US1867731A - Wheeled toy - Google Patents
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- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62M—RIDER PROPULSION OF WHEELED VEHICLES OR SLEDGES; POWERED PROPULSION OF SLEDGES OR SINGLE-TRACK CYCLES; TRANSMISSIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR SUCH VEHICLES
- B62M1/00—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles
- B62M1/18—Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles by movement of rider's saddle
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- My invention relates to improvementsv in wheeled toys which are particularly adapted for use by small children.
- the obj ect of the invention is to provide a toy which will give variable length to be transmitted into a crank l throw of definite length, as will be more fully described in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the toy.
- Fig. 2 is a longitudinal view showing its mechanical arrangement.
- Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view showing the norma-l stroke movement of the seat in solid line and the possible movement of said seat in dotted line.
- Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a modification.
- the numeral 1 indicates a pair of sidel panels which are held in-spaced relation by transverse members 2 and 3.
- a foot board 4 is secured to the lower edges of thepanels l and extends laterally beyond to accommodate 'l the feet of the user, and a cover vboard 5 is mounted upon the upper edges of the panels to cover the space therebetween.
- a bracket 6 extends forwardly of the transverse member 2 which is apertured adjacent its forward extremity to receive a king bolt 7.
- the numeral 8 indicates generally a steering column (shown with a portion cut away in Figure 2 to illustrate its mounting) which column consists of a pair of spaced strips) having transverse strips 10 through which the bolt 'l extends to form a fulcrlum for the steering column.
- the lower extremities of the strips 9 constitute a fork 11 in which a steering wheel 12 is rotatably mounted, and at the upper end of the strips a handle 13 is i931..V sern No. asalta.4 y y n transversely mounted forthe ⁇ purpose of im# parting movementtogthe steeringc'olumn and ltheiwheel 1,2 to steer the..vtoy. ⁇ i i
- a pair o f bearings Y14 are Ysecured* tothe under edgesg'of theside" panels 1 in which. a
- curvedleaf spring support 2O is provided intermediate its length with a U-shaped bracket'2l which isfulcrumed upon the hinge pin 19.
- a seat l22 is secured and at its lower extremity an eye23 is formed, which connects through' a rod 24 with the crank 16.
- a compensating spring is secured atone end to the lower extremity of the support120 and is anchored at its other end to the transverse member 8, which spring is adapted to exert an upward lift to the seat approximating the weight of the user.
- the seat support indicated by the numeral 26 is substantially rigid and is but slightly Vdeflected in use, but a tension spring 27 is interforward end of the rod 24.
- This toy is intended primarily to be dri-ven posed between its lower extremity andthe by asmall child when seated upon the seat 22v ci with his feet on the footboard and gripping the handle' 13,'the movement'of thevbody being similar to that made when riding a gall loping horse.
- crank operatively connected to one of the Wheels, va leaf Yspring; pivotally mount- 'ed intermediate its length to the toy, said spring supporting the seat adjacent oneend and being-operatively Connected adjacent ⁇ the Y Y i other end to the crank;v
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July 19, 1932. H. E. CLARKE 1,867,731
WHEELED TOY Filed April 27. 1951 INVENTOR HERMAN 50W/:R0 CLARKE BY j l Al/lk ATTORNEYS HERMAN nnwARn CLARKE, or VANCCUvEit, nRITIsn COLUMBIA,`v CANADA wnnnrnn rox v i Application feed April 2.7,
My invention relates to improvementsv in wheeled toys which are particularly adapted for use by small children. The obj ect of the invention is to provide a toy which will give variable length to be transmitted into a crank l throw of definite length, as will be more fully described in the following specification and shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the toy. A
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal view showing its mechanical arrangement. c
Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view showing the norma-l stroke movement of the seat in solid line and the possible movement of said seat in dotted line.
Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a modification. Y
In the drawing like charactersl of reference indicate corresponding parts in each ligure.
The numeral 1 indicates a pair of sidel panels which are held in-spaced relation by transverse members 2 and 3. A foot board 4 is secured to the lower edges of thepanels l and extends laterally beyond to accommodate 'l the feet of the user, and a cover vboard 5 is mounted upon the upper edges of the panels to cover the space therebetween. A bracket 6 extends forwardly of the transverse member 2 which is apertured adjacent its forward extremity to receive a king bolt 7.
