US2611996A

US2611996A - Spouting toy whale

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Publication number: US2611996A
Application number: US110177A
Authority: US
Inventors: Garelick Frank
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1949-08-13
Filing date: 1949-08-13
Publication date: 1952-09-30
Anticipated expiration: 1969-09-30

Description

Sept. 3051952 F, RELlcK SPOUTING 'TOY WHALE Filed Aug. 13, 1949 INVENTOR. FRANK GAREucK AY'I'JHNEY Patented Sept. 30, 1952 :sRoommG TOY WHALE 'FrankfGarelick,'WooHQideINfY.

ApplicationiAugust $13, 1949, SerialFNorzIlU-il'l'fl .TS fCIaims. (01.146-92) Thisiinvention relates to new and useful improvements iii-aquatic toys, and,.more particularly, the aim of the invention ;is toprovide a --novel and valuable such toy and one adapted to be -.fioatingly supported on a bodyof water either out of doors or .iII-the home asina-bath tub,.for -.forwardcpropulsionof the toy by-' spring-motor -meansthereinwhenmanually wound up, and for simultaneously behaving-in'a manner suggestive of that'of some well-known aquatic creature.

'As the invention'is preferably carried out, the toy isin the form of a-whale; and in that connection preferably including a partially hollow body, as one molded nfrom a suitable plastic -withsaid body-representing in miniature the body of-an actual whale,--andawith said body containing-not only its own propulsion means; but also contain- ;ing its 'own power;-plant, as said spring-motor, and further rcarrying' an' entirely internallyzdis- :a posed means periodicallyiactuated to cause the whaleto spoutor blow. a

For further comprehensionbf theinvention, and of the objects and advantages thereof; refr- -erencewill bez-had-tothe followingdescription and accompanying drawings ;and to the appended claims in which the various novelfeaturesof the invention are moreparticularly-setforth.

' In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure: a

. Fig; '1 is aside elevational viewzofithe toyrcon- 1 structed in accordance with the present-invention andphaving-the center-'portiontl'iereofv :bro- "ken away to reveal interior constructions.

Fig. 2 is a partial longitudinalhorizontal sectional' view .taken just 1 above the :spring idriven "motor. 1

. Fig.- 3 is anenlarged' detailed sectional? viewof 1a portion of'Fig; 1. V I 1 ..1The toy in accordance withthisiinventionis comprised of a body .-50-mo1ded' to simulate a whale. The body-50 ispreferably molded of a waterproof watervfloatable material Witha large cavity 5! extended upward from .the bottom ixthereof as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The body-50 -is proportioned to fioat on 'thesurface of i-a'body :ofwater, withthe level of the'waterbeing indicatedby the dot and dash line.52. V

, Fixcdly mounted within thelarge cavity 5| there-is "a spring operated motor 53 of awell ,known design. Themotor 53 is secured-inposition by means of rivets S t-passed through-lugs v55, formedon the motor 53, and into .thatop wall of the cavity 5!. .Extended from one side ofthe ;m0torr53- therexis"theusualawinding; stud, BfiiWhiOh zissquareiin cross: section a-ndawhich iszali -ned clined shaft 6 i motor: 53. Theweight 65 "by several rivets t6.

with acomplementary hole 51 formed in the of the body 50. The end'of the winding key is to be passed through the hole ST-andbeengaged with-the stud 55 for winding up the spring of the motor 53 to store the required energy for. them)- .eration of the toy, as will becomerapparent the present specificationproceeds. v

Extending from the other sideof the ,rnotor 53, there is a driven crank 58 which'hasmounted thereon inward of its crank portion-a largebevel gear 59. Theflbevel gearISS -in turn meshe's with a small bevel pinion 60, sfixedly mounted onsthe inner end of a downwardly and -rearwar'dly-. inr

The shaft .151 has an intermediate portion rotatively extended through aipqrtion of the body and which terminatesaima'n end located .below the .bodyLBII -and withinflthe water.v A propellerBZ isJfixedly mountedon th bottom portion of the shaftfi l tobe rotated when in a forward direction across thesurfaceof th'e water.

