US2201486A

US2201486A - Toy

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Publication number: US2201486A
Application number: US230092A
Authority: US
Inventors: Gold Samuel
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1938-09-15
Filing date: 1938-09-15
Publication date: 1940-05-21
Anticipated expiration: 1957-05-21

Description

May 21, 1940. 5. GOLD 2,201,486

TOY

Filed Sept. 15, 1938 Patented May 21, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOY Samuel Gold, Chicago, 111.

Application September 15, 1938, Serial No. 230,092

1 Claim.

The invention relates to improvements in toys and has for its primary object the provision of an improved motion toy which is capable of economical production and highly eflicient in use.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a toy of the character indicated which will produce a peculiar humming or droning noise closely imitative of a motor running at high speed.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification and in which:

Fig 1 is a perspective view of a deflated rubber balloon embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 an enlarged perspective view of a moving disc employed in the toy;

Fig. 3 an end view of the balloon inflated and in which the motion or path of the enclosed disc inoperation is indicated in dotted lines; and

Fig. 4 a side view of the inflated balloon shown in Fig. 3.

The embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawing comprises a toy rubber balloon l0 constructed in shape to constitute a globular chamber substantially in spherical form when inflated. The balloon I0 is provided with the usual neck or mouthpiece I l for inflation purposes and the rubber band I2 is provided to be placed around the neck H in the usual way to maintain the balloon in inflated condition. A circular cardboard disc I3 is arranged as shown within the interior of the balloon l0, said disc being made of relatively heavy cardboard with a rounded or circular periphery and is provided with four peripheral notches M as shown.

By this arrangement, when the balloon is inflated so as to constitute a globular chamber substantially in spherical form, by-a slight circular manipulation with the hands the disc l3 may-be started to roll around the inner periphery of the balloon and may then be kept inrapid rolling motion by a slight wobbling or rotary motion of the balloon in substantial unison with the rotation of the disc.

As the disc l3 thus is caused to rotate at high speed, the notches or discontinuations M of the periphery thereof cause the edges of the notches to strike against the periphery of the balloon thus producing a humming, droning, or buzzing sound closely imitative of a motor running at high speed and thus making the toy an attractive one for children. The specified form and arrangement disclosed is a simple and effective one for the purpose.

appended claim.

I claim:

A sounding toy comprising in combination a thin-walled rubber body inflated to globular form, a thin flat disc loosely retained therein and being freely slidable over the curved inner wall of the inflated body, the rim of said disc having wide radial notches therein whereby, when the inflated body is gyrated, the inflating medium passes through the notches beneath the flat face of the disc so that, as the disc slides, it is lifted to assume a position in which its rim only bears in rolling contact against the wall of the body with the corners of the notches providing percussion members acting successively against the wall.

SAMUEL GOLD.