US1829680A - Figure toy - Google Patents

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Oct. 27, 1931. H, M SCHELLE E1- AL 1,829,680

FIGURE TOY Filed Oct. 1'7, 1930 INVENTOR /Vczon cancha/r1 annif,

a ATTORNEY d' fslcribed; the novel feat "Patented 1931 y ,UNITED 'sm-'Es PATENT OFFICE;

" HELEN ivi.l scH'ELiJE AND HERMANy GQ. FI'sH'ER, or noeniizsfrnn, NELSON BAREHAMyoF:

cHunonvILLn, AND EDWARD s. 's'.evAeE; or noennsrnnznnw Yonx Applicationvled (vJetober 17, 1930."` `Serial No. 489,426L: Y

' The present,inventionjrelates to figure toys andan-obj ejct thereof is to produce a1 toy simuthrough a 'traction means 'of the toy. Y Still another object 'of-the invention 1s to provide @a ynovel'*"means offoperating a bellowsjof a K x 5 sound emittingdevice in asfiguregtoyf1 f To these "andgo'ther ends,the invention consi'sts of certain kpartsand rcombinations of Aziparts, y all.4 ofYY which '-;vvill be .hereinafter deures being Pointed .0110 -inthe appended claims. I

jiIn the (drawings:

Fig. 2 isa;vertieallongitudinal section with my I the parts in another'position; and `20.

parts .in still yanother position. Y

: ventioml indicates the body gof-the toy which,

in this-instanc@ simulatesa dog.

tion means'comprising, 5in this'V instance, a

carriage vformed bya forwardfshaft 2 having .traction wheels 3 thereon,;a rear shaft4 hav ing` traction wheels 5 thereon. and connectingmeans between the two shaftsin the Vform ofside bars't.A 1. Y

*Theforward' portion of the'body connects withfthe traction means, in `this instance, .by

forward. supporting means in the form of two linkssimulating legs pivoted on a common.

axisS on the bodyandfmounted to swing on theyshaft `2'..about.t`l1ey aXisofv said shaft.

portingnieans in the form ofan arm 13 which ypivoted at A i mediate the other` supporting means.

oted thereto at 16. and

..1 Fig.v lis aside viewv of the top withithe' partsinone position;

j i1 This body is movablysupported onl'ia-itrac- Ming .-The rear portion of thebo'dyconnects with. "the traction. meansby rear supporting means,-

in-thisinstancain the form oftwo linksy 9y simulating-legs pivoted at 10 on the body to ",.turn about a commonuaxis and.pivotallycon-4 nected at 11 at theirlower ends to cranked 'oreccentricV portions 12 on tvherear shaft4.y

fl4 [The body has a thirdfor intermediatesup is pivotally supported on the axle or shaft 4 in .line with 'the axis of the shaft so that the arm` while :being able to swing on `the traction means has a fixed pivotal axis there-ig 'se on. They upper end of the swinging arm is 14 to the body at a point interv The vbody may have a movablehead 15 pivy,connected .to the movi.

able forward supporting means preferablyby a link 17 whichis pivoted eccentrically to the head at 18 and eocentrically to the support- .v ingnneans211:19:V

fWhefn thebodyof thefdog is-thrown up- -..W ardly Iat the krear anddownwardly at the lfront and the head is thrown upga sound may fbeemitted lfrom the toysimulating a bark. This-sound', ingthisinstance, is produced by a reed 20- alfectedby a bellows 21 enclosed in the? l headandhaving an arm 22 extending'fromA themovable or pivoted side of the bellows to oneside of the pivot 16;` This arm operates between two fixed abutment's 23 and 24 on the body on the yswinging of the head, engaging the abutment-23 to expand the bellows with the lowering'of the head and the yabutment 24 to expel the'air with the raising of the head.

Assuming .the toy is in the position shown VinFig. 1 andthe toy is moved forwardly asA by pulling through a string secured to the frontshaft 2. The rear legs or supports through the cranked portions on the shaft 4 will swing rearwardly and upwardly. This carries the rear end of the body upwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, the body swingon thepivot 14 at the upper end of the swinging. armvlS. This carries the forward portion of the body downwardly and as the lower ends of the legs are mounted on'aiixed pivot .on the traction means; the legs appear vrto'be thrown forwardly a'stlie rear end ofthe body rises. lith the depression of the forward portion ofi the body, the head rises `through pivot 19being moved upwardly movi 25 f ward "support and vthe ,latter to vswing rearf ff h`wardly VAK"andl downwardly on the v traction?-` p zmeans, aheadpivoted tothe body; and Ameans v Y ffrmovngthe headgupwar'dly"'as'thedforf i all-ward supprt movesl rearwardly landdown-v j v 'wa'rdl v said means" oomp'rS'Dgi link pivotal` the-bodyg'iand; tothe traetion means toswing -g.aboutafi-.ed y -'-'}tio 1v1 means, a

'rvotd tos'wiiaarragd '40nd namedsupport,v and .laf/r *bdynvotedito the-bo means; one fof-the lastftwovnamejd: l f havingan eccentric voonnectioniwith? wheels of fthe' traction mean'sz'to: impart4 amovement to. l,the body to" swing it 'rearwardly and, down# Y 1' wardly onf:theffirstmarnedsnppo'rtjfi 1" 4,- ;A figure toytomprsng 'aearragge,V a; body, va swinging/support"on'jthe carriage tor n 5 whieh'the'bodyis pivote'd atan"in'tern,1ediate' to the 'bodyfonone side ofthe'Virst.named pivf fot. andl also'a xejdrrpivot onthec'arriaqegandathird ,support for the bo'd'v nivtd "tothe' .wardly,

fronte-f thelpivots 8 and'lG. 'LOnfthe'upward moyenient 'ofthe head the arm" 22 oV thegbel-v lows engages the abutment'V 24 andra sound simulatingabark is'emitted." w

