US2539640A - Wheeled toy - Google Patents

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US2539640A
US2539640A US754645A US75464547A US2539640A US 2539640 A US2539640 A US 2539640A US 754645 A US754645 A US 754645A US 75464547 A US75464547 A US 75464547A US 2539640 A US2539640 A US 2539640A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G19/00—Toy animals for riding
    • A63G19/08—Toy animals for riding made to travel by ratchet-wheels, e.g. by stretching the legs
    • A63G19/12—Toy animals for riding made to travel by ratchet-wheels, e.g. by stretching the legs by performing oscillations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63G—MERRY-GO-ROUNDS; SWINGS; ROCKING-HORSES; CHUTES; SWITCHBACKS; SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
    • A63G19/00—Toy animals for riding
    • A63G19/18—Toy animals for riding made to travel by pacing

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  • the present invention relates to an action toy and more particularly to a toy suitable for very young children or for general amusement purposes.
  • the invention is characterised broadly by a wheeled toy simulating an animal and provided with two or more pairs of wheels mounted upon axles which are pivoted to the chassis of the toy intermediate the wheels and are adapted for unidirectional rotation, said axles being connected by links pivoted to the axles either upon the same side of their pivot points to the chassis or upon opposite sides.
  • a body simulating the trunk of a quadruped is attached to the chassis, a head is attached to the front axle and a tail to the rear axle, so that the head and tail move from side to side with respect to the body.
  • Figure 1 shows a preferred construction according to the invention
  • FIG. 2 shows an alternative preferred construction.
  • a central chassis member I provided with a seat is supported upon front and rear pivoted axles 5 and 9.
  • the axles 5 and 9 each carry a pair of wheels 6 each of which is provided with a pawl and ratchet or analogous mechanism permitting rotation of the wheels in only one direction, namely, a forward 1 British patent application 13,885/43.
  • the front and rear axles 5 and 9 are connected by a link IE] which is pivoted to each of the axles.
  • This link H3 is preferably a solid non-flexible link capable of retaining the axles in their relationship to one another. While only one link member is needed a pair of links may be employed in which case the second link l9 occupies the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.
  • the link Hi connects the axles between points which lie on opposite sides to the points at which the axles are themselves pivoted to the chassis member I.
  • All four wheels 6 are shown as being rotatable in only one and the same directionfbut if desired only one of the wheels need be so provided.
  • both wheels on the front or back axle are so provided and this provides the same effect as when all four wheels are unidirectional in rotation.
  • the same effect may be obtained by making both wheels on the one side of the vehicle unidirectional leaving the others freely rotatable in both directions.
  • the rate of progress will be twice that when only one wheel is so provided.
  • Fig. 1 provides a toy having a tortoise-like or turtle-like progress.
  • This construction lends itself when used as a toy or amusement device to receiving on the chassis a body resembling atortoise or a turtle and to enhance the effect a head may be attached to the front axle and a tail to the rear axle to give a side-to-side rocking motion.
  • Such an arrangement is shown in dotted outline in Fig. 2 where 28 represents the body or shell portion of the tortoise.
  • is shown as supported in fixed relation to the pivot pin so as to rotate therewith in accordance with the turning movements of the axle 5, and 22 is the tail portion likewise supported in fixed relation to the pivot pin 4' and rotatable therewith in accordance with the turning movements of the axle 9.
  • the leg portions 23 constitute housings for the several wheels 6 and the lateral extensions of the axles 5 and 9.
  • the wheels in the construction shown in Figure 2 may all be provided with the friction pawl 7 or the same effect may be obtained by so providing only two wheels either on the same axle or one wheel on each axle on opposite sides of the vehicle.
  • a suitably disposed handle or reins may be attached to the toy and if necessary the operation of the toy may be efiected by hand Instead of foot pressure.
  • handles connected to the axles by link and lever mechanism may be positioned for convenient operation by the rider.
  • the wheel need not of course be grounded directly to the axles but may be carried on legs depending from the axles so asgto raisethebody of the toyand'to give the toy legs.
  • a wheeled vehicle adapted for use as a toy amusement device comprising a central longitue.
  • a running gear composed of two pairs of wheels, an axle for-eachpair of wheels, said axles having, their midpoints pivotally connected to the chassis fonmovement.
  • vehicle may be moved forward by alternate advancement of the opposite ends of the axles, a body supported on said chassis and simulating the trunk of quadruped, and members representing terminal portions of the quadruped separate from said trunk and attached to said axles for concurrent movement therewith, so that said terminal portions rock from side to side with respecttothetrunk astheopposite ends of the axles are alternately advanced to move" the vehicle forward.

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Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US2745679A (en) * 1953-07-21 1956-05-15 Enna Ltd Child's hand-propelled velocipede
US2791434A (en) * 1955-05-05 1957-05-07 George C Wheeler Turtle wheel-toy
US2802671A (en) * 1954-03-04 1957-08-13 Bruno B Skoggard Toy vehicles
US3807760A (en) * 1972-07-13 1974-04-30 G Jordan Rider-propelled vehicle
US3863950A (en) * 1972-07-13 1975-02-04 Gerald J Jordan Rider-propelled vehicle
US5447483A (en) * 1994-10-06 1995-09-05 Liang; Fa-Kuang Crawling exerciser
EP1064165A4 (en) * 1998-01-28 2001-05-09 Mattel Inc VEHICLE FOR CHILDREN WITH FOUR STEERING WHEELS

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US1386425A (en) * 1920-10-11 1921-08-02 Rendtorff Walter Land and water toy
US1800587A (en) * 1929-09-16 1931-04-14 William H Appleby Child's vehicle
US1859617A (en) * 1931-06-27 1932-05-24 David A Carlstrom Vehicle toy

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US1386425A (en) * 1920-10-11 1921-08-02 Rendtorff Walter Land and water toy
US1800587A (en) * 1929-09-16 1931-04-14 William H Appleby Child's vehicle
US1859617A (en) * 1931-06-27 1932-05-24 David A Carlstrom Vehicle toy

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2745679A (en) * 1953-07-21 1956-05-15 Enna Ltd Child's hand-propelled velocipede
US2802671A (en) * 1954-03-04 1957-08-13 Bruno B Skoggard Toy vehicles
US2791434A (en) * 1955-05-05 1957-05-07 George C Wheeler Turtle wheel-toy
US3807760A (en) * 1972-07-13 1974-04-30 G Jordan Rider-propelled vehicle
US3863950A (en) * 1972-07-13 1975-02-04 Gerald J Jordan Rider-propelled vehicle
US5447483A (en) * 1994-10-06 1995-09-05 Liang; Fa-Kuang Crawling exerciser
EP1064165A4 (en) * 1998-01-28 2001-05-09 Mattel Inc VEHICLE FOR CHILDREN WITH FOUR STEERING WHEELS

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