US2510791A - Toy animal - Google Patents

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June 6, 1950 Filed 001;. 6, 1947 E. W. BAGGOTT TOY ANIMAL N L N 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

Edmund N Baggott ATTORNEYS Julie 6, 1950- Fild Oct. 6, 1947 v E. w. BAGGOTT 2,510,791

TOY ANIMAL I 2 Shee'ts-Sheet 2 u um) 31 I Edmund g. Baygofl v ATTORNEYS Patented June 6, 1950 V Applicat10i1%ct6 xhavingiacmovable. '1 rsionorarmz-pivo te iristsaiidrespett oubledutyicam element-in oi'dBr 1120'? pr duce. llternate dpening 'andrclosing' action oit'the Iowan-jaw. 7 ::Another fobjectrjo Tithe?invention ti rgthe*provision 'of a toy animal" of thet character indicated y; F "having a movable;preferablysegmentedftail, por- "35 sideqthereot, Supp ltion"totwhichmotionrnaybe'impartedisimultaneouslyi with the mo ement: of j the legs ofthedtoy animal as theaniinal isidrawn' orzpnlledialongia supporting surface to simulatethe "p1ay?f0r swi's'hi'ng ab'tion of'tHetaiI'of the animal simulatedflobie tlisra gieyed y pr idin a lever or extension"on-"the pivoted, rear leg-supilporting member of thetcy eyer extension extends rearwardly ,ior .p -alternately i xte sides gi the movable ld thrusting against; oppgs' tai1 portion as "said leg-s member is acv,stuat'e' by the respective cam elements of tlie'rear BX E jjjlhe'fo'regoing objects as welf as additi'g; ff; fleets "and advantages oft'he "inventi6n""w111 "b readily understood in the course of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein:

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posed forward azpini g. s cl ar- F a-1%; n mortinsme hfit d'ww'ith a 20 protruding late the to 'i' ig i i yaT125? "a ext ndi grrearwan r qwar za lefl 7 ternate engagernent'bycam-elements 2 l and 1 2M tending'as I p ngi-tudinalaxis'ofthe toy-body as 'best showwin Figs: '1 and 3,-i for"-Ta purpose to be hereinafter described. It will be noted that wheel opening Ilia extends continuously across the bottom of base portion H! to Fig. 1 is a plan view of a toy body incorporating 55 provide clearance for cam elements 2| and 2| a The rear axle 22 carries a pair of wheels 23- and cam elements 24 disposed at opposite ends of said rear axle in openings 23d. An oscillatory leg-supporting member 25 is centrally pivoted to an integral boss 26 of base 16 disposed rearwardly of axle 22 as by means of a pivot pin 2'! and said supporting member 25 is formed with a pair of rear legs 28 protruding laterally from the toy body on each side thereof. 25 is further provided with a pair of longitudinal, projections 25a extending forwardly toward'rear axle 22 for alternate engagement by cam elements 24 to produce reciprocating movement'of rear legs 28 as the toy body is drawn along a supporting surface in a manner similar to that initially described for front legs 20. Supporting member 25 may be further provided with a medial rearward extension 252) for a purpose to be hereinafter indicated. As seen in Fig. 3, a T-shaped opening 23a is formed on'each side of base portion 19 for the protrusion of each wheel 23 and to'provide clearance for each cam element 24 as rearaxle 22 rotates.

A movable lower-jaw 29 may beprovided to cooperate with larger or double-duty cam element 2 la of front axle l3 in such a manner as toalternately open and close said lower jaw 29 against fixed upper jaw l2, simultaneously with the reciprocating movement of front legs 20. To achieve this, end movable jaw 29 is provided with a medial rearward extension or lever 30 pivoted in any suitablemanner to base portion l0. Thus,

as best shown in Fig. 4, rearward extensions 30 may be formedwith an. integralbearing lug .3I pivoted by meansof a pin 32 between ap ir of integral bearing shoulders 33 formedon base portion I9 forwardly of integral boss I8. Lever or extension 38 must beof sufiicient lengthto be intermittently actuated by cam element 2m duringthe rotation of front axle l3 and front wheels I6. Thus as. lever 30 is raisedby cam element 2|a the lower. jaw 29 will movedownwardly to' open position as shown in broken outline in Fig. 4. In order to tilt lever. 36. to close lower'jaw 29 after cam element 2la has temporarily passed outof engagement with said lever. 30 pending the 1 next successive engagement between said cam element 2| and said lever 30, the free end ofsaid lever 30 is formed with a heavy enlargement .34 servingtoco'unterweight lower jaw 29. The double-duty cam 2la abuts and operates arm 30 while the single-duty cam 2| oscillates the front leg-supporting member H.

The toy body may be provided with a movable, preferably segmented tail portion 35 comprising a plurality of segments 36. Each'segment 36 may be provided with a reduced annular shoulder 31 upon which an adjoining segment 36 may be mounted by means of a respectivelpivot pin 38. The forward edges 36a of each segment 36 are preferably angularly inclined to' allow pivotal motion 'of segments 36 about their respective pivots 33. The front'segment 36 is pivotally secured by means of a respective-pivot pin 38 to an annular shoulder lBa which is formed at the rear end of base portion ill/The medial rearward extension 25b, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 4, is of sufficient length to project within the front segment 36' of tail'portion 35. Thus, as the toy body'is dra'wn along 'a supporting surface Supporting member and leg-supporting member 25 is oscillated by cam elements 24, the free end of extension 2512 will alternately thrust against opposite sides of front segment 36 to impart movement to the tail portion 35 in simulation of the play or the toy body of the invention without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the foregoing description and shown in the accompanying drawings be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

'Number A What is claimed is:

1. A toy animal which comprises a body, an axle turnably connected to said body, supporting wheels connected to said axle, a horizontal oscillatory leg-supporting member pivotally connected bya vertical pivot pin to said body forwardly of said axle, said body having a head which has an upper jaw which is fixed to said body, said head having a lower jaw which is fixed to a longitudinal and rearwardly extending arm which is pivoted to said body by a horizontal pivot pin which is located forwardly of said vertical pivot pin, said arm. having .a weight which normally holds said lower jaw in closed'position, said front axle having a .pair of cams, said leg-supporting member having rearwardly extending lugs, said cams being shaped and mounted to alternately contactwith said lugs to oscillate said leg-supporting member about said vertical pivot pin, one of said cams being a double-duty cam of sufiicient lengthand being shaped and located to also intermittently turn said arm to intermittently move said lower jaw to open position.

2. A toy animal according to claim 1, in which said double duty cam is shaped and located to abutan'd turn said arm while said double-duty cam is spaced fromthe respective lug.

"43.; A toy animal which comprises a body, an "axle turnably'mounted in said body, supporting 1 wheels connected to said body, an oscillatory rear leg-supporting member pivoted to said body by 'ayertical pivot'pin rearwardly of said axle, said axlehavinjg cam means adapted to oscillatesaid leg-supporting member, said leg-supporting memher" having a rearward tail-operating extension, a tail which comprises a plurality of segments, tlie' front segment being' honow'ami being'conriected to said body by a vertical pivot pin, each segment after the front segment being connected bya verti'cal'pivot pinto the next forwardly preceding segment, said extension being located "in said front segment and being shaped to oscil- "late said front segment.

" EDMUND BAGGOTT.

- REFERENCES CITED Th f ollowing 'referencesare ofrecord in the ineieig s.

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"Name a s Date r 1,614,829 Conlon Jan. 18, 1927 1-,699,139 Fllld Jan. 15, 1929 -1,791,4o1-- -Compton Feb. 3, 1931

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