L f Y ing' a...`be'llow`s mounted 'ontheheadg an arm."l projecting romafmovable siderzof the h'elf lows','two abutments ony the b ody, and means 4 15gior `moving theheadfon the body 4to cause the;r

-bellowsand bellows.` r

' jto thetractionmeans means including arear supportl pivoted toy the tractionV mea-nsata; f "point .on the vcarriage-fspaced--iro11 the-forv ward'fsupport for movingithelbody tocause it) ,toswg'f p nection withv traction wheelsfoithe c:1,rri`apge'.,

:v i 5. Afigfurejtovlcomprisine2 twoaxles,` one Iofwhioh has 'aora-nk portiom Awheelsfonltheaxles; conn ectiiigfmean's,betweenV the 7 axles," Y oholdinir them-against' 'lateralv movement, a 'bodv.afswini'inarmpivoted to the axlelat' L *What we claim as o r'invention and desirer stit'uting of traction. means5 ia ingethe link li aldflhepivotldllp- Sarm, Y as the ypivots19v andv 18are situated in i lthe other side ot *the*swingingarm;` Y

" 621A igure Vtoy` comprisingftactionV means crank shaft to turn about an aXiscoincident to Vseoreby LettersPatent is: i

Y with the axis of turning of the shaitand also 1 il.l A guretoy comprising-a bdy," head pivotedtheretofa sound emitting devicehav-y vthe rear end of the body, a support pivotedlto intermediate swingingrksupport, and Y yai third supporti voted to thebody'n" arm "toi engage 'illlA butmeitftfexpaild the l theother abutment tovcllapse'the I f l f' f 7:;A1toy comprisinga pair ofaxleaoneof '2Q A' fguretoy coinprisin.;A a 'carriag-wec'on; bo'dy-faiforward; support'for the b'ody pivoted to the body and axles,k them infa definite parallel'relation,

pwardlyat itsrearend lo'nfthe orbody onone side. of the"l pivotal fconnection with. the swinging arm',1and "Ta support "piv-V ot'edf'to theother axle in linewiththe airis of turningfofthe latter and pivotallyconnected tothefbodyv onfthe other side of theip oonnectionlwiththeswinging'arm;' i 'f' 84, i' regtoy oomprisin'g ajbody,;a` jhead' :pivoted thereto, a .sound Vemitting device-with i ,8. KA f ligure toy 'Yfcomprising3a `itradtiol'iY means',vr` afbody,` a forwardspport* pivotedto vrfheald -onthebody, aotuatingwmea'ns between t to theV tractionjmeana' and means including. a rear support pivoted'to the tractionY means at from the forwardsupport -o'r ,etliectingY ythe downward and rearward movement @of the rear' end through said forward supports. f

V10i A figure toy comprising a carriage constitutingtraction means, 'a body/,fa forward support for the'bodypiv'otedto thebod7 andk y tothe tactionfmeansgmeans including a rear latter onthe opposite sideofthefrst-n amedV support' pivote-d to .the 4tractionknhleal'is Yat. v a pivotfand having: an 'eccentric` pivotal con# y A point,another support for-"the bodypivoted i point alinedjwith'the aXiso turning fof.

provided Vwith a ranked shaft turned by* wheels of the' tractionmeans, a'body,` an in-x p .ftermediate swinging support pivotedto the pivoted to the body between the" front and t n, the'otherA @nu 'th-2111171511@ inte'fmediaejswiging Support'.

Vthe cranked'portion ofy the', Vaxle and to'. the

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movableV operating means" supported entirely I by the pivoted head, meansfolrlo'scillatingq.the@ 100 f 'A' figure toyfcomprisin'gfa carriage 'oon-lil stituting:traction'means; a body,kja"forward support yfor the body pivo/tedito the bodyand *aA pointfonfthe carriage spaced Irearw-ardly" f to the traction means, means ,including aglar,

4 v L I support pivoted to .the ltract-ion,"mansjat' afina andasupport pivotedto the crank por-y tion ofthe cranked a'xl'eand` to the body-on Y cranked portion ofthe axlefand also to n Y the body nearer one end of the body than the which has a cranked portion,v wheels on then` Y '-means"connecting the axles to hold 'i Y 1 a body85 a"swinging` arm* pivoted'*toi-*the bQdy at an intermediate VpointA and ypiw'rotallyl*connected*y [to the cranked a'Xle in line withfthe aX'is 'of' turnng'ffoff the latter,la" support lpivotedrtoV -theYH b-.Vfand theL sound emitting vkdevicel` Y whefb-yfecnlaion @f .theheiadfeiffmesihe `forward portion'ofthe body'relativelyto the f Y'i 115 i the forward? Serre@ pointfon the carriage spaced rearwardly from the forward p support Vfor moving the body tocause tto swing upwardly at its rear endrelatvely to ythe forward support and the latter to swing rearwardly and downwardly onr the traction means, a head pivoted to the v y body, and'meansy for moving the head up- ,Wardly and d 10 Y wardly as the forward support moves rearownwardly. v v vHELEN M. S'CHELLE. p HERMAN G. FISHER.

NELSONv BAREHAM. 4EDWARD S', SAVAGE.

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