US2504679A

US2504679A - Novelty and amusement device

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Publication number: US2504679A
Application number: US61809A
Authority: US
Inventors: Goldfarb Adolph
Original assignee: Fishiove & Co H
Current assignee: Fishiove & Co H; H Fishiove & Co
Priority date: 1948-11-24
Filing date: 1948-11-24
Publication date: 1950-04-18
Anticipated expiration: 1967-04-18

Description

Ap 8, 1950 A. GOLDFARB 2,504,679

NOVELTY AND AMUSEMENT DEVI-CE Filed Nov. 24, 1948 I N V EN TOR. azp zxg/M Way 7 W Patented A r. 18, 1950 NOVELTY AND musnmzur nnvrca r i Adolph Goldfarb, Chicago, m., assign'or to H. Fishiove & 00., Chicago, 11!.

Application November 24, 1948, Serial No. 61,809 6 Claims- (Cl. 46-118) This invention relates to a novelty and amusement device.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a novelty and amusement device simulating the opening and closing of the teeth of the mouth in rapid succession and creating the amusing illusion of a person who is iabbering or speaking rapidly.

Another object of this invention is to provide a pair of members simulating dental plates, which are hinged together and operated by mechanical means to rapidly open and close and to simultaneously rock and creep forward when on a surface, and to provide a teeth clicking sound when thus operated.

Other objects will become apparent as this description progresses.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view showing the plates in closed position and the device tilted anis m with the spring member removed therefrom.

The device comprises an upper plate member II and a. lower plate member l2, made of plastic or other suitable material, each shaped to simulate the conventional dental plate, and each provided with imitation teeth [4 and I6 respectively formed in the substantially vertical walls of each of the plates, which may be integrally formed with the plate and colored white with the rest of the plate being flesh color.

The invention may be briefly and generally described as follows. To the inside of the roof Ila of the upper plate member is secured the spring wound motor mechanism, generally indicated at It. Pivotally secured to said motor mechanism and operated thereby is an actuated member, generally indicated at 20, which in turn is secured to the lower plate member l2. When the spring has been wound and the motor mechanism is operating, the upper plate 16 is pivotally and rapidly raised and lowered, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and will continue to so operate until the spring of the motor mechanism unwound. This creates the illusion of teeth rapidly opening and closing. On the underside'of the lower plate member I2 is secured a plate having a raised or rib portion 22 running across the width thereof and extending slightly below the bottom edges of the lower dental plate. As

the upper dental plate is rapidly moving up and down on its pivotal or hinged connection, it causes the device to vibrate and to alternately rock back and forth on the rib, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, and simultaneously creep forward on the surface on which it is placed.

The spring wound motor mechanism and the operating parts will now be described in detail.

The spring wound motor mechanism heretofore generally indicated at 16 comprises a bottom housing plate 26 which is turned upwardly at its opposite ends to provide a front wall 28 and a rear wall 30. A top housing plate 32 rests on the

walls

28 and 36 and is secured thereto by lugs 33 and 34 which enter the openings in the top housing plate 32 and are then turned over. The two

housing plates

26 and 32 thus secured form the housing for the spring and operating parts. The top housing plate is permanently secured or anchored by any suitable fastening means to the roof of the upper dental plate member l0.

Supported in alined openings in the top and

bottom housing plates

26 and 32 is a vertical windup shaft 36 having a square shaped end 31 extending below the bottom plate 26. The end 31 is to be engaged by a removable wind-up key 38 for winding the spring. A spring 40 is wound around the vertical shaft 36 and has its inner end suitable secured in a conventional manner to the shaft 36 and its outer end anchored as at 33 to the front wall 28. Fixedly secured on the shaft 36 to rotate therewith (when the shaft is rotated clockwise for winding the spring) is a Z-shaped pawl 42 having the ends of its arms turned up as at 43 and 44 to engage the spaced apertures 45 in the gear 46 which is freely rotatable on the shaft 36 above the pawl 42. The upturned ends 43 and 44 on the pawl 42 will pass or override the apertures 45 in the gear 46 when the shaft 36 is rotated clockwise (when viewed from the bottom or looking down as in Fig. 7) to wind spring 46, but will engage the apertures 45 to rotate with the gear 46 in the reverse direction when unwinding.

