US2216899A - Toy roundabout - Google Patents

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' Oct. 8, 1940. s 1, BERGER 2,216,899

TOY ROUNDABOUT Filedfllay 11, 1931 s Sheets-Sheet 1 l 5? 78 80 103 a 50 I 76 l Samuel lflezjger 91 1/? l Y .96 ATTORNEYS Oct. 8, 1940. s [BERGER 7 2 ,216,899

- TOY ROUNDABOUT 311 a May 11, 1937 v 3 sheets-sheet 2 62 6: 441 .4 2 7 2 65 105* 0 I J05 1% M -11? 5 107 i r14 1 (ll Q 2 I r 1 .158 INVENTOR amued' lfiezger ATTORNEYS 7 Patented Oct. 8, 1940 UNITED STA ES AT N OFFICE The present invention relates to a toy roundabout, and more particularly toa power driven toy device of .the type in which a miniature airplane is mounted to fly around a stationary vb column or pylon. Among the objects of the invention are tohprovide a toy of the general type referred to, which i is amusing and intriguing in operation, which lends itself to comparatively inexpensive manufacture, and in which the flightof the airplane can be governed from a. remote station bya "control lever simulating in .appearance and operation the conventional joy-stick of a full sized airplane, to cause the toyairplane to rise or descend, loop-the-loop, or undergo other stunt maneuvers in realistic manner. I 1 As a feature of the present invention the con- .trolimechanism is such that an, initial move merit of the control lever in one direction estabru lishes thedrive betweenthefmotive lpowerrand the airplaneso that flyingimpulses may be imparted to said airplane as desired and the speed of said airplane thereby regulated, a continued movement ofsaid control lever-in the same general direction causes the flyingairplane to rise, and a movement of said levertransver'se to said direction causes the airplane'to undergo a looping action. V

In a specific embodimentof the invention through the pylon, a motor at the base of said pylon for driving said shaft, and an airplane supporting arm fulcrumed at the upper end of said pylon and rotatablelwith the shaft. The drive between the motor and the shaft is normally interrupted but is established by operation of the control lever. The raising of the airplane is efi'ected'by the application of a positive leverage force on the airplane carrying arm when the control lever is operated. For efie cting the looping offthe airplane the upper end of the pylon carries a power transmitting member preferably in the form ofja disc'held against rota- 45 tion and movable by the control lever into or out of driving engagement with a freelyrotatable power transmitting member preferably in the form of a friction wheel. This Wheel is carried about the pylon by the airplane supporting 5Q arm and when engaged by said disc is caused to turn. This causes the arm to rotate about its own longitudinal axes and the airplane being mounted on an angular extension of said arm is caused to undergo a looping action.

In the accompanying drawings in which is Fig. 9 is a fragmentary top plan view showing V leased position; L,

there is provided ajshaft extending centrally clocks and has the usual conductor cable shown one or. more of various possible embodi ments of the several features of the invention-e Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the complete v device of the present invention;

Fig. 2'is a section taken on line 22 of Fig. 1, with parts broken away, and showing the airplanein gliding flight afterthe drive between the motor and themain'shaft has been interi Fig. 3. is a, section taken onli ne 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is asection taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 2 with parts broken away; I I Fig. 5.1Sasectionsiinila! to Fig. .4 but showing the drive between the motor and the main shaft in engaged position;

Fig. 6 is a section similar to that of Figs. 2 and 3, butshowing the setting for the elevated position of the airplane; i

Figs. 7 and 8 are sections taken on lines l-J and 8--8 respectively ofFig. 3;

particularly the hub end of the device;

Fig. 10 is a section taken on line l0-lll of,

Fig. 3;

Fig. ll is a section taken on line ll of Fig. 2 Fig. 12 isa bottom plan view of the remote control box and showing the controllever in re- Fig. 13 is a section'of the remote control box taken on line l3-I3 of Fig. 12;