Means is provided forrotatively supportingthe ,shaft'fi l inan elevated position in whichthe. bevel pinion "Gil will be in engagement with the bevel .gear 59. That supporting meanscomprisesfa collar-63 fixedly mounted on the shaft 61 closely adjacent the :bevel pinion B0. The collar "63 rests against one face of the arm of ant-shaped bracket *64 which-has its other armfixedly "secured to the motor 53; The shaft 61 extends *rotatively through the arm of thebra'clset against which the collar 63-rests. H In' order to have the propeller '62 "located immediately below the longitudinal axis-of thebo'dy -50 it is necessary to have the motor' 53 mounted within thercavity 5! to one side of that longitu- Ldinal'axis. Tooffsetany unbalance createdby that off center mountingof the motor 53 and' to cause the body 50 to float evenly on:the .surface of the water, aweight E5,- see. Fig."2, mounted on the wall of the cavity x5! .remotetfrom the ,The top portion ofthe body 50= adjacentsathe :front endthereof is formed withra cavity: i51 in which a container 68 is removablymounted. The

tainer 681: is formed :with- .;aadischargecnozzle 11 having a very-small discharge .endipreventing'sthe h efmm contained soapy water from:freelyzadischarging is ;:secured in position The end of the nozzle TI is in communication with an air passage 12 which extends from a bellows 13 which is to be operated by the spring motor 53, as will become clear as this specification proceeds, for forcing air past the nozzle H to draw some of the soapy water from the container 68 and form bubbles therefrom. The action of the air passing through the passage 12 on the end of thenozzleis much the same as that which occurs a standard atomizer for withdrawing some of the soapy water from the container 68. The end of the passage 12 terminates in a small bowl-like opening 14 at-which point the bubbles arc-formed. i i" Beneath the container 68, the cavity .67 extends downward into a small recess 15 which traverses the passage 12 and within which asmall one-way valve 18 is mounted. The one-way valve 16 is of standard construction and permits air to pass through the passage Vi-from the bellows 13 past the nozzle H to the opening 14. By the same token, the one-way valve 16 prevents air and soapy water from flowing through the passage '12 into the bellows 13. The one-way valve 16 is retained in position within the recess 15 by means "of a plug 11 between the adjacent faces of the container 68 and the one-way valve. I The bellows 13 includes rigid end walls 18 and '19. The end wall 18 is secured to the top wall or the cavity by means of several pins 89. A discharge tube 8| mounted on the endrwall 18 has one end in communication with the interior of the bellows l3 and its other end projected into the passage'lZ for conveying the air expelled by the bellows 13 into the passage 12.

'Ihe body 50 is further formed with an air intake passage 82, see Fig. 1, and has a one-way valve 83 mounted in the inner end thereof. A tube 84 extends from th one-way valve 83 and extends through the end wall 18 and communi cates with the interior of the bellows 73. The

one-way valve 83 is of standard construction and permits the free passage of air to the bellows i3 and prevents air from being expelled from the bellows 13 through the intake passage 82.

The end wall 19 of the bellows I3 is formed with a projecting lug 85 and a link 86 has one-end plvotally connected to the lug 85 and its other 'end pivotally connected to the driven crank 58. 'I'hus, the bellows 13 will be operated when the driven crank 58 is rotating. To guide movements of the end wall 19 with relation to the end wall 18, a long pin 8], which is square in cross-section,

has one end attached to the end wall 78 and its other end slidably extended through a complementary opening formed in the end wall 19. The iree endof the pin 81 is formed with an enlarged .head 88 for preventing the end wall I9 from slipping ofi the end of the pin 81.

