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US2601739A
US2601739A US766155A US76615547A US2601739A US 2601739 A US2601739 A US 2601739A US 766155 A US766155 A US 766155A US 76615547 A US76615547 A US 76615547A US 2601739 A US2601739 A US 2601739A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • A63F9/00—Games not otherwise provided for
    • A63F9/14—Racing games, traffic games, or obstacle games characterised by figures moved by action of the players
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H11/00—Self-movable toy figures
    • A63H11/04—Climbing figures moving up-and-down
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63H—TOYS, e.g. TOPS, DOLLS, HOOPS OR BUILDING BLOCKS
    • A63H15/00—Other gravity-operated toy figures
    • A63H15/02—Figures staggering down an inclined path by means of the gravity effect

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  • This invention relates to toy figures, and has for an object the production of such figures that are capable of unaided progression when placed on an inclined plane.
  • a toy figure comprising a body portion, a fixed limb member extending forwardly of the body portion, and a freely mounted limb member pivotally attached to the body portion in such a position that when the figure is caused to rock on a given inclined surface it progresses down the inclined surface by rocking alternately on the two limb members, the freely mounted limb member swinging forwardly as the figure rocks forwardly on the fixed limb member and. the fixed limb member swinging forwardly as the figure rocks rearwardly on the freely mounted limb member.
  • the figures may be made in a variety of shapes representing either natural or grotesque figures, and may be formed from any suitable material. For example, they may be cut from sheet material such as wood, or cellulosic or other synthetic material; or they may be shaped by moulding suitable plastic substances, or metals.
  • the fixed and freely mounted limb members will, of course, be the leg members, and in such a case, the arm members may be fixed to the body portion, or they may be pivotally attached so as to swing during progression of the figure. In the latter case the head or other portion of the figure may be attached to the arms or either of them so as to produce nodding or swinging effects, the arms being loaded at their lower extremities if necessary.
  • the base of one or both of the limb members may be covered with rubber or other friction material.
  • Figures according to the invention may, if desired, be made in sets, each set, for example, representing a family which may be caused to progress in succession down the inclined plane.
  • the fixed limb member may constitute the forelegs, while the freely mounted limb member may constitute the hind legs.
  • the freely mounted limb member may extend right through the body portion, its upper extremity being shaped to represent a rider, so that, during progression, the rider oscillates relatively to the horse and simulates the natural movements of a rider.
  • Movable portions of other figures e. g., a jaw member, may be similarly attached to the freely mounted limb member to simulate natural movements of such portions.
  • the angle of inclination of the tracks may be variable within limits determined by the construction of the figures.
  • a common starting member may be used.
  • all figures may be lined up on the tracks with one limb member raised and held against movement by a series of props or catches all connected to the common starting member, so that, upon operation of the starting member, the figures are released and commence rocking simultaneously.
  • FIGs 3 and 4 are details of the two parts constituting the figure shown in Figures 1 and 2,
  • Figure 5 is an elevation showing three different positions of the figure shown in Figure 1 during progression down an inclined track
  • Figure 6 is an elevation diagrammatically representing a horse racing game
  • Figure 7 is a cross-sectional end view showing a detail of one of the tracks shown in Figure 6, and
  • Figure 8 is a plan view of the game shown in Figure 6.
  • FIG. 1 to the figure represents a horse and jockey, the two parts constituting the figure (shown in detail in Figures 3 and 4) being moulded from synthetic material.
  • the horse portion is provided with a fixed limb member 3
  • the limb members 3! and 32 are formed with base members to and 31, respectively, the operative surfaces of which are of arcuate shape and struck from points 38 and 39, respectively, disposed forwardly and rearwardly of the pivot 3
  • the tracks 52 are supported on a base member H and there is arranged at the end of the tracks a finishing barrier 72 carried by pillars i3 secured to the base member ii. .
  • the barrier 172 carries a series of electric switches M, arranged one in alignment with each track, each switch being provided with a spring contact member i6 arranged in the path of movement of the foremost part of the corresponding figure.
  • the switches it are each arranged in a circuit containing a lamp of a distinctive colour corresponding to the figure on the particular track, and it will thus be seen that, as soon as the winning figure strikes the contact member 16, the lamp corresponding to that figure will be illuminated, thus indicating the winning figure.
  • the operative surface of the track 52 is provided with a slidable insert ii the upper surface of which lies in the same plane as the operative surface of the track
  • the upper surface of the insert ii is formed with a series of indents arranged at irregular intervals along the length of the track, and the figures 5! in this example are each provided with'a fixed projection l9 arranged, during progression of the figure, to follow the line of indents '58.
  • the projection 79 on any particular figure mayor may not register with successive indents i8 during successive rocking movements of the figure on the fixed limb member, but when the projection it does so register, the periodicity of the oscillation of the fi ure is interfered with and its rate of progression varied.
  • the inserts ii are slidably mounted in the tracks 52, and for the purpose of allowing manual adjustment during progression of the figures, the inserts i? are each provided with a knob 8
  • the distance through which the inserts can be moved in this manner is limited by suitable stops.
  • a toy figure of the kind capable of unaided progression down an inclined surface by rocking alternately on two limb members comprising a, body portion in the form of a horse formed with a fixed limb member representin the forelegs and an aperture through the body portion, a freely mounted limb member pivotally attached to the body portion and extending upwardly and downwardly through the aperture and terminating at the lower extremity in a limb member representing the hind legs and at the upper extremity in an extension representing the body portion of a rider, whereby said body portion or" the rider oscillates relatively to the horse during progression of the figure and simulates the natural movements of said body portion of the rider, means for interfering with the free oscillation of the figure, thus influencing the periodicity of the oscillation, and an abutment adjustably mounted on the body portion and arranged to engage the freely mounted limb member at the limit of the forward swinging movement of the fixed limb member.
  • a toy figure of the kind capable of unaided progression down an inclined surface by rocking alternately on two limb members comprising a body portion in the form of a horse formed with a fixed limb member representing the forelegs and an aperture through the body portion, a freely mounted limb member pivotally attached to the body portion and extending upwardly and downwardly through the aperture and terminating at the lower extremity in a limb'member representing the hind legs and at the upper extremity in an extension representing the body portion of a rider, whereby said body portion of the rider oscillates relatively to i at the upper extremity in an extension representsurface by rocking alternately on two limb members, comprising a body portion in the form of a horse formed with a fixed limb member representing the forelegs and an aperture through the body portion, a freely mounted limb member pivotally attached to the body portion and ex' tending upwardly and downwardly through the aperture and terminating at the lower extremity in a limb member representing the hind legs and ing the body

