US1997275A - Dragline device for toys - Google Patents

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J. BIRRELL DRAGLINE DEVICE FOR TOYS April 9, 1935.

Filed Jan. 19, 1954 Patented A pr. 91,1935 i t 7 1. 9 .2 5 DRAGLINE DEVICE: FOR ToYs JOhnBirreuMar hfieIa, Wis. Application immy. 19, 1934 Serial Nor-7 L331 v V 1 teams. (01; 46-548) V F This invention appertains" to a; noveldragline Figure'3 is a horizontalsectiontakenon device and-more particularly to a 'novel means line 3'3 of Figure 2 looking in the 'directio'nof for attaching-a pull cordor line to toy vehicles, the arrows, showingthelinkage in full. lines i'n a either of theland or watervariety. raised position, but prior to the pulling" .oafigthe '5 One of the primary objectsof-my invention is vehicle, and showing the linkage indotted'lines 5 to providea novel draglinefor toy-vehicles whereduringthe pulling. of the vehicle, the view iHUS-r by the toy can be pulled alongfby the side of a trating the novel keel construction. ":1 1-,,1 child and made to assume a parallel path forward Figure 4 is a horizontal section throughthe keel or backward to the path taken by the child, or a of the boat illustrating. the novel construction circular'path-if the child stands still Another: salient object of my invention is to Figure 2,1ooking'in the'direction of the arrows: provide a linkage structure secured to the side of Figure 5 is a side elevation of a wheeledrtoy the vehicle for receiving a pulloo'rd, the linkage showing my improved dragline connected there-. assuming the form of a trapezium or-trapezoid with. I

in conjunction with the vehicle when a pull: is Figure 6 is a diagrammatic view illustrating a 1-5 exerted thereon, whereby the combined forces expreferred arrangementbf the wheelson the .toy erted by the cord on the vehicle will cause the orother vehicle. vehicle to assume a straight path forward, .irre- Referring to the drawing in detail, .wherei spective of'the fact that thepull on the cord is similar reference characters designatethecorrethereof, the view being taken on the line .4-'-4. of: 1 0

from the'side of the vehicle insteadof from the spending parts throughout the-several views,-,the 0 front [or rear. g I A further object of my invention isto'provide novel dragline therefor. novel means for attaching-the linkage-to the ve-' The boat A embodies a hull H! which ean-fbe hiole and the D1111 00rd to the g bw l of any desired size and character supporting the vehicle can either be pulled forwardly or upper structure: [1, which can also beaof any arwa d y in a st a t path att ption of desired typev The hull It includes the depending the child. 7 t v I centrally disposed' keel l2 which is constructed in A further object of my invention is the pronov l a n r, I g vision of novel means for constructing the keel The-keel l2 gradually tapers toward itsfilower 7 of a y boat 1188 With y novel linkage d end and the leadingiand trailing edges thereof are p rd. theleodins a d trailing de s t double" bevelled. .Thus, by referring to; Figures keel being provided with a double'bevel to-insure 2 and 3, it can be seen that a bevel l3 is-forme'd a direct Cours of the boat and p the tp on one side of the keel from its top and" this bevel p ndioul r against Wav t r n ke l terminates short of the lower end of theykeel. acting to aid the linkage andcordin keeping the The opposite side of the keel adjacent -.;.to its to boat i dire t p ssu -a ain t th wa er. Q; lowerend is provided with an oppositelydirected A still fur h r object of my i v n i n is to pr bevel l4. These two bevels I3and l4 tend tohold v a novel dragline for yve ioles qfthe above theboat perpendicular in the water against wave, character, which will be durable and .e'flicient'in wind and current action, and aid the dragline'B letter A generally indicates a toy'boat and B my us n that w be simple and asy to manuin pulling the boat forward in a straight pathby facture and one wh a pl ed pon th the side of a child. The keell2 adjacent to its market at a reasonable cost. lowerend may haveweights l5 embedded therein, With these and other objects in view, the in: soas'to also aid in preventing the, tippingof; the vention consists in the novel construction, ar-' b at, v w I I rangement and formation of parts, as will be herel My improved drag e device B includes l inaftermore specifically described; claimed and linkage arrangementnovellinkagemar illustrated in" the accompanying drawing, in, rangement consists of a bail N5 of a substantially which: U-shape- ,.Thus,the bailslG includesga. straight Figure "1 isa side elevation of a toy boat showing parallel rod or wire. I! and in-turned angularly. my improved dragline device connected thereextending legs or arms l8, which terminate in eyes m with. or hooks I9. The keel ll of the boat is provided 7 Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation of the with screw eyes 20 at spaced points and the eyes toy boat showing my improved dragline device 19 and 20 are directly connected or connected by 7 connected therewith, the linkage and dragline bemeansof links 2|, which are preferably in the ing shown in its extended position. nature of swivels.

tween the eyes 20, so that the device normally assume's'substant'iallythe form of a trapezoid or trapezium when links or swivels are used.