Fig. 14. is a section taken on line I l-14 of Fig. 12; t

Fig. 15 is a transverse section taken on line l5-| 5 of Fig. 14; I i i Fig. '16 is a section similarto that of Fig. 15,

but showingthe control leverinposition to ei- ,H which is relatively wide for stability. The

pylon is preferably shaped from sheet metal to form a rectangular motor housing 12 at its lower end, surmounted by a frusto-conical body l3, all of said parts being interlocked by the tongue and slot connections well known in the sheet 1 metal toy art. Extending centrally through the pylon I0 is (a main shaft M, which is suitably supported and journaled in a manner to be hereinafter described, and which is driven from .an electric motor I5. This motor I5 is preferably of the synchronous A. C. type used in elec- I 6 extending outwardly through the base plate I I and terminating in a plug (not shown) adapted to be inserted in the ordinary house current outlet. If desired this plug may be provided with the conventional switch.

Mounted on the upper end of the pylon III is a bracket 2|, having a tubular section 22 which embraces the upper end of the shaft I4, and which is preferably secured thereto by a cotter pin 29. The bracket 2| has a pair of spaced plates 23- extending transversely with respect to its tubular section 22 and supports for angular movement with respect thereto an arm 35 comprising a rod |9 preferably of wood, and

- with respect to the axis of the shaft I4, and has fitted tightly therein one end of the rod I9, the other end having a depending extension 38 pivotally supporting a miniature toy dummy airplane 3I provided with a pin wheel propeller 34. By a dummy airplane is meant an airplane having no tractive or control appurtenances carried thereby.

Thepivotal connection between the arm extension 36 and the airplane 3! is preferably effected by means of a rod 38 extending centrally through and afiixed to the airplane fuselage, and having an upper exposed flat section 49 to which is secured by soldering or other suitable means a U-shaped member 4| for limiting the pivotal movement of the airplane, as will be made apparent. The rod section 49 extends through an elongated slot 42 in the base of this U-shaped member 4|; and is pivotally connected at 43 above said base to the arm extension 36, the lower end of which is flat and extends through said elongated slot. This lower end of the arm extension 38 is narrower than the length of the slot 42 so that the ends of said slot, when engaging the side of said extension respectively, will serve as limiting stopsfor the pivotal movement of the airplane 31' with respect to said arm extension. The pivotal mounting of the airplane as described will cause it to travel on an even keel even as'the inclination of the arm 35 is varied.

The weight of the airplane 3! and its supporting arm 35 is partially counterbalanced by two coil contractile springs 44, disposed between the pivotal connections 26 and the shaft I4, and anchored at one end 45 to the yoke plates 25 and at their other ends 48 to the bracket plates 23.

The motor I is provided with ashaft 5|], journaled in a pair of spaced frame plates 5| and 52' inthe housing I2, and drives the shaft I4 through a gear train which includes a pinion 53, afiixed to said motor shaft 50 on the outer side of the frame plate 52, and meshing with a gear 53a mounted on a stub shaft 54, which is journaled on said frame plate 52, and which carries on its inner end a pinion 55. This pinion 55 meshes with a gear 58, affixed to a shaft 51 which extends through the frame plate 52 and which is journaled near one end in the wall 58 of a gear housing' 60 secured to the outer side of said frame 'plate 52. Affixed to this shaft 5! on the inner side of the frame plate 52 is a pinion 6|, which is normally urged out of mesh with a crown gear 62 affixed to the lower end of the shaft I4, but which may be moved into mesh with said crown gear by remote control as will be hereinafter set forth, to establish the drive to said shaft.

' The crown gear 62 rests on a cross brace 83 between the frame plates 5| and 52, so that the shaft I4 is supported against downward endwise movement, and said shaft is held against upward endwise movement by a pair of spaced flanges 64, which extend upwardly from a plate 85 integrally interconnecting the top of said frame plates and which are provided with inturned lips at their upper ends forming abutments for an enlarged section 66 of said shaft.

In order to urge the pinion 6| out of mesh with the crown gear 52, there is provided a plate III on the outer side of the frame plate 52, pivotally mounted on the shaft 54, and carrying the shaft 51 which passes through an inclined elongated slot II in theframe plate 52. This plate I9 is urg'e'd'in a clockwise direction about the shaft 54 (Fig. 4) by a leafspring I3, anchored at one end to a stud I4 on said plate, fulcrumed intermediate its ends over a pin I5 secured to the frame plate 52, and. bearing at its other end against the lower edge of one of the side walls I6 of the gear housing 6|].

