US2534609A

US2534609A - Mechanical duck

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Publication number: US2534609A
Application number: US719567A
Authority: US
Inventors: Cecil E Mann
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1946-12-31
Filing date: 1946-12-31
Publication date: 1950-12-19
Anticipated expiration: 1967-12-19

Description

Dec. 19, 1950 c. E. MANN 2,534,609

MECHANICAL nucx Filed Dec. 31, 1946 a Sheets-Sheet 1 I u ventar Cecil E. Mann Atomeys Dec. 19, 1950 c. E. MANN 2,534,609

MECHANICAL DUCK Filed Dec. -51, 1946 a Sheets-Sheet 2 29 Fig. 8. I z Inventor I6 Cecil E. Mann Mm; 3 M5 Dec. 19, 1950 c. MANN 2,534,609

MECHANICAL DUCK Filed Dec. 31, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor Cecil E. Mann.

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This invention relates to improvements in toy mechanical ducks.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved wheel supported toy mechanical duck.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved wheel supported toy mechanical duck having means incorporated therein operatively connected with its supporting wheels for causing movement of the ducks head, bill, neck, wings, tail and eyes as the duck is pushed along a fiat surface or floor by means of a stick or wand detachably secured in the body of the duck.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved wheel supported toy mechanical duck having an axle shaped to form a centrally disposed crank with wheels supported upon the opposite ends thereof, said duck also having its head, bill, neck, wings and tail portions pivotally supported upon the body of the duck and connected by suitable linkage with said crank, whereby movement of said hereinbefore mentioned parts will be effected as the toy duck is pushed along a flat surface.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved form and construction of wheel supported toy mechanical duck which will be highly amusing and interesting when operated, and relatively inexpensive to manufacture and produce.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved wheel supported toy mechanical duck;

Figure 2 is a plan view of the improved wheel supported toy mechanical duck;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through the improved wheel supported toy mechanical duck;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line Ali of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a side elevation of the improved wheel supported toy mechanical duck shown partly in section and with the body side boards removed;

Figure 6 is an exploded view of the several parts which form the improved wheel supported toy mechanical duck;

Figure '7 is a detail view of the linkage connection for operating the ducks eyes, and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of the disk supporting wheels being partly broken away and in section to show the construction thereof.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and the accompanying drawings to designate corresponding parts.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided an improved form of wheel supported toy mechanical, duck having a central body portion made of wood or plastic, or from any other desired material, being generally denoted by the reference numeral i and including the breast portion 2 and combined back and body portion 3 secured together by means of the flanged metal crank case or guard 4 disposed between the adjacent lower edges of said portions and secured thereto by means of the nails or fasteners 5. The upper opposite edges of the crank case or guard t are notched as at 6, and support theoppositely disposed bearing plates '17 and 8, through which the axle 9 with its centrally formed crank Ill is rotatably mounted.

Disk supporting wheels generally designated by the reference numeral ii are fixed to the opposite ends of the axle 9 for. rotation therewith and comprise the tubular bearing portions l2 which overlie said axle ends, and cooperating conical disks is secured together at their peripheral edges by the U-shape rims M having, 'fas.-.

tening clips for joining their adjacent ends, and frusto-conical hub caps it extending over the outer central portions of said wheels, being secured to the disks i3 by means of the hooked fastening fingers i'i formed thereon to extend through slots 58 in said disks.

Laterally extending supporting pegs i9 and 23 are secured in the opposite sides of the portions 2 and 3 of the body I, and are adapted to extend through openings 2t and 28 formed through the

inner side boards

22 and 23 which are of the same size as the complete body of the toy duck, to support the same in positon. The

side boards

22 and 23 are provided with the arcuate slots 2a through which mechanism hereinafter described will extend and operate.

Spaced longitudinally aligned sockets 25 and will be formed in the outer and upper surfaces of said

side boards

22 and 23, to receive the inner ends of the lockng pins or pegs 2'5 and 23 supported by the w ng simulating side boards 2e and so when placed in contact with the outer surfaces of the side boards 22 and 2S. Additional openings 3! and 32 will be formed through.

the s'de boards 2E? and 30 to receive the outer ends of the supporting pegs is and The bearing plates '5 and 8 for the ends of the axle 9 will be secured to the lower edges of the adjacent side boards 22 and 2E}, and to the lower edges of the

side boards

23 and 33, by means of screws (not shown) or in any other desired manner.

