US2405360A - Mechanical movement - Google Patents

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Aug. 6, 1946..

E. H. KORTE MECHANICAL MOVEMENT- Filed Feb. 7, 1945 IINVENTOR D fl/IoerE B @Qw ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 6, 1946 UNITED STATES, PATENT OFFICE MECHANICAL MOVEMENT Edward. H.1- Korte, Brooklyn, N. Y;

"1, 1945 ,Serial No. 576,585'

Application February 7 Claims.

This. invention relates to a mechanical movement. in general, andmore' particularly to a toy involving a new mechanical movement;

Among the objects of the present invention; it

isaimedv to provide an improved mechanical movement for transmitting motion to'an'object,

andmore particularlynto cause an object to move away from a particular point.

Itis .still another object of the present'invention to provide an improved toy including anovel mechanical movement for transmitting motion to tom19-of the block is incheswide from-sidet to side- 5, about one and three-quarters inches from front to rear, and about three-quarters of an inch from top to bot-' tom; and when the eyelets are positioned about 7 one eighth inch from the bottom 9,- and about 0 one quarter inchfromthe front end of the block I.

an. object,and more particularly to cause an ob= jectto move away from a particular point."

It is still another object of the presentinvem tion toprovide an improved toy'including a novel" mechanical movement for transmitting moti'on to an object, andmore particularly to causejan object to move toward or from a particular point.

These and other features, capabilities andad vantages of'the invention will'appear from'the subjoined detail description of specific embodi merits thereof illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing in which Fig. 1 is aplan view partly in section'of one" embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in' section the embodiment'shown inFig: l;

' Fig. 3 isla. perspectiveon a smaller scale-of another embodiment.

Fig. 4 1s a side elevation of "the embodiment illustratedin Fig.v 3;

In theembodiment shown in Fig. 1;. there isillustrated a movable. device such as the main body, block or weight I shown asrectangular witheyelets. 2 and'3' extending'from the sides 4 and 5 of the block adjacent the rear. end of the same, control reins 6 and 1 composed ofordinary twine; cord, or the like, preferably at 'least' three feet in length. The .two reins 6 and 1 maybe parts of a singleloopflasshown, and in some instances composed of'ordinary No. 60sew= ing, thread.

Adjacent the front end 8'iof'the block I, and

extendingfrom the bottom 9' thereof, there are:

provided a pluralitycfisharp pointed projections,

prongsor pins l0 and I1, two beingshownin' the"? present instance. These pins l0' and H preferably each. have an enlarged body porti'onlZ and diminished extension l3 terminating in arsharp point as shownvin Fig. 1.

The: two picks or pins= I0 and I l incline rearwardly-as shown in Fig. 1.

Excellentresults have-been. achievedywhen' the.

angle between thepins inland, I l and the bot In operation the block l'is'placed'on asupportaing surface, preferably having a-- nap such as the nap of a' rug or a textile surface, such as a tablecloth if the table cloth is-provided with the well-known table pad' beneath the tablecloth.

The attendant or operator then-places theblocki on a supporting surface when the pins lli'ancl l i willpartially penetrate the supporting surface. Thereuponwith the-reins 6 and 1 extending forwardly of the front endof the block l, the attendant will firstpull on one rein and thenonthe'other, and the block I will start moving:

away from the attendant or operator. This ac tion results from the fact that when the rein fiisdrawn rearwardly, thepin II will move forwardly with the block describing an are around the pin it as a fulcrum, and in turn when the rein l is thendrawrl rearwardly while the rein 6 is slack, the block will turn about the pin H asa fulcrum and cause the pin lll'to move forwardly describing an arc around-the pin. I I. With this-toy any number of games can be played, as.

an instance, a competitive game-in which.;sev-

eral blocks areoperatedby-different playersto cross-pieces- I6 and I 'lhave mountedion. thesame a weight I8 which extends a short distance beyond thefront'end oftthecross piece. [6. The ends of the cross piece I6 are connectedtothe. ends of the reins I9 and 20 which are preferably three feet in length-and which may be..part:

of a single-loop. T0 each'side of theweight l8 the-cross piece lfiis provided with a surfaceengaging pin; to wit, the-pins 2 I- and-22'. As shown inFig. 4; thepins 2i and 22 extend below the lower face of the-cross piece lt incliningrear wardly and forming; an angle-approximating 45 with the lower face of the-cross piece l6'. Excellent results have been achieved when the pin exapproximately 45; when thepins l0 and H are similarinconstruction to I that of phonograph needles; when the body: I is composedof wood about twoand one-half surface preferably, such' as a rug, with the pins- 2I and 22 partially penetrating and extending into the rug. In use, the attendant will alternately pull on the reins I 9 and 20 when the pins 2I and 22 will cause the body I to move away from the player if the front end of the .bodyI5 is positioned so that its cross piece I1 faces the player. To add interest to the game, the body I5 can also be manipulated by the reins I9 and'20 to move toward the player. moving away from the player in the position shown in Fig. 3, it will only be necessary for the player to pull either the rein I9 or the rein 28 a suificient distance so that the reins can be switched from one hand to the other and the body l5 turned around so that the front end then faces the player. The continued alternate actuation of-the reins I9 and 29 will then cause the body I5 to move toward the player. In turn,

