US1829112A

US1829112A - Toy figure

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Publication number: US1829112A
Application number: US384396A
Authority: US
Inventors: Schmidt Georg
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-12-14
Filing date: 1929-08-08
Publication date: 1931-10-27
Anticipated expiration: 1948-10-27

Description

1 G. SCHMIDT TOY FIGURE Filed Aug. 8, 1929 Patented Oct. 27, 1931 UNITED STATES GEORG- SCHMIDT, F LUDENSCEEID, GERMANY TOY FIGURE Application filed August 8, 1929, Serial No. 384,396, and in Germany December 14, 1928.

My invention relates to a driving mechnism for toy figures performing with the aid of simple means an advancing leaping motion and securing an easy and reliable action of the mechanism. The latter actuates at the same time a voice which sounds during the leaping motion.

The annexed drawings show, by way of example, the invention,'in which 19 Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section,

Fig. 1a is a vertical section taken on line A-B of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view.

My invention is shown, by way of example,

in form of a frog performing by means of a suitable driving mechanism an advancing and leaping motion and raising at the same time a croaking voice. For this purpose, the clockwork a with its driving shaft 0 is arranged within the figure body 7). Onto this drivin shaft 0 is mounted a multi-contact cam disk cZ having 4 arms projecting radi-.

ally. The edges of the latter are concave towards one side of a bow-shaped form and finally end in a point. Against this cam disk cl abuts a lateral projection of a lever f pulled on by a spring 6 and fastened toa shaft 1 journalled in the frame of the clockwork. Upon the outer ends of the shaft 9 legs 71. are mounted, the outer ends of the legs bearing against the surface of the ground. A projecting arm 2' of the lever f engages with a bellows is which is arranged within the figure body 7) and which produces a croaking voice when being moved.

When the clockwork is wound up and the mechanism in action, the cam disk d rotates and the lever f, pulled b the action of the spring e against the cam d isk, slides upon the bow-shaped edges of the arms, whereby the lever f is raised against the spring action. As soon as the point of the arm is attained, the lever leaves it and suddenly jerks back into its original position, wherebyowing to the jerking movement of the shaft 9 carrying the legs hthe lea ing motion of the toy figure is obtained. t the same time the voice bellows k is pressed down by the projecting arm 2' of the lever 7 so that a creaking voice is produced during the leaping motion.

By the example shown in the drawings the legs are formed in such a manner that the shanks are directed upwardly and 'rearwardly in the form of a broad elbow in such a manner that a direct transmission of forces takes place firstly from the axis in the upward direction, then towards the elbow form and finally towards the end of the legs.

What I claim is Mechanically moved toy figure having a driving mechanism arranged within the figure body, comprising in combination a driven shaft actuated by said driving mechanism, a multi-contact cam disk fixed on said driven shaft and provided with radial bow-shaped arms ending in a point, a shaft journalled in the frame of said driving mechanism and adapted to carry the toy figure, a pair of legs fixed outwards of the body on said shaft, a lever having a lateral projection and being located'on said shaft and so co-acting with said arms of the cam disk, a spring adapted to pull on said lever, a projecting arm connected with said lever, a bellows being actuated by said arm.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature. is

GEORG SCHMIDT.