Supported between the

housing plates

26 and 32, adjacent the gear 46 is a rotatable shaft 48.

The shaft a pinion 56 which meshes with cured a gear wheel 62 which meshes with an-.

other pinion 54, to be described.

Supported between the

housing plates

26 and 32. adjacent the gear wheel 62 is a rotatable shaft 53 which carries the pinion 64 engaged by the gear wheel 52. Secured under the pinion 64 to rotate therewith is an escapement wheel "having downwardly extending teeth 61 which are in engagement with either of the lips of the actuated member, heretofore generaly designated as 26, and to be presently described.

The bottom housing plate 26 has a pair of upright cars 21 in which is pivotally secured the movable or actuated member, generally indicated at 20, which in turn is secured to the lower dental plate l2. The actuated member 20 which may be stamped or formed out of a single piece of metal material comprises a horizontal section 58 having upturned ears 59 which are bent laterally as at 66 to provide axles to be received in the openings of the upright ears 21 in the bottom plate 26 and to provide a pivotal connection.

The horizontal section 56 is stamped toprovide a forwardly extending upturned lip 62 on one side and another rearwardly extending upturned lip 6| on the opposite side. One of these lips is always in engagement with the teeth 51 of the escapement wheel 56. As the upper plate 16 is pivotally moving-up and down, the escapement wheel 56 will be rotating counterclockwise (as viewed in Fig. '1 or clockwise as viewed in Fig. 6) and will alternately engage lips 6| and 62 to arrest the escapement wheel and to permit it to advance counterclockwise one tooth at a time. The escapement wheel 56 alternately striking the lips 6i and 62 will cause it to produce a clicking sound, similar to the engagement of teeth, which adds to the realistic effect sought to be achieved. .The horizontal section 58 of the actuated member has an elongated opening, not

shown, surrounding the shaft 53, permitting it to clear the shaft during the pivotal action. The opposite sides of the horizontal section 56 are bent downwardly to provide

sides

64, 65 which clear the bottom housing plate and which are then bent forwardly to form anchoring members 66 and 61 which in turn are suitably and permanently secured to the inside of the bottom dental plate I2.

Secured to the rear of the upper and lower dental plates 10 and I2 is a coil spring 68 which maintains a slight pressure on the upper dental plate I suflicient to cause the mechanism to operate when the spring motor 40 is wound.

In the lower dental plate l2 there is an opening 13 which will be in alinement with the end 31 of the winding shaft 36 when the plates are brought together as in Fig. 1, so that the winding key 36 may be inserted through the opening 13 to engage the shaft 36 and to rotate it clockwise for winding the spring 46.

The operation will now be described. The key 38 is inserted through opening l3 to engage the end 31 of the shaft 36 and is rotated clockwise also rotating the shaft 36 and tightening the spring 46 to place it under tension. Simultaneously rotated clockwise with the shaft 36 is th Z-shaped pawl 42 whose upturned ends 43 and 44 override or pass the openings 45 in the gear 46. When rotation of the shaft 36 is stopped momentarily or otherwise, the upturned ends 33 and 34 will engage the openings 45 in the gear 46 and lock therewith and prevent the spring 46 4 from unwinding until the gear 46 with the locked pawl 42 is permitted to turn counterclockwise. As seen, the gear cannot turn counterclockwise as it is prevented by the escapement mechanism. However, when the device is placed on a flat surface as a table and the hand is removed from the device, the spring 66 will exert sumcient tension on the upper plateto'cause it to pivot upwardly, as in Fig. '4, which simultaneously moves the upturned lip 62 in engagement with the escapement wheel 56 to disengag therewith and to enable the escapement wheel to advance one tooth until it engages the other lip 61. The plate It) then pivots downwardly. This sets oi! the operation of the escapement wheel which will continue to rotate clockwise tooth by tooth until the spriifig' is fully unwound. During this operation, the upper plate III is constantly and rapidly moving up and down on its pivotal or hinged connection with respect to the lower plate.

More specifically, when the spring 46 was wound, the escapement wheel in engagement with the lip 62 prevented the spring from unwinding, however as soon as'the escapement wheel 56 starts operating as above pointed out, it operates pinion 54, which meshes with gear 52 operating pinion 50 to mesh with gear 46 on the windup shaft to which the spring 40 is secured. This operation continues until the spring is unwound and no further spring pressure is exerted on the escapement wheel 56.

