US2252290A

US2252290A - Toy

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Publication number: US2252290A
Application number: US341407A
Authority: US
Inventors: Robert H Konikoff
Original assignee: RUDOLF K KIND
Current assignee: RUDOLF K KIND
Priority date: 1940-06-20
Filing date: 1940-06-20
Publication date: 1941-08-12
Anticipated expiration: 1958-08-12

Description

Aug. 12, 1941. R. H. KONIKOFF TOY Filed June 20, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. ROBERT HJKo/w KOFF A TTORNEYS.

R. H. KONIKOFF Aug. 12,1941.

TOY

Filed June 20, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .Ill

Patented Aug. 12, 1941 TOY Robert H. Konikoff, Jackson Heights, N. Y., as-

signor, by mesne assignments, to Rudolf K. Kind, Garden City, N. Y.

Application June 20, 1940, Serial No. 341,407

4 Claims.

This invention relates to toys and refers more particularly to toys provided with a driving mechanism capable of imparting a movement to the toy or a part thereof.

An object of the present invention is the provision of a simple, inexpensive and sturdy driving mechanism used in connection with a toy for the purpose of imitating various motions, such as the rocking motion of a cradle, the swinging of a swing, and the like.

Another object is the provision of a combined music box and toy having music box works which also serve as a drive for moving or actuating certain parts of the toy.

Other objects of the present invention will become apparent in the course of the following specification In accomplishing the objects of the present invention, it was found advisable to provide a crankshaft operated by a suitable drive, such as music box works or a spring of the type used in clockwork mechanisms. The crank of the shaft is connected to one end of a driving element, such as a rod or link, and the oppositeend of this driving element is pivotally connected to the part of the toy to be actuated.

The invention will appear more clearly from the following detailed description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings showing, by way of example, preferred embodiments of the inventive idea.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a toy cradle constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention.

Figure 2 is similar to Figure 1 and shows the toy cradle on a larger scale, certain parts being shown as broken off to illustrate the driving mechanism.

Figure 8 is a front view of a toy swing, with some parts broken off to illustrate the driving mechanism; and

Figure 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

The toy cradle shown in Figures 1 and 2 includes a carrying member or a head board 5 having a curved bottom edge 6. The foot board 1 is connected to the head board 5 by longitudinal frame members 8 and 9 and rods Ill and l l. The foot board 1 has a curved bottom edge I2.

A head rest l3 has the form of an inclined board situated within the frame work of the cradle and attached to the head board 5 along its upper edge M.

The foot board 1 rests upon the ground with its bottom edge l2. However, the bottom edge 6 of the head board 5 does not rest upon the ground, but is held at a short distance therefrom by a supporting element or plate I5 which car ries one end of a pin or pivot l6 extending into the head board 5. Thus, the front part of the toy cradle is supported upon the ground by the bottom edge ll of the supporting plate l5 which is pivotally connected with the headboard 5 by the pin l6.

The driving mechanism of the toy cradle is combined with music box works and is covered by the plate 13. This mechanism is attached to the inner wall of the head board 5 and includes a coiled spring I8 which is enclosed by a protective frame l9 and is wound or tensioned by a suitable key which is not shown in the drawings. The frame !9 is attached to the head board 5.

As the spring 18 proceeds to unwind itself, it transmits its force to a gear drive of the usual type which is not shown in the drawings and which turns the gear wheel 20. The gear wheel 20 is firmly connected with a drum 2! carrying a plurality of projecting spokes or hammers 22 which are adapted to engage individually the various elements of the reed 23. These elements are of different size and are so constructed that when the projections 22 pluck or strike them, they produce different musical notes.

The gear wheel 20 is also in engagement with a pinion 24 which is firmly mounted upon a crank shaft 25 having a crank 26. A resilient driving member or rod 21 which may consist of a tightly wound spring, is pivotally connected with one end of the crank 25. The opposite end of the driving rod 21 is pivotally attached by a pin 28 to the supporting plate l5.

When the toy cradle is placed upon a flat surface, it rests thereon with the edge l2 of the foot rest 1 and the edge I! of the supporting plate I5.

After the spring I8 has been wound and released, it will unwind itself in the usual manner and will actuate the usual drive the rotation of which is transmitted to the gear 2!] which turns the pinion 24 and the drum 2|. The drum 2i causes its projections 22 to strike or pluck the elements of the reed 23, thereby producing a musical tune.

