elementsk19 being in turn suit-ably anchored to the lower'surface ofthe wings 43. Y

It will be evident/that by this construc- 55 tion the device may be dismantled toa .con-

siderable extentso ast-o require a great deal less :space 'when ystored and not in use. This n featurealso 'provides an additional source of enjoymentforthe users. In order to Val- 60 owl of a free movement of the shaft 29, and

its associated gear 31 with respect to the mechanism'coiiiprisingthegears 33 and 35 andtbeshafts 37 "and '141, the end of the shaft 29 is mounted in a bearing comprising g5 a'bifurcatedelement as best shown at 53 in Figure 8 and is retained insuitable position; byfmeans of alocking washer 55. Thisal. lows ofa free pivotal motion of the shaft 29 and the gear 31 with respect to the transverse shaft 37 allowing the shaft V29 to drop into 1 the position indicated by the dotted lines at 29` in Figure 3when t-lie wing 43 is released. Obviously, the wings 43 with their associated elements may also be moved into raised position with respect to the fuselage especially; when the top has been removed.

Acontinuatioii ofthe vwings 43 extends across the body ofthe fuselage in the same plane as the outer ends ofthe wings and a por'- tion of this wingas shown at 57 is fixed with respect o the body. Y The forward half of `this wing portion, however,-as best shown at 59 in Figure 2, is hingedby means of hinges 61 and is adaptedl for upward and rearward Y motion with respect to the fixed element 57 and maybe let downwardly thereupon when the forward compartment is occupied, there; by; providing roomforlthe occupant while at the same time affording a desirable shelf for the storage of smallarticles.

Asbest shown in rFigure, 1,: the seatsxare formed of cushions 63 mounted onnotched rails 65, each of the cushions having at its lower side edges afpair of downwardly extending projections 67 whiclifare adapted to fit into a corresponding pair of notches in the rail V65,so that the seatsniay bemoved .orf wardly or rearwardly to accommodate chil-A drenof different ages and sizes. It will be noted that the element-.71 which forms a part 1ct"j Vof the support for the cushion 63 extends up` wardly at the rear to provide a support for a back cushion 73'whereby the entireseatzwith its associated back rest may be adjusted as aforesaid. A further auxiliary cushion 'is provided at 75.

A transverse brace land supporting ele-`V ment 77 extends across the-fuselage as shown f in Figures 1 and 3, and upon the rear `face of this board 7 7is mounted a pluralityxof indicia 79 simulating instruments.y t ywill'be noted that the traiisversepsupport 77 which "comprises the instrument board forms Vpart of a combination brace strut and landing gear comprisingmetallic brackets 89 suitablyconnected 'by means of rivets and bolts. n

Underneath the surface of each wing and at the endA thereofis avnavigati'on or pilot ylifl'bt`183 which are preferably ofa redfand green color respectively. i

Iam aware that many changes maybeV made andfnumerous details of construction varied throughout a Wide range without departin from the principles of this invention.

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cessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention: p Y 1. iA toyv aircraftliner, including in combination, a fuselage, support-ing yand ysteering .1j i

Itlierefore do not purposeto limit the lpatei'it granted yherein otherW-isethan as nedem ,drive for the supporting Wheels, together With a pair of compartments for the occupants of the vehicle, and hinged doors for one of said compartments together' With a removable top for the vehicle, hinged means providfing ingress and egress to the other of said compartments.

2.. A toy aircraft liner, including inpcombination, a body, supporting and steering Wheels on the body simulating landing gear,

lmeans for operating the supporting Wheels to propel the vehicle, dummy engines and propellers rotatably mounted on the vehicle, and means connected With the vehicle-operating elements for rotating said engines and pro- .L'pellers .3. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a body, supporting and steering Wheelson the body simulating landing gear, means for operating the supporting Wheels to propel the vehicle, dummy engines and propellers rotatably mounted on the vehicle, and means `connected With the vehicle-operating elements for rotating said engines and pro-- pellers, said means comprising a -system of pulleys, belts, shafts and gears.

4. Atoy aircraft liner, including in combination, a body, supporting and steering Wheels on ,the body simulating landing gear, means for operating the supporting Wheels .to propel the vehicle, dummy engines and propellers rotatably mounted on the vehicle, and means connected With the vehicle-operating elements for rotating said engines and propellers, said means comprising al system of pulleys, belts, shafts and gears, certain of said shafts including demountable connections along their lengths.

5. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a body, foldable Wings on the body, dummy engines and propellers rotatably mounted on the Wings, driving means for the vehicle, said driving means including elements for operating the dummy engines and propellers, and demountable connections in the said driving ine-ans to permit of the disconnecting of same from the dummy engines uponl the folding of the Wings.

6. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable Wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling Wheels for the body, and steering Wheels for the body, a tandem drive for the propelling Wheels, a dual control for-the steering Wheels, a pair of compartments for the occupants, doors for one of said compartments, and a hinged top for the other of said compartments.

7. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable Wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling Wheels for the body, and steering Wheels for the body, a dual drive for the propelling Wheels, a dual control for the steering Wheels, a pair of compartments for the occupants, doors for one of said compartments, and a hinged top for the other of said compartments, together. with a storage compartment at the rear of the body.

8. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable Wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling Wheels for the body, and steering Wheels for the body, a dual drive for the propelling Wheels, a dual control for the steering Wheels, dummy engines and propellers rotatably mounted on the folding Wings and an operating means for the said engines and propellers cemountably connected to the propelling means for the vehicle.

9. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable Wings on thebody, combined supporting and propelling Wheels for the body, and steering Wheels for the body, a dual drive for the propelling Wheels, a dual control for the steering Wheels, dummy engines and propellers rotatably mounted on the folding wings and an operating means for the said engines and propellers demountably connected to the propelling means for the vehicle, the propelling means for the vehicle comprisingv a pedal-operated internal gear in mesh with a pinion attached to the supporting wheels. l

l0. A toy aircraft liner, including a body,

foldable Wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling Wheels for thebody, and steering Wheels for the body, a dual drive for the propelling Wheels, a dual control for the steering Wheels, dummy engines and propellers rotatablyV mounted on the folding Wings and an operating means for the said engines and propellers demountably connected to the propelling means for the vehicle, the propelling means for thevehicle comprising a-pedal-operated internal gear in mesh With a pinion attached to the supporting Wheels, a pedal and sprocket drive positioned forward of the propelling Wheels, and a sprocket and chain connection from the last-named drive to the internal gear drive.

ll. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable Wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling Wheels for the body, and steering Wheels for the body, a dual drive for the propelling Wheels, a dual control for the steering Wheels, dummy enginesl and propellers rotatably mounted on the folding wings and an operating means for the said en gines and propellers demountably connected to the propelling means for the vehicle, the proirielling means for the vehicle comprising a pedal-operated internal gear in mesh with a pinion attached to the supporting` Wheels. a pedal and sprocket drive positioned forward of the propelling Wheels, and a sprocket and chain connection from the lastnamedidrive to the internal gear drive, said pedall and sprocket drive positioned adjacent an additional pair of wheelssimulating an emergency landing gear. v f

12. 4A toy aircraft liner,'including a body, fo'ldable vwings on the body, combined supporting andpropelling wheels for the body, and steering wheels for the body, a dual drive for the propelling wheels, a dual control forthe steering wheels, dummy engines and propellers rotatably mounted on the folding Wings and an operating means, for the said enginesand propellers demountably connected to the propelling means for the vehicle, the propelling means for the vehicle comprising a pedal-operated interna-l gear in mesh with a'pinion attached to the supporting wheels, the connection between the propelling wheelsV and the dummy engine operatingr means comprising a belt and pulley, a shaft driven rby the'pulley, said shaft having its ends mounted in bearings in the fuselage and projecting beyondthe sides ofthe fuselage, a shaft'and gear `connection for the engines L and propellers, saidshaft and gear connections pivotally mounted on the wing.

13. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling wheels for the body, and'steering wheels for the body, a dual drive for the-propelling wheels, a dual control for the steering wheels, dummy engines and propellers rotatably mounted on the foldingy wings and an operating means for the said r' engines and propellers demountably connected to the propelling means, forthevvehicle, the propelling means for the vehicle comprising a pedal-operated internal geargin meslrw'ith a pinion attached to the lsupporting wheels, the 'connection between the propelling wheels and the dummy engine operating means comprising a belt and pulley, a shaft driven by the pulley, said shaft having its ends mountedin bearings in the fuselage and projecting beyond the sides of the fuselage, a shaft and gear connection for the engines and propellers, said shaft and gear connections pivotally mounted on the wing, and a bifurcated demountable connectionbetween the engine-operating shaft and the relatively fixed shaft-in the fuselage. y

14. A toyaircraft liner, including a body, foldable wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling wheels for the body, and steering Wheels for the body, a tandem drive for the propelling wheels, and a dual control for thesteering wheels, together with navigation lights on the vrends of the wings, one of said lights being green and the other red, and each of the lights being positioned underneath a wing.

