US1969039A - Toy figure or the like - Google Patents

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- Aug. 7, 1934. H. M. RUNDLE TOY FIGURE OR THE LIKE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 11, 1933 flea/y Run/0A5 INVENTOR BY %2% ATI' RNEY Aug. 7, 1934. H. M. RUNDLE TOY FIGURE OR THE LIKE Filed July 11. 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 "flan/7M J w/0A5 INVENTOR BY MRNEY Patented Aug. 7, 1934 siren STATES PATENT orrice 1 Claim.

This invention relates to figures employed for advertising, display, amusement, educational or other purposes and the objects of the invention are to provide a self-supporting figure in the nag-ture of a silhouette having the resemblance of human, animal, or other form, which can be cut Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are perspective views of a manikin figure embodying the invention, these views being taken from three different angles.

Figs. 4 and 5 are plan views, the first with the figure tilted forwardly into the plane of the body and front leg portion and the second with the figure tilted backwardly into the plane of the rearward leg portion.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a blank or out out before folding into the upstanding relation.

The figure chosen for illustrative purposes is that of a man, either of toy or full size stature and consisting in general of a body portion 7 and two leg parts 8, 9.

An important special feature is that one leg part, 9 in the illustration, is joined to the body and other leg part on a hinging or bending line 10, which is inclined to the axis of the figure, on an upwardly and outwardly extending slant, so that the two leg portions .as they separate will come into two obtusely angled divergent planes facing outwardly of the figure, the left leg directed toward the left and the right leg, directed toward the right, giving an impression of action and stability and actually imparting a three dimensional characteristic to the figure.

In the illustration, the leg parts have forward- 1y projecting feet 11, 12, folding on lines 13, 14, into the obtusely and acutely angled relation shown in Fig. 2. These fold lines may be substantially parallel as indicated in Fig. 6 and located, if desired, as shown, to give the rearward leg slightly greater length than the forward one.

This difference in length is of consequence, particularly in an embodiment such as shown, "where the figure is integrally attached to a supporting base, such as shown at 15 and in which the hinge line 14 is located at the rearward edge of such base, as in such construction this brings the body sufiiciently forwardly over the base to make the figure stand well.

The figure and base may be all cut out of one piece of material, such as cardboard or the like, and in such case, with the attached foot portion being a continuous part of the base, such part 12 may be simply painted, printed, or otherwise 55; distinguished on the base.

The other, detached foot part 11, may be glued or otherwise suitably fastened in its forwardly and outwardly angled position on the base. One preferred method however is to slot the base on it} spaced parallel lines 16, Fig. 6, inclined to the back hinging line 14 and to slip the foot portion 11, beneath the strap of material 1'7, provided between these slits, such foot portion being then steadied by resting flat on the base at opposite flisides' of this hold-down strap. In such case, that part of the strap which overstands the foot may be colored, shaded, or otherwise fashioned as indicated at 18, to represent that part of the foot portion which it overlies.

The device may be made up of different kinds of sheet material, such as paper, metal, cardboard, wood, or the like, with the hinge lines 10, 13, 14, formed by scoring, creasing or the equivalent and printed, painted or otherwise dressed up and shaped to create the desired appearance and effect. The hinging on the upward, outward in- ...s. (Gilcline gives the illusion of a forwardly striding figure and takes away the dull, flat effect of usual silhouette figures and this construction braces the article so that it stands firmly without further support. The extending ofthe hinge line 10 sharply upward and outward through the leg and the wider body portion of the figure as in Fig. 1 and the bending back of the material on this elongated hinge fold at an angle to the plane of the forward leg and body portion as in Figs. 2 and 3, braces and reinforces the figure in its backward leaning posture.

If the material used is quite stiff and the hing- 10D ing lines quite pronounced, the figure will assume simply the two flat planes indicated, that is, the one comprising the rearwardly and outwardly angled leg shown on edge in Figs. 2 and 5, and the other that of the forwardly and outwardly angled body and front leg shown on edge in Figs. 3 and 4-. With sufficient flexibility or resiliency in the material, there may be departure from these exact planes, the material bending somewhat, particularly the longer body and front leg portion, which bending however, is not objectionable and might be considered as represented by the curved line 19 in Fig. 3. Similarly, the curvature of the rearward portion might be approximately as represented by the curve line in 20, of Fig. 2.

The article may be made up for display or advertising purposes, toy dolls or animal figures and the like, it being contemplated that the invention may be put to a great variety of purposes and uses. The material for the foot part 11 is taken out of the base in the present case, Fig. 6 showing how the base is cut at 21 about this foot portion. For some purposes, such as toy soldiers and the like, a number of the figures may all be cut out as part of and attached to the same base structure.

What is claimed is:

A figure of sheet material and comprising a forward leg and a body portion coextensive in substantially a single plane and inclined upwardly and rearwardly in a leaning backward posture and a rearward leg in another plane at an obtuse angle to the plane of the forward leg and body portion, said rearward leg being connected with the forward leg and body portion by a hinge fold inclined sharply g upwardly and outwardly through the body portion and providing thereby a bracing and reinforcing portion folded back at an angle to the plane of the body portion, reinforcing and stiffening the body portion in its backward leaning pose and causing said rearward leg to stand in the obtusely angled relation described bracing and supporting the figure.

HENRY M. RUNDLE.

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