The clockwise movement of the plate I0 is limited by the engagement of the shaft 51 with the upper end of the slot II, and in this limiting position of said plate the shaft 51 will be slightly askew with the pinion 6| out of mesh with the crown gear 62, and the drive to the shaft I4 interrupted, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

In order to establish the drive between the motor I5 and the shaft I4 there is provided a cam I8 affixed to a shaft 89 journaled in the frame plates 5| and 52 and adapted to ride over the stud 14. This cam I8 is provided with a cut-out or low part 8|, and is normally urged in counterclockwise direction by a spring 96, as will be more fully described hereinafter, with said low part in contact with the stud I4, as shown in Fig. 4. The

cam I8 may be moved in a clockwise direction by remote control means to be described, so that the high part of the cam engaging the stud I4, moves the plate ID in a counterclockwise direction about the shaft 54 against the action of the leaf spring I3, until the shaft 51 engages the lower end of the slot II as shown in Fig. 5. In this limiting position of the plate III, the shaft 5! will be straightened into horizontal position, the pinion 8| will'move into mesh with the crown gear 82, and the drive to the shaft I4 will be established.

The means for establishing the drive to the shaft I4 includes a remote control box 85, preferably round, and having a turret 86 provided withan elongated slot 8! through which extends a control lever 88. This lever 88 is pivoted on a cross pin 90 supported on opposite Walls of the turret 86 and has connected to its lower end one end of a flexible wire cable 9| passing through a tubular sheathing 92, the other end of said cable being connected to a lever arm 93 afiixed to the shaft 80. This cable 9| is preferably provided with a turn buckle 95 by which the relative position of the various control elements may be adjusted.

The lever arm 93 is urged in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 3) and the control lever 88 is normally maintained in the extreme angular position shown in Fig. 13 by a coil spring 96, one end of which is connected to the outer end of said leverarm 93, the other end being anchored to the base plate II.

. cuit so that itwill rotate, and the pinion BI is moved into driving engagement with the crown gear 62. The control lever 88 for that purpose, is moved a small angular distance in a clockwise direction about the pivot pin 90 from the position shown in-Fig. 13. This operation causes the clockwise rotation of the clever arm 93 (Fig. 3) against the action of the spring 96, and causes the corresponding clockwise rotation of the shaft 80 so thatthe cam I8 is rotated from the position shown in Fig. 4 to that shown in'Fig. 5.

This movement of thecam I8 causes the correspondingrotation of the" plate "I so that the pinion BI meshes with the crownigear 62 andthe shaft I4 is rotated. This rotation of the shaft I4 causes the circular movement of the airplane 31 about the pylon I0. v

The continued movement of the control. lever 88 about its pivotal support Bil after the establishment of the drive to the shaft I4 as set forth,

causes the arm35 to beraised about its pivotal support 26, so that the elevation of the airplane Enduring flight is correspondingly varied. For that purpose the shaft I4 is hollow and has. ex-

4 tending, therein a flexible wire cable IOIL the upper end of which is anchored toia bar IIlI pivotallysupported on the yoke plates 25, the lower end being connected to a plunger I2 extending in the lower section of said shaft, and preferably formed from a fiat metal bar reversely bent to forma tubular foot Hi3 of triangular cross section. This plunger N32 is pivotally connected to a'lever piece in the form of yoke lu l-preferably by means of a pin I05 loosely passing through the plunger foot I03 and through a cross piece IIIB extendingbetween side plates IIl'I. of "said yoke.

These yoke plates IBI are loosely mounted on the :shaft 80, and areintegrally interconnected byaa cross plate I88. The leverarm'93 extends between these yoke plates IO'I, and is provided with a flange III) adjacent to the cross plate'lll8, so

that after the arm 93 hasbeen rotated aslight .anguiardistance in a clockwise direction (Fig. 3) sufiiciently to effect the establishment of the 'drive to the shaft I4 as set forth, this flangeengages the plate I08 and causes the rotation of the yoke I04 about the axis of the shaft 80. This clockwise rotationof the yoke I4 pulls the cable IIlll downwardly so that the yoke24i-s angularly raised about its pivotal support 26 and the elevacable IBIIand the yoke bar IOI.