15. A toy aircraft liner,including a body, foldable wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling wheels forthe body, and'steering *wheels for the body, a'dual lo. A toy aircraft liner, including va body, j

foldable wings on the'body, combined supporting and propelling wheels for'thebody, and steering ywheels for vthe body, a dual drive forthe propelling Wheels, a'dual control for the steering wheels, a pair of com- A partrnents forthe occupants, doors-for'one of said compartments, and ahinged top for the other of said compartments, together With a storage compartment at therear of the body, and a plurality of combination vents and lookout ports lin' the body, two of said vents being in the top of I'the bod-y', one for each compartment and one ofthe-vents positioned at the rear of the rear compartment." k17. A toy aircraft liner, 'includingabod foldable wings on the body, combined supporting and propellingr wheels for the body, and steering wheels fo'rthe body, a dual driveI for the propelling wheels, a dual control for the steering wheels, dummyenginesand proeol pellers rotatably mounted on" the folding f wings and an operating means for fthe said engines and yprop'ellers demountably Iconnected tothe 'propelling means for'the vehicle, the propelling means for the vehicle comprising a pedal-operated internal gear in mesh with a pinion attached tothe supporting wheels, and a sprocket and chain connection from the last-named driveito the iny ternal gear drive, together with a prtecti-ve shield positioned over the drivingchain.

18. A toy aircraft liner, includ-ing in combination, a fuselage, supporting and steering wheels for the fuselage simulating landinggear, and a dual control for the steering lwheels, and an instrument board in the fuse` age.

19. A toy aircraft liner, including `in Acornbination, a fuselage, supporting and steering `Wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual controlfforxthe steering wheels, and afplurality-of instrument boards in the fuselage, said instrument boards positioned on, and formingpart of, brace .members for vthe fuselage.

20. A toy aircraft liner,'including 'in combination, a fuselage, snpporting steering wheelsy for the fuselage landing gear, and a dual control the rsteering wheels, said supporting wheels having drive means for propelling the vehicle, anda tandem drive yfor the supporting wheels, together with a pair of ,c .olrnpartirnents for :the occupants of the vehicle,.a pair for the liner, said wings foldable against the bination, a fuselage, supporting and steering wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering wheels, together with a pair of wings hingedly connected to the sides of the body, and foldable for compactness, dummy engines mounted on the wings and V-shaped brackets supporting said engines.

22. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a fuselage, supporting and steering wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering wheels, together with a pair of wings hingedly connected to the sides of the body, and foldable for compactness, dummy engines mounted on the wings and V-shaped brackets supporting said engines, together with U- shaped brackets positioned transversely to the planes of the V-shaped brackets for removably supporting the wings in extended position.

23. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling wheels for the body, and steering wheels for the body, a dual drive for the propelling wheels, a dual control for the steering wheels, dummy engines and pro- 'pellers rotatably mounted on the folding wings and an operating means for the said engines and propellers demountably connected to the propelling means for the vehicle, the propelling means for the vehicle a pedal-operated internal gear in mesh with a pinion attached to the supporting wheels, a pedal and sprocket drive positioned forward of the propelling wheels, and a sprocket and chain connection from the last-named drive to the internal gear drive, said pedal and sprocket drive positioned adjacent an independent additional pair of wheels simulating an emergency landing gear.

24. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a fuselage, supporting and steering wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering wheels, said supporting wheels having drive means for propelling the vehicle, and a tandem drive for the supporting wheels, together with a air of compartments for the occupants o the vehicle, and an adjust-able seat in each compartment, said adjustable seat comprising a seat cushion and a back rest integral bination, a fuselage, supporting and steering wheels .for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering Wheels, together with a rudder mounted ori the steering wheels and movable therewith, and a resilient hinged connection between the steering wheels and the fuselage, said connection including a dolly, a square shaft vertically positioned on the dolly, brackets at the rear of the fuselage for rotatably and slidably supporting the shaft, a steering element iixedly mounted on the shaft.

26. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a fuselage, supporting and steering wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering wheels, together with a rudder mounted on the steering wheels and movable therewith,

and a resilient hinged connection between theV steering wheels and the fuselage, said connection including a dolly, a square shaft vertically positioned on t-he dolly, brackets at the rear of the fuselage for rotatably and slidably supporting the shaft, a steering element lixedly mounted on the shaft, and a relatively fixed connection between they rudder and the said shaft.

