US2610439A - Climbing and spinning toy - Google Patents

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Sept. 6, 1952 s. P. NE-ZMETH 2,610,439

CLIMBING AND SPINNING TOY Filed Feb. 25. 1950 INVENTOR.

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be performed in order to convert the toy -from git-appears when used asiaj climber Fig.;2is,a side'elevation ofthei-toy when part- I lyfjsurrounde'd by a ribbon ,preparatoryfito its use asiaspinner'f w f L "Fig.3 is a longitudinal section, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig.4, which is a view v 155 to Fig. 3,;-:shows .w toy of Fig. 1.

Referring first to the construction of Figs. 1-3, I have provided two like hollow cones C and C, of plastic or the like, each having at its apex an inserted steel fitting II provided with a spinning point I2 which is exposed upon the cone end. For the, two cones there are provided heads H and H each in the form of a disc having a peripheral recess to form a shoulder l3 whereon the base end IA of the cone may be seated and to which it may be secured with the aid of an appropriate adhesive. Extending axially from each disc toward the other for end engagement therewith is a short hub l5 whereby to maintain the discs spaced apart slightly to provide between them a deep narrow groove 9.

The head H is also provided with a lateral passageway [8 which communicates with the groove g at a point which is close to the hub' l5. At the center of this head is an axial openin for receiving a hollow rivet which is extended through the head H as well. In this way the two heads are axially aligned, and by enlarging opposite ends of the rivet to engage outer faces -.-2, show ng: the

of the heads the two hollow cone bodies C and C" are secured together as a unit.

The peripheral surfaces of the two heads are desirably serrated at thereby to provide a traction lane. The maximum diameters of the heads are such as to substantially coincide with the diameters of the cones at their base ends [4 which are desirably rounded at their points of l5 toy "with each gravitationalfl'descent 25 cast outwardly and downwardly to land, either juncture with ,theflcone bodies. As a -resul Qt central pqrtion vo the: toyri s b ta al y; form in .vdiameterg'from .end to'end where traction.lane islocated, I

I V ,iln'ithe ope i n o sem ins 't eone l a d' hea s. a rd 0: p c tw enth iheaqs jwith'iits' .end portion inserted through the sageway tl 8; 'lheJcord end is then tied I ntofia kn tiafi'fi o' a b l aea en w sa qve- 'portiomofpthe" cord is JBNGYCOiIEdjaIQlJH I v 'w ql r lth heie onv 1 :i' it siil r re I ;use the:toy 'as;a' climber; the cordyisf hyth i reciprocatedz-vertically to induce *rotatio whereby ,to accumulate a;store-ofkinetic'energy sufficient-to produce: thereafter aclimbingof he l p l' a V 1 r I. I

-a -top;;'a ribbon at is wound o foperate; as

- go around" the-gserratedftraction lane inthef cen r'al -portionzofthe}toy-and over the groove g ls Fig. :2) *In thisoperaticn-the cord-'c'reni within the" groove The-free end --ribbon-- is then held ecurely- "while th toy iis end down, upon the hard smooth surface selected for the spinning operation. It will be noted that the ribbon tends to enter the groove g (see Fig. 2) while engaging the serrations 25 whereby the friction therebetween is enhanced.

This is particularly desirable in the case of a plastic construction where the exterior surface is rather smooth and slippery.

Referring now to Figs. 4 and 5, the construction here is much the same except that the two cones C and C are solid as would be the case if made of wood. These cones are interconnected by a dowel pin 3| which is extended into coaxial openings 32 in the two cones as far as permitted by the depth of such openings. The

two cones are then maintained slightly spaced apart. A suitable glue or cement is used to secure the dowel pin to each of the cones between which is a deep narrow groove 9' that extends inwardly'to the pin 31. A cord 0 by which'the toy may be spun after the manner of'a top is coiled around within the groove and its innerend portion is extended into a lateral passageway 35 that is provided at one point adjacent the dowel pin to be clamped in place thereby.

tines, one at each end of the toy, assures a. 10113 c 3 life therefor. In the central portion of the toy each cone is formed with an anuular recess 45 to cooperate with the other in providing a shallow guideway into which a ribbon r may be fitted and wound thereupon. When this is done, the cord is first coiled aroundwithin the groove 9 so as to be confined wholly therein. When the ribbon is wound around within the guideway, the toy-is adapted tolbe used as a top in the manner'falreadydescribed.

I claim:

1. A climbing-spinning toy, comprising a pair; of opposed and co-axially disposed conicalbodies,

substantially complemental circular heads individually and-fixedly engaged with the adjacent ends of the conical bodies, axially arranged and disposed hubs on the adjacent and outer sides of said heads endwise abuttingly engaged and fixedly interconeoted and relatively spacing the heads whereby to form therebetween a narrow circumfferential channel opening outwardly ontolsaid heads and terminating ata'nd about said endwise "abuttingly engaged hubs, an inner portion of said channel communicating with a lateral way'in one [of .sai'dhe'ads for engagement therethrough and securement therein or one'end portion'of-a cord ,woundiwlthin and about said channel, and'the oute'r peripheries of said circular heads being each correspondingly"inset'with relation to the pe- "ripheral portions orthe adjacent ends of said conical bodies whereby to form a circumferential ly disposed channel of adepth lessand a width greater than that of said first channel for the receptiontherein of a wound flexible ribbon independently of the wound cord.

" 2.. A climbing-spinning toy, l comprising a pair of opposed andco-axially disposedconical shell- ;likq bodies, substantially complemental circular heads individually and fixedly, engaged with the .adjacent ends oi the conical shell-like bodies, axially arranged and disposed hubs on andextended laterally from the adjacent and outer sides -qea djh ds dwi e a u i e e a e nd cular heads. 25 i the adjacent ends of said conical shell-like bodies,

whereby to form a circumferentially disposed channel of a depth less and with a Width greater than that of said first channel and communicating therewith for the reception therein of a wound flexible ribbon independently of the channel received wound cord, said ribbon when wound about and within thefl last mentioned channel being free for deflection into the mouth portion of the first mentioned channel whereby to increase its frictionarengagement with said'cir- STEFFEN P. NEMETH.

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