US2632283A - Rotary action pull toy - Google Patents

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March 24, 1953 w. F. DISSELL 2,632,283

ROTARY ACTION PULL. TOY

7 Filed Nov. 21, 1949 z 3 I2 W///// :1lll||||H I ps g f I '7 l I a 22 5mm IIIIIIIIHHZ w ff a d ,6 9 llIlll-llllllllll INVENTOR. WILLIAM E DISSELL.

Patented Mar. 24, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

My invention relates to a new design and improvement in toys.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a toy of the portable or rolling type that may be pulled or drawn on a surface and having mounted thereon a wheel that revolves with wide edges which bear pictures in colors or other characters interesting to children.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy of the type described that, in addition to the wheel described, has other objects supported on a moving belt that revolve, or have other movements produced by such belt.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy as described that has four wheels bearing on a supporting surface and such wheels transmitting power to a rotating belt to produce motion of a wheel mounted on said toy and in contact with such belt and other objects supported on the surface of such belt.

A better understanding of the invention may be had by a reference to the description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a general view of the invention in elevation looking at it from one side, a part of one of the wheels being cut away to show a driving drum with belt.

Fig. 2 is a view of the device looking down on the top, with a sectional showing of one set of the wheels and end of the frame members.

Referring to the drawing, I refers to the frame members of the device which are supported at either end by a pair of wheels 3 which contact with a supporting surface and revolve on a common axle 2, disposed between each pair of wheels in a drum 4 which is fixed on the axle 2 and revolves with such axle as it is driven by the wheels 3 which are likewise fixed on such axle, the drum and wheels rotating in unison with each other as the device is pulled along on a supporting surface, and endless belt passes over the drums 4 and is driven by such drums as they revolve as stated. A wheel I is mounted vertically over the belt 5 by means of the upright parallel supports 6 which are fixed in the frame members I at 6A, having an axle 8 provided in their upper end portion upon which the wheel 1 is supported and rotates by means of its periphery being in contact with the upper surface of the revolving belt 5, extending upright from the frame members on either side of the belt 5 are a number of pegs, or posts 9 and ID, the posts, or pegs l not being in direct line with 9. Retained within such posts, or pegs, are toy objects II and [2 which are loosely supported on the top surface of the belt and free to turn over, around, etc., without falling off such belt, when activated by the revolving belt 5.

The device is operated by pulling, or pushing it along on a supporting floor or surface. This movement of the device causes the belt 5 to revolve by means of the drums 4 and rotates the large wheel I which has a wide periphery and upon which may be placed pictures, colored or otherwise, or characters of other kinds which will interest children. Other objects such as H and [2 are placed and supported on the belt 5 and within the pegs 9 and H), such pegs preventing them from rolling ofi the belt 5 when they are being activated by such revolving belt.

By reason of the aforesaid description it will be observed that a toy of novel features has been provided which by being drawn, or otherwise moved over a desired and suitable surface will impart motion to the endless belt causing it to revolve horizontally around the drums at either end of the body of the device, such movement of the belt will rotate the large vertically mounted wheel and activate the other obiects superimposed and supported on the upper surface of the belt. The device thus provides a toy 0f the kind especially amusing and entertaining to children.

The device is simple in design and may be readily constructed of any suitable and desired material such as plastic, etc. The endless belt should preferably be made of some material having some flexibility so as to provide a certain degree of tension on the drums in order to revolve the belt to accomplish the purposes specined.

The invention is shown and described in a desired design and structure, however adaptations in use may require modifications within the scope and spirit of the invention.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy comprising a base having axles at each end of the base, extending transversely thereof and supporting ground engaging wheels on said axles on opposite sides of the base, one of said axles being fixed to the ground engaging wheels thereon and rotatably mounted in the base and having a drum fixed thereto intermediate its ends so as to be driven by the ground engaging wheels, a drum on the other axle aligned with the drum on the driven axle, said drum being of a diameter at least equal to the vertical thickness of said base, an endless belt trained over said drums and having upper and lower flights lying on opposite sides of the base, and a rotatable member engaging the upper flight of the belt and rotatable thereby upon movement of said belt.

2. A toy comprising a base having axles at each end of the base, extending transversely I thereof and supporting ground engaging wheels on said axles on opposite sides of the base, one of said axles being fixed to the ground engaging wheels thereon and rotatably mounted in the base and having a drum fixed thereto intermediate its ends so as to be driven by the ground engaging wheels, a drum on the other axle aligned with the drum on the driven axle, said drum being of a diameter at least equal to the vertical thickness of said base, an endless belt trained over said drums and having upper and lower flights lying on opposite sides of the base, and a rotatable member engaging and supported by the upper flight of the belt, and means for preventing movement of translation of said rotatable member while permitting rotation thereof on its axis upon movement of the belt.

3. A toy of the character described in claim 2, in which means comprise vertically extending abutments secured to said base and lying above theplane of the belt on opposite sides thereof.

4. A toy comprising a base having axles at each end of the base, extending transversely thereof and supporting ground engaging wheels on said axles on opposite sides of the base, one of said axles being fixed to the ground engaging wheels thereon and rotatably mounted in the base and having a drum fixed thereto intermediate its ends so as to be driven by the 4 ground engaging wheels, a drum on the other axle aligned with the drum on the driven axle, said drum being of a diameter at least equal to the vertical thickness of said base, an endless belt trained over said drums and having upper and lower flights lying on opposite sides of the base, and a rotatable member engaging the upper flight of said belt and being of a width greater than the width of the belt, and vertically extending pins secured to said base and lying on opposite sides of the belt so as to en gage said member and prevent movement of translation thereof while permitting rotation of the member upon movement of the belt.

WILLIAM F. DISSELL.

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

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,242,034 Pearson Oct. 2, 1917 1,396,109 Grimsley Nov. 8, 1921 1,466,183 Milliken Aug. 28, 1923 1,796,811 Shepherd Mar. 1'7, 1931 2,380,748 Gold July 31, 1945 2,400,981 Dishmaker May 28, 1946 2,401,937 Kings on June 11, 1946 2,436,886 Gowland Mar. 2, 1948 2,496,498 Shields Feb. 7, 1950

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