2T. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a fuselage, supporting and steering wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering wheels, together with a pair of wings hingedly connected to the sides of the body, and foldable for compactness, dummy engines mounted on the wings and V-shaped brackets supporting said engines, together with swingingly mounted U-shaped brackets positioned transversely to the planes of the V-shaped brackets for removably supporting the wings in extended position.

28. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a. fuselage, supporting and steering wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering wheels, together with a pair of wings hingedly connected to the sides of the body, and foldable for compactness, dummy engines mounted on the wings and V-shaped brackets supporting said engines, together with swingingly mounted U-shaped brackets positioned transversely to the planes of the V-shaped brackets for removably supporting the wings in extended position, and sockets on the sides of the fuselage for the removable reception of the lower ends of the U-shaped brackets.

29. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a fuselage, supporting and steering wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering wheels, said supporting wheels having drive means for propelling the vehicle, and a tandem drive for the supporting wheels, together with a pair of compartments for the occupants of the vehicle, and a foot rest at the forward portion of the fuselage for the occupant of the front compartment.

30. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a fuselage, supporting and steering l" means for propelling the vehicle, and a tan-V dem drive for the supporting wheels, together with a pair of compartments for the occupants of the vehicle, and a foot rest at the forward portion of thefuselage yfor the occupant of the front compartment, said foot rest forming part of the simulated landing gear.

31. A toy aircraft liner, including in combination, a fuselage, supporting and steering Wheels for the fuselage simulating landing gear, and a dual control for the steering wheels, together with a pair of wings hingedly connected to the sides of the body, and foldable for compactness, and a shelf extend ing across the interior of the fuselage in the same plane as the wings.

32. A toy vaircraft liner, including a body, foldable wings on the body, combined supporting' and propellingwheels for the body, and steering wheels for the body, av tandem drive for the propelling Wheels, a dual control for the steering wheels, a pair of compartments for the occupants, doors for one of Said compartments, and a hinged top for the other of said compartments, each of said doors comprising anupper and a lower portion.

A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling wheels for the body, and steering wheels for the body, a tandem drive for the propelling wheels, a dual control for the steering wheels, ka pair of compartments for the occupants, doors for one of said compartments, and a hinged top for the other of said compartments, each of Said doors comprising an upper and a lower portion, separately and jointly operated.

34. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable wings on the body, combined supporting and propelling wheels for the body, and steering wheels for the body, a tandem drive for the propelling wheels, a dual control for the steering wheels, a pair of compartments for the occupants, doors for one of said compartments, and a hinged top for the other of said compartments, each of said doors comprising an upper and a lower portion, separately and jointly operated, and a Window in the upper portion of each door.

35. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable Wings onk the body, combined supporting and propelling wheels yfor the body, and steering wheels for the body, a tandem drive for the'propelling wheels, a dual control for the steering Wheels, a pair of compartments for the occupants, doors for one of said compartments, and a hinged top for the other of said compartments, each of said doors comprising an upper and a lower portion, separately and jointly operated, and a window in the upper portion of each door, to-

gether with means for raising and lowering Y the window.

36. A toy aircraft liner, including a body,

lfoldable wings on the body, combined supporting and propellingfwheels for the body,

and steering wheels for the body, a tandemV drive for the propelling wheels, a .dual control for the steering Wheels, a pair of compartments for the occupants, doors for one of said compartments, and a hinged top for the other of said compartments, each of said doors comprising an upper and a lower portion, separately and jointly operated, and a Window in the upper portion of each door, together with means for raising and lowering the window, said means comprising a pinion and rack, and a handle for operating the pinion.

37. A toy aircraft liner, including a body, foldable wings onthe body, combined supporting and propelling wheels for the body, and steering wheels for the body, a tandem drive for Athe propelling wheels, a dual control for the steering wheels, a pair of compartments for the occupants, doors for one of said compartments, and a hinged top for the other of .said compartments, each of said doors comprising an upper and a lower portion, separately and jointly operated, and a window in the upper portion of each door, to-

gether with means for raising and lowering the window, said means comprising a pinion and rack, and a handle for operating the pinion, said handle when positioned downwardly acting as a latch for the upper portion of the door with respect to the lower portion.

In testimony whereof I ax my signature.

FREDERICK A'. BERG.

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