US2379192A - Toy animal, automobile, and the like propelled by the rider - Google Patents

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US2379192A
US2379192A US437316A US43731642A US2379192A US 2379192 A US2379192 A US 2379192A US 437316 A US437316 A US 437316A US 43731642 A US43731642 A US 43731642A US 2379192 A US2379192 A US 2379192A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G19/00—Toy animals for riding
    • A63G19/08—Toy animals for riding made to travel by ratchet-wheels, e.g. by stretching the legs
    • A63G19/10—Toy animals for riding made to travel by ratchet-wheels, e.g. by stretching the legs by pressing the seats or saddles up-and-down
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G19/00—Toy animals for riding
    • A63G19/08—Toy animals for riding made to travel by ratchet-wheels, e.g. by stretching the legs
    • A63G19/14—Toy animals for riding made to travel by ratchet-wheels, e.g. by stretching the legs by moving the stirrups or pedals

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  • the present invention relates to wheeled toys and amusement devices of the type which are propelled by the rider.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a wheeled toy for children which is propelled by muscular movement of both the body and legs of the rider and thus to provide a beneficial exercise for children.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an amusement device suitable for exercise by adults and which may be employed as an amusement device in fairground apparatus and for similar purposes.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a wheeled toy or amusement device which simulates the action of a horse or other animal there being movement of both the front and back less by an up and down movement of the body of the rider and the fiexing of the riders legs.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a wheeled apparatus of the type referred to which includes front and back legs mounted on wheels adapted to rotate only in a forward direction and pivot points for the front pair of legs and the rear pair of legs and flexible connection means between these pivot points adapted to support the body and the legs of the rider to produce on movement of the body and legs of the rider a pivotal action of the legs about the pivot points alternately towards and away from one another to produce a forward motion of the apparatus.
  • two or more flexible connections are provided between the front and back legs and may be constituted by spring elements or pivoted links and it is preferred when there are two flexible connections for at least one of these connections to constitute a spring element which serves to hold the toy erect.
  • Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a toy according to the present invention
  • Figure 4 shows a modification of the spring mounting of the toy shown in Figure 1;
  • FIGS 5 and 6 show diagrammatically the'action of the toy as shown in Figure 4;
  • Figure '7 shows a perspective view of another construction according to the invention.
  • Figures 8 and 9 show the action of the toy as shown in Figure '7;
  • Figures 10 and 11 show details of the construction of Figure '7;
  • Figure 12 shows a further. construction according to the invention.
  • FIGs 13 and 14 illustrate the action of the toy, as shown in Figure 12.
  • Fig. 15 shows to an enlarged scale an arrangement for limiting rotation of the wheels to one direction.
  • a toy horse comprises a pair of front legs I and a pair of rear legs 2 carried on wheels3 which are provided with a sim-- ple pawl and ratchet 31, 38 (Fig; 15) so as to prevent their rotation in abackward direction.
  • the front legs I are provided with a vertical spindle 4 which passes through a tubular bushing 5.
  • This tubular bushing has secured to it, conveniently by welding, the front end of a semielliptic spring 6.
  • the attachment of this spring to the bushing 5 is reinforced by a short spring I to form a triangular mounting.
  • the rear end of the spring 6 is welded to the top of the rear legs 2 and a saddle 8 is supported on the spring 6 at or near the apex of the spring.
  • a second elliptic spring 9 which is pivoted on a bracket Ill below the point of. attachment of the spring 6 to the rear legs 2 and is pivoted at its front end in a bracket H depending from the front end of the spring 6.
  • Stirrups I 2 are secured to the spring 9 either at its lowest portion or at some point mid-way between its centre and front ends.
  • the spindle 4 carries a T-head l3 for steering purposes, the spindle 4 being rotatable within the bushing 5.
  • the whole apparatus may, if desired, be covered with suitable material to simu late a horse and a'horses head may be attached to the spindle 4 as shown in chain line in the drawings.
  • FIG 4 operates on similar lines only in this case instead of two opposed semi-elliptic springs there is employed a U-spring l5 the two ends of which are pivoted to the tubular bushing 5 and the rear legs 2 are secured to the base of the spring l5.
  • Reference to Figures 5 and 6 will show that the action of the toy is similar to that shown in Figure 1, weight on the stirrups serving to close the front and back legs together and weight on the saddle serving to spread the legs apart.
  • This construction is a simpler one for assembly the rear legs 2 merely being welded to the base of the U-spring l5 and; the two ends of the spring having eyes which are supported by pins carried in suitable shackles on the tubular bushing 5.
  • Figure 7 shows a different construction of toy which, however, has exactly the opposite action to those previously described with reference to Figures 1 to 6.
  • the saddle 8 is supported on a semi-elliptic spring as in the previous embodiments, but instead of the stirrups being supported by an opposed semi-elliptic spring this spring is replaced by a knuckle joint consisting of two arms l6 and I1 which are fixedly secured to the front and rear legs and which are pivoted together at their inner ends at l8.
  • each of these arms are extended beyond the pivot point If! and carry L-shaped cleats l9 close to and on the opposite sides of the pivot point l8, which cleats act as stop members for the extensions of the arms andso limit the angular movement of the arm members I G and IT, in both directions.
  • Figure 10 shows details of the manner in which the saddle spring 6 is secured to the rear legs by means of a welded bracket 20 which also serves as a cross-member uniting the rear legs 2.
  • the arm [6 is also welded to a similar cross-bracket 2] although in this case, of course, the arm is not pivoted as is the spring 6 but is rigidly secured.
  • the front end of the spring 6 and the front end of the arm H are similarly secured'to a U-bracket 22 which is hinged by means of a pin 23 to support brackets 24 and 25 which also serve as crossmembers uniting the front legs I.
  • a handle 26 is pivotally secured to the upper bracket 25 to serve as a steering handle, the front legs, of course, being rotatable about the pin 23.
  • the action of the toy is shown in Figures 8 and 9 and is opposite in operation to the constructions shown in Figures 1 to 6.
