US2629203A

US2629203A - Moving figure wheeled toy

Info

Publication number: US2629203A
Application number: US155850A
Authority: US
Inventors: Brown Hurley Leon
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1950-04-14
Filing date: 1950-04-14
Publication date: 1953-02-24
Anticipated expiration: 1970-02-24

Description

Patented Feb. 24, 195?,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE l .MOVING FIGURE WHEELED 'roy n L Leon Brown,` Kokomo, Ind: V`Appllieatimn April i4, 195o. serial 155,856

- `This invention relates to certain new and useacter comprising an arrangement of parts which will afford"readyassembly'and economical manufacture. r

Ancillary `to the principalobject of this invention` isfto provide a toy `which will aord the maximum amusementto `a child.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. 1 i The invention A.consists in the novel 1 ,combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the toy embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a face elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view taken substantially on line 3--3 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary elevational view taken substantially on line 4-4 of Fig. 5; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail view taken substantially online 5-5 of Fig. 3.

The several objects of the invention are accomplished by the preferred form of construction shown in the accompanying drawings and in which III indicates a body formed to simulate a living creature, such for example, a duck, having a head portion II from which extends an integral upper j aw I2.

A lower jaw is indicated at |3 and is hinged to the body by means of a hinge I4. The body comprises two sections I5 and I6 connected together by suitable adhesive material or the like.

The head II provides a transverse opening |'I closed by suitable plastic or glass disks I 8 painted or otherwise impressed to simulate eyes.

The head I| further includes a transverse opening I9 in parallel relation with respect to the opening II and into which the sockets 20 supporting electric bulbs 2| within the opening II project. The electric bulbs 2| are disposed adjacent the eye simulating disks I8 and are adapted in a manner hereinafter described to be intermittently illuminated.

eoliens; (01; ie-.+1041 The main portion of the body I0 provides a compartment 22. `In this `compartment 22 is arranged a spring motor 23 of any approved construction including a power spring 24 and a train of gears 25 which acts as a governor to drive' .a driving gear 26. This driving `gear 26fdrives a pinion which is mounted on a shaft 2I extending transversely of the body and having eccentrically mounted on its opposite endportion, Wheels 28.

The spring motor has a winding key 29 by which the spring 24 of the motor may be placed under driving operation.

The taillportion 38 of the body I0 carries a wheel 3| `mounted on a suitable shaft 32`in turn carried by the body I0.

The arrangement is such that when the simulated duck` is propelled over a surface by the motor 23 the bodylof the duck will pivot about the shaft 32 to simulate waddling. i

In the tail portion 30 of the body IIJ is a compartment 33 into which I mount'a dry cell battery 34. This battery 34 is connected by circuit wires 35 with the electric bulbs 2Il. Interposed in this circuit connection is a switch 36 normally in open condition. The switch is supported on a block 3'I extending transversely of the body I0.

On the shaft 2'I is eccentrically mounted a disk 38. This disk 38 intermittently engages an element 39 of the switch 36 to intermittently close the same and intermittently energize the electric bulbs 2|. This same disk 38 is also employed to clap the movable jaw I3 against the stationary jaw I2. This is accomplished by providing in the disk 38 a groove 4I). Mounted in this groove 4I] is a loop 4| of a pull cord 42.

The cord 42 extends around a iixed pin 43 carried by the body I0. The opposite or upper end portion of this pull cord 42 extends through an eye 44 of a bolt 44 connected to the movable jaw |3 as shown in Fig. 4. Such end portion of the pull cord l2 is iixed'to the body |0 as at 45, Fig. 5. The arrangement is such that when the disk 38 is in the position shown in Fig. 4, the cord 42 is pulled tight, clamping the movable'jaw I3 against the stationary jaw I2. When in the position shown in Fig. 3, the pull cord 42 allows the jaw I3 to pivot to an open position as shown in Fig. 3.

By this arrangement I have provided a single means for effecting closing of the switch 35 and for moving the jaw I3. Each time that the switch 3B is closed, the electric bulbs Will be illuminated to simulate winking of the eyes.

A toy constructed in accordance with the foregoing description is simple in construction. The

simulated walking of the toy, the simulated Winknomical manufacture.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come Within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is: Y

1. A toy comprising a body, a shaft extending transversely of the body, supporting wheels eccentrically mounted on the shaft, a power unit within the body and having driving connection with the shaft, said body comprising a head, said head having a transverse opening formed therein, eye simulating disks mounted in said head at opposite ends of said opening, electric bulbs mounted in said opening adjacent said disks, a

.power circuit for said bulbs including a switch,

4 loop mounted in a groove of said eccentrically mounted disk.

2. A toy comprising a body providing a hollowed out portion, a head having a passage extending downwardly therefrom and having communication with said hollowed out portion of said body, said head including a movable jaw and a stationary jaw, a. shaft extending transversely of the body, supporting wheels eccentrically mounted on said shaft, a motor mounted in said hollowed out portion of said body and having driving connection with the shaft, a pull cord extending through said passage for connection to said movable jaw, a disk eccentrically mounted on said shaft and having a groove formed in its periphery, said pull cord having a loop extending around said disk within said groove and passing upwardly through said passage to said movable jaw, said head having a pair of simulated eyes, means within said head for intermittently illuminating said eyes, said means having a power circuit and said circuit including a switch, said circuit and said switch having connection through said passage with said eye illuminating means, an element of said switch adapted to be intermittently engaged by said eccentrically mounted disk to complete a circuit to illuminate said eyes.

HURJJEYV LEON BROWN.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,412,015 Howerton i Apr. 4, 1922 1,625,758 Wynn Apr. 19, V192'?V 2,036,326 Furey Apr. 7, 1936