1'60. supply the required air under pressure to form the soapbubbles from the soapy watercontained the container 68. V

.While I'have illustrated and described the pre- 4 claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:

1. In an aquatic toy having a floatable body including an interior cavity within which motor means are mounted for propelling the body forwardly, a bellows mounted in the cavity, the body having an air passage extending from the cavity to an enlarged discharge opening at the top of the body, means in said passage restricting the flow of 'airjthrough said passage to discharge from said discharge opening, said bellows having its discharge connected to the end of said passage which opens into said cavity so that as said bellows is operated air will be forced through said passage past said restricting means, linkage connecting said bellows to the motor means to be operated thereby to force air through said pasierred embodiment of my invention, it'isto be understood that I do not limit myself to thepre- Having thus described my invention, what 1 'mounted in said passage.

sage, and means continuously feeding water into said passage between said restricting means and said discharge opening so constructed and arranged that the water will be blown out-of said discharge opening in an upwardly'directed spray by the air forced through said passage.

2. In an aquatic toy having a floatable body including an interior cavity within which motor means are mounted for propelling the body forwardly,a bellows mounted in the cavity, the body having an air passage extending from the cavity to an enlarged discharge opening at the top of the body, means in said passage restricting the flow of air through said passage to discharge from said discharge opening, said bellows having its discharge connected to the end of said passage which opens into said cavity so that as said bellows is operated air will beforced' through said passage past said restricting means, linkage connecting said bellows to the motor means to be operated thereby to force air through said passage, and means continuously feeding water into-said passage between said restricting means and said discharge opening so constructed and arranged that the water will be blown out of said discharge opening in an upwardly directed-spray by the air forced through said passage, said restricting means comprising a one-way valve 3. In an aquatic toy having a fioatable body including an interior cavity within which motor means are mounted for propelling the body forwardly, a bellows mounted in the cavity, the body having an air passage extending from the cavity to an enlarged discharge opening at the top of the body, means in said passage restricting the now of air through said passage to discharge from said discharge opening, said bellows having its discharge connected to the end of said passage which-opens into said cavity so that as said bellows is operated air will be forced through said passage past said restricting means, linkage connecting said bellows to the motor means to be operated thereby to force air through said passage, and means continuously feeding water into said passage between said restricting means and said discharge opening so constructed and arranged thatthe water will be blown out of said discharge opening in an upwardly directed spray by the air forced through'said passage, said water feeding means comprising a water container set into the top of the floatable body closely adjacent said discharge opening, and a nozzle extended downward from said container and discharging'into said passage between said restricting means and said discharge opening.

- 4.'-Inan aquatic toy having a floatable body including an interior cavity within which motor means are mounted for propelling the body forwardly, a bellows mounted in the cavity, the body having an air passage extending from the cavity to an enlarged discharge opening at the top of the body, means in said passage restricting the flow of air through said passage to discharge from said discharge opening, said bellows having its discharge connected to the end of said passage which opens into said cavity so that as said bellows is operated air will be forced through said passage past said restricting means, linkage connecting said bellows to the motor means to be operated thereby to force air through said passage, and means continuously feeding water into said passage between said restricting means and said discharge opening so constructed and arranged that the water will be blown out of said discharge opening in an upwardly directed spray by the air forced through said passage, said water feeding means comprising a water container set into the top of the fioatable body closely adjacent said discharge opening, and a nozzle extended downward from said container and discharging into said passage between said restricting means and said discharge opening, a filling spout extended upward from said container through which th supply of water in said container can be replenished, and a removable plug closing said spout.

5. In an aquatic toy having a fioatable body including an interior cavity within which motor means are mounted for propelling the body forwardly, a bellows mounted in the cavity, the body having an air passage extending from the cavity to an enlarged discharge opening at the top of the body, means in said passage restricting the discharge opening in an upwardly directed sprayby the air forced through said passage, and a passage controlled by a one-way valve and extending from said bellows to the outer side of the body for conveying air into said bellows as it is operated.

FRANK GARELICK.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 135,279 Baker Dec. 12, 1876 2,003,193 Hirose Jan. 21, 1935 2,301,427 Lyon Nov. 10, 1942 2,345,243 Eakin Mar. 28, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 64,553 Germany Feb. 21, 1892 399,454 France Apr. 23, 1909