  • the stirrup in this case is not placed below the saddle 8 but is situated approximately mid-way between the pivot point l8 and the front
  • the action of the toy is similar to the construction described above and is shown in Figures 13 and 14.
  • Application of the weight of the rider to the stirrups l2 pivot the legs I and 2 approximately about the points of the brackets 33 and 34 with a, consequential forwardmovement of the front legs and application of the riders weight to the saddle 8 pivots the legs in the opposite direction with a consequential forward movement of the rear legs.
  • a body or covering may enclose the framework of the toy to simulate a, car, horse or other shape.
  • the legs and other members of the framework of the toy may conveniently be constructed out of angle iron, T-section or any other desired section and where possible it is found economical to weld all the joints.
  • the covering may take the form of a flexible material suitably padded and carried on a flexible framework for example a coiled or helical wire framework which may surround the saddle and stirrup supporting members and also, if desired, the legs.
  • the covering may constitute rigid portions, flexibly joined to allow for the action of the apparatus.
  • the wheels on which the toy is mounted may be metal tyred or provided with rubber tyres, solid or pneumatic, and instead of pawl and ratchet mechanism may have any other type of mechanism which will permit them only to rotate in one direction, and the wheels may also, if necessary, be provided with suitable braking mechanism which may be controlled by the rider.
  • Figure 12 shows a construction on the lines of Figures 1 to 6 only in this case the front and back legs are flexibly connected by three spring members.
  • the saddle spring 8 consists of'a semi-elliptic spring but the stirrups are supported by two reversed semi-elliptic springs 30 and 3
  • a saddle support comprising a laterally flexible metal strip connecting the front and back legs, a second flexible connection joining the front and back legs disposed below the saddle support and a stirrup carried by said second connection, said flexible metal strip and said second connection coacting to maintain said legs in spaced apart relation when the toy is not being operated and being so arranged that alternate application of Weight on said saddle and said stirrup causes said legs to alternately angle toward and away from one another to produce a progressive movement of the toy.
  • a wheeled toy including front and back legs supported on wheels adapted to rotate only in one direction, a saddle support comprising an upwardly bowed semi-elliptic spring connecting the front and back legs and flexible connecting means joining said front and back legs below said saddle supportand a stirrup carried on said flexible connecting means, said semi-elliptic spring and said other flexible connecting means being so arranged that depression of the semielliptic spring causes the ends thereof to move apart whereby one of said wheels is moved towards the other and depression of, the other flexible connecting means causes said other wheel to move away from said one wheel.
  • a wheeled toy including front and back legs supported on wheels adapted to rotate only in one direction, a saddle support comprising an upwardly bowed semi-elliptic spring connecting the front and back legs, flexible connecting means joining said front and back legs below said saddle support, a stirrup carried on said flexible connecting means and means for steering the front legs, said semi-elliptic spring and said other flexible connecting means being so arranged that depression of the semi-elliptic spring causes the ends thereof to move apart whereby the front and back wheels are moved towards one another and depression of the other flexible connecting means causes the front and back wheels to separate.
  • a wheeled toy as claimed in claim 2 wherein th flexible connecting means joining said front and back legs below said saddle support comprises a second upwardly bowed semi-elliptic spring and wherein a third but downwardly bowed semielliptic spring secured in the middle to the second upwardly bowed semi-elliptic spring connects the front and back legs at points adjacent those at which the saddle support spring connects said legs.
  • a wheeled toy as claimed in claim 2 wherein said flexible connecting means joining the front -and back legs below the saddle support comprises a knuckle joint, the arms of said knuckle joint bein fixedly connected to the front and back legs, means being provided for limiting the angular movement of the knuckle joint in both directions.
  • a wheeled toy as claimed in claim 2 wherein the flexible connecting means joining said front and back legs below said saddle support comprises a knuckle joint, the arms of said knuckle joint being fixedly connected to the front and back legs, means being provided for. limiting the angle movement of the knuckle joint in both directions and wherein the front end of the saddle support spring and the front end of the front arm of the knuckle joint are secured to a bracket which is pivotally connected to the front legs to permit rotation of said legs about a substantially vertical axis to enable said toy to be steered.
  • said flexible connecting means joining the front and back legs below the saddle support comprises a knuckle joint, the arms of said knuckle joint being fixedly connected to the front and back legs and wherein L-shaped cleats ar secured to the arms of the knuckle joints which cleats engage extensions of the arms beyond the pivot point to limit the angular movement of the knuckle joint in both directions.
  • the flexible connection means comprises'a U- shaped spring having flat arms the front legs being pivotally connected to the ends of the U-spring and the rear leg being secured to the base of the U-spring the upper arm of said U-spring being adapted to receive a saddle and the lower arms being adapted to receiv a stirrup.
  • a saddle support comprising a laterally flexible metal strip connecting the front and back legs, a second flexible connection joining the front and back legs disposed below the saddle support and a stirrup carried by said second connection, said flexible metal strip and said second connection being so arranged that application of weight on said saddle causes said legs to angle toward one another and application of weight on said stirrup causes said legs to angle away from one another, thereby producing progressive movement of the toy.
  • a saddle support comprising a laterally flexible metal strip connecting the front and back legs, a second flexible connection joining the front and back legs disposed below the saddle support and astirrup carried by said second connection, said flexible metal strip and said second connection being so arranged that alternate application of weight on said saddle and said stirrup causes said legs to alternately angle toward and away from one another to produce a progressive movement of the toy, and said second flexible connection being provided with means limiting the flexing movements thereof.

