US1932346A - Figure toy - Google Patents

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Oct. 24, 1933. L. c. LEAVSTROM FIGURE TOY Filed April 16, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l @ma L. @Lear/5 ram Oct. 24, i933. Q LEAVSTROM 1,932,346

FIGURE TOY Filed April 16, 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fighi/ @iM/@mw Patented Oct. 24, 1933 UNITED. Algqrafres- PAT-ENT for-*FICE lFIGrIIRE TOY LeonardC; Leavstrom, New Haven, Conn.

Application April. 16;. 1931,` :Serial No;V 530,665 Renewed- Marchz3.,11333' 5 ,.claims. .(pcl- 46a-'40) 'I-his invention relates to improvements` in toys,

and has for its primary object to-provide'atoy:

which mayv be made' to` simulate certain movementszof a human being.

Another object of the invention is to providel ter, a novel mechanism of simple construction. by

meansof' which the necessary movementsofgan Y arm may be. obtained inorder to produce` the result above described.

`from lthe otherngers toy provide a passage 6 through which the arrowA 7 may pass when it is `projected"forwardly by the string 8 of the bow inthe manner hereinafter to be described. The left; arm 3 ofthe vfigure is, of course, rigid with the. body.

Thev right arm 9 is'madeA inn two sections, the

whichthe hand 12 is integrally formed. kThe upper` end vof" thej portion l10 of 4the right arm is turned' to extend substantially' at right angles, as, indicated at 13, and passes through lthe opening 14' in the shoulder of the ligure. This angular ,extension 13 offA the upper armgportion is pivotally secured' inthe shoulder opening 14" lby the vertical pivotpin 15V and it carries/upon TheV invention. will bev .best understood from a.,

consideration of. the .followingdetaileddescription taken in` connectionwith .the accompanying drawings forming part. of this specification..

with` the. understanding, however,r ,that. .thein. ventionis not conned to any strict conformity` withthe showing'` of the, drawings but. maybe changedA or modiied-solong as such changes or modicationsy mark no material departure from the salient features, of the invention as expressed. v

.is indicated bythe numeral 18. This thumb is in the. appended claims.

Inthe drawings:- 4

Figure l, is a view in perspective ofthe. rtoy embodying the. present invention.

Figure. 2 is a vertical ,sectionalv View throughv the body portion of thegure andthe. base showing the Varm. Voperating mechanism thereof.

Figure 3 is al View in horizontal section offthe,l

figure taken` on` the lined-3 of Figure, 2.

Figure 4. is` asectional view taken, on. the line 4 4 'of FigureZ.

v.its innerl end, the hook 16; thefree end of which is directed upwardly as shown,

An` elbow' joint is formedv between the4 forelow end of the; ,upperl arm into which the lreduced. portion, ofthe forearm extends;

The hand 12 of the right arm is, as previouslyl stated', integral with the forearm and] is of lupper arm 10 and the lower or forearm 11 with solid construction except for thethumb, which l pivotally attached" to 'the bodyv ofthe; hand, as,

Figure 5 vis adetailed horizontal section through the. centerportion of the' arrow holdinghand of the figureshowing the control means therefor.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taker;v on theel-ine 6 6 off'Figu-re 5;

Referring moref particularly to ythe*drawings, wherein likeV numerals of reference indicate corally' bythe numeral. l, and: issshown 'standing ,stantially horizontal plane. transversely inthe hand 12 houses a spring;20,

at ,19, and oscillates relative thereto in a sub- A chamber formed' seen that the sprin=g-20y normally maintains 'the thumb tight against the body ofthe hand'. :It

ywill alsobe seen that by oscillating the right* arm` 9 upon the pivot 15 it will move insubstan- .cured to the thumb, as at 24. It' will-thus be tiallyM the same plane as that in whichV the' aperj respondingparts throughout the.several-1Views,,r

theY figure. of the presentztoyis indicated geners upon a `base or platformz2. .The body-of ithe.

figure in the present :case the left leg. Theleft. arm

3 of the figure is positioned inv-raised partlytex-.

tended position,: the` hand' Llbeing turned'. in-

wardly slightly and holding a bow'. i' ,;.which\..is`

is hollow and. also. one4 of: the legs,

,turev 6 through'the: left hand is; located.

Thus, with an arrow extended vthrough theyv .aperture 6 or between the forenger and second finger of; the left hand, with the string and featheredk end vof* the arrow inserted between theifhllmbl rof the righthand and the adjacent index ,nger thereof, `upon swinging the right arm todraw thehandthereof. rearwardly the. arrow and string' willalso bedrawnback and thus. bendthe steel.