When the manual. operating pressure on the control lever 88 is released, said lever will return to its normal position shown in Fig. 13 under the action of the coil spring 96, the corresponding return movement of the lever arm 93 under this spring action beinglimited by an offset portion .I I2 (Fig. 3) on. one of the yoke plates IO'I serving as a catch for said lever.

ertia of the airplane willcause it to glide about In this Setting the inthe pylon at a gradually decreasing speed and to gradually go down.

i In order to cause the airplane 31 to undergo a looping action, there is provided at the upper end of the pylon Ill, a clutch element in the form er a disk I I5, which is secured to a bushing IIG slidably embracing the bracket tube sectionZZ,

. andvwhich is: guided for vertical .movementby means of a pair of guide rods I I1 permanently secured to saidbushing at their upper ends, and passing through a cross frame plate IE8 of the pylon, andthrough a plate I forming the top of the motor housing I2. This disc IIE is fixed against rotation, and is urged in its lowermost position shown in full lines in Fig. 2 by coil springs I2I encirclingthe guide rods Ill respectively, and abutting at their upper ends the frame plate IIBand at their lower ends a disc lil'secured to said guide rods for axial movement therewith, and forming a bearing for the shaft I4. This lowermost position of the disc H5 is limited by the seating of the bushing II6 upon a centrally depressed section I2 3 of a cap piece I secured to the upper end of the pylon I. Affixed to the shaft 28 is a gear use meshing with a gear I3! secured to a shaft I32 which is J'OU naled in the cross piece 21 and which carries at one endthereof a clutch element in the form of a friction wheel I33. This friction wheel I33 is out of engagement with the disc I iii in any angular operating position of the arm 35 when the disc H5 is in the position. shown. in Fig. 2.

In order to move the disc H5 upwardly into the wheel engaging position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, there is provided a bell crank lever I45 (Figs. 2, 3, 6 and 10) which is pivotally mounted on a shaft MI extending between the frame plates 5! and 52, and which has a downwardly extending-arm I42 and a substantially horizontally extending arm I ls, said latter arm being biiurcated at its outer end to straddle the shaft I4 below the lower ends of the guide rods I II. This bell crank MI] is urged in a counter-clockwise direction (Fig. 3) by a coil spring I ls, connected at one end to the lower end of the bell crank arm M2, and connected at its other end to the base plate II. When this bell crank I I!) is moved in a clockwise direction by the operation of the con-- trol lever, as. will be hereinafter described, the

prongs I45 of the bifurcated end of the arm I43 will engage the guide rods I I? and move them upwardly to cause the corresponding upward movement of thedisc IE5 into wheel driving engagement.

The clockwise rotation of the bell crank lever I is effected by the operation of the control lever 88 in a transverse direction from that heretofore described, and for that purpose the turret 86 includes an inverted box-like member I59 having 'a rectangular cross section, and pivotally connected at I5! to a pair of flanges I52 extending upwardly from the top of the control box 85. Journaledin' the walls of the control box 85 is a rock shaft I53 to which is secured a lever piece I54 disposed directly below the turret member I50, said piece comprising a yoke having a cross plate I57 and a pair of flanges I55 and I56 through which extends the shaft I53. The flange I54 is shown triangular in shape (Fig. 14) with its apex connected to one end of a flexible wire cable I58 passing through a sheathing I59. the other end being connected to the lower end of the bell crank arm M2.

The end .wall IE5 of the extension member isrspaced from the rock shaft 553 as shown in Fig. 12, and the lower edge of the side wall I55 of said member is directly above the cross plate I5! of the lever piece 555, so that when the lever 88 is moved transversely to the position shown inFig. 16, the member I56 will be tilted about its pivotal supports Ital, and said side wall engaging said cross plate will cause the lever piece I54 tozbe tilted in a clockwise direction from the position shown in full lines in Fig. 14, to the dotted position shown in said latter figure. This angular movement of the lever piece I54 will cause the movement of the bell crank lever I40 as already described, to cause rotation of the airplane supporting arm 35 about its longitudinal axis.

