US2475072A - Pull toy - Google Patents

Description

A. BEHRENS July 5, 1949.

PULL TOY Filed April 3, 1945 INVENTOR.

ALBERT BEHRENS,

40 FIG. 4.

FIG. 5.

ATTORNEY Patented July 5, 1 949 nu, I w Albert Beltran s, New York, N; Y; Ap lication Alone; 1945;' seems; 586,403

4 claims. (claw-104$ 1- This invention relates to toys or the kit-id "use; any" referred to as pull" toys-meaning a toy that when either'pulled, or pushed; h as'some part of wood, there is a current tendency to malts the'rn'orsoihe i'rioldedola'stie material and, in so d ing; the plastie manufacturer prefer tode liver'to'f the toy in'ali er the body' of the toy com pletely formed; Th'at i's, even though the body of the-toy is initially formeafrom' tiv'o sectional p'arts, theparts aresecured together whenide livered to tneto'y maker The-bodyusually-has. a

cavity in its bodyportion and'other openings are provided through which the toy-mater maiy in ser't or assemble any movingparts plus further decorativeifeatliies such as the header tail;- or both; for instance, iftne'toy is to simulate an animal like a dog; bear, elephant, and so on.

This invehtioh'relates' to a and esiie cially one that has ahead or'tail, or both, thatare to be rocked when the toy is moved *along'a floor. The object of the invention is to devise the parts thereof and their as embly s'o'th'a't they maybe inserted readily iii-the unfinished toybod as us livered to the toy maker by the plastic rn'anufac tur'er. The: invention, therefore directs itself towardan arrangement of parts which can be inserted into tnepiastio toy'body' through openings or cavities leftin the body by the plastic manufacturer. Other objects and features of advantage will appear as this specification proceeds.

The invention has been illustfated'in the accompanying drawings by showing therein the best embodiment of the invention: now known: to; me, but this is -shown for illustrative purposes and not as limitations for, obviously, the invention is capable of othervembodiments with other arrang ments "of details of construction, so, the ni'etes and bounds of the invention are defined in the appended claims, v In the drawings, Fig. 1 shows an elevational si'de view with parts broken away. Fig, 2 shows abuttom view. Fig. 3 is a partial perspective view, with parts broken away. Fig. 4 shows a sectional detailed view. Fig. 5 is a view showing the manner of the assembly of parts. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the clamp.

In the drawings, there is shown a main body portion generally indicated at I I, made up of two complementary body sections l2 and I3 secured together to form the body portion which is minus a head l4 and tail 15, but provided with a vertica-lly slotted: ori winged. head aperture or bore mans a tail: aperture (fir-bore- H, the bores l6 and.

tmdinguowardly into"? the body ofathe to'y from thebottordthreot and disposed equally into each body-section wand] 3 a on the side or'side-waliot each cavitylfluis provided a: pair. on vertically: disposed parallel blocks or ribs-20f and 2:|..1eaving space 22 theree between, and. juSt belClwtEiese blocks and sub.-.

stantially'aligned:therewith is alarger and longerblock '23 extenditigrupward1y from; theliowe'r edgeof the cavity l8.- having a partial groove. 24 .ex---:

tending longitudinallythereof. from: the bottom; of: the block adiace'nt. tobutnot completeito. the topioff the blockz... Extending laterally from the to'puregion of this groove 2411s .airecess 25;

represents a rockable shaft having across.- arm 31 located aboutniidway of its length.- This shaft'is designed toextend longitudinally through the toy body H. and: held inplace' in apertures I6 and H, but havingitsxends'szand; 33 projecting fromuth'e toy bodytohave secured thereto the head; l4 and tail lirrespectively.

the cavity; [8 is located a frictionwheel. 40 teaching outside'oftheicavity tor'engage the floor over. which: theztoyis pulled; The wheel .is' jour'e nalld on. or rotatableupjon. a fixed metal axle; having a straight section 42 and two wing sec.- tions 43 extending at an angle to the straight section 42-. on each side of the wheel. is. secured acain' 44, having diametrically opposed edges 45;

