US2076627A - Toy - Google Patents

Description

April 13, 1937. C, DULEY 2,076,627

TOY

Filed April 22, 1955 2 sheets-sheet 2 y 2% r f2 .3J 49 P/ *130 O -I 23 Z0 *"33 .55 35 /Z Z] l Y. '7//////// Patented Apr. 13, 1937 UNITED STATES TOY Crice L. Duley, Mounds, 111., assignor of one-third to William Duley, Mounds, Ill.

Application April 22,

1 Claim.

'Ihis inventio-n relates to toys of the mobile type and one object of the invention is to provide a toy of this character including a toy animal mounted upon a portable support and adapted to have motions imparted to it as the support is drawn along a floor or other surface and also including a figure representing a rider having movements imparted thereto by movements of the animal.

Another object of the invention is to so construct and mount the animal and also so mount the rider that as the toy is drawn forwardly, the rider will execute acrobatic movements and return to a position at rest upon the animal. Therefore, the rider will give a realistic representation of a bareback rider standing upon a horse and performing flip flops and other acrobatic movements'.

Another object of the invention is to not only cause the rider to execute acrobatic movements, but also cause the animal to execute movements similar to those of a bucking horse and thus give the impression that the horse is attempting to throw the rider.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view showing the improved toy partially in side elevation and partially in section.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View, taken transversely of the toy along the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view and illustrating a modied mechanism for imparting movement to the animals hind legs.

Figure 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

This improved toy is intended to be drawn along a floor, sidewalk or other similar surface, and has a base I carrying a bolster 2 adjacent its rear end to which the axle 3 of the rear wheels 4 is secured by staples or equivalent fasteners 5, it being understood that they rear axle may be rigidly secured against the bolster and the wheels turn about the axle, or the rear wheels fixed to the axle and the axle mounted for rotation. VThe front wheels 6 are fixed to ends of a crank shaft or front axle 'I which is journaled in bearing 50 brackets 8 mounted atvopposte sides of the platform, and by referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that the crank arm of the shaft or front axle 'I is locate-d substantially midway the width of the platform and directly below a slot I0 formed in 55 the platform and extending longitudinally thereof. A yoke I I formed of wire has its arms pivotally engaged in openings I2 formed through the forward end portions of the bearing brackets 8 and in order to limit downward movement of the 60 yoke, there has been provided a cross bar I 3 which 1935, Serial N0. 17,699

(Cl. l16--108) extends transversely of the platform under the yoke and has its ends secured to the bearing brackets so that it not only limits downward movement of the yoke but also serves to brace the bearing brackets. is bent to form an eye I4 through which is loosely engaged an eye I5 at the rear end of a handle I6 which is also formed from a strand of stiff wire. It will be understood that the handleY maybe oi' any length desired which will permit it to be easily grasped by a small chil-d and the toy drawn along the oor or pavement.

The toy animal has the configuration of a horse and consists of a body I1 formed at its front with a neck I8 and head I9, and while the body has been shown formed of wood and solid except for a passage 20 which extends diagonally from the rear end of the body at a downward incline toward the front of the body, it will be understood that the body could be formed of sheet metal with a passage formed through it by a metal tube or the like and also that the body could be formed of molded composition instead of being cut from wood. The front and rear legs 2l and 22 are disposed at the front and rear of the body at oppoalent fasteners 24 against opposite sides of a block 25 which is firmly secured upon the base I just back of the slot IIJ.y l

The body is to4 have pivotal movement relative to the front legs when the toy is in use, and in order to cause this motion to take place, there has been provided a pitman or elongated link 26 which is formed from a strand of stiff wire and has its forward end formed into an eye 2I loosely engaged about the crank 9 of the front axle and its rear end formed into an eye 28 loosely engaged about a pin 29 which extends transversely through the body adjacent the forward end of the passage 20. The pitman extends through the slot Il) and between the front legs of the animal, and by referring to Figure 1, it will bereadily seen that when the toy is drawn forwardly and the crank shaft or axle rotated, reciprocating motion will be imparted to the pitman and cause the body to be swung vertically about the pivot 23. Therefore, the rear portion of the body will swing upwardly while the head moves'downwardly, as indicated by dotted lines in this ligure, and then return to the normal position shown in full lines. Therefore, the body will have movements imy parted to it corresponding to those of a kicking horse. n

The rear legs of the animal are also to have pivotal movement imparted to them during movement of the body so that they will simulate the movements of the rear legs of a kicking horse.

The intermediate portion of the wire Therefore, the rear legs will be mounted and operated either as shown in Figure 1 or as shown in Figure 4. In Figure 1 the hind legs are pivotally mounted by a pin 30 which extends trans- 5 versely through the body, as shown in Figure 3.