The pinion 24 which is also driven by the gear 20, rotates along with the shaft 25 and this retation is transmitted to the crank 26 and the driving rod 21. Thus the turning of the crank 26 will cause the head board 5 and the other frame elements 1 to H connected with the head board 5 to swing about the pivot l6 which is mounted in the supporting plate [5.

In this manner, the music box works are effectively combined with a mechanical drive. Obviously, the type of music produced by the music box works may be correlated to the type of movement created by the music box drive. In the illustrated example, the music box works may play a lullaby while the rocking movement of the toy cradle takes place.

The toy swing shown in Figures 3 and 4 includes vertical supporting rods 30 and 3| the lower ends of which are firmly mounted in ground rests 32 and 33, respectively. The upper ends of the rods 30 and 3| carry beams 34 and 35, respectively. The frame work of the swing also includes upper transverse rods 36 interconnecting the beams 34 and 35, as well as lower transverse rods 31 interconnecting the ground rests 32 and 33.

The seat 38 of the toy swing is carried by

supports

39 and 40. The upper ends of the

supports

39 and 40 are mounted in horizontally disposed bars 4| and 42 which constitute arm rests and which are interconnected by a back rest 43.

A belt 44 is stretched over the

front supports

39 and 40 to prevent a doll placed upon the seat 38 from falling out in the course of the swinging movement.

Two

vertical rods

45 and 46 are used for suspending the seat of the swing. The rod or supporting element 45 is carried by a nail or pivot 41 which is mounted in the carrying member or frame element 34. Similarly, the rod 46 is carried by a pivot or pin 48 which is supported in the frame element 35. The pivots 41 and 48

carry sleeves

49 and 50, respectively.

The swing drive is mounted in a casing 51 which is attached to the beam 34. This drive includes a coiled spring 52 which may be wound by means of a key 53 mounted upon a shaft 54 which is connected with one end of the spring. The spring 52 is connected in the usual manner with reducing gears 55, 56 and 51. The gear 51 is firmly connected with a crank shaft 58, the, free end of which is pivotally connected with one end of a driving link 59. The opposite end of the link 59 is connected by a pin or pivot 60 with the rod 45.

When the spring 52 has been wound and released, it will actuate the gears 55 to 51, and the gear 51 will turn the crank shaft 58. The rotation of the crank shaft 58 is transmitted by the driving link 59 to the rod 45 which will swing about its pivot 41. Since the rod is rigidly connected with the other vertical rod 45 by the frame elements 38 to 43, the seat 39 will carry out a swinging movement in relation to the supporting frame elements 30 to 36.

It is apparent that the specific illustrations shown above have been given by way of illustration and not by way of limitation and that the structures above described are subject to wide variations and modifications without departing from the scope or intent of the invention. All such variations and modifications are to be included within the scope of the present invention.

What is claimed is:

1. In a toy having a carrying member, a supporting element, a driving member, means pivotally connecting said driving member with said supporting element, a crank shaft having a crank connected with said driving member, a gear drive rotating said crank shaft, and means actuating said gear drive and carried by said carrying memher.

2. In a toy having a carrying member, a supporting element, a driving member, means pivotally connecting said driving member with said supporting element, a crank shaft having a crank connected with said driving member, and music box works including sound-emitting means, a gear drive actuating said sound-emitting means and rotating said crank shaft, and means actuating said gear drive and carried by said carrying memher.

3. In a toy having a ground rest and a carrying element; a resilient driving rod, means pivotally connecting one end of said driving rod with said ground rest, a crank shaft having a crank pivotally connected with said driving rod, and music box works including sound-emitting means, a gear drive actuating said sound-emitting means and rotating said crank shaft, and means actuating said gear drive and carried by said carrying element.

4. In a toy having a supporting element and another supporting element constituting a lever having one end pivotally connected with the first-mentioned supporting element; a driving link having one end pivotally connected with said lever intermediate its ends, a crank shaft having a crank pivotally connected with the other end of said driving link, a gear drive rotating said crank shaft, and means actuating said gear drive and carried by the first-mentioned supporting element.

ROBERT H. KONIKOFF.