If the body I 5 is in order to reverse the direction of the body I5,

it will again only be necessary for the player to exercise a sufiicient pull On either the rein I9 or 20 to turn the body I5 around again and then inter-change the reins and again alternately actuate the same, again to cause the body I5 to move away from the player.

Instead of the reins B, I and the reins I9, 20, any other suitable control can be used for alternately causing the block I or the block I5 to move from side to side. Obviously rigid rods pivotally connected to thesides of the block in place ofthe reins 6, I, and in turn rigid rods pivotally connected to the ends of the cross piece I6 in place of the reins I9, 20, might serve in order to exercise alternate pulling forces on either the -body,I or the body I5 to cause same to move from side to side.

In certain cases, as an instance, where the supporting surface presents a deeper nap than is the case with other surfaces, it may be desirable to cause the needles I II, I I in the present instance frictionally held in position to be caused to extend farther from the lower face of the block I or cross piece I6 than as shown in Fig. 2. With the needles I0, I I, the enlarged portions I2 would then protrude from the lower face 9 and form a limiting stop for the extent that the needles will penetrate or project through the nap into the rug weave. In turn, when used on a surface, such as a table cloth without a nap, to insure effective and smooth operation, the enlargements I2 will prevent excessive penetration of the needles I6 and II. V

Furthermore, abutments for the ends of the reins 6 and I, such as the eyelets 2 and 3, may be spaced from the sides 4 and 5, more particularly disposed a greater distance laterally from the needles I0 and II to increase the leverage transmittedto the block I by the rein 6, I being pulled andthereby effect, a smoother operation.

I It is obvious that various changes and modifications maybe made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

a r 1 1. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extending from the lower face thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pins inclining rearwardly, and a pair of control means connected to the body removed from said pins to facilitate alternately exercising a pulling force on said control means in turn to cause the body to move from side to side.

2. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extending from the lower face thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pins inclining rearwardly, being spaced from one another and positioned near the front end of said body, and a pair of control means connected to said body and spaced laterally from said pins to enable moving the body from side to side when exercising alternate pulling forces on said control means, causing the body at one time to rotate about one pin as a fulcrum and at another time to rotate in the opposite direction around the other pin as a fulcrum 3. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extending from the lower face thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pins being spaced from one another inclining rearwardly and being disposed at the front end of said body, said pins having an enlarged body portion with a diminished portion about one-eighth of an inch in length terminating in a sharp point, and a pair of control means connected to said body, said control means being spaced laterally from said pins to enable pulling forces alternately on said control means to cause the body to rotate first about one pin as a fulcrum and then about the other pin as a fulcrum.

4. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extending from the lower face thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pins inclining rearwardly being spaced from one another and disposed at the front end of said body, eyelets secured to the sides of said body adjacent the rear end thereof, said eyelets being spaced laterally from said pins, and flexible control reins secured to said eyelets to enable said body to be rocked from side to side by alternately exercising pulling forces on said reins, alternately to rotate about one pinand thenaboutthe other pin.

5. The combination of a body having an elongated cross piece at the front end and a shorter cross piece to the rear of said elongated cross piece, a pair of prongs or pins extending from the lower face of said elongated cross piece, one prong to either side of said body'to engage a sup porting surface, said pins inclining rearwardly and disposed adjacent the front end of said elongated cross piece, and a pair of control reins each connected to one end of said longated cross piece spaced from said pins to facilitaterockingsaid body about one pin or the other as vertical axes to cause said body to move in one direction or to reverse the direction of movement of said body to facilitate moving said body in the opposite direction. f

6. The combination of a body, a pair of prongs or pins extending'from' the lower face-thereof to engage a supporting surface, said pins being spaced from one another inclining rearwardly-and being adjustably mounted at the front end of said body, said pins having an enlarged body portionjwith a diminished'portion terminatin in a sharp point, and a pair. of control means crum and then about the other pm as a fulcrum,

able device removed from said pins to facilitate alternately and successively exercising a, pulling force on one control means and then on the other control means in turn to cause one part and then the other part of the removable device to move forwardly.

EDWARD H. KORTE.

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