The neck portion 33 of the duck will be formed with a longitudinally extending axial bore 36, and will be pivotally supported at its inner end upon the bearing or ivot pin 35 mounted between the main

body side boards

22 and 23. A head portion 35 will be secured in any desired manner upon the outer end of the neck portion 33 to form the upper portion 31' of the bill, and will be recessed at 33 to permit rotation of the crank 33 mounted transversely of the slot 40 formed in the upper end of said neck 33. Eyes 75 will be secure to the outer ends of the crank being movable when said crank is operated. A lower portion as of the bill will be pivoted on the cross pin 22 mounted transversely of the slot 66 and will be conn cted at its inner end to the wire connecting rod 33 whose outer end is connected to the crank 39 and extends through the axial bore through the neck 33, to be adiustably connected at fill with the bent spring member or finger l3 secured by the nail to the port-ion 2 of the body I of the duck.

Spaced connecting rods 55 will be connected by the pin 58 to an offset ear 49 on the neck 33, and the opposite ends or said rods a l will be secured to the crank IE forming a part of the axle 9, whereby =tation of the wheels ii will cause the ducks to oscillate upwardly and downwardly with the lower portion ll of the bill being repeatedly opened and closed.

The tail portion of the duck comprises a substantially rectangular shaped plate 55, the inner end of which is pivotally mounted upon the hinge 55 secured to the rear top end of the body portion A guide plate 52 is secured to the lower surface of ie tail plate 58 adjacent its forward end, and slidably supports the cross-pin 53 upon which the rear offset ends of the operating links 5 3 are mounted. Upwardly extending connecting links 55 are mounted at their lower ends upon the crank ill and have their upper ends pivotally connected to the forward ends of the operating links 5 by means of the pivot pins From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that rotation of the wheels Ii will operate the crank ill and

links

55 and 54 to cause the flat tail 58 to move upwardly and downwardly upon its supporting hinge 5i.

Longitudinally e2; ending hinges and 5? will be attached to the opposite sides of the body portion 3 at its upper edge approximately midway of the length of the ducks body, and will pivotally support the metal or

light material wings

53 and 59 at their inner edges upon the removable hinge pins 59.

The guides 65 will be secured to the under'surfaces of the

wings

53 and 59 to extend laterally thereof and in spaced relation thereto, the same being adapted to receive the forwardly extending curved ends 62 and 83 of the oppositely ex tending spaced arms of the U-shape wing operating member whose central or web portion is pivotally mounted for rotation through the bearing collar or sleev $5 extending through the inner ends of the tail operating links whereby said wings will be caused to flap as the toy is pushed forwardly along a flat surface upon its supporting wheels.

A forwardly and inwardly extending socket 66 is formed in the back portion 3 of the duck and is adapted to detachably receive one end of a stick or wand 67, which will be grasped at its outer end to push the mechanical duck forwardly 4 along a fiat surface to make the several movable parts thereof operate to simulate the movements of a live duck. It will be understood that the toy may be made to simulate any desired animal, fowl or fish.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that there has been devised and provided a highly interesting and amusing form of mechanical duck, which will be readily manufactured at a relatively inexpensive cost.

While the preferred embodiment of the instant invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention thereto, as many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A mechanical toy animal including a longitudinal body, side boards having apertures and secured to said body, outer side boards secured to the apertured side boards, a crank supported by the lower edges of said side boards, wheels on said crank, a tail hinged to the rear upper edge of the body and links pivoted to said crank and said tail for operating said tail, wings pivotally secured to the upper edge of said body and a wing operating member pivoted to one of said links and to said wings, a neck pivoted to said body at the upper forward end thereof, pitman rods connecting said crank and said neck to pivotally actuate said neck, a recess at the outer end of said neck and a bill portion pivotally mounted therein, a crank mounted in said recess, a resilient arm attached at one end to said body and secured to the throw of said last mentioned crank, said bill portion attached to said resilient arm for movement therewith upon movement of said neck.

2. The combination of claim 1 and a crank case attached to said body covering said first mentioned crank, and said wing operating member including a substantially U-shaped member having curved legs attached to the wings and a web pivoted to said one of said tail operating links.

In a mechanical to which includes a body with means securing wheels to said body, a crank carried by said body and secured to said wheels, a neck portion pivoted to said body and a link connecting said neck portion and said crank whereby upon rotation of said crank said neck portion oscillates, a bill portion pivoted t said neck and a resilient arm fixed at one end to said body and secured to said bill to pivotally operate said bill in response to pivotal movement of said neck portion as said neck portion oscillates.

CECIL E. MANN.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 953,289 Pressler Mar. 29, 1910 1,223,372 Zerega Apr. 24-, 1917 1,60%,663 Savage Oct, 26, 1926 1,882,595 Hewitt Oct. 11, 1932 2,137,950 Ranney Nov. 22, 1938 2,218,044 Marquis Oct. 15, 1940