When the manual transverse operating pressure on the control lever 88 is released, said lever and the extension member I50 will return to the position shown in Fig. 15 under the action of the spring I44. In order to limit this return movement of the lever 88 and the member I50, the end wall I53 of said latter member extends below the top wall I64 of the box 85, and has a transverse extension I55 engaging the bottom of said top wall in limiting position as: shown in Fig. 17.

Although the operation of the device is apparent, it may be briefly summarized as follows:

As soon as the conductor cable I6 is plugged into the socket of the ordinary house circuit and the motor circuit closed, the motor I5 will start rotating, but since the drive to the shaft I4 is interrupted, the arm 35 will remain stationary and the airplane will be in its lowermost position close to the ground. Upon initial movement of the control lever 88 about its pivotal support 90, the pinion BI will move into mesh with the crown gear 62, so that the shaft I4 will be rotated. This causes rotation of the arm 35 and corresponding circular movement of the airplane 31 about the pylon I0, this airplane movement causing the propeller 34 to rotate in the manner of a pin wheel. By selectively operating the lever 88 in and out of driving position with respect to the shaft I4 the speed of the airplane 31 may be regulated.

If it is desired to raise the elevation of the airplane 31 after the drive to the shaft I4 has been established, the control lever 88 is moved beyond its initial shaft driving position to cause the plunger I02 and its attached cable I to be pulled downwardly, so that the arm 35 will be raised about its pivotal supports 26 as shown in Fig. 6.

If it is desired to have the airplane 31 undergo looping action during flight, the lever 88 is moved transversely into the position shown in Fig. 16 to cause the disc II to move upwardly into engagement with the friction wheel I33 so that as the arm 35 swings about the pylon, said wheel rotates by its frictional engagement with disc II5. Through the intermeshing gears I30 and I3I, arm 35 is caused to rotate about its own axis in a direction which will cause the airplane 31 to be tilted upwardly and to effect a forward back loop, this looping action of the airplane being repeated as long as the control lever 88 is maintained in the position shown in Fig. 16. This looping may be effected while the airplane is being positively rotated about the pylon I0 or while the drive to the shaft I4 is interrupted and the airplane is gliding, and may be effected invention, andis'well' suited to meet the requirements of practical use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction, and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all' matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy of the class described including, a column, a rotatable bracket mounted at the upper end of said column, and having a pair of spaced plates, a yoke having a pair of spaced plates contiguous to the respective bracket plates and pivotally mounted thereon, a rod connected to said yoke, a toy member at the outer end of said rod, means for swinging said yoke about its pivotal support and means for effecting loopthe-loop rotation of said toy member.

2. A toy of the class described including a column, a rotatable bracket mounted near the upper end of said column and having a pair of spaced plates, a yoke having a pair of spaced plates straddling said bracket plates and hinged thereon, a cross-bar connected to and extending between said yoke plates, and spaced from the hinge support of said latter plates, a rod connected to said yoke, a toy member supported at the outer end of said rod, a cable connected to said cross-bar substantially midway thereof, and control means for pulling said cable to effect the angular movement of said yoke about its pivotal support.

3. A toy device of the class described, including a column, a shaft extending centrally of said column, a bracket having a tubular section embracing the upper end of said shaft and connected thereto for rotation therewith, an arm pivotally supported on said bracket, a toy member at the outer end of said arm, a motor in the base of said column, a drive connection between said motor and said shaft, a cable extending through said shaft and connected at its upper end to said arm at a section spaced from its pivotal support, means for pulling said cable downwardly to raise said arm about said pivotal support and including a control member manually operable from a predetermined station, irrespective of the rotation of said shaft and means operable from said control member for rotating said toy member about an axis other than the axis of said shaft and the pivotal axis of said arm.

4. A toy device of the class described, including a column, an arm rotatably fulcrumed near the upper end of said column, a toy member at the outer end of said arm, a lever piece near the base of said column, and having a fixed pivotal support with respect to said column, a tie member between said lever piece and said arm extending substantially vertically through said column, a control lever spaced from said column, and a cable between said control lever and. said lever piece for rotating said lever piece upon movement of said control lever to effect the angular movement of said arm about its fulcrum support.

