US1902381A

US1902381A - Amusement device

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Publication number: US1902381A
Application number: US451087A
Authority: US
Inventors: Solomon W Shepherd
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1930-05-09
Filing date: 1930-05-09
Publication date: 1933-03-21
Anticipated expiration: 1950-03-21

Description

March 21, 19-33. 5 w. SHEPHERD 6 1,902,381

AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed May 9. 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 4 l /5 v/2 5; I? /2 6 my F2 I j Inventor A llomey March 21, 1933. 7 s w SHEPHERD 1,902,381

AMUSEMENT DEVICE Filed May 9, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Attorney Patented Mar. 21, 1933 SOLOMON W. SHEPHERD, 0F ORLO VISTA, FLORIDA AMUSEMENT navrcn Application filed May v 9,

This invention relates to amusement devices generally and more particularly to devices of this character of the rotary swing The primary object of the invention is to provide,in a manner'as hereinafter set forth, an amusement device of the aforementioned character embodying a supporting structure 16 mounted for rotation in a horizontal plane and having suspended therefrom one or more carriages or cars which are adapted to be swung from side to side while traveling in a circle with the supporting structure.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an amusement device of the character described including one or more carriages or' cars suspended for lateral swinging movement from a rotary supporting structure and having operatively associated therewith occupant actuated means whereby thecarriages or cars may be caused to'swing from side to side while traveling in a circular course with the supporting structure. 1

A still further important object of the invention is to provide an amusement device of the character set forth of a construction and arrangement whereby the lateral swinging movement of the carriages or cars may be eliminated when it is so desired.

Other objects of the invention are to provide an amusement device which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable which will provide considerable enjoyment for persons using the same and which may be manufactured and assembled at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention may become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein V Figure 1 is a sectional View taken through .the rotary supporting structure and showing a cariage or car supported therefrom, said carrlage or car belng shown in elevation. V

Figure 2 1s a top plan view thereof.

1930. Serial No. 451,087.

Figure 3 is a view illustrating the mechanism for causing the lateral swinging movement of the carriages;

Figure 4 is a view in perspective showing one of the carrlages or cars.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the reference numeral 1 designates generally a suitable rotary. supporting structure which includes the radiating arms 2 between the outer ends of which extend the connecting bars 3. The supporting structure 1 is to be rotated by any suitable means.

A car or carriage designated generally by the reference character 4 (see Figure 4) is suspended from the connecting bars 3 through the medium of the hangers 5 having the eyes 6 on their upper ends for rotatably receiving said connecting bars 3. The car or carriage 4 further includes spaced stationary floorsections 7 between which is rockably mounted a platform 8 from the opposite ends of which project the stub shafts 9. The upper end portions of the hangars 5 are connected by a strut 10. The car or carriage 4 further includes a pair of seats 11 disposed above the rockable platform 8 and on opposite sides thereof; Extending between the seats 11 at theopposite ends of the car are thehandles 12. 4

A bar 13 has an intermediate portion supported for rocking movement on the strut 10 and cables 14 connect the opposite end port-ion'of'said bar 13 with the stub shafts 9 in a manner tocause the rocking of the bar 13 when the platform 8 isrocked. I

A pair of reverselyi disposed ratchet discs 15-are fixed on the connecting rods 3 between the hanger eyes 6 and mounted on said connecting rods between the ratchet discs is a bar 16 upon the opposite end portions of which are pivotally mounted the bell'crank levers 17. Rods 18 cross each other and have their opposite ends secured to one end of the rod 13 and their oppositeends secured to the upper end of the bell crank levers 17 in the manner clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings. Pawls 19 are pivotally mounted on opposite sides of the bar 16 for engagement with theadjacent ratchet discs 15. The pawls 19 are operatively connected to the lower ends of the bell crank levers 17 for actuation thereby through the medium of the links 20. A rod 21 connects the bell crank levers 17 together in a manner to cause the same to swing in unison.

Rods 22 are anchored to the opposite end portions of the arms 16 and extend downwardly therefrom and are connected to the central portion of the bar 13 through the medium of a coil spring 23.

In operation, the occupants may repose on the seats 11 when the supporting structure 1 is in motion and the carriages or cars 4 will follow a true circular course. Should it be desired to causethe cars to swing laterally from side to side as the same travel around with the supporting structure, the occupants may assume the position clearly illustrated in Figure 1 ofthe drawings with one foot placed on one side of theaxisof .the rockable platform 8 and the other foot on the other side'thereof. Now, by throwing all of the weight on one end of the platform 8, a pulling force is transmitted to the opposite end of the arm 16in a manner to rock the bell crank levers and engage the dog or pawl 19 with its respective ratchet discs 15, thus securing the arm 16 against rotary movement on the connecting bar 3. In an obvious manner, the car will start to swing laterally in a direction opposite to the side upon which the weight has been placed. As the car reaches the end of this swinging movement the weight is shifted to the opposite end of theplatform with the result that the first pawl isdisengaged from its respective ratchet disc and simultaneously the other pawl is moved toward its respective ratchet disc. As before stated, the pawls move in unison and during the intervals when most pawls are disengaged from the ratchet discs, the spring .23, through the medium of the rods or wires 22 shift the bar 16 into parallelism with the member 13. The carriage then begins the return swing and the operation is repeated.

"It is believed that the many advantages of an amusement device constructed in accordance with this invention will be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction will be had which willfall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

Whatvis claimed is '1. An amusement device comprising, in combination, a rotatable supporting structure including radiating arms, connecting rodsexten'clingbetween the outer ends of-the arms, a car suspended for lateral swinging movement from the connecting rods, and coacting -means carried by the connecting rods and the car and operable'by the wow pants of said car for causing the car to swing laterally.

2. An amusement device comprising, in combination, a rotatable supporting structure, a car suspended therefrom for rotary movement therewith and adapted for lateral swinging movement thereon, and .coacting means on the supporting :structureend the car and operable by the occupants of said car for causing the same to swing laterally.

3. An amusement device comprising,'in combination, a rotatable supporting structure including outwardly extending arms and connecting rods disposed between the outerportions of said arms, a car suspended for lateral swinging movement from the rods, a pair of ratchet discs :fixed on .the connecting rods, said ratchetidiscslbeingreversely disposed with respect to each other, a bar mounted forswingingmovement on the connecting rods between the discs,:pawls mounted on the bar and engageable with the ratchet discs in a manner to secure the bar against rocking movement on the con necting rod, a rockable platform mounted in the car for actuationby the occupants thereof, means oper-atively connecting the opposite ends of the platform to thevpawl in a manner to alternately engage saidpawl with'the respective ratchet discs upon rocking movement ofithe platform and resilient means for shifting the ba'rinto parallelism with the car when the pawls are disengaged from the ratchet discs.

4:. An amusement device comprising, in

combination, a rotatable supporting structure, a car -mounted for oscillation on the supporting structure, and means operable by an occupant/of the car for positively oscillating said car.

5. An amusement device comprising, in combination, a rotatable supporting structure, a car suspended for lateral oscillation on the supporting structure, and means operable by an occupant of the car forpositively oscillating said carindependently-of the rotary movement thereof with the supporting structure.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SOLOMON W. SHEPHERD.