As the upper plate I0 continues to hingedly or pivotally move up and down rapidly, with respect to the lower plate 12, it gives the appearance of a person jabbering or engaged in rapid conversation. This vertical vibration will cause the device to alternately tilt forward and rearward on the rib 22 and will make the device creep or move forwardly on the surface as it is operating. This together with the clicking sound which is produced by the escapement mechanism produces a novel, realistic and amusing effect.

It will be understood that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A self-contained portable novelty and amusement device comprising a plate formed to simulate the upper jaw of a mouth, a downwardly depending substantially vertical wall on said plate formed to simulate the teeth of a mouth, a lower plate formed to simulate the lower jaw of a mouth, an upwardly extending substantially vertical wall on said lower plate formed to simulate the teeth of a mouth, a spring wound motor mechanism housed between said plates and walls and secured to one of said plates and having means connected to said other plate to provide a hinging action between said plates adjacent the rear ends thereof, and so constructed and arranged that when said motor mechanism is actuated the plate will be caused to vibrate with formed to simulate the teeth of a mouth, a lower plate formed to simulate the lower jaw of a mouth, an upwardly extending substantially vertical wall on said lower plate formed to simulate the teeth of a mouth, a spring wound motor mechanism housed between said plates and walls and secured to one of said plates and having means connected to said other late to provide a hinging action between said plates adjacent the rear ends thereof, and so constructed and arranged that when said motor mechanism is actuated the plates will be caused to vibrate with respect to each other and open and close widely at their forward ends simulating the movement of the teeth of a mouth when jabbering, said spring wound motor mechanism having means producing a continuous clicking sound effect as said plates are vibrated with respect to each other.

3. A self contained portable novelty and amusement device comprising an upper and a lower plate each simulating a dental plate, a spring wound motor mechanism secured inside one oi said plates and having means connected to said other plate to provide a hinging action between said plates, and so constructed and arranged that when said motor mechanism is actuated the plates will be caused to vibrate with respect to each other simulating the movement of the teeth of a mouth, and means projecting from the under side of the lower plate intermediate the ends, about which said device rocks as it vibrates when rested on a support.

4. A self contained po'rtable novelty and amusement device comprising an upper and a lower plate each simulating a dental plate, a spring wound motor mechanism secured inside one of said plates and having means connected to said other plate to provide a hinging action between said plates, and so constructed and arranged that when said motor mechanism is actuated the plates will be caused to vibrate with respect to each other simulating the movement of the teeth of a mouth, and transversely disposed means projecting from the under side of the lower plate intermediate the ends, about which said device rocks longitudinally as it'vibrates when rested on a support.

5. A self contained portable novelty and amuSe-.

ment device comprising a plate simulating the upper jaw of a human mouth, a downwardly extending flange on said plate simulating the teeth of a mouth, a lower plate simulating the lower jaw of a human mouth, an upwardly extending flange on said plate simulating the teeth of a mouth, a spring wound motor mechanism secured inside one of said plates and having means connected to said other plate to provide a hinging action between said plates, and so constructed and arranged that when said motor mechanism is actuated the plates will be caused to vibrate with respect to each other simulating the movement of the teeth of a mouth, said spring wound motor mechanism having means producing a continuous clicking sound effect as said plates are vibrated with respect to each other, and means projecting from the under side of the lower plate about which said device rocks as it vibrates whe rested on a support. 6. A self-contained portable novelty and amusement device comprising a plate simulating the up per jaw of a human mouth, a substantially vertical wall on said plate simulating the teeth of a mouth, a lower plate simulating the lower jaw of a human mouth, a substantially vertical wall on said lower plate simulating the teeth of a mouth, a spring wound motor mechanism secured inside one of said plates and having means connected to said other plate to provide a hinging action between said plates, and so constructed and arranged that when said motor mechanism is actuated the plates will be caused to vibrate with respect to each other simulating the movement of the teeth of a mouth, and means projecting from the under side of the lower plate about which said device rocks as it vibrates when rested upon supporting surface, resulting thereby in a creeping motion.

ADOLPH GOLDFARB.

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

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