In the use of my improved device, the boat A is I placed in the water and apull is exerted on the cord 22. Due to the links 2!, therod or wire, ll will be pulled forwardly at an angle and made to assume the form of a trapezoid or trapezium (when the links or swivels are used) in conjunction with the keel. The arrangement of the links orswivels and the rod I! being shorter than the distancebetween the connections orey'es 26 throws the boat over the. centerofiits horizontal plane, f which drives it outwardly. against-the pull of the cord, "wherebytheboat'will assume a straight, forward path. Obviously, the boat can be pulled backwards by merely exerting a, rearward'pull on the cord.

- Naturally, I do not wish to confine use of my' improved toy dragline' device to boats alone and the same can be employed in conjunction with wheeled toys. 1 In Figure 5. I have illustrated my dragline device connected with a wheeled toy C, which can be of any.desired-character,-shape or size. I In this form-of my invention, the dragline device is generallyindicatedby .the reference character D and the-same includesathe U.-shaped bail 25, including the rod 26 and the right-angularly extending arms or legs 21, which terminate inthe eyes or hooksl28. Secured to the body of the wheeled toy are eyes29lwhich are connected directlyto thehooks 28 or by means of links-30 to the hooks 28. In this form of my invention, the dragline is also connected to the vehicle at two pointsequidistantly spaced on opposite sides;of thevertical axis,'the same two points being below the center of gravity and parallel with the horizontal axis. 7 1

In lieu of using the swivels 2|, I can employ the straight links 30, as shown in-Figure 5.

The pull cord 3| is connected to the rod 28 by means of the swivel 32.

By pulling on the cord, the wheeled toy can be pulled in astraight, forward path,-in. the same manner as theboat. r

. In order to bring about the best-operation. of the wheeled vehicle or'toy, the front wheels 33 thereof .are inclined outwardly toward one side of thevehicle and the rear wheels 34 are inclined inwardly toward the other side of the vehicle.

While I have stated throughout the" specification that my improved dragline device is'particu-. larly intended for toys, I do not wish to restrict myself to the use thereof in connection with toys alone, as the same canbe' used for a varietyof purposes, such as in connection with'surf-boards, decoy ducks or differentvarieties of fishing tackle or any otherdevice with which a d'ragline may beusedpr Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but what I claim as new is:-

1. In a toy vehicle including a body, a dragline therefor including a rod, a pull cord connected with the rod, and links pivotally connecting the ends of the rod with the body.

2. In a toy vehicle including a body, a dragline for the vehicle including a rod extending parallel with the body, links pivotally connecting the ends of the rod with the body, a pull cord and an eye slidably connecting the pull cord with the rod.

3. The combination with a toy vehicle including' a body, of means for pulling the vehicle forward or rearward in a straight path alongside of a child including a rod, links pivotally connecting the'rod at spaced points to the body, a swivel slidably mounted on the rod, and a pull cord connected to the swivel.

4. The combination with a toy vehicle including a body, of means for pulling the vehicle forward or rearward in a straight path alongside of, a child including a bail having a straight rod and right-angularly extending arms terminatin in eyes, eyes connected to the body, swivels connecting the eyes of the body with the eyes of the bail, a swivel slidably mounted on the bail, and a pull cord connected tothe swivel.

5 A boat comprising a hull and a depending keel, the forward leading edge of the keel being provided with a bevel on one side extending from theupper endof the keel, short of the bottom of the keel, and Jan oppositely directedbevel formed on the other side of the keel adjacent to its lower end. l v

6. The combination with a toy boat including a depending keel having its leading and trailing edges providedwith a bevel on one side thereof extending from its top short of its bottom, and an.

oppositely directed .bevel'onits other side adjacent tothe lower end thereof, of .a. .dragline for the boat including a U-shaped bail, links pivotally connecting. the ends of. the bail to the keel, anda pull cord slidablymountedon the bail.

'7. The combination with a toy vehicle including a body, of a wdragline therefor including a rod, means pivotally connecting the ends of the rod with the bodyon the opposite sides of the vertical axis of the body and parallel with the horizontal axis of the body, and ,a pull cord slidably connected to; the rod.

8. The combination with a vehicle including a body and front and rear pairs of wheels onthe body, the front wheels being inclined in one direction and the *rear wheels being inclined in an opposite direction, of a dragline for the vehicle including a rod, means pivotally connecting the ends of the rod with the body, and a pull cord slidably mounted on the rod.

9. A boat comprising a body and a depending keel, the keel having a flat plain face on one side and bevelled edges on the opposite side leading toward said flat plain face, and a dragline for the boat including a bail pivotally connected to thekeel on the side having the bevel, and a pull cord slidably mounted on the bail. I

JOHN BIRRELL.

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