US2714782A

US2714782A - Toy houses

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Publication number: US2714782A
Application number: US387143A
Authority: US
Inventors: Dinn Louise Johnson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-10-20
Filing date: 1953-10-20
Publication date: 1955-08-09
Anticipated expiration: 1972-08-09

Description

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Application October 20, 1953, Serial No. 387,143

2 Claims. (Cl. 46-19) My invention relates to toy houses.

An important object of the invention is to provide a toy house which may be readily assembled and disassembled for shipment in a knocked-down condition.

A further object of the invention is to provide an arrangement of inclined pegs, for detachably holding the siding sections in position, so that the various elements of the house will be braced for providing a strong and rigid construction, and the various parts will not readily improperly separate.

A further object of the invention is to provide a house construction of the above mentioned character, which may be readily assembled by children, and which is of simple construction.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy house parts of which are interchangeable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy house embodying my invention, parts broken away,

Figure 2 is an elevation of the opposite side of the house on a reduced scale,

Figure 3 is an end elevation of the house,

Figure 4 is an elevation of the opposite end of the house on a reduced scale,

Figure 5 is a side elevation of a house having a door opening,

Figure 6 is an end elevation of the house having a window opening,

Figure 7 is a plan view, parts broken away, of my house,

Figure 8 is a reduced horizontal section taken on line 8-8 of Figure 1,

Figure 9 is an enlarged fragmentary view of one corner of the house,

Figure 10 is a vertical section taken on line 10-10 of Figure 9,

Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line 1111 of Figure l,

Figure l2 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line 12-12 of Figure 7,

Figure 13 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 13-13 of Figure 3,

Figure 14 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 14-14 of Figure l,

Figure l5 is a side elevation of a siding section removed,

Figure 16 is a side elevation of an end siding section removed, and, p

Figure 17 is a side elevation of a roof siding section removed.

In the drawings, the numeral 20 designates a lower or base frame, which is rectangular. This frame comprises longitudinal bars 21 and transverse bars 22. Longitudinal bars are provided at their ends with reduced 2,714,782 Patented Aug. `9, 1955 extensions 23, to overlap reduced extensions 24 formed fice ` upon the ends of the bars 22. The

extensions

23 and 24 overlap, as shown. The numeral 25 designates an upper frame, including the side bars 21 and the end bars 22, and this upper frame is identical with the lower frame 20. Arranged between the upper and

lower frames

25 and 20 are corner uprights or posts 26. Each side of the house also includes intermediate uprights 27.

Each end of the house comprises an intermediate up.

right 28. The

uprights

26, 27 and 28 are detachably secured to the

frames

20 and 25, by means to be now described. The over-lapping

extensions

23 and 24 of the lower frame 20, have vertical openings 29, formed therein, receiving vertical pegs 30, removably held therein, Figures 13 and 14. The side bars 21 have vertical openings 31 formed therein, receiving vertical pegs 32, removably held within these openings. The end bars 22 have vertical openings 33 formed therein removably receiving vertical pegs 34. The

pegs

30, 32, and 34, extend above the lower frame 20, as shown. The pegs extend into vertical openings 35, formed in the lower ends of the corner posts or uprights 26, Figures 13 and 14. The pegs 32 extend into openings 36 formed in the lower ends of the uprights 27, and the pegs 34 extend into openings 37 in the lower ends of the uprights 28. The

overlapping extensions

23 and 24 of the upper frame 25, Figures 13 and 14, have the same vertical openings 29, to receive vertical pegs 38. These vertical pegs 38 have their lower ends mounted within openings 39; formed in the upper ends of the corner uprights 26. The sides 21 of the top frame 25 have vertical openings 40, receiving vertical pegs 41, having lower ends removably mounted within openings 42 formed in the uprights 27. The horizontal bars 22 of the top frame 25 have vertical openings 43 formed therein, receiving vertical pegs 44, the lower ends of which are mounted within vertical openings 45 formed in the upper ends of the uprights 28.

The corner uprights 26 are provided upon their side and end faces with vertically inclined openings 46, re-

N ceiving vertically

inclined pegs

47 and 48, which project beyond these uprights and extend upwardly toward their outer ends. The uprights 27 have vertically inclined openings 49, corresponding to the openings 46, receiving vertically inclined pegs 50, corresponding to the

pegs

47 or 48. The uprights 28 have vertically inclined openings 51, corresponding to the openings 46, for receiving vertically inclined pegs 52, corresponding to the

pegs

47 or 48. The numeral 53 designates side siding sections or boards each of which is provided near its ends with preferably rectangular elongated openings 54, disposed adjacent to their top and bottom. Each board is further provided with identical openings 55, adjacent to its top and bottom. The several siding sections 53 are of the same construction and size and are interchangeable. The numeral 56 designates end siding sections, having preferably rectangular elongated openings 5'7 near its opposite ends and near its top and bottom. Each end siding section has identical openings near its top and bottom. The siding sections 56 are of the same size and construction and are interchangeable.