5. A toy of the class described, including a pylon, a shaft extending vertically through said pylon, an arm mounted at the upper end of said pylon, connecting means between said shaft and said arm for bodily rotating said armabout the axis of said shaft and with said shaft, upon rotation of said shaft, a toy member at the outer end of said arm, a source of motive power spaced from said toy member, and fixed with respect to said pylon, a drive connection between said source and said shaft, having a transmission member movable into or out of operativefpower transmissive position with respect to said source of power, means for maintaining said transmission member out of operative transmissive position to interrupt said drive connection, and control means spaced from said pylon for moving said transmission member into operative transmissive position to establish said drive c'onnection, and thereby effect rotation'of said shaft.

6. A toy of the class described, including a pylon, a shaft extending verticallythrough said pylornan arm supported near the upper end of said pylon, connecting means between said shaft and said arm for bodily rotating said arm about the axis of saidshaft and with said'shaft, upon rotation of said shaft, a toy member supported from the outer end of said arm, a fixed motor at the base of said pylon, a drive connection between said motor and said shaft, including a pair of intermeshing gears, spring means for urging said gears out of intermeshing engagement, whereby said drive connection is interrupted, and control means for moving said gears relatively into intermeshing relationship against said spring means for establishing said drive connection and rotating said shaft.

7. A toy of the class described, including a pylon, a shaft extending vertically through said pylon, an arm supported near the upper end of said pylon, connecting means between said shaft and said arm forbodily rotating said arm about the axis of said shaft and with said shaft, upon rotation of saidshaft, a toy member supported on the outer end of said arm, a fixed motor on the base of said pylon, a gear train between said motor and said shaft and includinga crown gear, and a pinion adapted to mesh with said crown gear, means for urging said pinionout of mesh wlthsaid crown gear, and means for moving said pinion into mesh with said crown gear to establish a drive connectionbetween said motor and said shaft. r

8. A toy device of the class described, including a pylon, a shaft extending centrally through said pylon, an arm supported near the upper end ofsaid pylon, connecting means between said shaft and said arm for bodily rotating said arm about the axis of said shaft and with said shaft, upon rotation of said shaft, a toy member at the outer end of said arm, a motor in the base of said pylon, a drive connection between said motor and said shaft, including a pair of gears, spring means normally urging said gears out of mesh whereby said drive connection is interrupted, and means including a cam for moving said gears relatively into intermeshing relationship against said spring means whereby said drive connection is established.

9. A toy device of the class described,'including a column, an arm rotatably fulcrumed near the upper end'of said column, a toy member supported at, the outer end of said arm, a motor, a drive connection between said motor and said arm normally in interrupted state, a lever arm, a lever piece, said leverpiece and said lever arm being so arranged that upon the angular movement of said lever arm a predetermined angular distance it will: engage .saidlever piece and cause the angular movement of said latter piece, a control member for rotating said lever arm aboutits pivotal support, means actuated by the angular movement of said lever arm for establishing said drive connection, and means actuated by the rotation of said lever piece for raising said airplane supporting arm angularly about its fulcrum support.

10. A toy of the class described, including a captive toy airplane, a motor, a train of gears between said motor and said airplane including a pair of cooperating gears, a shaft for one of said gears, a pivoted plate supporting said shaft, spring means urging said plate in position whereby said latter gear is out of mesh with its c0- operating gear, a cam cooperating with said plate, and control means for rotating said cam to effeet the angular movement of said plate about its pivotal support to bring the gear supported thereon into mesh with its cooperating gear whereby the drive to said airplane is established.

11. A toy of the class described, including a captive airplane, a motor, a train of gears between said motor and said airplane, including a crown gear and a pinion adapted to mesh with said crown gear, a shaft for said pinion, a pivoted plate supporting said shaft, spring means urging said plate in a direction about its pivotal support to maintain said pinion out of mesh with said crown gear, a cam cooperating with said plate for rotating said plate against the action of said spring means and control means for rotating said cam against the action of said spring to effect rotation of said plate in position to bring said pinion into mesh with said crown gear whereby the drive to said airplane is established.