and 46.- 41". represents a sliding block or pusher member or. tumbler. disposedin the space 22ibetween fixed blocks-2D and 2|, but long enough to remain 'inithat space while reciprocating therein due to-engagem'e'ntwithits lower end by the camof the 'cross arm .3 I on the rockable shaft 30; 'rhepartszu, 2 1,12; 23,24, 25, 43,. 44-, 45, 46 and 41' are duplieated in. connection with each, com momenta-ready section. 12 and; 1.3, respectively. 50' indicates a spring'metalloading clamp ihav each leg longitudinally slottedlatiil from their free emit, partially or their length. 0pemtion.The rockable shaft 30 is firs threaded into the head aperture [6 by turning the cross-arms 3i vertically to enter that vertically slotted aperture or bore. Thereafter the shaft is turned so that the cross-arms extend horizontally and the shaft is threaded into and through the tail aperture or bore I1. Next, various parts are assembled to be clamped together by the loading clamp 50 in the relationship in which they operate; that is, the friction wheel 40 and the cams 44 that it carries, the axle 42 and sliding blocks or lugs 41. The top edge 52 of the clamp stops a proper distance from the axle 42 (Fig. so as not to interfere with the association of the inserted parts with those parts already in the body. This assembly is pushed, while held together in the clamp, upwardly into the cavity [8 in the toy body II, being careful to thread the wing sections 43 of the axle 42 in the grooves 24 in fixed blocks 23 until (1) each lue 4! slides into a space 22 between the pair of blocks or ribs 20 and 2|, and (2) the wing sections 43 of the axle 42 spring into the recesses 25 in blocks 23, thus seating themselves and locking themselves therein and also looking all the other parts temporarily held in the clamp 50 in operable position. The clamp is then removed, as the slots 5| permit, and the completed toy is ready for the market.

Rotation of friction wheel 40 by engagement of cam edge 45 of one cam 44 pushes one sliding lu 41 upwardly into engagement with one arm of the cross-arm 3| on rockable shaft 30 whereupon that shaft with the head 14 and tail [5 of the toy moves rotationally in one direction. Continued rotation of the friction wheel 40 permits the thus lifted lug 41 to fall back as the edge 45 of the cam passes it whereupon the rockable shaft with the toys head and tail returns to normal. Further rotation of the friction wheel causes the edge 48 of the other cam 44 to engage the other lug 41, and this rocks the shaft 30 with its head and tail in the opposite direction-followed by the parts returning to normal. In this way, continued pulling of the toy causes the friction wheel 49 to rotate, which, if maintained, produces a rocking or wagging of the toys head and tail.

By way of illustrating how parts or elements of this invention may be changed or modified without departing from the spirit of the invention, it may be stated that the bent axle member 42 may have substituted for it a coiled spring. The spring is compressed when the parts are in the clamp 50, but when the clamp is withdrawn, the coiled spring expands and locks itself in the apertures 25 which however, in this instance, can be straight or complementary to the ends of the spring.

I claim:

1. A toy having a two-part body adapted to be moved upon and over a supporting surface, which body has its two parts secured together along a vertical plane presenting a cavity extending into the body from the lower edge thereof; a horizontal shaft extending longitudinally through the body and through the cavity therein and substantially in said vertical plane; and means for rocking the shaft comprising a wheel disposed partially within the cavity and journalled transversely of the body and adapted to roll upon said surface, an axle bearing said wheel and having its ends supported each in one of the two parts of said body, cam means at each side of the wheel and unitary therewith, the cam means at one side being staggered relative to those at the other side; the cam faces of said cam means being disposed within an area not exceeding the periphery of the wheel, and actuatin means effective between the cam means and said shaft for rocking the shaft as the wheel is turned comprising a pair of transverse arms extending oppositely to each other from said shaft and adapted to be actuated by said respective cams, a vertically guided slidable and reciprocable motion transmitting pusher member disposed at each side of said wheel between each respective cam means and one of said arms cooperatively associated therewith, whereby said pusher members are alternately advanced by their respective associated cam means in effecting the rocking movement of said shaft when said wheel rotates as the toy is being moved over said surface.

2. A toy according to claim 1, in which the axle is of resiliently deflectable springy material, and in which guide means are provided on each of the two parts of the toy body within said cavity for guiding the ends of said axle when the axle together with the wheel and its cam means are inserted into the cavity, each of said guide means having a recess at the upper end thereof into which recess the respective ends of the axle are sprung.

3. A toy according to claim 1, in which the axle is of resiliently defiectable springy material, and in which guide means are provided on each of the two parts of the toy body within said cavity for guiding the ends of said axle when the axle together with the wheel and its cam means are inserted into the cavity, each of said guide means having a recess at the upper end thereof into which recess the respective ends of the axle are sprung, and in which said axle comprises a horizontal body portion carrying said wheel and said cam means and downwardly inclined end portions each substantially forming an obtuse angle with said body portion, each of said end portions engaging in one of said recesses.

4. A toy according to claim 1, in which the body represents that of a four-legged animal, in which the animals head is fixed to the front end of said shaft, and the animal's tail is fixed to the rear end of said shaft.

ALBERT BEHRENS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 184,208 Hopping Nov. 7, 1876 304,179 Cooper et al Aug. 26, 1884 1,265,587 Baker May 7, 1918 1,472,692 Snider Oct. 30, 1923 1,497,802 Sneed June 17, 1924 1,813,112 Bresch July '7, 1931 1,815,287 Bresch July 21, 1931 1,849,533 Parton Mar. 15, 1932 2,361,843 Hirsch Oct. 31, 1944

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