The numeral 8 indicates generally a steering column (shown with a portion cut away in Figure 2 to illustrate its mounting) which column consists of a pair of spaced strips) having transverse strips 10 through which the bolt 'l extends to form a fulcrlum for the steering column. The lower extremities of the strips 9 constitute a fork 11 in which a steering wheel 12 is rotatably mounted, and at the upper end of the strips a handle 13 is i931..V sern No. asalta.4 y y n transversely mounted forthe `purpose of im# parting movementtogthe steeringc'olumn and ltheiwheel 1,2 to steer the..vtoy.`i i
A pair o f bearings Y14 are Ysecured* tothe under edgesg'of theside" panels 1 in which. a
curvedleaf spring support 2O is provided intermediate its length witha U-shaped bracket'2l which isfulcrumed upon the hinge pin 19. At the upper yextrerm'ty of the leaf spring support 2O a seat l22is secured and at its lower extremity an eye23 is formed, which connects through' a rod 24 with the crank 16. A compensating spring is secured atone end to the lower extremity of the support120 and is anchored at its other end to the transverse member 8, which spring is adapted to exert an upward lift to the seat approximating the weight of the user.
In the modification shown in Figure 4 the seat support indicated by the numeral 26 is substantially rigid and is but slightly Vdeflected in use, but a tension spring 27 is interforward end of the rod 24. f
This toy is intended primarily to be dri-ven posed between its lower extremity andthe by asmall child when seated upon the seat 22v ci with his feet on the footboard and gripping the handle' 13,'the movement'of thevbody being similar to that made when riding a gall loping horse.
It will b-e readily seen that a child `makiim;
such movement will not restrict his body to a certain definite stroke and maintain that same:
length of stroke at all speeds and during the play.
`by the nser mayfbe as Y (see Figure 3), since the seat is resiliently connected through the( several parts to operatethe crank. If on the other hand the seat had av denite stroke proportionate to that of the crankand lthe child failed to make properly Synchronized movement therewith the crank would `fail to carry over and the toy would cease to travel. The leaf spring support 2O in the device as shown in Figures :1, 'Zand and the spring-27asl shoWnin Figure 4 serve-t0 compensate between the Variable movementof the body upon the seat andthe definite stroke of the crank, so that a substantially evenspeed o rotation maybe imparted Jhercto. y
What I claim as my invention ist:
' In a toyhavinglroad Wheels, a ootrest and a seat,a crank operatively connected to one of the Wheels, va leaf Yspring; pivotally mount- 'ed intermediate its length to the toy, said spring supporting the seat adjacent oneend and being-operatively Connected adjacent `the Y Y i other end to the crank;v
Dtedfat VaDQQliver', B. C., this day of n r i April, 1931. Y Y y HERMAN-EDWARD CLARKE.
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Cited By (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4189166A (en) * | 1977-12-29 | 1980-02-19 | Ben Lindsey | Self-propelled vehicle |
US4846488A (en) * | 1987-07-24 | 1989-07-11 | Andrzej Szadkowski | Spring drive and spring drive scooter |
US5188003A (en) * | 1992-01-03 | 1993-02-23 | Equi-Cycle Corporation | Power assist device for a drive mechanism |
WO1993013470A1 (en) * | 1992-01-03 | 1993-07-08 | Equi-Cycle Corporation | Rider propelled vehicle and drive assembly therefor |
US5415422A (en) * | 1994-04-19 | 1995-05-16 | Equi-Cycle Corporation | Rider propelled vehicle drive assembly |
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Cited By (6)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4189166A (en) * | 1977-12-29 | 1980-02-19 | Ben Lindsey | Self-propelled vehicle |
US4846488A (en) * | 1987-07-24 | 1989-07-11 | Andrzej Szadkowski | Spring drive and spring drive scooter |
US5188003A (en) * | 1992-01-03 | 1993-02-23 | Equi-Cycle Corporation | Power assist device for a drive mechanism |
WO1993013470A1 (en) * | 1992-01-03 | 1993-07-08 | Equi-Cycle Corporation | Rider propelled vehicle and drive assembly therefor |
US5388847A (en) * | 1992-01-03 | 1995-02-14 | Equi-Cycle Corporation | Rider propelled vehicle and drive assembly therefor |
US5415422A (en) * | 1994-04-19 | 1995-05-16 | Equi-Cycle Corporation | Rider propelled vehicle drive assembly |
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