12. A toy device of the class described, including a pylon an arm at the upper end of said pylon, a toy airplane at the outer end of said arm, means for rotating said arm about said pylon, a drive connection for rotating said arm about its own longitudinal axis and including a clutch element held against rotation, and a second clutch element carried by said arm and movable therewith about said pylon and means for moving said elements relatively into or out of driving inter-engagement.

13. A toy device of the class described, including a pylon, an arm supported at the upper end of said pylon, a toy airplane connected to the outer end of said arm, means for rotating said arm about said pylon, a freely rotatable clutch element movable with said arm about pylon, a drive connection between said element and said arm to effect the rotation of said arm about its longitudinal axis upon the rotation of said element, an axially slidable clutch element on the upper end of said pylon held against rotation, and means for axially moving said latter element into or out of driving engagement with said first mentioned clutch element.

14. A toy of the class described, including a pylon, an arm at the upper end of said pylon, a tcy airplane at the outer end of said arm, means for rotating said arm about said pylon, drive connection for rotating said arm about its longitudinal axis and including a freely rotata ble friction wheel carried by said arm, and movable therewith about said pylon, and a disc at the upper end of said pylon held against rotation, a rigid rod connected to said disc and extending downwardly in said pylon, a spring means urging lever and control means for rotating said lever toeifect upward movement of said rod, and corresponding movement of said disc into driving engagement with said friction wheel.

15. A toy device of the class described, including a pylon, a shaft extending centrally through said pylon, an arm at the upper end of said pylon and rotatable with said shaft, a toy airplane at the outer end of said arm, a drive connection for rotating said arm about its own longitudinal axis and including a clutch element held against rotation and slidably embracing the upper end of said shaft, a pair of guide rods connected to said clutch element and extending downwardly on opposite sides of said shaft, spring means urging said clutch element to a lowermost inoperative position, lever means near the base of said pylon adapted to engage the lower ends of said guide rods and remote control means for operating said lever means to effect upward movement of said clutch element into driving position With respect to said arm.

16. A toy of the class described, including a pylon, a shaft extending centrally through said pylon, an arm at the upper end of said pylon rotatable with said shaft, a toy airplane at the outer end of said arm, means for driving said shaft, a drive connection for rotating said arm about its own longitudinal axis and including a disc held against rotation, and a freely rotatable friction Wheel movable with said arm about said pylon, a pair of guide rods secured to said disc and extending on opposite sides of said shaft, a crank lever near the base of said pylon, one arm of which is bifurcated and straddles said shaft below said guide rods, and means for rotating said crank lever whereby said crank arm engages said guide rods and moves said disc into driving engagement with said frictional wheel.

17. A toy of the class described, including a pylon, a captive toy airplane supported on said pylon, a motor spaced from said airplane, a drive connection between said motor and said airplane, a control lever spaced from said pylon and said airplane, and means responsive to the movement of said control lever in one of three different control positions to effect engagement of said drive connection, positive lifting of said airplane to vary its elevation, or looping of said airplane respectively.

18. A toy device of the class described including a pylon, a shaft extending centrally through said pylon, an arm. pivotally mounted on the upper end of said pylon for rotation with said shaft, a dummy toy airplane at the outer end of said arm, a control lever spaced from said pylon, means responsive to the movement of said control lever in one direction for driving said shaft, means responsive to the continued movement of said lever to angularly move said arm about its pivotal support to effect variation in the elevation of the airplane, and means responsive to the movement of said lever in a transverse direction to effect the rotation of said arm substantially about its longitudinal axis whereby said airplane is caused to effect looping action.

19. A toy device of the class described, including a pylon, a captive dummy toy airplane supported on said pylon, a motor spaced from said airplane for rotating said airplane about said pylon, a control lever spaced from said pylon means responsive to the movement of said control lever in one direction for effecting one control setting for said airplane, means responsive to the continued movement of said lever to effect a'second control setting for said airplane, and means responsive to the movement of said lever in a transverse direction to effect a third control setting for said airplane.