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US2661214A (en) * 1948-12-04 1953-12-01 Rose Alfred German Racing game apparatus
US2736556A (en) * 1953-02-27 1956-02-28 Wayne G Dasher Individually controlled race track
US2814492A (en) * 1956-06-13 1957-11-26 Mohlenbrock Karl Racing toy
US2937025A (en) * 1957-09-16 1960-05-17 Peter A Bellak Game simulating jousting
US3947030A (en) * 1975-02-10 1976-03-30 Adolph E. Goldfarb Toy game of chance and skill
US4041638A (en) * 1974-11-28 1977-08-16 Robin Keith Knibbs Model figures
US4687460A (en) * 1986-03-25 1987-08-18 Katzmarzik Frank J Gravitationally animated toy bird
US6332616B1 (en) 2000-06-20 2001-12-25 David L. Brown Jousting game

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US1154088A (en) * 1915-06-21 1915-09-21 Joseph T Breneman Gravity traveling toy.
US1457901A (en) * 1921-04-25 1923-06-05 Andrew B Foans Race game
DE377505C (de) * 1923-06-20 Viktor Gehring Spielzeugfigur mit Kufen und Pendelstuetze, die auf einer schiefen Ebene selbsttaetig abwaerts pendelt und ausserdem an einer Zugschnur gezogen werden kann
US1768174A (en) * 1927-05-02 1930-06-24 John N Vasconcellos Gravity-operated figure toy
FR873797A (fr) * 1939-09-30 1942-07-20 Jouet avec figurines marchant automatiquement en direction descendante sur un plan incliné

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE377505C (de) * 1923-06-20 Viktor Gehring Spielzeugfigur mit Kufen und Pendelstuetze, die auf einer schiefen Ebene selbsttaetig abwaerts pendelt und ausserdem an einer Zugschnur gezogen werden kann
US1154088A (en) * 1915-06-21 1915-09-21 Joseph T Breneman Gravity traveling toy.
US1457901A (en) * 1921-04-25 1923-06-05 Andrew B Foans Race game
US1768174A (en) * 1927-05-02 1930-06-24 John N Vasconcellos Gravity-operated figure toy
FR873797A (fr) * 1939-09-30 1942-07-20 Jouet avec figurines marchant automatiquement en direction descendante sur un plan incliné

Cited By (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2661214A (en) * 1948-12-04 1953-12-01 Rose Alfred German Racing game apparatus
US2736556A (en) * 1953-02-27 1956-02-28 Wayne G Dasher Individually controlled race track
US2814492A (en) * 1956-06-13 1957-11-26 Mohlenbrock Karl Racing toy
US2937025A (en) * 1957-09-16 1960-05-17 Peter A Bellak Game simulating jousting
US4041638A (en) * 1974-11-28 1977-08-16 Robin Keith Knibbs Model figures
US3947030A (en) * 1975-02-10 1976-03-30 Adolph E. Goldfarb Toy game of chance and skill
US4687460A (en) * 1986-03-25 1987-08-18 Katzmarzik Frank J Gravitationally animated toy bird
US6332616B1 (en) 2000-06-20 2001-12-25 David L. Brown Jousting game

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