Upper portions of the rear legs are'c'onnected by a pin 3| which passes transversely through the rear portion of the passage and is engaged through arcuate slots 32 formed in the body andv communicating with the passagey 20 through opposite side walls thereof. A pitman rod 33 'exe tends longitudinallyin the passage 20 with its rear end formed into an eye 34 looselyengaged about the pin 3| and the forward end portion of the pitman 33 projects from the forward'end e of the passage and terminates in an eyeV 35 en- 4, the passage 31, which corresponds to the pas- Y sage 20, is of greater width longitudinally of the body and the pin 3| and'slots 32 have been omitted. The hind legs instead of being pivoted bymeans of a straight pin 30, are fixed to the squared end portions of a crank shaft 38 which lis journaled through openings 39 formed in the body at opposite sides of the passage 31 Sand has its crank arm 40 disposed within the passage and loosely engaged by the eye 34 of the pitman rod V35. In this embodiment of the invention, the

40 operation is the same as previously described,

except that the pitman rod 33 is connected with a crank shaft to which 4the legs are firmly secured, whereas in the Vform shown -in Figure 1 the pitman -rod is connected with a pin 3| carried 5 by thelegsV and slidably engaged through arcuate vslots 32.V `lneither construction, reciprocation of the pitman 26 as the front axle turns will cause the bodyof the Vanimal -to swing aboutthepivot j 6523, and as the body moves,- the rear legs will be ,5

swung upwardly and vthen downwardly similar to the `manner in which the hind legs Vof a horse are Imoved -when"kicking Y e e e Y The rider has the conguration of -a man and in :the -present illustration has been painted to represent a circus clown.- The arms 4|, which are Vbent at the VVelbow to extend forwardly with the hands 42 in front of the body 43,` are rigid Y with the vbody but the legs 44 areA pivoted to the body by a pin 45. A yoke 46 which is U-shaped` andformed from a bent strand of stiif wire has ,its bridge portion loosely engaged through Van opening formed in the hands42 and at opposite sides ofthe hands carries spacing `sleeves 41 Whichserve Vto hold they figure in a. centralized e position relative to the yoke vso that theiigure may swing about the bridge ofthe yoke, as` indicated by the dottedV lines in Figurel. arms -of the yoke extend forwardly from the handswhen the rider is standing upon the horses Y back and are disposed at an inclinewith portions of thearms at opposite sides of the horses neck.

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The arms are disposed between pins 48 and 49 which project from the neck and head, and the extreme ends of the arms `arer bent inwardly to form fingers 50which are loosely received in an opening or socket 5| formed transversely through the head at the inner end of the mouth of the horse. Therefore, the yoke will be pivotally mountedfor swinging movement from the po-v fsition shown in full lines in Figure 1 where its arms rest against projecting endslof the pin 49 when v,the rider is standing upon the horses back to the position indicated by dotted lines when the horse kicks, as indicated by dottedv lines in Fig-V ure 1. The yoke swingsfreely from the position in which it rests against the ends of the pin 48 to the forward position jlnwhich it, rests `against Y the ends of the pin 49 and as it stops fwitha jolt, the figure representing the rider will be -caused to swing about the bridge of the yoke and the rider will perform va `complete or partial flip flop. Y By the timeY the yoke strikes the projecting end vportions of thepin 49, the body of the horse will be returning to the normal position in which the rear legs rest upon the platform or base and the yoke Will then return to its normal rearwardly kinclined position so that the rider will be ree turned to a standing .position vupon Vtheback of the horse. Y It will thus be seen that V.when the toy is in use and drawn .along a floor. or sidewalk, the horse will have movements corresponding'to those of a bucking or kicking horseand the rider will perform vacrobatic movements such asf'turn Having thus describedA the invention, what is claimed as new is: Y V Ina toy, a base, a `figure over the base representing an animal and including a body having a neck and a head at zits front end, front and rear legs pivoted to the fbody, the front legshaving their lower ends fixed to the base and the -rear legs being free from the base, means forimparting tilting movement to the body about upper ends of the front legs and swinging movement to the rear legs, a rider over said animal` having pivoted legs and forwardlyY projecting- Yhands', a yoke straddling the neck of the animal and consisting of a bridge portion at its upper end loosely engaged through the hands of the rider to mount the rider for swinging movement about thebrldge and arms extending from the bridgeV portionat opposite sidesof the neck ofthe animal andat their lower endspivotally connected withY the head of the animal at opposite sides thereofito mount the yoke for swinging movement longi' tudinally of the animal, means to limit 'forward the arms Lofthe yoke projecting upwardly from Y the neck and head of the animal a distancegreater than the distance between the hands and .the upper andlower ends rofthe body of the rider whereby when forward movement of the fyoke is stoppedthe rider may swing forwardly overthe f yoke and then downwardly `and rearwardly through the yoke and upwardly and 'land in a standing position upon the back ,of the animal and rearward swinging `vmovementv of theyoke, 60 l

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