20. A toy device of the class described, including a captive toy dummy airplane, a fixed motor, a normally interrupted drive connection between said motor and said airplane, a control lever spaced from said airplane, means responsive to the angular movement of said control lever about its pivotal support for establishing said drive connection whereby said airplane is made to move along a circular path, and means responsive to the continued angular movement of said control lever for varying the elevation of said airplane while maintaining said airplane against looping rotation.

21. A toy of the class described, including a column, an arm rotatably fulcrumed near the upper end of said column, a toy airplane at the outer end of said arm, a fixed motor, a normally interrupted drive connection between said motor and said arm for rotating said arm about said column, a control lever spaced from said column and said airplane, means responsive to the movement of said control lever about its fulcrum support for establishing said drive connection, and means responsive to the continued movement of said lever about said fulcrumed support for applying a positive leverage force on said arm to raise said arm about its fulcrumed support while maintaining said airplane against looping rotation.

22. A toy of the class described, including a captive dummy toy airplane, a control lever spaced from said airplane, means responsive to the movement of said lever in one direction for raising said airplane, and means responsive to the movement of said lever in a transverse direction for subjecting the airplane to looping action.

23. A toy of the class described, including a captive dummy toy airplane, a control lever spaced from said airplane, means responsive to the movement of said lever in one direction for causing the circular movement of said airplane about a vertical axis and means responsive to the movement of said airplane in a transverse direction for subjecting the airplane to looping action.

' 24. A toy of the class described, including a captive dummy toy airplane, and control means for said airplane spaced from said airplane and including a control box, a turret on said control box, pivotally supported for rocking movement with respect to said control box, and a control lever pivotally supported on said turret, the axes of the pivotal supports for said lever and said turret being transverse with respect to each other.

25. A toy of the class described, including a captive dummy toy airplane, and control means for said airplane spaced from said airplane and including a control box, a turret on said control box pivotally supported for rocking movement with respect to said control box, a control lever pivotally supported on said turret, the axes of the pivotal supports for said lever and said turret being transverse with respect to each other, and a lever piece in said control box engaged by said turret in its rocked angular position and rotated by said turret.

26. A toy device of the class described, including a column, an arm fulcrumed near the upper end of said column, a toy member at the outer end of said arm, means for rotating said arm longitudinal axis.

about said column, control means for applying a positive leverage force on said arm to raise said arm about its fulcrum support, and means for rotating said arm substantially about its own 27. A toy device of the class described, includ ing a column, an arm fulcrumed near the upper end of said column, a toy member at the outer 7 respectively.

28. A toy device of the class described, including a hollow vertical shaft, means for rotating said shaft, an arm near the upper end of said shaft extending transversely outwardly therefrom, and rotatable with said shaft, a toy member at the outer end of said arm, alever piece near the base of said shaft, having a fixed pivotal support with respect to the axis of said shaft, and having a section spaced from said pivotal support, and disposed substantially in longitudinal alignment with said shaft, a stress transmitting member between said lever section and said arm extending substantially vertically through said shaft, and connected at its lower end tosaid lever section, and a control member for rotating said lever piece about its pivotal support for effecting angularmovement of said arm about its fulcrum support.

29. A toy device of the class described, including a column, an arm fulcrumed near the upper end of said column, a toy member at the outer end of said arm, means for rotating said arm about said column, and control means operable independently of said toy member for applying a positive leverage force on said arm to raise said arm about its fulcrum support, and including a force transmitting member having a point of power application spaced from said fulcrum support, a control member remote from said arm and said column and manually operable from a stationary position with respect to the rotatable arm to stress said force transmitting member, and flexible transmission cable means between said control member and said column, said control member being non-rigidly supported With respect to said column to permit said control member to be moved and placed into selective operating positions with respect to the column for control operations. r

0. A toy device of the class described, includ ing a column, an arm fulcrumed near the upper end of said column, a toy member at the outer end of said arm, means for rotating said arm about said column, control means operable independently of said toyvmember for applying a positive leverage force onsaid arm to raise said arm about its fulcrum support, and including a force transmitting member having a point of power application spaced from said fulcrum sup port, and a control member remote from said arm and said column and manually operable from a stationary position with respect to the rotatable arm to stress said force transmitting member, and means operable from said control member for effecting loop-the-loop rotation of said toy-member.

SAMUEL I. BERGER.

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