Each lowermost siding section 53 is placed in position, and its openings 54 receive the vertically inclined pegs 47. The lower pegs 47 for use with the llowermost siding section 53, may be omitted, if desired. The next upper siding section 53 is applied to the several inclined pegs 47, extending through the

openings

54, 55, and the lower portion of such siding section overlaps the upper portion of the lowermost siding section. The remaining siding sections are applied `to the corresponding vertically inclined pegs 47, and the siding sections overlap, as shown. The lowermost end siding section 56 is applied to the inclined pegs 48, extending through its

openings

57, 60, and the remaining end siding sections are applied to their corresponding pegs, and are arranged in overlapping rela tion, similar to the siding sections 53. The pegs 48 which enter the

openings

57,60, of the lowermost end siding section 56 may be omitted, if desired. In connection with each siding section, it will be seen that a pair of openings are provided at each end of the siding sections to receive the vertically inclined pegs and that four pegs engage each siding section adjacent to its four corners, in addition to the intermediate pegs which engage the.'V intermediate portion of the siding section. This imparts strength and rigidity to the assembled house. Since the pegs incline upwardly toward their upper ends, theyproduce a wedging action with the siding sections, when moved downwardly upon the inclined pegs. The inclined pegs hold the siding sections against removal except by an upward movement. All pegs are removably mounted within their openings and have a fairly snug t therein.

The numeral 61 designates a roof, formed in separate sections 62. The sections 62 are vertically inclined and have rafters 63 arranged beneath them and rigidly secured thereto by glue or any other suitable means. At their tops, the rafters in each transverse pair are detachably connected by a horizontal peg 64, removably mounted within openings 65, formed in such rafters. The pegs 64 extend to the exterior of the roof sections 62, as shown. The pegs 38 are longer than the pegs 44 and are removably mounted in openings 66, formed in the rafters 63, and extend beyond the top of the roof sections 62. The ends of the roof are closed by roof siding sections 67. The rafters 63 carry short vertically inclined pegs 69, for insertion within openings 70 formed in the sections 67. vThe sections 67 are therefore removably mounted in place.

In Figure 5, a door opening 71 is formed in the side of the house, by cutting off the lower siding sections 53. In Figure 6, a window opening 72 may be formed in the end of the house by cutting away certain of the siding sections 56. The house may be made with or without the door or window openings and the location of the same may be varied. The door openings may be equipped with a door and the window opening with a sash.

In view of the foregoing description, it is obvious that the siding sections may be separated from the uprights, andv the uprights separated from the upper and lower frames, and all remaining parts separated from each other. This enables the house to be shipped in a completely knocked-down condition.

It is understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

l. A toy housercomprising a plurality of Walls, each wall including co-rner uprights, pegs secured to the corner uprights and inclined upwardly toward their outer ends and projecting outwardly beyond the uprights, said pegs being arranged in spaced substantially horizontal groups, a plurality of siding sections which are substantially horizontally arranged, the lower portion of one siding section overlapping the upper portion of the next lower siding section, each siding section having openings formed therein near its opposite ends and near its upper and lower edge, the openings being formed in the overlapping portions of the siding sections, said openings receiving the inclined pins of a plurality of groups.

2. A toy house comprising a plurality of walls, each wall including horizontally spaced uprights, pegs secured to the uprights and inclined upwardly toward their outer ends and projecting outwardly beyond the uprights, said pegs being arranged in spaced substantially horizontal groups, a plurality of siding sections which are substantially horizontally arranged, the lower portions of certain siding sections overlapping the upper portions of adjacent siding sections, each siding section having vertically elongated openings formed therein near its ends and near its upper and lower edges, the openings being formed in the overlapping portions of the siding sections, said openings removably receiving the inclined pins of a plurality of groups.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 725,032 Brandt Apr. 14, 1903 967,415 McFarland Aug. 1-6, 1910 l1,006,796 Rupp Oct. 24, 1911 1,492,560 Fisher May 6, 1924 1,629,424 Walker May 17, 1927 2,289,298 Voigt s July 7, 1942 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,009,727 France Mar.. 12, 1952