US2395549A - Toy - Google Patents

Description

Feb. 26, 1946. J HOJNOWSK, 2,395,549

TOY

Filed April 6, 1945 o Z im Patentecl Feb. 26, 1946 IU N l T-:ED STATES PATEN T 03F F. I CE TOY Jakob 'Hojnowsk,l 3Nekoosa,"Wis.

:.ApplicationApril 6, 1945, Serial No.- 8`6,927

l3 Claims.

.'Thisiinventiorr relates :to certain Vnew and usefulimprovements in toys.

The .primary-robject of 'the invention is to pro- :ivide a toy ofthe-general roundabout type `whereinrtoysgures :are rotatablymounted on' the Outer endszofagzradial arm 4carried'by.avertical standard .with the 4arni.gravitationally `descending on the standard.

.fAffurtherobject of the-invention is to provide a .toy of theiforegoing character wherein aspirally y grooved vertical` lstandard carries a `block member having keyed engagement in theLgroove of thestandard to effect rotationaldescent thereon with figure toys carried by the block memberand independentlyrotatable of the block-memberfdurirrg de sce1it` of the latterA on tthe standard.

Itis -a-furtheri object ofthe invention to-,provide i .With the above and other objects in `,view that `willbecome apparent as the nature ofthe inven- .tion isbetterunderstood,.the same consists inthe novel form, combination and arrangement .of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in thefaccompanyingdrawing, and claimed.

" In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevational View, partly in section, of a toy constructed in accordance with the present invention and illustrating a block member having keyed contact with thespirally grooved vertical standard and with igure toys mounted at the outer ends of arms carried by the block member,

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional View of the block member .showing the two-part construction thereof, the means for securing the sections together and the key connection with the spirally grooved standard,

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the bottom section of the block member showing the mounting of the key therein, with the radial arms supporting the gure toys illustrated by dotted lines,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1, showing the vane construction of lstandard of the gure toy,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the key for connecting the block member to the spirally grooved standard, and,

Figure 6 is a side edge elevational view of the key.

l in aI circular path, While r the gure toys 1atfthe @outer endof thetarms independently `rotate.` `The block member-that is: designated in .generalfbythe reference `.character I3 .includes upper and lower .sections .i [.4 and .'I 5 of l generally ldisk vor circular formationfanjd said sections and `I 5 have alined axial openings Il therein forgfreemountingyupon .the verticaLshaftl I2. .Thefsections l4uand`V I5`of .ther block` member .are maintained `in assembled relation bynieansof` aseriesof `U.shaped clips or .clamps I'I 4that are adapted, for receptionin mat- .ing edgenotches. t8 in the sections 1,4 and .Ilias (illustrated.

Thelkeyed ,connection between theblock mem- 1 ber '[3 andthe. sp-rally grooved shaft |2 is shown 1more,clearlyjin'FiguresZ, `3,'5, ando, `the"key, as

notched edge is bent downwardly as at 23 that presents the conguration of the end portions 22 and 23 of the key nger I9 complemental to the groove in the spirally grooved shaft I2. The upper face of the lower` section I5 has a depression 24 therein extending from the axial. opening IS toward the periphery of said section and of a shape to receive nger I9 and head 2|) of the key that is retained by the pin I9a passing through the opening 2 I, and said section I 5 is further cut-away as at 25 to permit limited flexibility of theworking end 22 and 23 of the finger I9, this arrangement being illustrated in Figure 2.

The opposed faces of the sections I4 and I5 of the block member I3 are radially grooved from the peripheral edges inwardly to a point spaced from the axial openings I6 as indicated by the reference character 26 and the inner ends of said grooves communicate with openings 2I extending downwardly through the lower section I5. Any number of these radial groove forma.-

"face'of the spirally grooved shaft.-

tions may be provided, three being shown in Figure 3. Figure toy supporting arms or rods 28 have their inner endsl seated in the mating grooves 2t with the inner terminal ends of said rods bent at right angles as at 29 for reception in the openings 21 in the section I5, this arrangement holding the rods against rotation on their axes.

A iigure toy of appropriate design is supported at the outer end of each rod 28, the toys illustrated being in the form of skirted dolls 30, a spindle 3| rising from the outer end of each rod y rotatably supporting the frame 32 of the figure From the above detailed description of the inthe form of ribs or varies 33 as illustrated in Figure 4 for purposes presently to appear.v

With the block member I3 disposed above the grooved shaft I2, the weight of the block member,

Aradial arms 23 and ligure toys 3'0 will eect a gravitational descent of. the block' member .and with the finger connection YI9 between'the block member andspiral groove of the shaft; the `block member is caused to rotate during 'such descent.

, `base l0 and adjacent the upper end of the spirally During this rotation the radial arms 28 are moved in a'circular path and theaction of theV air on f the vanes 33 of the 4skirt portion of the figure so `Veiie'cts rotation of the gure toys 3d upon ther spindles 3l rising from the outer ends oftherods 28. It will be noted that the upper and lower sec-` tions I4 and I5 of the block I3 are 0f solid construction and, further, that the cut-away portion 25 in the upper face of the lowersection I5 of the block deepens in a direction toward the spirally -grooved vertical shaft I2. After the block carrying Ythe radial arms and the toys at the outer cut-away portion 25 and wiping over theouter When the block is restored to a position adjacent the upper end'of'theshaft, the Aoperating end of the key fingerautomaticallyvengages in thevgrIQQYe ofthe y shaftforiltrackiln'g engagement therewith.

vention it is believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent and while there'is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of thev invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that' minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim: i 1. In a toy of the character described, a spirally grooved vertical shaft, a block vertically slid- Y able and rotatable thereon and in threaded engagement with the shaft, rods radiating from said block andrfigure'toysv rotatably mounted at the outer ends of said rods, said block being formed of two sections and a key nger secured between said sections and having an end inclined inthe direction of the spiralgroove in said shaft and tracking therein.

f 2. In a toy of the character described, a spirally grooved Vertical shaft, a block vertically slidable and rotatable thereon and in threaded en-Y gagement with the shaft, rods radiating from said block and figure toys rotatably mounted at the outer'ends of said rods,.said block being formed of upper and lower sections, a conflgurated Vde-v ,iprers'sion in the upper facel of the lower section exposed to saidV shaft,'with the end of the depression adjacent the shaft being at a. lower level jand a similarlyshaped key in said depression having a finger end capable of lowering movement intol the inner end of said depression and tracking in the groove in the spirally grooved shaft.

3. Ina toy of the character described, a spiralof two sections and a key finger secured between said sections and having a curved end tracking Y in the'groove of the spirally grooved shaft, one of said sections being cut-,away adjacent the Ytracking end'of the key linger-for the reception of said tracking end during upward sliding movement of the Ablock forjreplacing thesame at the upper end of the vertical 'shaftJ JAKOB HoJNoWsKI.

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