- bow to placeit under tension.y The abuttingsurures 5v and 6' to receive the rear end of the arrow.A

.tical pivot pin 17 which passes through the hol- When the tension of the bent bow reaches the point where it will overcome the ability of the spring 20 to hold the arrow and string between the thumb and rst finger of the right hand, then, of course, the arrow and string will be released and the arrow will be projected forwardly through the left hand.

The actuation of the right arm of the gure is accomplished by means of the following mechanism. Within the hollow body ofthe figure there is positioned a vertical shaft or rod 25 which passes downwardly through the left leg `and through the top of the box or platform 2. A bearing for the rod, in the top of the box, is provided in the form of a disk 26 whichis carried by the rod and which rotates in the aperture 27 in the box top. Beneath the bearing disk 26 the rod is twisted to form a screw 28, or'it may be joined to a screw of suitable size and pitch, as desired. The lower end of the rod 'or' the screw portion 28 thereof is provided with a reduced end or bearing pin 29 which extends into the bearing socket or step 30 in the bottom of the box. i

wall of the box, as at 3l, is a lever 32 which is provided with a longitudinal slot 33 through which the screw 28 passes. The other or free end of the lever 32 projects through a suitable opening in the back of the box so that it may be conveniently grasped between the fingers and Avertically oscillated. Y

Atthe upper end of the rod 25 there is attached a right angularly extending varm 34 which is pro- 35 vided with a longitudinally extending slot 35,

through'which projects the 'free upwardly directed portion ofthe hook 16 carried by the arm 9.

From the foregoing description it will be readily ,seen thatwith a screw 28 of the proper twist 40- to imparta counter-clockwise rotation to the ,A

shaft 25theright arm 9 will be oscillated and drawn backwardly soas to retract the bow string 8 and the arrow 'l'which is gripped by the right hand of the figure. As previously stated, when fthe tension of the bow 5 becomes so great that the spring 20 can no longer.v hold the arrow and.

bow string in place, they willbe released and the arrow will be projected forwardly through the left hand of the figure.

50 Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: l

1. A toy of the character described,comprising a simulation of 'a human figure, a bow .supported in upright position by one hand of the figure, ithe other hand of the figure being joined toa jointed arm, means connecting said jointed'arm withthe body of the figure whereby the arm may bemoved in a substantially horizontal plane, a shaft disposed.v vertically in the figure, means at o? :the lower end of the shaft'for effecting oscillation thereof,.a loose'connection between the up adjacent finger toV extend parallelA therewith,Y aV

ys spring'disposed in said passage and having 011eA Oscillatably mounted at one end uponv one Ahaving the shoulder end thereof pivotally mountt ysaid rigid arm and including a string, and 'an4 end secured therein at a point remote from the thumb and having its other end joined to said thumb at a point adjacent the pivot therefor to normally retain the same firmly against the said adjacent nger, and means forV supporting an elongated body between the thumb and the adjacent finger comprising parallel recesses formed in the abutting faces of the thumb and finger.

3. A toy ofthe character described comprising a body simulating a human figure having a rigid forwardly Vvextended arm, an arm formed in two pivotally connected portions constituting upper and forearmportions, said upper arm portion having the shoulder end thereof pivotally mounted in the shoulder vportion of the body, said body having a chamber therein adjacent the said shoulder portion into which the last named end of the upper arm extends, a bar secured in the pivoted shoulder end of said forearm and having its other end turned upwardly in said chamber, a shaft disposed vertically for oscillation in the body, a longitudinally slotted arrn secured at one end tothe upper end of said shaft and having the upturned end of said rst bar disposed in the slot thereof, a screw forming a longitudinal 19() continuation of vthe lower end of said shaft, lever means engaging said screw and adapted to rotate the saine, a handformed at the free end of said -forearm portion, a bow carried by said rigid arm, and an arrow adapted to be releasably connected las, with the string of said bow to said hand, said slotted arm being oscillated by said shaft in a horizontal plane to impart forward and rearward movement to said pivotally mounted arm.

4. A toy of the character described, comprising 1w.

ed in the shoulder portion of the body, an arm pivotally mounted at one end in the upper part of the body to oscillate in a horizontal plane, a sliding pivotal connection between said last arm andthe pivotally mounted end of said upper arm portion, means for oscillating said last arm on its pivotal support, a'hand formed at the free end of said forearm portion, a bow carried by said rigid arm and having a string thereon, and

an arrow adapted to be releasably connected lwith I, the string of the bow to said hand, said last arm upon oscillation imparting movement to said pivotally mounted two portion arm.

5. A toy of the character described, comprising a body simulating a human ligure having a rigid forwardly extending arm, an arm formed in two pivotally connected portions constitutingA upper and foreign portions, said upper portion having rthe shoulder end thereof pivotally mounted in arrow adapted to be releasably connected with the string of said bow to said hand, saidlast arm when oscillated imparting movement to said piv otally mounted arm.

LEONARD C. LEAVSTROM.

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