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US2462814A (en) * 1945-08-17 1949-02-22 James F Barnes Walker or toy vehicle
US2729464A (en) * 1952-02-07 1956-01-03 Lyonal A Babb Travelling hobby horse
US2896948A (en) * 1957-06-28 1959-07-28 William A Brodrib Mountable animal toy
US3237956A (en) * 1963-02-11 1966-03-01 See James Leon Alexandre Ridable toy animal
US3423105A (en) * 1965-08-24 1969-01-21 Fritz Kerstholt Moving toy and exercising device
US3520271A (en) * 1969-04-21 1970-07-14 James R Harvey Sea horse

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DE410664C (de) * 1923-03-04 1925-03-12 Walter Schoenke Reitspiel mit spreizbaren Beinen
DE408745C (de) * 1923-07-19 1925-01-26 August Seboldt Am Ort oder vorwaerts galoppierendes Reitpferd oder andere Tierfigur mit Rueckenfederung und nach rueckwaerts gesperrten Laufrollen

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US2462814A (en) * 1945-08-17 1949-02-22 James F Barnes Walker or toy vehicle
US2729464A (en) * 1952-02-07 1956-01-03 Lyonal A Babb Travelling hobby horse
US2896948A (en) * 1957-06-28 1959-07-28 William A Brodrib Mountable animal toy
US3237956A (en) * 1963-02-11 1966-03-01 See James Leon Alexandre Ridable toy animal
US3423105A (en) * 1965-08-24 1969-01-21 Fritz Kerstholt Moving toy and exercising device
US3520271A (en) * 1969-04-21 1970-07-14 James R Harvey Sea horse

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